Hammad bin Zayd bin Dirham (Arabic: حماد بن زيد بن درهم (716–795)) was an Islamic scholar and jurisprudent from Basrah, Iraq. He was a blind, hujjah (proofed) and an able hadith narrator who memorized all his hadiths well. Hamad used tadlis (concealment).[1] He was highly regarded for his knowledge and was considered to be on par with Imam Malik in terms of his scholarly contributions. Hammad bin Zayd was known for his firm stance against the Jahmiyyah, a theological group that held controversial views about the nature of Allah.[2][3]
Hammad bin Zayd bin Dirham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 716 |
| Died | 795 |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Thabit al-Bunani, Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Sunni Islam |
| Main interests | Hadith |
Mention in Abu Hurayra’s narrations
editAccording to Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Ali ibn al-Madini (d. 849) considered the most authentic chain that begin with Abu Hurairah as being Abu Hurairah → Ibn Sirin → Ayyub al-Sakhtiani → Hammad ibn Zaid.[4]
According to Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (d. 1958), a hadith scholar from Al-Azhar University, the most authentic asnād that came from Abu Hurayrah, one of them was:[5]
- Abu Hurairah → Ibn Sirin → Ayyub al-Sakhtiani → Hammad ibn Zaid
Criticism
editIn a hadis books Kitâbu’l-Mecrûhîn’, where Hammad criticized Amr ibn Ubayd, stating that Amr used to lie and fabricate Hadiths.[6]
Death and legacy
editHe died in Basra. There are many hadiths of him in Sahih al-Bukhari. Scholars of hadith generally agree that Hamad ibn Zayd was a reliable narrator.[1][7]
- Al-Dhahabi said: Hamad used to memorize his hadith like water.[1]
- Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi says: I have not seen anyone with more knowledge of Sunnah and Hadith than Hammad bin Zayd, he was the best jurist in Basra.[1]
- Ibn Hibban says: Whoever claims that the difference between Hamad bin Zayd bin Dirham and Hamad bin Salama bin Dinar is the difference between a dirham and a dinar is delusional because Hamad bin Zayd was more knowledgeable and correct than Hamad bin Salama. However, Hamad bin Salama was more pious and pious than Hamad bin Zayd.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Encyclopedia of Sahih Al-Bukhari". 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Hammaad bin Zayd (d. 179H): The Jahmites Are Circulating Around the Issue of Wanting to Say There is Nothing Above the Heaven".
- ^ "Ayyub as-Sakhtiyaanee (d. 131H): The Central Axis of the Mu'tazilah Is That They Want to Say 'There is Nothing Above the Heaven'".
- ^ al-Baghdadi, Al-Khatib. الكفاية في علم الرواية للخطيب البغدادي (in Arabic). Medina: Maktaba al Ilmiyyah. p. 398. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Ajaj al-Khatib, Muhammad (1982). Ibn Muhammad al-Qurashi, Tawfiq (ed.). كتاب أبو هريرة راوية الإسلام [The book of Abu Huraira, the narrator of Islam]. Cairo: Maktabah al Wahbah. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Amr bin Ubayd... Sheikh of the Mutazilah".
- ^ "Dars e Nizami Darja Salsa 3rd Year".