al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ

Among his companions were also Ḥibbān and Mandal, the two sons of ʿAlī, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, and Abū ʿĀṣim al-Ḍaḥḥāk ibn Makhlad. Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ and ʿAbd Allāh ibn Dāwūd al-Khuraybī also learned jurisprudence from him.

Among his companions were also Ḥibbān and Mandal, the two sons of ʿAlī, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, and Abū ʿĀṣim al-Ḍaḥḥāk ibn Makhlad. Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ and ʿAbd Allāh ibn Dāwūd al-Khuraybī also learned jurisprudence from him.

ʿAbbās ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī informed us, saying: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad related to us, saying: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us, saying: Nujayḥ related to us, saying: Ibn Karāma related to us, saying: We were with Wakīʿ one day when a man said Abū Ḥanīfa made a mistake.” Wakīʿ said: “Could Abū Ḥanīfa make a mistake when he had with him the likes of Abū Yūsuf and Zufar in their analogical reasoning, the likes of Yaḥyā ibn Abī Zāʾida, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, Ḥibbān, and Mandal in their memorization of hadith, al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn in his knowledge of language and Arabic, and al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ and Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī in their renunciation and scrupulousness? Someone whose companions were these people would not err, because if he erred they would correct him.”

ʿAbbās ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī informed us, saying: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad related to us, saying: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us, saying: Nujayḥ related to us, saying: Ibn Karāma related to us, saying: We were with Wakīʿ one day when a man said Abū Ḥanīfa made a mistake.” Wakīʿ said: “Could Abū Ḥanīfa make a mistake when he had with him the likes of Abū Yūsuf and Zufar in their analogical reasoning, the likes of Yaḥyā ibn Abī Zāʾida, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, Ḥibbān, and Mandal in their memorization of hadith, al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn in his knowledge of language and Arabic, and Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī and al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ in their renunciation and scrupulousness? Someone whose companions were these people would not err, because if he erred they would correct him.”

Abū al-Qāsim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad the witness informed us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal narrated to us: Ḥasan ibn ʿĪsā narrated to me, saying: We stood at Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna’s door at night, waiting for him, at the time of the late evening prayer. One person said he was with Yaḥyā ibn Khālid; another said he was with Jaʿfar ibn Yaḥyā. A man among them said, “Lord, my eye should not see a single man besides this learned figure among the people.” A man whom I thought to be from the people of al-Barra [place-name uncertain] said, “Yes: ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak.” Another said, “Then name someone else,” and he fell silent. I went to Kufa and told Ibn al-Mubārak this, but did not say, “You were named”; I said, “They named a man.” He seemed to understand, then said, “Why did they not say al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ?” I said, “They did not,” and he fell silent.

Abū al-Qāsim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad the witness informed us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal narrated to us: Ḥasan ibn ʿĪsā narrated to me, saying: We stood at Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna’s door at night, waiting for him, at the time of the late evening prayer. One person said he was with Yaḥyā ibn Khālid; another said he was with Jaʿfar ibn Yaḥyā. A man among them said, “O Lord! I do not think my eye sees a single man among the people who equals this learned figure.” A man whom I thought to be from the people of Basra said, “Yes: ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Mubārak.” Another said, “Then name someone else,” and he fell silent. I went to Kufa and told Ibn al-Mubārak this, but did not say, “You were named”; I said, “They named a man.” He seemed to understand, then said, “Why did they not say al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ?” I said, “They did not,” and he fell silent.

ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm informed us: Makram related: Ibn Mughallis related: Saʿīd ibn Manṣūr related: I heard Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ say: Abū Ḥanīfa was known for abundant beneficence, little speech, and honouring knowledge and its people.

ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm informed us: Makram related: Ibn Mughallis related: Saʿīd ibn Manṣūr related: I heard Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ say: Abū Ḥanīfa was known for abundant beneficence, little speech, and honouring knowledge and its people.