If a shaykh was narrated from by a student, and no one authenticated this shaykh except that student alone, is the hadith of this man accepted, or is he in a state of unknown status?
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The questioner : All right, our Shaykh, if a shaykh was narrated from by a student, and no one authenticated this shaykh except that student alone, is the hadith of this man accepted, or is he in a state of unknown status?
The Shaykh : The authenticated shaykh, or the authenticated narrator of the shaykh.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he is one of the imams of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is rarely the case in a question like this; it is accepted, otherwise it is not.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, a man ... .
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings ... Abu al-Jama'ir.
The Shaykh : The authenticated shaykh, or the authenticated narrator of the shaykh.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he is one of the imams of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is rarely the case in a question like this; it is accepted, otherwise it is not.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, a man ... .
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings ... Abu al-Jama'ir.
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