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‘Umar was defeated in one of the battles; he would call them cowards and vice versa
إن عمر انهزم في أحدى الغزوات و كان يجبنهم و يجبنونه
‘Umar was defeated in one of the battles. He would call them cowards and they would call him a coward.
This narration has been deemed wholly unreliable containing weak, unknown, and severely impugned narrators:
Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Layla[1]:
Ahmed said, “Yahya ibn Sa’id deemed Ibn Abi Layla da’if.”
Ahmed said, “Terrible memory, weak in Hadith, his fiqh is more acceptable than his hadith.”
Abu Dawood said, “I heard Shu’bah saying, ‘I have not seen anyone with a worse memory than Ibn Abi Layla.”[2]
Maymun Abu ‘Abdullah al Kindi al Basri[3]
‘Ali ibn al Madini said, “I asked Yahya ibn Sa’id about Maymun Abi ‘Abdullah—the one from who ‘Awf narrates—and he grimaced (in disapproval of him.”
‘Ali ibn al Madini said o another occasion, “Yahya ibn Sa’id would not narrate from him.”
Ahmed ibn Hanbal said, “His narrations are Munkar.”[4]
Abu Maryam al Thaqafi[5]
Ibn Hajar has clarified that Abu Maryam al Thaqafi is majhul (unknown).[6]
‘Abdullah ibn Hakim ibn Jubayr[7]
Ibn Hajar wites in Lisan al Mizan:
‘Abdullah ibn Hakim ibn Jubayr al Asadi al Kufi narrates from his father. He is an extremist Rafidi, just like his father. He narrates from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al Dabi narrations akin to fabrications.
Abu Zur’ah discarded his narrations.
Abu Hatim said, “Extremely weak in Hadith.”
Abu Ahmed al Hakim said, “Not strong according to them (the Muhhaddithin).”
Al Hakim said, “He narrates fabrications from Abu Khalid, al A’mash, and al Thawri.”[8]
Hakim ibn Jubayr[9]
Ahmed said, “Da’if in hadith, confused.”
Ibn Ma’in said, “Nothing [in hadith].”
Abu Hatim said, “Da’if in hadith, Munkar al hadith. He has opinions which are reprehensible— we ask Allah salvation therefrom. Extremist in Tashayu’.”
Al Darquthni said, “Matruk (suspected of forgery).”[10]
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[1] Musnad ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 6 pg. 367; Mustadrak al Hakim, vol. 3 pg. 39.
[2] Siyar A’lam al Nubala’, biography of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Layla.
[3] Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 7 pg. 393; Tarikh al Tabari, vol. 2 pg. 136.
[4] Tahdhib al Kamal, biography of Maymun Abu ‘Abdullah al Kindi al Basri.
[5] Mustadrak al Hakim, vol. 3 pg. 40.
[6] Tahdhib al Tahdhib, vol. 4 pg. 587.
[7] Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 42 pg. 96, 97
[8] Lisan al Mizan, vol. 3 pg. 278.
[9] Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 42 pg. 96, 97; Majma’ al Zawa’id, vol. 9 pg. 124.
[10] Tahdhib al Tahdhib, vol. 2 pg. 383.
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‘Umar was defeated in one of the battles; he would call them cowards and vice versa
إن عمر انهزم في أحدى الغزوات و كان يجبنهم و يجبنونه
‘Umar was defeated in one of the battles. He would call them cowards and they would call him a coward.
This narration has been deemed wholly unreliable containing weak, unknown, and severely impugned narrators:
Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Layla[1]:
Ahmed said, “Yahya ibn Sa’id deemed Ibn Abi Layla da’if.”
Ahmed said, “Terrible memory, weak in Hadith, his fiqh is more acceptable than his hadith.”
Abu Dawood said, “I heard Shu’bah saying, ‘I have not seen anyone with a worse memory than Ibn Abi Layla.”[2]
Maymun Abu ‘Abdullah al Kindi al Basri[3]
‘Ali ibn al Madini said, “I asked Yahya ibn Sa’id about Maymun Abi ‘Abdullah—the one from who ‘Awf narrates—and he grimaced (in disapproval of him.”
‘Ali ibn al Madini said o another occasion, “Yahya ibn Sa’id would not narrate from him.”
Ahmed ibn Hanbal said, “His narrations are Munkar.”[4]
Abu Maryam al Thaqafi[5]
Ibn Hajar has clarified that Abu Maryam al Thaqafi is majhul (unknown).[6]
‘Abdullah ibn Hakim ibn Jubayr[7]
Ibn Hajar wites in Lisan al Mizan:
‘Abdullah ibn Hakim ibn Jubayr al Asadi al Kufi narrates from his father. He is an extremist Rafidi, just like his father. He narrates from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al Dabi narrations akin to fabrications.
Abu Zur’ah discarded his narrations.
Abu Hatim said, “Extremely weak in Hadith.”
Abu Ahmed al Hakim said, “Not strong according to them (the Muhhaddithin).”
Al Hakim said, “He narrates fabrications from Abu Khalid, al A’mash, and al Thawri.”[8]
Hakim ibn Jubayr[9]
Ahmed said, “Da’if in hadith, confused.”
Ibn Ma’in said, “Nothing [in hadith].”
Abu Hatim said, “Da’if in hadith, Munkar al hadith. He has opinions which are reprehensible— we ask Allah salvation therefrom. Extremist in Tashayu’.”
Al Darquthni said, “Matruk (suspected of forgery).”[10]
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[1] Musnad ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 6 pg. 367; Mustadrak al Hakim, vol. 3 pg. 39.
[2] Siyar A’lam al Nubala’, biography of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Layla.
[3] Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 7 pg. 393; Tarikh al Tabari, vol. 2 pg. 136.
[4] Tahdhib al Kamal, biography of Maymun Abu ‘Abdullah al Kindi al Basri.
[5] Mustadrak al Hakim, vol. 3 pg. 40.
[6] Tahdhib al Tahdhib, vol. 4 pg. 587.
[7] Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 42 pg. 96, 97
[8] Lisan al Mizan, vol. 3 pg. 278.
[9] Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 42 pg. 96, 97; Majma’ al Zawa’id, vol. 9 pg. 124.
[10] Tahdhib al Tahdhib, vol. 2 pg. 383.