When a narrator is described only as “laysa bi-thabt,” which more serious accusation cannot properly be inferred from that description alone?
Narrator Criticism, Integrity and Precision: Standards of Scholarly Appraisal
- There is a reservation about his firmness of retention and transmission
- The expression raises concern about his precision in hadith
- He knowingly fabricated reports and attributed them to the Prophet
- Assessing the precision of his transmission is necessary before relying on it