Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa

Among Abū Ḥanīfa’s companions was also [his son] Ḥammād.

Religious commitment, scrupulousness and asceticism predominated in him, together with knowledge of jurisprudence and the writing of hadith.

Among Abū Ḥanīfa’s companions was also his son Ḥammād.

Religious commitment, scrupulousness and asceticism predominated in him, together with knowledge of jurisprudence and the writing of hadith.

ʿUmar ibn Aḥmad ibn Shāhīn informed us. He said: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Shayba narrated to us. He said: My grandfather narrated to me. He said: I heard Abū Nuʿaym al-Faḍl ibn Dukayn say: Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa came before Sharīk ibn ʿAbd Allāh to give testimony. Sharīk said to him: “By God, you are restrained in your appetites and chaste, an excellent Muslim.”

ʿUmar ibn Aḥmad ibn Shāhīn informed us. He said: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Shayba narrated to us. He said: My grandfather narrated to me. He said: I heard Abū Nuʿaym al-Faḍl ibn Dukayn say: Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa came before Sharīk ibn ʿAbd Allāh to give testimony. Sharīk said to him: “By God, you are restrained in your appetites and chaste, an excellent Muslim.”

Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn Hārūn al-Ḍabbī, God have mercy on him, informed us: Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd al-Hamdānī informed us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Bahlūl al-Azdī related to me, saying, “This is my grandfather Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa’s book.” I read in it: Al-Ḥasan ibn Thābit related to me: I heard ʿUmar ibn Dharr say: Had Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī been among the Companions, he would have excelled them.

Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn Hārūn al-Ḍabbī, God have mercy on him, informed us: Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd al-Hamdānī informed us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Bahlūl al-Azdī related to me, saying, “This is my grandfather Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa’s book.” I read in it: Al-Ḥasan ibn Thābit related to me: I heard ʿUmar ibn Dharr say: Had Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī been among the Companions, he would have excelled them.

Abū ʿUbayd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿImrān ibn Mūsā al-Marzubānī informed us: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad the scribe narrated to us: Abū al-ʿAynāʾ Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim narrated to us, saying: Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa attended the funeral of a woman from the descendants of ʿAlī in Kufa, while he was its judge. People crowded around her and touched her for blessing. A man approached Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād and said, “May God set you right! Do you not see what these ignorant people are doing?” He replied, “Be quiet. If God’s Messenger, God bless him and grant him peace, were alive, condolences would be offered to him for her.”

Abū ʿUbayd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿImrān ibn Mūsā al-Marzubānī informed us: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad the scribe narrated to us: Abū al-ʿAynāʾ Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim narrated to us, saying: Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa attended the funeral of a woman from the descendants of ʿAlī in Kufa, while he was its judge. People crowded around her and touched her for blessing. A man approached Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād and said, “May God set you right! Do you not see what these ignorant people are doing?” He replied, “Be quiet. If God’s Messenger, God bless him and grant him peace, were alive, condolences would be offered to him for her.”

Al-Marzubānī narrated to us: al-Ḥakīmī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim narrated to us, saying: When Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa was dismissed from the judgeship of Basra, Yaḥyā ibn Aktham accompanied him on departure; he was the one who had removed him. The people prayed for Ismāʿīl and said, “You refrained from taking our property and shedding our blood.” Ismāʿīl replied, “And from your sons,” making an insinuation against Yaḥyā concerning sodomy. [This is the source’s allegation, not an independently established fact.]

Al-Marzubānī narrated to us: al-Ḥakīmī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim narrated to us, saying: When Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa was dismissed from the judgeship of Basra, Yaḥyā ibn Aktham accompanied him on departure; he was the one who had removed him. The people prayed for Ismāʿīl and said, “You refrained from taking our property and shedding our blood.” Ismāʿīl replied, “And from your sons,” making an insinuation against Yaḥyā concerning sodomy. [This is the source’s allegation, not an independently established fact.]

Al-Marzubānī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad the scribe narrated to us: Abū al-ʿAynāʾ Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim narrated to us, saying: Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa said, “Nothing has ever come before me like a woman who approached me and said, ‘Judge, my cousin married me to this man without my knowledge. When I learned of it, I rejected it.’ I asked, ‘When did you reject it?’ She replied, ‘When I learned of it.’ I asked, ‘When did you learn of it?’ She replied, ‘When I rejected it.’ I have never seen anyone like her.”

Al-Marzubānī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad the scribe narrated to us: Abū al-ʿAynāʾ Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim narrated to us, saying: Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa said, “Nothing has ever come before me like a woman who approached me and said, ‘Judge, my cousin married me to this man without my knowledge. When I learned of it, I rejected it.’ I asked, ‘When did you reject it?’ She replied, ‘When I learned of it.’ I asked, ‘When did you learn of it?’ She replied, ‘When I rejected it.’ I have never seen anyone like her.”

Abū ʿAbd Allāh Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣayrafī informed us: Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Miskī narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Kaʾs al-Nakhaʿī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAffān al-ʿĀmirī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Bakkāʾī narrated to us, from ʿUmar ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa, who said: Abū Ḥanīfa was al-Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā. Zūṭā was from Kabul. Thābit was born a Muslim. Zūṭā had been enslaved to Banū Taym Allāh ibn Thaʿlaba and was emancipated; his client affiliation belonged to Banū Taym Allāh ibn Thaʿlaba, then to Banū Qufl. Abū Ḥanīfa was a silk-fabric merchant, and his shop was known in the property of ʿAmr ibn Ḥurayth in Kufa.

Abū ʿAbd Allāh Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣayrafī informed us: Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Miskī narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Kaʾs al-Nakhaʿī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAffān al-ʿĀmirī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Bakkāʾī narrated to us, from ʿUmar ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa, who said: Abū Ḥanīfa was al-Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā. Zūṭā was from Kabul. Thābit was born a Muslim. Zūṭā had been enslaved to Banū Taym Allāh ibn Thaʿlaba and was emancipated; his client affiliation belonged to Banū Taym Allāh ibn Thaʿlaba, then to Banū Qufl. Abū Ḥanīfa was a silk-fabric merchant, and his shop was known in the property of ʿAmr ibn Ḥurayth in Kufa.

Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm the Qurʾan reciter informed us: Makram ibn Aḥmad informed us: Aḥmad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Shādhān al-Marwazī narrated to us: My father narrated to us, from my grandfather, who said: I heard Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: I am Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Marzubān, descended from the free men of Persia. By God, enslavement never befell us. My grandfather was born in the year 80. Thābit went to ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, may God be pleased with him, when he was young, and ʿAlī prayed for blessing upon him and his descendants. We hope that God answered ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib’s prayer concerning us. He said: Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Marzubān, Thābit’s father, was the man who gave ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib fālūdhaj on Nowruz. ʿAlī said: Let every day be our Nowruz. It is also said that this happened at Mihrjān, and that he said: Let every day be our Mihrjān.

Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm the Qurʾan reciter informed us: Makram ibn Aḥmad informed us: Aḥmad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Shādhān al-Marwazī narrated to us: My father narrated to me, from my grandfather, who said: I heard Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: I am Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn al-Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Marzubān, descended from the free men of Persia. By God, enslavement never befell us. My grandfather was born in the year 80. Thābit went to ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, may God be pleased with him, when he was young, and ʿAlī prayed for blessing upon him and his descendants. We hope that God Most High answered ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib’s prayer concerning us. He said: Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Marzubān, Thābit’s father, was the man who gave ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib fālūdhaj on Nowruz. ʿAlī said: Let every day be our Nowruz. It is also said that this happened at Mihrjān, and that he said: Let every day be our Mihrjān.

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad informed us: ʿAlī ibn ʿAmr narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Isḥāq ibn ʿUmar ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa narrated to us that Abū Ḥanīfa was tall and dark-complexioned. He dressed well, had a fine appearance, and used much perfume. When he approached, or left his home, he was recognized by the scent of his perfume before he was seen.

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad informed us: ʿAlī ibn ʿAmr narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Isḥāq ibn ʿUmar ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa narrated to us that Abū Ḥanīfa—may God have mercy on him—was tall and dark-complexioned. He dressed well, had a fine appearance, and used much perfume. When he approached, or left his home, he was recognized by the scent of his perfume before he was seen.

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣayrafī informed us: ʿAlī ibn ʿAmr al-Ḥarīrī narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī narrated to us: Al-Ḥārith ibn Abī Usāma narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Saʿd narrated to us: I heard al-Wāqidī say: Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa narrated to me: Abū Ḥanīfa was born in the year 80.

Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣayrafī informed us: ʿAlī ibn ʿAmr al-Ḥarīrī narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī narrated to us: Al-Ḥārith ibn Abī Usāma narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Saʿd narrated to us: I heard al-Wāqidī say: Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa narrated to me: Abū Ḥanīfa was born in the year 80.

Al-ʿAbbās ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī related to us: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūrī related to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us: Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥāzim related to us: ʿUbayd ibn Muḥammad related to us: I heard ʿUmar ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: I heard Abū Yūsuf say: No gathering in the world was dearer to me to attend than those of Abū Ḥanīfa and Ibn Abī Laylā. I have never seen a jurist more learned in jurisprudence than Abū Ḥanīfa or a judge better than Ibn Abī Laylā.

Al-ʿAbbās ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī related to us: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūrī related to us: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us: Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥāzim related to us: ʿUbayd ibn Muḥammad related to us: I heard ʿUmar ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: I heard Abū Yūsuf say: No gathering in the world was dearer to me to attend than those of Abū Ḥanīfa and Ibn Abī Laylā. I have never seen a jurist more learned in jurisprudence than Abū Ḥanīfa or a judge better than Ibn Abī Laylā.

ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥulwānī informed us: Makram ibn Aḥmad related to us: Aḥmad related to us: Mulayḥ ibn Wakīʿ related to us: My father related to us: I heard Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: My father sent me to Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī with money, saying, “Tell him to use it to support himself through his days. If he has no need of it, let him distribute it to whomever he wishes.” I heard Dāwūd say to himself, “You wanted roasted walnuts; I said yes and made them your relish. Then tonight you asked for dates with them. By God, you shall never taste dates until I meet God.” I told him what I had brought, and he said, “Abū Ḥanīfa’s property is something I approve of. If I were to accept anything from anyone, I would accept it. God knows how frequently I pray for Abū Ḥanīfa in my prayers: I learned from him and was educated through him.” He took none of the money.

ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥulwānī informed us: Makram ibn Aḥmad related to us: Aḥmad related to us: Mulayḥ ibn Wakīʿ related to us: My father related to us: I heard Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: My father sent me to Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī with money, saying, “Tell him to use it to support himself through his days. If he has no need of it, let him distribute it to whomever he wishes.” I heard Dāwūd say to himself, “You wanted roasted walnuts; I said yes and made them your relish. Then tonight you asked for dates with them. By God, you shall never taste dates until I meet God.” I told him what I had brought, and he said, “The property of Abū Ḥanīfa—may God be pleased with him—is something I approve of. If I were to accept anything from anyone, I would accept it. God knows how frequently I pray for Abū Ḥanīfa in my prayers: I learned from him and was educated through him.” He took none of the money.

ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm informed us: Makram related to us: Aḥmad ibn ʿAṭiyya related to us: Mulayḥ ibn Wakīʿ related to us: My father related to us: I heard Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: News reached me of Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī’s extreme straits. I visited and asked him about it. As Ḥammād was about to leave, Dāwūd began weeping. Ḥammād took four hundred dirhams from his own money and told him, “It is Abū Ḥanīfa’s inheritance.” He said, “Give it here,” took it, then said, “I have accepted it, but I prefer to live in the dignity of contentment. This is the money of a man whom I put behind none in scrupulousness and asceticism. Were I to accept anything from anyone, I would accept this, in honor of the dead and acknowledgment of the living.” [The acceptance and conditional wording are both retained as transmitted.]

ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm informed us: Makram related to us: Aḥmad ibn ʿAṭiyya related to us: Mulayḥ ibn Wakīʿ related to us: My father related to us: I heard Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: News reached me of Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī’s extreme straits. I visited and asked him about it. As Ḥammād was about to leave, Dāwūd began weeping. Ḥammād took four hundred dirhams from his own money and told him, “It is Abū Ḥanīfa’s inheritance.” He said, “Give it here,” took it, then said, “I have accepted it, but I prefer to live in the dignity of contentment. This is the money of a man whom I put behind none in scrupulousness and asceticism. Were I to accept anything from anyone, I would accept this, in honor of the dead and acknowledgment of the living.” [The acceptance and conditional wording are both retained as transmitted.]

ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm the Qurʾan reciter informed us: Makram ibn Aḥmad related to us: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad related to us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿīd related to us: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm related to us, from Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa: A female client served Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī and told him, “If only I made you something rich.” He said, “I would like that.” She cooked fat and brought it. He asked, “How are the orphans of such-and-such family?” She replied, “As before.” He said, “Take it to them.” She said, “May I be your ransom: you have not eaten a relish for so long.” He said, “If they eat it, it is stored up for us with God; if I eat it, it ends up in the privy.”

ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm the Qurʾan reciter informed us: Makram ibn Aḥmad related to us: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad related to us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿīd related to us: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm related to us, from Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa: A female client served Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī and told him, “If only I made you something rich.” He said, “I would like that.” She cooked fat and brought it. He asked, “How are the orphans of such-and-such family?” She replied, “As before.” He said, “Take it to them.” She said, “May I be your ransom: you have not eaten a relish for so long.” He said, “If they eat it, it is stored up for us with God; if I eat it, it ends up in the privy.”

Al-Ḥusayn ibn Hārūn related to us: Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān related to us: Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān related to me: Ayyūb ibn Maʿbad related to us: I heard Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: One day I was with Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī as he reflected. He reflected for a long time, and I could see a change in him. Then he said, “Will you be saved? Do you know by what you will be saved? If only I knew, after what, and upon what, I shall arrive!” Then he fell unconscious, and I saw that the ground had bloodied his face. I stayed a long time speaking to him, but he did not speak to me. I sat until prayer time arrived, despaired of his speaking to me, and left. The next day I visited and asked someone who used to enter his house when he had prayed. He said, “He stirred at the end of the afternoon prayer’s time. I told him, ‘Prayer!’ He rose, alarmed, like a battered, bewildered man, and prayed noon and afternoon. Then he sat, placed his hand on his cheek, and stared. I left, then returned near sunset, and he remained in that condition. That was the last I saw of him.” I asked, “Do you think I can enter?” He replied, “I shall check for you; I have not seen him today.” He then came out to me and said, “He has turned his face to the wall. I greeted him, and he answered without turning his face.” I departed.

Al-Ḥusayn ibn Hārūn related to us: Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān related to us: Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān related to me: Ayyūb ibn Maʿbad related to us: I heard Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: One day I was with Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī as he reflected. He reflected for a long time, and I could see a change in him. Then he said, “Will you be saved? Do you know by what you will be saved? If only I knew, after what, and upon what, I shall arrive!” Then he fell unconscious, and I saw that the ground had bloodied his face. I stayed a long time speaking to him, but he did not speak to me. I sat until prayer time arrived, despaired of his speaking to me, and left. The next day I visited and asked someone who used to enter his house when he had prayed. He said, “He stirred at the end of the afternoon prayer’s time. I told him, ‘Prayer!’ He rose, alarmed, like a battered, bewildered man, and prayed noon and afternoon. Then he sat, placed his hand on his cheek, and stared. I left, then returned near sunset, and he remained in that condition. That was the last I saw of him.” I asked, “Do you think I can enter?” He replied, “I shall check for you; I have not seen him today.” He then came out to me and said, “He has turned his face to the wall. I greeted him, and he answered without turning his face.” I departed.

Abū ʿUbayd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿImrān ibn Mūsā narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Saʿd the copyist narrated to us, from Muḥammad ibn ʿImrān, who said: ʿAmmār ibn Abī Mālik al-Janbī narrated to me: Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa narrated to us, saying: ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā asked Ibn Abī Laylā and Ibn Shubruma about a question. Ibn Shubruma answered correctly and Ibn Abī Laylā erred. Ibn Shubruma said: They could not descend, so we descended; the man of war is the one who can descend to the field. Then he asked them another question. Ibn Shubruma erred and Ibn Abī Laylā answered correctly. Ibn Abī Laylā said: A young camel, when yoked beside a mature one, cannot withstand the charge of mighty full-grown camels.

Abū ʿUbayd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿImrān ibn Mūsā narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to us: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Saʿd the copyist narrated to us, from Muḥammad ibn ʿImrān, who said: ʿAmmār ibn Abī Mālik al-Janbī narrated to me: Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa narrated to us, saying: ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā asked Ibn Abī Laylā and Ibn Shubruma about a question. Ibn Shubruma answered correctly and Ibn Abī Laylā erred. Ibn Shubruma said: They could not descend, so we descended; the man of war is the one who can descend to the field. Then he asked them another question. Ibn Shubruma erred and Ibn Abī Laylā answered correctly. Ibn Abī Laylā said: A young camel, when yoked beside a mature one, cannot withstand the charge of mighty full-grown camels.

The judge ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad informed us: Abū Bakr al-Dāmghānī the jurist narrated to us: Abū Jaʿfar al-Ṭaḥāwī narrated to us: I heard Ibn Abī ʿImrān say: I heard Muḥammad ibn Marwān al-Khaffāf—one of our school’s jurists—say: I heard Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: I held a document against a man for eight thousand dirhams. He paid me six thousand, leaving two thousand owing, which he denied. The judge then was Sharīk ibn ʿAbd Allāh. I brought the man before him and said, “May God honor the judge! I have a document against this man for eight thousand dirhams, of which I demand two thousand.” Sharīk said, “What is this talk? Would you, grandson of Abū Ḥanīfa, leave even two dirhams to anyone?” He made me leave. I went to al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn and told him my case. Al-Qāsim said, “You asked Sharīk to deal with something he does not understand. I will take care of him for you.” He met him and explained it. Then he met me and told me to appear before him. I did so and made the same claim as before. Sharīk said, “Yes, that is how to put it, grandson of Abū Ḥanīfa.” He asked for evidence; I brought my witnesses, and he ruled for me. When I wanted to appear before him, I had been kept back until I gave some dirhams to the man standing beside his head, who then brought me forward. I went to al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn and told him all this, saying, “I saw an objectionable thing in his session: the man standing beside him advances whomever he wishes and delays whomever he wishes. I was among those he advanced for dirhams he took from me.” He replied, “You too, Ismāʿīl, did something objectionable: you gave dirhams so that he delayed those who should have preceded you.” Sharīk was later dismissed and al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn appointed; Ismāʿīl was appointed after him. All these men judged in Kufa. Ismāʿīl additionally judged in all districts of Baghdad and in Basra. He remained there until paralysis afflicted him, and he wrote asking leave to depart, which was granted.

The judge ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad informed us: Abū Bakr al-Dāmghānī the jurist narrated to us: Abū Jaʿfar al-Ṭaḥāwī narrated to us: I heard Ibn Abī ʿImrān say: I heard Muḥammad ibn Marwān al-Khaffāf—one of our school’s jurists—say: I heard Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: I held a document against a man for eight thousand dirhams. He paid me six thousand, leaving two thousand owing, which he denied. The judge then was Sharīk ibn ʿAbd Allāh. I brought the man before him and said, “May God honor the judge! I have a document against this man for eight thousand dirhams, of which I demand two thousand.” Sharīk said, “What is this talk? Would you, grandson of Abū Ḥanīfa, leave even two dirhams to anyone?” He made me leave. I went to al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn and told him my case. Al-Qāsim said, “You asked Sharīk to deal with something he does not understand. I will take care of him for you.” He met him and explained it. Then he met me and told me to appear before him. I did so and made the same claim as before. Sharīk said, “Yes, that is how to put it, grandson of Abū Ḥanīfa.” He asked for evidence; I brought my witnesses, and he ruled for me. When I wanted to appear before him, I had been kept back until I gave some dirhams to the man standing beside his head, who then brought me forward. I went to al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn and told him all this, saying, “I saw an objectionable thing in his session: the man standing beside him advances whomever he wishes and delays whomever he wishes. I was among those he advanced for dirhams he took from me.” He replied, “You too, Ismāʿīl, did something objectionable: you gave dirhams so that he delayed those who should have preceded you.” Sharīk was later dismissed and al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn appointed; Ismāʿīl was appointed after him. All these men judged in Kufa. Ismāʿīl additionally judged in all districts of Baghdad and in Basra. He remained there until paralysis afflicted him, and he wrote asking leave to depart, which was granted.

Al-ʿAbbās ibn Aḥmad al-Hāshimī related to us, saying: Aḥmad ibn Manṣūr al-Manṣūrī related to us, saying: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us, saying: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Bahlūl related to us, saying: al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad al-Bajalī related to us, saying: I heard Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: Abū Ḥanīfa said one day: “These companions of ours number thirty-six. Twenty-eight are suited to judicial office, six are suited to issuing legal opinions, and two instruct the judges and those who issue legal opinions.” He pointed to Abū Yūsuf and Zufar.

Al-ʿAbbās ibn Aḥmad al-Hāshimī related to us, saying: Aḥmad ibn Manṣūr al-Manṣūrī related to us, saying: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us, saying: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Bahlūl related to us, saying: al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad al-Bajalī related to us, saying: I heard Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥammād ibn Abī Ḥanīfa say: Abū Ḥanīfa said one day: “These companions of ours number thirty-six. Twenty-eight are suited to judicial office, six are suited to issuing legal opinions, and two are suited to instructing the judges and those who issue legal opinions.” He pointed to Abū Yūsuf and Zufar.