What is the ruling on a narrator's concealment of a defect by advancing or delaying names?
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Question:
Some narrators intend to practice concealment of a defect in a chain (tadlis) by rearranging the order of names.
Answer:
This is not permissible, and it is a defect for which a narrator is criticized. However, a scholar may do it with his students for the purpose of testing them; a shaykh may do it with his students to know their understanding and their knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence.
Some narrators intend to practice concealment of a defect in a chain (tadlis) by rearranging the order of names.
Answer:
This is not permissible, and it is a defect for which a narrator is criticized. However, a scholar may do it with his students for the purpose of testing them; a shaykh may do it with his students to know their understanding and their knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence.
Source
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