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could distinguish what was false from what was not. It is reported that al-Thawrī used to accept reports from al-Kalbī while forbidding others to do so, and that he could tell the difference. Something similar may occur when someone knows a person well: when that person relates various things to him, he can distinguish what he has told truthfully from what he has lied about, through contextual indicators that cannot be precisely defined.
A report from a single narrator may be accompanied by indicators showing that he has spoken truthfully, or by indicators showing that he has lied (1).
(1) This is the end of what was found.
يُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ مَا يُكَذِّبُهُ وَبَيْنَ مَا لَا يُكَذِّبُهُ وَيُذْكَرُ عَنْ الثَّوْرِيّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْخُذُ عَنْ الْكَلْبِيِّ وَيَنْهَى عَنْ الْأَخْذِ عَنْهُ وَيُذْكَرُ أَنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ وَمِثْلُ هَذَا قَدْ يَقَعُ لِمَنْ كَانَ خَبِيرًا بِشَخْصِ إذَا حَدَّثَهُ بِأَشْيَاءَ يُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ مَا صَدَقَ فِيهِ وَمَا كَذَبَ فِيهِ بِقَرَائِنَ لَا يُمْكِنُ ضَبْطُهَا. وَخَبَرُ الْوَاحِدِ قَدْ يَقْتَرِنُ بِهِ قَرَائِنُ تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ صَدَقَ أَوْ تَقْتَرِنُ بِهِ الْقَرَائِنُ تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ كَذَبَ
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(١) إلى هنا آخر ما وجد