What is the authenticity of the chain narrated by al-Walid ibn Muslim from al-Awza'i, given that al-Walid ibn Muslim is known for tadlis (tadlis al-taswiyyah)?
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The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not tadlis al-'adah.
The questioner : But there is no explicit statement of narration; in my mind, he is practicing tadlis al-taswiyyah.
The Shaykh : Yes, but do you know what tadlis al-taswiyyah is?
The questioner : I think I do, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If you thought you knew, you would have been mistaken.
The questioner : Yes, yes, you are right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, definitely right.
The questioner : No, I am sure I have it now.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is known, hmm.
The questioner : Yes, it requires studying the chain, my Shaykh... to determine that he narrated from al-Awza'i without an intermediary.
The Shaykh : He narrated from al-Awza'i without an intermediary.
The questioner : Meaning we are safe from his tadlis, in order to be safe from al-Walid's tadlis.
The Shaykh : Meaning, when is al-Walid's hadith considered authentic?
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : When he says, "Al-Awza'i narrated to me, and he said, 'So-and-so narrated to me, and he said, 'So-and-so narrated to me,'" to the end of the chain.
The questioner : Yes, good. But here there is an 'an'anah after al-Awza'i from al-Zuhri.
The Shaykh : That is why I wanted to tell you that the hadith with this chain is defective.
The questioner : Yes, because of the 'an'anah.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is defective due to al-Walid's tadlis.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then there is another defect, and this is the most important one; it resembles the defect in the hadith of Ibn Ishaq that we showed to Shaykh Ahmad.
The questioner : I discovered it, yes. Some looked into it and said, "May Allah know best," regarding the apparent chain of Ibn Ishaq, and they found that he said, "So-and-so narrated to me," and the chain at that time was good or authentic according to some of the lenient scholars.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : My point now is not that Ibn Ishaq practices tadlis al-taswiyyah, no, but rather what follows.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So they did not notice that Ibn Ishaq contradicted the trustworthy narrators.
The questioner : This is another defect.
The Shaykh : So how can one notice this contradiction? Or, in other words, who is capable of noticing it? It is the one who spent his life in the study of the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so his mind is full and charged with hadith material, even if he may not be able to recite the exact text of the hadith, especially if it is long.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for this, the matter is easy. What is established in the two Sahihs from many routes, and which is published in some of my books like al-Irwaa' and others, is that he was asked: "Does one of us pray in a single garment?" He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 629Sahih (Al-Albani) This contradicts the authentic, well-known narration from Abu Hurayrah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he added: Thus, he resembled Ibn Ishaq when he added to his narration beyond the narration in the "two Sahihs."
The questioner : He does not add to it, yes. So this addition is likely to be from a weak narrator.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is not tadlis al-'adah.
The questioner : But there is no explicit statement of narration; in my mind, he is practicing tadlis al-taswiyyah.
The Shaykh : Yes, but do you know what tadlis al-taswiyyah is?
The questioner : I think I do, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If you thought you knew, you would have been mistaken.
The questioner : Yes, yes, you are right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, definitely right.
The questioner : No, I am sure I have it now.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is known, hmm.
The questioner : Yes, it requires studying the chain, my Shaykh... to determine that he narrated from al-Awza'i without an intermediary.
The Shaykh : He narrated from al-Awza'i without an intermediary.
The questioner : Meaning we are safe from his tadlis, in order to be safe from al-Walid's tadlis.
The Shaykh : Meaning, when is al-Walid's hadith considered authentic?
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : When he says, "Al-Awza'i narrated to me, and he said, 'So-and-so narrated to me, and he said, 'So-and-so narrated to me,'" to the end of the chain.
The questioner : Yes, good. But here there is an 'an'anah after al-Awza'i from al-Zuhri.
The Shaykh : That is why I wanted to tell you that the hadith with this chain is defective.
The questioner : Yes, because of the 'an'anah.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is defective due to al-Walid's tadlis.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then there is another defect, and this is the most important one; it resembles the defect in the hadith of Ibn Ishaq that we showed to Shaykh Ahmad.
The questioner : I discovered it, yes. Some looked into it and said, "May Allah know best," regarding the apparent chain of Ibn Ishaq, and they found that he said, "So-and-so narrated to me," and the chain at that time was good or authentic according to some of the lenient scholars.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : My point now is not that Ibn Ishaq practices tadlis al-taswiyyah, no, but rather what follows.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So they did not notice that Ibn Ishaq contradicted the trustworthy narrators.
The questioner : This is another defect.
The Shaykh : So how can one notice this contradiction? Or, in other words, who is capable of noticing it? It is the one who spent his life in the study of the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so his mind is full and charged with hadith material, even if he may not be able to recite the exact text of the hadith, especially if it is long.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for this, the matter is easy. What is established in the two Sahihs from many routes, and which is published in some of my books like al-Irwaa' and others, is that he was asked: "Does one of us pray in a single garment?" He said:
Does every one of you have two garments?
أو كلُّكم يجد ثوبين ؟!The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he added:
He wraps it around his shoulders
يتوشَّح بهThe questioner : He does not add to it, yes. So this addition is likely to be from a weak narrator.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
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