Are you a Faqih (Jurist) of the people of Basra?

Are you a Faqih (Jurist) of the people of Basra?\u2019 He said, \u2018That is what they are alleging’. Abu Ja\u2019far -asws said: \u2018It has reached me -asws that you are explaining the Quran\u2019. Qatada said to him -asws , \u2018Yes\u2019. So Abu Ja\u2019far -asws said to him: \u2018You are explaining it by knowledge or by ignorance?\u2019 He said, \u2018No, by knowledge\u2019.

So Abu Ja\u2019far -asws said to him: \u2018So if you are explaining by knowledge, so \u2018you are\u2019 \u2018who you are\u2019 and I -asws would like to ask you\u2019. Qatada said, \u2018Ask\u2019.