Status of the Hadith narrator ‘Umar ibn Abi ‘Umar Al Kala’i

Question:

What is the status of the Hadith narrator ‘Umar ibn Abi ‘Umar Al Kala’i?

Answer:

‘Umar ibn Abi ‘Umar Al Kala’i has been declared weak by the Muhaddithun. His narrations will therefore be deemed weak. However, the Muhaddithun have specifically mentioned that Baqiyyah’s [ibnul Walid] narrations from him are extremely weak.

(Refer: Mizanul I’tidal, vol. 3 pg. 224, number: 5853, Tahdhibul Kamal, vol. 21 pg. 474, number: 4291, Tahdhibut Tahdhib, vol. 7 pg. 487)

Note: The above is merely an answer to the question provided. One who is unqualified, should not seek to apply this and/or draw conclusions on related issues independently.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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