In light of this, the statement of Imam Malik regarding Muhammad ibn Ishaq, the author of Al-Maghazi, that he is a dajjal from amongst the dajjals, was not accepted, since it is known that it stemmed from clear animosity. Rather, they (the imams of jarh wa ta’dil) affirmed that he was hasan al-hadith (an acceptable narrator), and the imams of hadith used him as a proof.

The above statement refutes the jirh on muhammad bin ishaq by Allama Sarfaraz khan Safdar in his book “Ahsan Al Kalam fe taraq al Qir’aat khalful Imam” under the refutation of 3rd hadith of Hazrat Ubadah bin samit . Allama sarfaraaz sahab proved muhammad bin ishaq to be a liar.

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