Question

Is this narration reliable?

Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said:

“If ‘ilm of Arabs were put on a side of the scale and ‘Umar’s on the other, his knowledge would have out-weighed it.”

 

 

Answer

1. This is also recorded by Imams Hakim and Tabarani (rahimahumallah).

The chain for this is authentic.

(Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 3, pg. 86, Al-Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 8808, 8809 and Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 9, pg. 69)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar