Ibn Jurayj
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| Hijazi scholar Medieval era |
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Ibn Jurayj
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| Birth | |
| Death | 150 AH (766–767) [1] |
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| Influenced by | Ata ibn Abi Rabah [2] |
| Influenced | Abdu-Razzaq al-San'ani |
Ibn Jurayj (Arabic: ابن جريج) (died 767 CE, 150 AH [1]) was an Islamic scholar.
He is counted among the Taba' at-Tabi'in and narrated many Isra'iliyat [3].
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[edit] Name
Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-'Aziz ibn Jurayj (Jurayj is Arabized for George)
[edit] Biography
His father was a Muslim scholar and his grandfather Jurayj (George) was a Roman Christian [4].
He collected hadith in Mecca [5], and is widely regarded to be the first Sunni hadith collector [6].
One of his most quoted sources is Ata ibn Abi Rabah, his teacher [2].
[edit] Legacy
[edit] Works
His narrations are quoted in Sunan Abu Da'ud [8]
In the The Muwatta of Muhammed Ibn al-Hasan Introduction, it is stated [5]:
| “ | ...is sometimes said, 'The first book composed in Islam was that of Ibn Jurayj, and some said, 'the Muwatta of Malik', and some others said, 'The first man to compile and arrange according to chapters was Rabi ibn Sabih in Basra. | ” |
[edit] Sunni view
Sunnis praise him with the title imam [5]. Al-Dhahabi, a 14th century Sunni Islamic scholar writes:
| “ | The scholar of Mecca, Abu Walid stated Abdul Malik bin Abdul Aziz bin Jurayj was a servant of the Banu Umayya and was amongst the Fuquha of Mecca, he has many appellations, and is counted amongst the great ulama, he was born a few years after 70 Hijri, and he met the great Sahaba. Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said "Ibn Jurayj was a treasure of knowledge". Jarir commented that Ibn Jurayj deemed Mut'ah to be permissible, and he contracted Mut'ah with 70 women. Ibn Abdul Hakim stated "heard from Imam Shafi'i says Ibn Jurayj contracted Mut'ah with 90 women". [9] | ” |
| “ | Abdul Malik Ibn Jurayj was one the great men of knowledge, he was Thiqa (reliable) and authoritative, he performed Mut'ah with seventy women, deeming this practise to be halaal. [10] | ” |
Abu Uwana narrated in his Sahih that Ibn Jurayj said in Basra about Mut'ah: "Bear witness that I have reverted back from it (from allowing it)", after he told them 18 narrations that it is okay[11].
[edit] Non-Muslim view
Harald Motzki, a 21st century Non-Muslim Islamic scholar states [1]:
| “ | Such a diversity can hardly be the result of systematic forgery, but, rather, must have developed over the course of time. We must therefore-until the contrary is proven-start from the assumption that the traditions for which Ibn Jurayj expressly states a person as his source really came from that informant, and thus Ibn Jurayj's transmission, in my opinion, should be regarded as authentic. | ” |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://people.uncw.edu/bergh/par246/L21RHadithCriticism.htm
- ^ a b http://people.uncw.edu/bergh/par246/L21RHadithCriticism.htm
- ^ ::: 'ULUM AL-QUR'AN #3 - THE HISTORY OF TAFSIR :::
- ^ Tahdhib al-Tahdhib by Ibn Hajar Asqalani
- ^ a b c Turath Publishing :: Protecting The Intellectual Legacy of Islam :: Homepage
- ^ Kashf al-zunun, p.637. Ta'ssi al-shi`ah, pp.278-279. Dehkhuda, Loghatnameh, p.298. Taqrib al-tahdhib , p. 333. Wafayat al-a`yan, p.338. Fjr al-Islam, p. 265. [1]
- ^ The Hadith Vs. The Gospels - Part 2
- ^ Hadith Books
- ^ Tadhkirat al-huffaz Volume 1 pages170 -171
- ^ Tadheeb al Tadheeb of Al-Dhahabi, Volume 6 p. 06
- ^ Talkhis al-Habeer, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, vol 3, page 160, printed in Madina in 1964.
