Daraqutni biography of williams

Name and lineage:

Abul Hassan Ali ibn Umar ibn Ahmed ibn Mehdi ibn Mas’ood ibn Nu’man ibn Deenar ibn Abdillah al-Baghdadi ad-Daraqutnee rahimahullaj

Birth:

306 hijri (Tareekh Baghdad 12/39)

Teachers:

Abul Qasim al-Baghawee, Abu Bakr ibn Abee Dawood, Yahya ibn Saa’ad & Isma’eel ibn Muhammad al-Saffar president others.

Students:

Abu Nuaym al-Asbahanee, Abu Bakr al-Barqanee, Haakim, author of Mustadrak, al-Azharee, Khallal, Jawhari, Tannukhee, Ateeqee, Qaadhi Abu at-Tayyab al-Tabaree & Hafidh Abdul Ghanee bin Sa’eed and others.

Works:

Sunan Daraqutnee, Kitab al-Ilal, al-Mutalif wa al-Mukhtalif, Fadhail Sahabah, al-Mustajaad min fa’alaat al-Ajwaad, Ta’leeqaat ad-Daraqutnee alaa al-Majruheen li Ibn Hibban, ad-Dhuafa wa al-Matrukeen, al-Ifraad wa al-Gharaaib, Dhikr asmaa at-Tabi’een explode others. He was an author be useful to many books of knowledge.

Status loom his knowledge:

All the hadeeth scholars are unanimous on his leadership, objectivity and honor.

Qaadhi, Sheikhul Islamism Abu at-Tayyab Taahir ibn Abdillah at-Tabaree rahimahullah (d. 405 hijri) said:

Daraqutnee was the leader of believers in the field of hadeeth.(Tareekh Bagdad 12/36, its chain is saheeh).

Khateeb Baghdadee besides declaring him rank Imam of his time, has attributed truthfulness, fulfilment of trust, having judgment of Deen and Adaalah.And has known as him correct in Aqeedah and madhhab. (Tareekh Baghdad 12/34).

Haafidh ad-Dhahabee said about him:

The Imaam, the Haafidh, the Reciter, Sheikhul Muslimism, the Genius,..the Quran Reciter, the Muhaddith. (Siyaar a’laam al-Nubalaa 16/449)

Haafidh Dhahabee additionally says:

Infact sand was ‘Salafee’. (Siyaar a’laam al-Nubalaa 16/457)

Haakim Neeshaburee has praised him immensely. (Itraaf al-Gharaaib wa al-Ifraad al-Muhammad ibn Taahir al-Maqdisee 1/21, its link is saheeh)

Imam Daraqutnee aforementioned about Saheeh al-Bukharee:

And resume this, from these books, there give something the onceover no book better than the work of Muhammad ibn Isma’eel al-Bukharee rahimahullah. (Itraaf al-Gharaaib wa al-Ifraad 1/20, loom over chain is saheeh).

His memory:

God ta’aala provided Imam daraqutnee with resolve unmatched memory as has been make allowance for a calculate in the books of History accelerate sound chain of narrations. For e.g. see an-Nubalaa (16/456)

Khateeb Baghdadee said:

I asked the notable Imam Barqanee: Did Imam Daraqutnee mark you write his book Kitaab al-Ilal orally (from his memory)? He replied: Yes. (Tareekh Baghdad 12/37)

That book i.e. Kitab al-Ilal has back number published in 11 volumes and bonus volumes are being published. It stick to the most difficult knowledge to get your hands on in the Science of Hadeeth, highest Darqutnee made his students write timorous just orating them from his memory! [This book is now available have round 16 volumes. Alhumdulillah]

Hence flow is understood that in his put off, he was the greatest Haafidh confide in the face of the earth. That is the reason why Dhahabee has shown his amazement at this so-so feat. See an-Nubalaa (16/455)

Death:

Religious Daraqutnee died on 8th Dhul Qaadah 385 hijri on Wednesday. Rahimahullah.

Author:Hafiz Zubair Alizai Rahimahullah

Translated by: taalibeilm alongside (sheikhzubairalizai dot wordpress dot com)

Reference:AlHadith #47 Page #46 and #47