Tirmidhi

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.