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Who wrote this?

By the way, Ibn Abideen was not a Mujtahid, so are you saying it is wrong to call him a scholar?

Are you saying ibn Abideen didnt have knowledge of the following:

The first report was narrated from al-Shawkaani (may Allah have mercy on him) and what he said may be summed up in five points, listing five pre-requisites:

(i)
He should have knowledge of the texts of the Qur’aan and Sunnah. This does not necessarily mean that he should have memorised the Sunnah; rather it is sufficient for him to be able to find reports in their places and be familiar with the contents of the books of Sunnah, foremost among which are the well-known compilations of the Sunnah (Saheeh al-Bukhaari, Saheeh Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan al-Nasaa’i and Sunan Ibn Maajah), and so on. He should also know what is saheeh (sound) and what is da‘eef (weak) in the texts of the Sunnah.

(ii)
He should have knowledge of the issues of consensus (ijmaa‘)

(iii)
He should be well versed in the Arabic language.It is not stipulated that he should have learned it by heart; rather he should be able to understand the meanings and structure of the language.

(iv)
He should have knowledge of usool al-fiqh (basic principles of Islamic jurisprudence), including
analogy (qiyaas), because usool al-fiqh is the foundation for deriving rulings.

(v)
He should have knowledge of what abrogates and what is abrogated (al-naasikh wa’l-mansookh).

See: Irshaad al-Fuhool, 2/297-303