Muḥammad ibn Hāniʾ

Muḥammad ibn Sahl al-Marwazī related to us. He said: Muḥammad ibn Hāniʾ related to us. He said: ʿAlī ibn ʿĪsā related to us. He said: Yaḥyā ibn Naṣr ibn Ḥājib related to us. He said: Ibn Hubayra wanted to write a document between himself and the Khārijites resembling a truce, or a peace agreement. He told Ibn Abī Laylā and Ibn Shubruma: ‘Write it.’ They asked him for a month’s delay and wrote it, but Ibn Hubayra was not satisfied. He was told: ‘In Kufa there is a man skilled in examining such matters.’ He summoned him. When he arrived, he gave him the document Ibn Shubruma and Ibn Abī Laylā had written, with people present. Abū Ḥanīfa, may God have mercy on him, read it and said: ‘It is all mistaken except the names of God Most High mentioned in it.’ Ibn Hubayra said: ‘Will you write it?’ He said: ‘Yes, if you wish.’ He said: ‘I do wish it.’ He said: ‘When do you want me to write it?’ Ibn Hubayra said: ‘Now.’ Abū Ḥanīfa said: ‘Call a scribe.’ He called one, and Abū Ḥanīfa dictated a good document that satisfied those present. That was the first day on which Abū Ḥanīfa was preferred over Ibn Abī Laylā and Ibn Shubruma.

Muḥammad ibn Sahl al-Marwazī related to us. He said: Muḥammad ibn Hāniʾ related to me. He said: I heard Khallād ibn Yaḥyā in Mecca say: Misʿar said—and he mentioned a similar report.

The Arabic abbreviates the account with مثله; the preceding report’s narrative is not repeated here.