In the described situation, the narrator heard the report through a weak or ordinary pupil of the shaykh. He then omitted that pupil and attributed the report to the shaykh himself.
• The actual intermediary is unnamed.
• The named shaykh was not the source from whom this report was heard.
• The wording creates the possibility of direct hearing from that shaykh.
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In the described situation, the narrator heard the report through a weak or ordinary pupil of the shaykh. He then omitted that pupil and attributed the report to the shaykh himself.
• The actual intermediary is unnamed.
• The named shaykh was not the source from whom this report was heard.
• The wording creates the possibility of direct hearing from that shaykh.