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THE MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY 173
Avoid telling even a single lie throughout his adult life.
Be free from any mental disqualifications. 19
A man may ascend the scholarly ladder to great heights, but if his morals
are doubtful then a ~adfth narrated by him is rejected even if it is true."
The muhaddithin's consensus is that all scholars - with the exception of the
Companions, whose character has been vouched for by Allah and his
Prophet - require this testimony of righteous conduct if their word is to
be accepted. Here is an example:
Figure 12.2: A pagefrom Nuskhat Abu az-Zubair bin 'AdI al-Knfi
19 Al-Khanb, al-Kiftya, p. 79.
20 Al-A'zami, Studies in Early Hadith Literature, p. 305.
