«Kadhaba» and «yakdhibu» constitute severe criticism. In any particular instance, the evidence must establish whether deliberate fabrication, a false attribution to a teacher, or a demonstrable conflict is at issue.
Yūnus’s broad criticism is reported first; ʿAwf and Ayyūb then give specific cases. These help contextualize the criticism. They do not imply that every wording cited from ʿAmr is intrinsically false.
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Reports of ʿAmr ibn ʿUbayd: Attribution, Conflicting Accounts and Evidence of Criticism
«Kadhaba» and «yakdhibu» constitute severe criticism. In any particular instance, the evidence must establish whether deliberate fabrication, a false attribution to a teacher, or a demonstrable conflict is at issue.
Yūnus’s broad criticism is reported first; ʿAwf and Ayyūb then give specific cases. These help contextualize the criticism. They do not imply that every wording cited from ʿAmr is intrinsically false.