What is the status of the narrator, Mis’ar ibn Yahya An Nahdi?
Answer:
‘Allamah Dhahabi (rahimahullah) states, ‘I do not know [regarding his condition] and he has reported an unreliable narration (أتى بخبر منكر)
(Mizanul I’tidal, vol. 4 pg. 320, number: 7978 and Lisanul Mizan, vol. 8 pg. 42, number: 7687)
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