The Term: "thiqatun, la bas bihi" An applied study of Imam Al-Fasiwi

Abstract

 Abstract

This study consists of an introduction, a preface, two chapters, and a conclusion. It examines the term “Thiqah, lā ba’sa bihi” as used by Imam al-Fasawī, together with an applied study of the narrators to whom this term was applied. The study identifies nine such narrators, most of whom are classified as trustworthy, while a few are classified as truthful.

The study concludes that al-Fasawī, as well as other scholars of al-Jarḥ wa al-Taʿdīl, used this term, albeit infrequently. The term represents one of the levels of narrator accreditation, falling between absolute authentication and the rank of ṣadūq (truthful). The study demonstrates that al-Fasawī uses this term to indicate the presence of certain factors that prevent a narrator from being regarded as absolutely trustworthy, such as the limited number of his narrations, the absence of consensus regarding his absolute authentication, the existence of criticism of him alongside an otherwise absolute authentication by another scholar, or defects in his narrations attributable to factors external to the narrator. And God knows best.

The study recommends further investigation of this term in a dedicated scholarly thesis