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Narrators of Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Fifth-Eleventh Century

202. Abu ‘Ubayd Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Harawi (d. 401/1010).

In his Kitab al-gharibayn, under "thaql". A leading scholar and philologist.

203. Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Nishaburi (d. 405/1014).

In his Mustadrak (iii, 109, 174) through a sahih chain of transmission from Zayd ibn Arqam. There he also narrates it through another chain. He was the leading traditionist of his age (imam al­muhiddithin).1

204. Abu Sa’d al-Malik ibn Muhammad al-Wa’iz al-Nishaburi al-Kharkushi (d. 406/1015).

In his book Sharaf al-nubuwwah, as mentioned in Shihab al-Din al-Dawlatabadi (Manaqib al-sadat). One of the leading scholars.2

205. Yahya ibn Ibrahim Abu Zakariyya al-Muzakki al-Nishabari (d. 414/1023).

In al-Bayhaqi (Sunan, vii, 30) from him, from Zayd ibn Arqam. Ta’dil by al-Dhahabi.3

206. Al-Qadi ‘Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad al-Mu’tazili (d. 414/1023).

In his al-Mughni (xx, 191, 136). An eminent scholar and Shafi’i legist.

207. Abu al-Faraj Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Shahriyar al-Isfahani.

In al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (Talkhis al-mutashabih fi al-rasm, MS. in Dar al-Kutub al-Zahiriyyah, F. 30) from him, from al-Tabarani, from Abu Sa’id al-Khudri. One of the eminent scholars of the 5th/11th century and al-Khatib's teacher.

208. Abu Ishaq Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Tha’labi (d. 427/1036).

In his tafsir (al-Kashf wa al-bayan, MS.). One of the leading scholars of the Qur'an, a legist, grammarian, philologist and writer.4

209. Abu Nu’aym Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Isfahani (d. 430/ 1038).

In his Manqabat al-Mutahharin, with several chains and in different wordings from Abu Sa’id, Zayd ibn Arqam, Anas ibn Malik, al-Bara' ibn ‘Azib and Jubayr ibn Mut’am. Also in his Hilyat al-awliya', as mentioned by al-Samhudi (Jawahir al-’iqdayn) from Hudhayfah ibn Usayd. One of the great traditionists.5

210. Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar al-’Utbi.

In his al-Ta'rikh al-Yamini. An eminent historian and man of letters. 6

211. Abu Sa’d Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Ganjrudi (d. 453/1061).

In Akhtab Khwarazm (Maqtal al-Husayn ‘alayhi al-salam, i, 104). Tawthiq by al-Sam’ani.7

212. Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Khalaf.

In Ibn al-Asakir in the Mu’jam of his shuyukh (F. 11), from Ibn al-’Iraqi, from him, from al-Hakim al-Nishaburi. One of the eminent scholars of 5th century.

213. Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali al-Bayhaqi (d. 458/1066).

In al-Khwarazmi (al-Manaqib, 93) from him. A leading traditionist, legist and writer.8

214. Abu Ghalib Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Sahl al-Nahwi, known as Ibn Bushran (d. 462/1069).

In Ibn al-Maghazili (al-Manaqib) from him. A scholar of known standing.

215. Abu ‘Umar Yusuf ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Namari al-Qurtubi known as Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr (d. 463/1071).

As mentioned by Shah Wali Allah in Izalat al-khifa. One of the leading scholars.9

216. Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Thabit al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463/1071).

In his al-Muttafaq wa al-muftaraq from Jabir, as mentioned by al-Badakhshani. One of the great scholars; traditionist and historian.10

217. Ibn al-Ghariq Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Muhtadi bi Allah (d. 465/1072).

In Ibn ‘Asakir (Ta'rikh Dimashq, ii, 45). Tawthiq by al-Khatib and Ibn al-Jawzi.11

218. Abu al-Hasan ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Dawudi al-Bushanji (d. 467/1074).

Ibn ‘Asakir, Mu’jam shuyukhih. A leading scholar (imam).12

219. Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Musa al-Ghandajani (d. 467/1074).

In Ibn al-Maghazili (al-Manaqib, 235) from him, from Abu Sa’id al-Khudri. Tawthiq by al-Sam’ani.13

220. Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al-Tayyib al-Jullabi, known as Ibn al-Maghazili (d. 483/1090).

In his al-Manaqib through various chains. A leading scholar.

221. Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Futuh ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Hamid al-Azdi al-Hamidi (d. 488/1095).

In al-Jam’ bayn al-Sahihayn, from Zayd ibn Arqam. Tawthiq by Ibn Khallikan, al-Dhahabi, Ibn Makula, al-Salmasi and al-Safadi.14

222. Al-Sayyid Abu aI-Ma’aIi Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd al-Samarqandi (d. 488/1095).

In ‘Uyun al-akhbar.

223. Abu al­-Muzaffar Mansur ibn Muhammad al-­Sam’ani (d. 489/1096).

In his al-Risalat al-­qawwamiyyah, from Abu Sa’id al-Khudri. A leading scholar of his age.15

Notes

1. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iii, 93; Wafayat al-a`yan, iii, 408; al-­Mukhtasar, ii, 144; Mir'at al-jinan, iii, 14; al-Ibar, iii, 91; al-­Subhi, Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah, iv, 155.

2. Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah, v, 222.

3. Al-Ibar, iv, 118.

4. Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah, i, 429; iv, 58; Wafayat al-a`yan, i, 61; al-Ibar, iii, 161; Mir'at al-jinan, iii, 46; al-­Dawudi, Tabaqat al-­mufassirin, i, 65.

5. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iii, 1091; al-­Wafi bi al-­Wafayat, vii, 81; al-­Taj al-­mukallal, 31.

6. Yatimat al-­dahr, iv, 397.

7. Al-Ansab under 'al-­Ganjrudi'.

8. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iii, 1132.

9. Al-Dhahabi, Siyar a`lam al-­nubala', MS.

10. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iii, 1135.

11. Ta'rikh Baghdad, iii, 108; al-­Muntazam, vii, 283.

12. Al-Ansab under 'al-Dawudi'.

13. Al-Ansab under 'al-Ghandajani'.

14. Wafayat al-a`yan, ii, 410; Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iv, 1218; al-­Waffi bi al-­Wafayat, iv, 317.

15. Wafayat al-a`yan, ii, 380.

Narrators of Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Sixth-Twelfth Century

224. Abu ‘Ali lsma’il ibn Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Bayhaqi (d. 507/1113).

In al-Khwarazmi, al-Manaqib. A leading scholar of his era.1

225. Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Tahir ibn ‘Ali al-Shaybani al-Maqdisi, known as Ibn al­Qaysarani (d. 507/1113).

In his biographical account in al-Maqrizi's al-Ta’rikh al-muqfa, it is mentioned that he wrote a book Kitab tariq hadith: Inni tarikun fi kum al-thaqalayn. An eminent scholar. Tawthiq by al-­Maqrizi in al-ta'rikh al-­muqfa.

226. Abu Shuja’ Shirwayh ibn Shahrdar ibn Shirwayh al-­Daylami al-Hamadani (d. 509/1115)

In Firdaws al-akhbar (MS). A scholar well-known to biographers.

227. Abu Muhammad Husayn ibn Mas’ud al-Farra' al-Baghawi, known as Muhyi al-Sunnah (d. 516/1122).

In Masabih al-Sunnah (Sharh by al-Qadiri, v, 593, 600) from Zayd ibn Arqam and Jabir; in Ma’alim al-tanzil, vi, 101, vii, 6; and in Sharh al-Sunnah, as mentioned by al-Khalkhali in al-Mafatih. An eminent scholar.

228. Abu Bakr al-­Mazrafi, Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Shaybani (d. 527/1132).

In Ibn ‘Asakir (Ta'rikh Dimashq, ii, 45) from him. Tawthiq by al-Sam’ani and al-Dhahabi.2

229. ‘Abd al-Ghafir al-Farsi (d. 529/1134)

In his Majma’ al-­ghara'ib fi gharib al-hadith.

230. Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Amraki al-­Mattuthi al-­Busanji.

In Ibn ‘Asakir Mu’jam shuyukhih (MS., F. 205). He was Ibn ‘Asakir's teacher.

231. Muhammad ibn Hammuyah al-Juwayni (d. 530/1135).

In al-Hamawi (Fara'id al-simtayn, al-simt al-thani, bab 55) from him. A well-known scholar of his age.3

232. Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn ‘Ali al-­Tusi, known as Ibn al-’Iraqi.

Ibn ‘Asakir in Mu’jam shuyakhih (F. 11).

233. Zahir ibn Tahir ibn al-Qasim al-­Shahhami al-Mustamli (d. 533/1138).

Al-Khwarazmi (Maqtal al-Husayn, i, 104). Tawthiq by Ibn al-Jazari.4

234. Abu al-Husayn Razin ibn Mu’awiyah al-Abdari (d. 535/ 1140).

In al-Jam’ bayn al-Sihah al-sittah, MS. A leading traditionist.

235. Abu al-Barakat ‘Abd al-Wahhab ibn al-Mubarak al-Anmati al-Baghdadi (d. 538/1143).

In Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, Tadhkirat khawass al-ummah, 322-323. Tawthiq by al-Sam’ani, al-­Salafi and Abu Sa’d.5

236. Jar Allah al-Zamakhshari (d. 538/1143).

In al-Fa'iq fi gharib al-hadith, i, 170. A great scholar, philologist, grammarian, traditionist, exegete and man of letters.

237. Ibn aI-’Arabi al-Maliki (d. 543/1148).

In ‘Aridat al-ahwadhi, xiii, 73.

238. Al-Qadi Abu al-Fadl ‘lyad ibn Musa al-Yahsabi (d. 544/ 1149).

In al-Shifa' bi ta’rif huquq al-Mustafa (al-Qari's sharh, 485, 657-658). A leading scholar, traditionist, grammarian and historian of his era.6

239. Abu Muhammad Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Asimi.

In his book Zayn al­fata fi tafsir Surat Hal Ata, MS. from Abu Dharr and Zayd ibn Arqam.

240. Al-Qadi Abu Muhammad ibn ‘Atiyyah al-Muharibi al-Gharnati (d. 546/1151).

In his exegesis al-Muharraz al-wajiz fi tafsir Kitab Allah al-Aziz, i, 34. Scholar, exegete, faqih, grammarian, traditionist and man of letters.7

241. Abu al-Fadl ibn Nasir al-Salami al-Baghdadi (d. 550/1155).

In al-Hamawi (Fara'id al-simtayn, simt 2, bab 55). Tawthiq by Ibn al-­Jawzi.8

242. Abu al-Mu'ayyad Muwaffaq ibn Ahmad al-Makki, known as Akhtab Khwarazm (538/1143).

In his al-Manaqib with his isnad from Zayd ibn Arqam.

243. Al-Hafiz Abu al-Ala' al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Attar al-Hamadani (d. 569/1173).

In al-Khwarazmi (Maqtal al-Husayn, i, 104) from him, from Abu al-Qasim Zahir ibn Tahir al-Shahhami al-Mustamli al-Nishaburi. Tawthiq by al-Jazari.9

244. ‘Umar ibn ‘Isa al-Khatibi al-Dihlaqi.

In his book Lubab al-albab fi fada'iI al-Khulafa' wa al-Ashab, bab 4, F. 147, MS. 3912 in Maktabah Nur ‘Uthmaniyyah and MS. 3343 in al-Maktabah al-­Sulaymaniyyah in Turkey.

245. Abu al-Qasim ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Hibat Allah al-Dimashqi, known as Ibn ‘Asakir (d. 571/1175).

In Ta'rikh Ibn Kathir (v, 208) and al-Kanji in Kifayat al-talib. One of the great traditionists and historians.

246. Muhammad ibn ‘Umar ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Isfahani known as Abu Musa al-Madini (d. 581/1185).

In his Tatimmat Ma’rifat al-Sahabah, appended to Abu Nu’aym's book, and as mentioned by al-Sakhawi; al-Samhudi, Ibn al-Athir (Usd al-ghabah) and Ibn Hajar (al-Isabah). Tawthiq by al-Dhahabi, al-Sam’ani, Ibn al-Najjar, al-Tha’alibi and others.10

247. Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Abi al-Fawaris al-Razi.

In his al-Kitab al-mubin fi fada'il al-Imam Amir al-Mu'minin, MS.

248. Siraj al-Din Abu Muhammad ‘Ali ibn ‘Uthman ibn Muhammad al-’Ushi al-Farghani al-Hanafi (d. after 569/1174).

In his Nisab al-akhbar Ii tadhkirat al-akhyar, as mentioned by al-Dawlatabadi in Hidayat al-su’ada'. A leading scholar of his age.11

249. Abu al-Faraj ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Ali ibn Muhammad, known as Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597/1200).

In his al-Musalsalat.

Notes

1. Ibn al-­Wardi,Tatimmat al-Mukhtasar, ii, 31.

2. Al-Ansab, under 'al-­Mazraqi'; al-Dhahabi, Ma`rifat al-­qurra' al-­kibar, i, 391.

3. Al-Wafi bi al-Wafayat, iii, 28.

4. Tabaqat al-qurra', i, 288.

5. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iv, 1282; Tabaqat al-huffaz, 464.

6. Wafayat al-a`yan, iii, 152; Tatimmat al-Mukhtasar, ii, 72; Tabaqat al-huffaz, 468.

7. Ibn Farhun, al-Dibaj al-­mudhahhab, ii, 57.

8. Al-Muntazam, x, 162; Tadhkirat al-huffaz, 1289.

9. Tabaqat al-qurra', i, 204.

10. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iii, 1334; Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah, vi, 161; aI-Tha`alibi, Maqalid al-asanid; Wafayat al-a`yan, iii, 414.

11. `Abd al-Qadir al-Qarashi, al-Jawahir al-mudi'ah, i, 367.

Narrators of Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Seventh-Thirteenth Century

250. Abu al-Futuh As’ad ibn Mahmud ibn Khalaf al-’Ijli al-Isfahani (d. 600/1203).

In his Fada'iI al-Khulafa', as mentioned by al-Samhudi, op. cit.

251. Al-Mubarak ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-­Karim, known as Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari (d. 606/1209).

In Jami’ al-usul, i, 187; x, 102, 103, from Jabir and Zayd ibn Arqam and also in his al-Nihayah, under 'thaql' and '‘itrah'. A great grammarian, philologist, exegete and legist.

252. Fakhr al-Din Muhammad ibn ‘Umar al-Razi (d. 606/1209).

In his exegesis Mafatih al-ghayb, vii, 173. A great exegete, mutakallim and philosopher.

253. Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Akhdar al-Janabadhi al-Baghdadi (d. 611/1214).

In his Ma’alim al-’Itrat al-Nabawiyyah, as mentioned by al-Samhudi, op. cit., and Ibn Ba Kathir al-Makki (Wasilat al-ma'al, MS.). Tawthiq by al-Dhahabi.1

254. Al-Rafi’i (d. 623/1226).

In al-Tadwin, twice, in the biographical account of Ahmad ibn Mehran Abu Ja’far al-Qattan, from Jabir, and that of ‘Amr ibn Rafi’ ibn al-­Furat al-Bajali, from Zayd ibn Arqam. A leading scholar.

255. Muwaffaq al-Din ‘Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (d. 629/1231).

In his al-Mujarrad li lughat al-hadith, I, 253.

256. Abu al-Hasan ‘Izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Karim, known Ibn al-Athir (d. 630/1232).

In Usd al-ghabah, iii, 147, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Hantab. One of the leading historians.

257. Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Mahmud ibn al-Hasan ibn Hibat Allah, known as Ibn al-Najjar (d. 642/1244).

As mentioned by al-Kanji in his Kifayat al-talib. A leading scholar of his era, traditionist, historian and author of several works.2

258. Diya' al-Din Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahid al-Maqdisi al-­Hanbali (d. 643/1245).

In his al-Mukhtarah, as mentioned by Ibn Ba Kathir al-Makki (Wasilat al-ma'al). A leading scholar and traditionist.3

259. Radi al-Din Hasan ibn Muhammad al-­Saghani (d. 650/1252).

In his Mashariq al-anwar (Ibn al-Malik's sharh, iii, 157) from Zayd ibn Arqam. An eminent grammarian, traditionist and legist.4

260. Abu Salim Muhammad ibn Talhah al-Qarashi al-Nasibi al-Shafi’i (d. 652/1254).

In his Matalib al-sa'ul, 8, from Sahih Muslim. A leading scholar of his era.5

261. Abu al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn Qizughli, Sibt ibn al-Jawzi (d. 654/1256).

In his Tadhkirat khawass al-ummah, 322-323, where he establishes its authenticity and sihhah. A leading scholar whose biography has been written by all the major biographers.

262. Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Qurtubi al-Ansari (d. 656/1258).

In his Talkhis Sahih Muslim, ii, F. 100. A leading scholar of his era.6

263. ‘Izz al-Din ‘Abd al-Hamid ibn Hibat Allah ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu’tazili (d. 656/1258).

In his Sharh Nahj al-balaghah, vi, 375. An eminent Mu’tazili scholar of his era and man of letters.

264. Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Muhammad al-Kanji al-Shafi’i (d. 658/1260).

In his Kifayat al-talib, bab fi bayan sihhat khutbatihi bima' yud’a Khumman 259, from al-Laythi, from Abu al-Waqt, from al-­Dawudi. A leading scholar.

265. Abu al-Fath Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Abiwardi al-Shafi’i (d. 667/1268).

As mentioned by al-Suyuti in Ihya' al-mayyit, 30, and al-Badakhshi, op. cit., from him, from Abu Sa’id. A leading traditionist (al-imam al-­muhaddith).7

266. Abu Zakariyya Muhyi al-Din Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277).

In his Tahdhib al-asma' wa al-lughat, i, 347, and al-Minhaj fi sharh Sahih Muslim, xv, 180, from Sahih Muslim. One of the leading scholars (al-imam al-Allamah).

267. Abu Muhammad Sharaf al-Din ‘Umar ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahid al-Musili.

In his book al-Na’im al-muqim Ii ‘Itrat al-Nabi al-Azim, Maktabat Ayasofiya MS. 3504, F. 64, 69.

268. Al-Qadi Nasir al-Din al-Baydawi (d. 685/1286).

In Tuhfat al-abrar, F. 236, sharh on al-Baghawi's Masabih al-Sunnah, from Jabir. A leading exegete and legist.

269. Abu al-Abbas Muhibb al-Din Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Tabari al-Makki al-Shafi’i (d. 694/1294).

In Zakha'ir al-’uqba fi manaqib Dhawi al-Qurba, 16, from Zayd ibn Arqam. A well-known scholar.

270. Sa’id al-Din Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Farghani (d. 699/ 1299).

In his exposition, in Persian, of Ibn al-Farid's poem, Ta'iyyah, under the couplet:

" wa awdih bitta'wili ma kana mushkila

‘alayya bi’ilmin nalahu bil wasiyyah"

271. Nizam al-Din Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-­Qummi al-Nishaburi, known as al-Nizam al-A’raj.

In his exegesis Ghara'ib al-Qur'an, i, 349. An outstanding scholar and exegete.

Notes

1. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iv, 1383.

2. Al-Ibar, v, 179; Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iv, 1405.

3. Ibid., iv, 1428.

4. Ibn Shakir, Fawat al-Wafayat, i, 358; al-Ibar, v, 205; Mir'at al-jinan, iv, 121.

5. Al-Kanji, Kifayat al-talib, 231; al-Badakhshi, Miftah al-naja, MS.

6. Ibn Farhun, al-Dibaj al-­mudhahhab, 68.

7. Tadhkirat al-huffaz, iv, 1476; Tabaqat al-huffaz, 511.

Narrators of Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Eight-Fourteenth Century

272. Zahir al-Din ‘Abd al-Samad al-Fariqi al-Farabi (d. after 707/1307).

In his sharh of al-Baghawi's Masabih al-Sunnah (MS. 60 in al-­Maktabat al-­Sulaymaniyyah, Istanbul, F. 340 b.)

273. Abu al-Fadl Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Mukarram al-Ansari al-Ifriqi al-Misri (d. 711/1311).

In Lisan al-Arab, xi, 137, from Ibn Ishaq al-Azhari. A leading lexicographer and philologist.

274. Sadr al-Din Abu al-Majami’ Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Mu’ayyad al-Hamawi (d. 722/1322).

In his Fara'id al-simtayn (ii, 250, 268, 272, 274) from Zayd ibn Arqam, Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, and Hudhayfah ibn Usayd. An eminent scholar.

275. Abu al-Abbas Najm al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Makki ibn Yasin al-Qamuli (d. 727/1327).

In Takmilat Tafsir al-Razi. A leading jurist of his era.1

276. Ibn Taymiyyah al-Harrani (d. 728/1328).

In his Minhaj al-Sunnah, 105, from Sahih Muslim, where he tries to misinterpret its meaning.

277. ‘Ala' al-Din ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Baghdadi, known as al-Khazin (d. 741/1340).

In his tafsir, Lubab al-ta'wil, i, 328, vi, 102, vii, 6. A leading scholar and exegete.2

278. Fakhr al-Din al-Hansawi.

In his Dustur al-haqa'iq from Zayd ibn Arqam, as mentioned by Malik al-’Ulama' al-Dawlatabadi in Hidayat al-su’ada', MS. A leading scholar.

279. Abu ‘Abd Allah Wali al-Din Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Khatib al-Tabrizi.

In his Mishkat al-masabih, iii, 255, 258, from Zayd ibn Arqam and Jabir. An eminent scholar.

280. Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Yusuf al-Mizzi (d. 742/1341).

In his Tuhfat al-ashraf bi ma’rifat al-atraf from al-Tirmidhi, Muslim and al-Nasa'i. A leading scholar and writer.3

281. Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Tayyibi (d. 743/1342).

In his Sharh al-Mishkat, MS. A leading scholar of his era.4

282. Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar al-Shahrudi al-Khalkhali (d. 745/1344).

In his al-Mafatih fi sharh al-Masabih, MS. A leading scholar.5

283. Athir al-Din Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi (d. 745/1344).

In his exegesis al-Bahr al-muhit, i, 12. A leading scholar of his era.6

284. Shams al-Din Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Dhahabi (d. 748/1347).

As mentioned by al-Shaykhani al-Qadiri in al-Sirat al-sawi, MS. A leading scholar, historian, biographer, traditionist and an authority on rijal.

285. ‘Ala' al-Din ibn al-Turkamani al-Hanafi (d. 749/1348).

In his al-Jawhar al-naqi ‘ala Sunan al-Bayhaqi, vii, 31 (published with Sunan al-Bayhaqi, Hyderabad, India). An eminent scholar.

286. Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn al-Hasan al-Zarandi al-Madani al-Ansari (d. after 750/1349).

In his Nazm Durar al-simtayn, 231-232, from Zayd ibn Arqam, Abu Sa’id and Jabir. An eminent scholar and writer.

287. Badr al-Din Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Habib al-Halabi.

In al-Najm al-thaqib fi ashraf al-manasib (F. 86, MS. 5883, Dar

al-Kutub al-Zahiriyyah, Damascus). An eminent scholar.7

288. Zayn al-Arab ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Ahmad al-Misri (d. after 751/1350).

In his sharh of al-Baghawi's Masabih al-Sunnah (F. 356, MS. 59, al-­Maktabat al-Sulaymaniyyah, Istanbul).

289. Sa’id al-Din Muhammad ibn Mas’ud ibn Muhammad al-­Kazeruni (d. 758/1357).

In al-Muntaqa fi sirat al-Musttafa. An eminent scholar and traditionist.

290. Isma’il ibn Kathir ibn Daw' al-Qarashi al-Dimashqi (d. 774/1372).

In his exegesis (v, 457; vi, 199, 200) and his work on history. A leading historian, exegete and legist.

291. Muhammad ibn Qasim al-Nuwayri al-Iskandarani (d. after 775/1373).

In Kitab al-ilmam (Hyderabad, 1390), iii, 154.

292. Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Wasiti (d. 776/1374).

In his Majm’ al-ahbab (MS. 2096 in al-Maktabat al-­Sulaymaniyyah, Istanbul, F. 78) from Sahih Muslim. An exegete and legist.

293. Al-Sayyid ‘Ali Shihab al-Din al-Hamadani (d. 786/1384).

In his al-Mawaddah fi al-qurba from Abu Sa’id and Jubayr ibn Mut’im. An eminent scholar.

294. Al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Taliqani.

In Risalah-ye Qiyafeh-nameh, as mentioned by al-Badakhshani in Jami’ al-salasil, MS. in the former's biographical account.

295. Sa’d al-Din Mas’ud ibn ‘Umar al-Taftazani (d. 791/1389).

In Sharh al-Maqasid, ii, 221. A great scholar, grammarian, legist, exegete and mutakallim.8

296. Abu ‘Abd Allah Husam al-Din Hamid ibn Ahmad al-Mahalli.

In his Mahasin al-azhar fi tafsil manaqib al-’itrat al-akhyar al-athar as mentioned by al-Allamah Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Amir in al-Rawdat al-nadiyyah. An eminent scholar and legist.

Notes

1. Al-Asnawi, Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah, ii, 332; al-Suyuti, Husn al-muhaddarah, i, 424.

2. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, al-Durar al-kaminah, ii, 79.

3. Al-­Shawkani, al-Badr al-tali` Ii mahasin rnin ba`d al-qarn al-­sabi`, ii, 352.

4. Al-Durar al-kaminah, ii, 68; Bughyat al-wi`at, 228; al-Badr al-tali`, i, 229.

5. Al-'Asnawi, Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah, i, 505.

6. Al-Wafi bi al-Wafayat, v, 267-283.

7. Al-Durar al-kaminah, ii, 113; Abna' al-ghumar, i, 249.

8. Al­Shawkani, al-Badr al-tali`, ii, 303.

Narrators of Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Ninth- Fifteenth Century

297. Nur al-Din ‘Ali ibn Abi Bakr ibn Sulayman al-Haythami (d. 807/1404).

In his Majma’ al-zawa'id wa manba’ al-fawa'id, 9. An eminent scholar.1

298. Majd al-Din Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Firuzabadi al-Shirazi (d. 817/1414).

In his al-Qamus al-muhit, iii, 343. One of the great lexicographers.

299. Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Hafizi al-Bukhari al-­Naqshbandi, known as Khwajah Parsa (d. 822/1419).

In his Fasl al-khitab from al-Tirmidhi, from Jabir, Hudhayfah ibn Usayd and Zayd ibn Arqam. An eminent scholar and the most eminent of the Khulafa' of Khwajah Baha' al-Din Naqshband.

300. Abu al-Abbas Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn ‘Ali al-Maqrizi (d. 845/1441).

In his Ma’rifat ma yajib li Al al-Bayt al-Nabawi (Cairo: Dar al-I’tisam, 1392, ed. by Muhammad Ahmad ‘Ashur, p. 38) from al-Tirmidhi. A great historian and traditionist.2

301. ‘Uthman ibn Haji ibn Muhammad al-Harawi.

In his Sharh on Masabih al-Sunnah (F. 178, MS 288 in al-­Maktabat al-­Sulaymaniyyah).

302. Malik al-’Ulama' Shihab al-Din ibn Shams al-Din al-­Zawali al-Dawlatabadi (d. 849/1445).

In his Hidayat al-su’ada' (MS.) from al-Masabih al-Mashariq, Mishkat al-Anwar, al-’Umdah, al-Durar, Taj al-asami, al-Arba’in ‘an al-arba’in, Kitab al-Shifa', Nisab al-akhbar, etc., and Manaqib al-sadat. A leading scholar of his era.3

303. Nur al-Din ‘Ali ibn Muhammad, known as Ibn al-Sabbagh al-Maliki (d. 855/1451).

In al-Fusul al-muhimmah, 23. An eminent scholar.

304. Al-Hafiz ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 852/1448).

In al-Matalib al-Aliyah bi zawa'id al-masanid al-thamaniyah, iv, 65 from ‘Ali (A), where he judges its isnad to be sahih. From ‘Ali and Abu Hurayrah in his Zawa'id Musnad al-Bazzaz MS., F. 277. One of the leading scholars.4

Notes

1. Al-Sakhawi, al-Daw' al-lami`, v, 200.

2. Al-Manhal al-Safi, i, 394 - 399; Abna' al-ghumar, ix, 170.

3. `Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi, Nuzhat al-khawatir, ii, 19.

4. Al-Daw' al-lami`, ii, 36-40.

Narrators of Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Tenth-Sixteenth Century

305. Abu al-Khayr Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sakhawi (d. 902/1496).

In his Istijlab irtiqa' aI­ghuraf, MS. through many different asnad and sources from a number of Sahabah, such as Abu Sa’id, Zayd ibn Arqam, Jabir, Hudhayfah ibn Usayd, Khuzaymah, Sahl ibn Sa’d, Damrah al-Aslami, ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, Ibn ‘Abbas, Ibn ‘Umar, ‘Ali (A), Abu Rafi’, Abu Hurayrah and others. A leading scholar of his era.1

306. Husayn ibn ‘Ali al-Kashifi (d. 910/1504).

In his al-Risalah al-Aliyyah fi al-ahadith al-Nabawiyyah, 29, 30 and his exegesis al-Mawahib al-Aliyyah, ii, 367.

307. Jalal al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr al-Suyuti (d. 911/1505).

In his Ihya' al-mayyit bi fada'il Ahlul Bayt, 11, 12, 19, 26, 27, 30, Nihayat al-ifdal, MS. al-Asas fi fada'il Bani al-Abbas, MS. Al-Inafah fi rutbat al-Khilafah, al-Budur al-safirah, his exegesis al-Durr al-manthur, 11, 60, vi, 70, al-Jami’ al-saghir, and al-Khasa'is al-kubra, ii, 266 through several chains from Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, al-Hakim, ‘Abd ibn Hamid, Ahmad, Abu Ya’la, al-Bazzaz and al-Tabarani from Zayd ibn Arqam, Zayd ibn Thabit, Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, Abu Hurayrah, ‘Ali (A), Jabir and ‘Abd Allah ibn Hantab. One of the great scholars in the history of Islam.

308. Nur al-Din ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Samhudi (d. 911/1505).

In his Jawahir al-’iqdayn fi fadl al-sharafayn sharaf al-’ilm al-­jali wa al-­nasab al-Ali, MS., from more than twenty Sahabah from various recognized compilations of hadith. An eminent scholar of his era.

309. Al-Fadl ibn Ruzbahan al-Khunji al-Shirazi.

In his Sharh-e ‘aqa'id, in Persian, written at the behest of ‘Abd Allah Khan Uzbek, the ruler of Bukhara.

310. Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Qastallani al-Shafi’i (d. 923/1517).

In his al-Mawahib al-madaniyyah (al-Zarqani's sharh, vii, 4-8). An eminent scholar and author of famous commentaries on Sahih Muslim and Sahih al-Bukhari.

311. Shams al-Din Muhammad al-Alqami (d. 929/1522).

In al-Kawkab al-munir fi sharh al-Jami’ al-saghir, MS. A leading scholar of his era.

312. ‘Abd al-Wahhab ibn Muhammad ibn Rafi’ al-Din al-Bukhari (d. 932/1525).

In his exegesis Tafsir Anwari (MS) from al-Tha’labi and Ahmad ibn Hanbal from Abu Sa’id. A leading scholar of his era.2

313. Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Dimashqi al-Salihi (d. 942/1535).

In his Subul al-huda wa al-rashad fi sirat khayr al-’ibad, known as al-Sirat al-Shamsiyyah, as mentioned by al-Halabi in Insan al­-’uyun. A scholar of eminence.

314. Al-Hafiz ibn al-Dayba’ al-Shaybani (d. 943/1536).

In his Taysir al-usul ila Jami’ al-usul, iii, 297. An eminent scholar and traditionist.

315. Shams al-Din Ibn Tulun al-Dimashqi (d. 953/1546).

In his al-Shadharat al-dhahabiyyah, 66 (published under the title al-A'imat al-Ithna ‘ashar, Beirut, 1377 H.) ed. Dr. Salah al-Din al-Munjid, from Sahih Muslim. A leading scholar of his era.3

316. Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sharbini al-Khatib (d. 968/1560).

In his exegesis al-Siraj al-munir, ii, 528, iv, 167.

317. Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Hajar al-Haythami al-Makki (d. 973/1565).

In his al-Sawa’iq al-muhriqah, 25, 89 - 90, 132 and al-Minah al-Makkiyyah fi sharh al-qasidat al-hamziyyah under the couplet:

Muhammadun sayyidul kawnayni waththaqalayn

wa'l fariqayni min ‘urbin wa min ‘ajam

A leading scholar of his era.

318. Nur al-Din ‘Ali ibn Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (d.975/1567).

In his Kanz al-’ummal from al-Tabarani from Zayd ibn Arqam. A leading scholar, traditionist, author and legist.

319. Muhammad Tahir al-Fitanni al-Gujrati (d. 986/1578).

In his Majma’ al-bihar fi gharib al-hadith under thaql and ‘itrah, as well as in Takmilat Majma’ al-bihar under thaql. A leading scholar of his age.

320. ‘Abbas ibn Mu’in al-Din, known as Mirza Makhdum al-­Jurjani al-Shirazi (d. 988/1580).

In his al-Nawaqid from Sahih Muslim from Zayd ibn Arqam. An eminent scholar.

321. Al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Shaykh ‘Abd Allah al-Aydarus al-Yamani (d. 990/1582).

In al-’Iqd al-Nabawi wa al-sirr al-Mustafawi (MS) from Ibn Abi Shaybah, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf. An eminent scholar.

322. Kamal al-Din ibn Fakhr al-Din al-Jahromi (d. after 994/1586).

In his al-Barahin al-qati’ah fi tarjumat al-Sawa’iq al-muhriqah, in Persian. An eminent scholar from Bijapur, India.4

323. Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Mustafa ibn Ibrahim al-Sufi, known as Badr al-Din al-Rumi.

In his Taj al-durrah fi sharh al-burdah under the lines:

Ala baytin nabiyyi 'inna fu'adi

laysa yusallayhi ‘alaykumutta'sa'u

324. ‘Ata' Allah ibn Fadl Allah al-Shirazi, known as Jamal al-Din al-Muhaddith (d. 1000/1591).

In his al-Arba’in fi fada'il Amir al-Mu'minin (MS) and Rawdat al-ahbab fi siyar al-Nabi wa al-Al wa al-Ashab, from Hudhayfah ibn Usayd. An eminent scholar.

Notes

1. Ibid., vii, 1-32.

2. Al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Bukhari, Tadhkirat al-abrar, MS; Nuzhat al-khawatir, iv, 223.

3. Al-Ghazzi, al-Kawakib al-sa'irah, ii, 52.

4. Nuzhat al-khawatir, iv, 274.

Narrators of Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Eleventh-Seventeenth Century

325. ‘Ali ibn al-Sultan Muhammad al-Harawi, known as ‘Ali al-Qari (d. 1013/1604).

In his Sharh al-Shifa', 485, from Muslim and al-Nasa'i, from Zayd ibn Arqam. In his al-Mirqat fi sharh al-Mishat, V, 593-594, 600-601 from Muslim, from Zayd ibn Arqam; from Imam Ahmad from Abu Sa’id al-Khudri; and from al-Tirmidhi from Jabir and Zayd ibn Arqam. An eminent scholar.

326. ‘Abd al-Ra'uf ibn Taj al-Arifin al-Munawi (d. 1031/1621).

In his Fayd al-Qadir fi sharh al-Jami’ al-saghir, ii, 174, 571; iii, 14, 15, a sharh of al-Suyuti's work that expounds it with the help of the riwayat of al-Qurtubi and al-Samhudi. An eminent scholar.

327. Nur al-Din ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn ‘Ali al-Halabi al-Shafi’i (d. 1033/1623).

In his Insan al-­‘uyun fi sirat al-Amir wa al-Ma'mun, iii, 336. An eminent scholar.

328. Ahmad ibn al-Fadl ibn Muhammad Ba Kathir al-Makki (d. 1037/1627).

In his Wasilat al-ma'al fi ‘add manaqib al-Al (MS) from Imam Ahmad, al-Tabarani, Abu Ya’la, al-Hakim, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn ‘Uqdah, al-Diya', al-Zarandi, Abu al-Hasan Yahya ibn al-Hasan, al-Ji’abi, al-Dulabi, al-Bazzaz, Abu Nu’aym, Ibn Hajar and al-Darqutni. An eminent scholar.1

329. Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-­Shaykani al-Qadiri al-Madani.

In al-Sirat al-sawi fi manaqib Al al-Nabi (MS.), from Muslim, al-Hakim, al-Bazzaz, Ibn ‘Uqdah, al-Tabarani, Ibn Sa’d and al-Zarandi, from Zayd ibn Arqam, Abu Sa’id, Zayd ibn Thabit, ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, Abu Hurayrah, Jabir, Hudhayfah ibn Usayd and others.

330. Al-Sayyid Muhammad ibn al-Sayyid Jalal Mah ‘Alam al-Bukhari (d. 1045/1635).

In Tadhkirat al-abrar (MS.). A respectable scholar.2

331. Al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-­Haqq al-Dehlawi (d. 1052/1642).

In his al-Lumu’at fi sharh al-­Mishkat from Muslim and al-Tirmidhi, and also in Madarij al-nubuwwah, 520. A leading legist, traditionist and scholar of his era in India.3

332. Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Umar al-Khafaji al-Misri al-Hanafi (d. 1069/1658).

In his Nasim al-riyad fi sharh Shifa' al-Qadi ‘lyad, iii, 409, iv, 283, 324, while expounding the narrations of al-Qadi ‘lyad. A leading scholar.4

333. ‘Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Azizi al-­Bulaqi al-Shafi’i (d. 1070/1659).

In his al-Siraj al-munir fi sharh al-Jami’ al-saghir, i, 322; ii, 51. A leading traditionist.5

334. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Susi al-­Maghribi (d. 1094/1683)

In his Jam’ al-fawa'id min Jami’ al-usul wa Majma’ al-zawa'id, i, 16, ii, 236 (Meerut 1346H.), from al-Tirmidhi and Muslim. A leading traditionist.6

335. Mulla Ya’qub al-­Banyani al-Lahori (1098/1686).

In his ‘Aqa'id. A well-known scholar of his age.7

Notes

1. Al-Muhibbi, Khulasat al-athar, i, 271; Radi al-Din al-Shami, Tandid al-uqud al-­saniyyah

2. Ibid., v, 337.

3. Ibid., v, 201.

4. Khulasat al-athar, i, 331; al-Taj al-mukallal, 289.

5. Khulasat al-athar, iii, 201.

6. Ibid., iv, 204.

7. Nuzhat al-khawatir, iv, 285.