LessonsThe Necessity and Boundaries of Narrator CriticismQuiz

وَمَنْ ذَهَبَ فِي الْعِلْمِ هَذَا الْمَذْهَبَ، وَسَلَكَ هَذَا الطَّرِيقَ، فَلَا نَصِيبَ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَكَانَ بِأَنْ يُسَمَّى جَاهِلًا أَوْلَى مِنْ أَنْ يُنْسَبَ إِلَى عِلْمٍ.
Translation: Whoever adopts this approach to knowledge has no proper share in it and is more deserving of being called ignorant than being credited with scholarship.

The final rebuke concerns irresponsible promotion despite known weakness, not merely discussing a rare or difficult chain for scholarly scrutiny.

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Muslim’s Final Warning

The Necessity and Boundaries of Narrator Criticism

وَمَنْ ذَهَبَ فِي الْعِلْمِ هَذَا الْمَذْهَبَ، وَسَلَكَ هَذَا الطَّرِيقَ، فَلَا نَصِيبَ لَهُ فِيهِ، وَكَانَ بِأَنْ يُسَمَّى جَاهِلًا أَوْلَى مِنْ أَنْ يُنْسَبَ إِلَى عِلْمٍ.
Translation: Whoever adopts this approach to knowledge has no proper share in it and is more deserving of being called ignorant than being credited with scholarship.

The final rebuke concerns irresponsible promotion despite known weakness, not merely discussing a rare or difficult chain for scholarly scrutiny.