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It is therefore obligatory to accept the report of a trustworthy narrator, as has been previously clarified. Jarḥ must not be driven by personal desire or self-interest, but rather must be carried out as a matter of religious duty and in protection of the upright manhaj. It should be undertaken by those qualified for it. Declaring someone an innovator, a sinner, or a disbeliever is not the role of students or beginners; rather, it is the responsibility of distinguished scholars—those known for righteousness, piety, knowledge, and reverence. Just as the implementation of legal punishments is the right of rulers and their deputies—such as governors and judges—likewise, the matters of declaring innovation, sinfulness, or disbelief are the right of the scholars. Students of knowledge follow their lead, transmitting their statements, disseminating them among the people, and acting upon them—because these are reports from trustworthy individuals that must not be rejected. The discussion regarding the Manhaj of Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jamāʿah, and the significance of jarh and taʿdīl, is extensive. However, whoever wishes to examine many of the evidences related to it should refer to the works of the noble Sheikh, Imām Muqbil ibn Hādī Al-Wādiʿī—may Allāh have mercy on him. He included numerous evidences in his books Al-Makhraj min Al-Fitnah, Al-Ilḥād Al-Khumaynī fī Arḍ Al-Ḥaramayn, Nashr As-Ṣaḥīfah fī Aqwāl Al-ʿUlamāʾ fī Abī Ḥanīfah, and Ṣaʿqat Az-Zilzāl fī Nasf Ahl Ar-Rafḍ wal Iʿtizāl—and all praise is due to Allah. [التمييع...فتنة العصر ١/٣٠٩]