Abdullah bin Mubarak reported,

He said, "The chain of transmission is part of the religion. Were it not for the chain, anyone could say whatever they wished."Muhammad bin Abdullah said, Abbas bin Abu Razma narrated to me, he said, I heard Abdullah saying, "Between us and the people are the supports," meaning the chains of transmission.Muhammad said, I heard Abu Ishaq, Ibrahim bin Isa al-Taliqani, say, I said to Abdullah bin Mubarak, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, what about the hadith that has come down stating that part of righteousness after the death of one's parents is to pray for them along with your prayer and to fast for them along with your fasting?"Abdullah replied, "Abu Ishaq, from whom is this reported?"I said, "This is from the hadith of Shihab bin Khirash."He said, "He is trustworthy. From whom did he report it?"I said, "From Hajjaj bin Dinar."He said, "He is trustworthy. From whom?"I said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said it."He said, "Abu Ishaq, between Hajjaj bin Dinar and the Prophet ﷺ lie vast deserts in which the necks of riding camels are cut off. However, there is no disagreement concerning charity."Muhammad said, I heard Ali bin Shaqiq saying, I heard Abdullah bin Mubarak saying before a crowd of people, "Abandon the hadith of Amr bin Thabit, for he used to revile the early generations."

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Sahih

وحدثني محمد بن عبد الله بن قهزاذ، - من أهل مرو - قال سمعت عبدان بن عثمان، يقول

سمعت عبد الله بن المبارك

يقول الإسناد من الدين ولولا الإسناد لقال من شاء ما شاء. وقال محمد بن عبد الله حدثني العباس بن أبي رزمة، قال سمعت عبد الله، يقول بيننا وبين القوم القوائم. يعني الإسناد. وقال محمد سمعت أبا إسحاق، إبراهيم بن عيسى الطالقاني قال قلت لعبد الله بن المبارك يا أبا عبد الرحمن الحديث الذي جاء إن من البر بعد البر أن تصلي لأبويك مع صلاتك وتصوم لهما مع صومك. قال فقال عبد الله يا أبا إسحاق عمن هذا قال قلت له هذا من حديث شهاب بن خراش. فقال ثقة عمن قال قلت عن الحجاج بن دينار. قال ثقة عمن قال قلت قال رسول الله ﷺ. قال يا أبا إسحاق إن بين الحجاج بن دينار وبين النبي ﷺ مفاوز تنقطع فيها أعناق المطي ولكن ليس في الصدقة اختلاف. وقال محمد سمعت علي بن شقيق، يقول سمعت عبد الله بن المبارك، يقول على رءوس الناس دعوا حديث عمرو بن ثابت فإنه كان يسب السلف.

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Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Sahih Muslim
Book
Introduction
Chapter
Isnad is part of the religion, narration is only to be taken from trustworthy narrators, criticizing narrators for what is actually in them is permissible and even obligatory, and this is not from prohibited backbiting but rather from defending the noble Shariah
Numbering
Darussalam 32
Muslim 32