Abd al-Samad al-Tusti
- Died
- 346 AH
- Born in
- Baghdad
Abd al-Samad al-Tusti (266–346 AH / 880–957 CE) was a Baghdadi hadith transmitter and scholar who was active in Baghdad.
Lineage and Background
His full name was Abu al-Husayn Abd al-Samad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Mukram ibn Hassan al-Baghdadi al-Tusti. He was the nephew of the hadith transmitter al-Hasan ibn Mukram al-Bazzar. In biographical accounts, he is recorded with the professional titles al-Wakil (legal agent) and al-Bazzar (cloth merchant).
Hadith Transmission and Scholarship
Al-Tusti studied hadith in Baghdad and transmitted from a wide circle of teachers. Among those from whom he heard narrations were his father Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Mukram, Ibrahim al-Harbi, Ibn Abi al-Dunya, Ahmad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Narsi, Dubays ibn Sallam al-Qasbani, and Hamid ibn Sahl. He compiled a biographical dictionary of his teachers titled Mu'jam shuyukhih.
A significant number of scholars transmitted hadith on his authority, including al-Daraqutni, al-Hakim al-Nisaburi, Abu al-Hasan ibn Rizqawayh, Abu al-Husayn ibn Bushran, Ali ibn Dawud al-Razzaz, and Abu Ali ibn Shadhan. Hadiths from his transmission were preserved in tract collections, including two parts (juz'an) later transmitted by al-Silafi.
Standing and Death
Al-Tusti was regarded as a reliable hadith authority (thiqah) and a major transmitter (musnid), receiving confirmation of his reliability from biographical authorities including al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and al-Dhahabi.
He died in the month of Sha'ban in 346 AH (957 CE) at the age of eighty.
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List of Works
Min Hadith Abd al-Samad al-Tusti (From the Hadith of Abd al-Samad al-Tusti) is a hadith tract (juz') preserving a collection of hadith narrations.