LessonsRejected Reports, Recognizing Munkar, and Evaluating Narrator AdditionsQuiz

وَلَكِنْ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَا أَعْلَمْنَاكَ مِنْ نَشْرِ الْقَوْمِ الْأَخْبَارَ الْمُنْكَرَةَ بِالْأَسَانِيدِ الضِّعَافِ الْمَجْهُولَةِ، وَقَذْفِهِمْ بِهَا إِلَى الْعَوَامِّ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ عُيُوبَهَا، خَفَّ عَلَى قُلُوبِنَا إِجَابَتُكَ إِلَى مَا سَأَلْتَ
Translation: But because of what we have told you about people spreading anomalous reports through weak, unknown chains and casting them before the public, who do not recognize their defects, it became easier upon our hearts to respond to what you requested.

The opening statement closes by connecting critical selection with the public consequences of unreliable attribution. The following original chapter begins the scriptural argument for transmitting from trustworthy narrators and avoiding liars; it belongs to Level 005.

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Conclusion of Imam Muslim’s opening statement

Rejected Reports, Recognizing Munkar, and Evaluating Narrator Additions

وَلَكِنْ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَا أَعْلَمْنَاكَ مِنْ نَشْرِ الْقَوْمِ الْأَخْبَارَ الْمُنْكَرَةَ بِالْأَسَانِيدِ الضِّعَافِ الْمَجْهُولَةِ، وَقَذْفِهِمْ بِهَا إِلَى الْعَوَامِّ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ عُيُوبَهَا، خَفَّ عَلَى قُلُوبِنَا إِجَابَتُكَ إِلَى مَا سَأَلْتَ
Translation: But because of what we have told you about people spreading anomalous reports through weak, unknown chains and casting them before the public, who do not recognize their defects, it became easier upon our hearts to respond to what you requested.

The opening statement closes by connecting critical selection with the public consequences of unreliable attribution. The following original chapter begins the scriptural argument for transmitting from trustworthy narrators and avoiding liars; it belongs to Level 005.