Abu al-Abbas al-Asimi
- Died
- 405 AH
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Abu al-Abbas al-Asimi (d. 405 AH / 1014–1015 CE) was a hadith scholar and local dignitary from Herat, known for his hadith collection Juz' Abi al-Abbas al-Asimi (The Hadith Monograph of Abu al-Abbas al-Asimi) .
Lineage and Background
His full name was Rafi ibn Ism ibn al-Abbas al-Dabbi al-Harawi . He was known by the patronymic nisba al-Asimi, derived from Asim, an ancestor from a prominent, well-known scholarly family established in Herat . Al-Dhahabi noted his civic standing, describing him as a chief or prominent figure of Herat (ra'is Harat) .
Education and Transmission
He received and transmitted hadith from his father, as well as from Abu Bakr al-Ziyadi and Abu al-Hasan Musa ibn Isa al-Dinawari . Among those who transmitted from him was Al-Hakim al-Naysaburi, who listed him among the scholars from whom he studied, alongside Abu Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Asbahani and Najib ibn Maymun, the latter being the last surviving narrator to transmit directly from him .
Scholarly Contribution
His compilation Juz' Abi al-Abbas al-Asimi served as a source of transmitted traditions and contained his critical assessments regarding transmission defects (ilal) . In it, he evaluated rare chains (gharib), identified transmission errors (wahm), and distinguished between narrations traced directly to the Prophet ﷺ (marfu') and those halted at a Companion (mawquf) .
Death
He died in 405 AH (1014–1015 CE) .
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List of Works
Juz Abu al-Abbas al-Ismi (also vocalized as Juz' Abi al-Abbas al-Asimi) is a hadith monograph containing prophetic traditions transmitted with their chains of narration across various topics. The work incorporates critical remarks evaluating transmission defects, solitary chains, narrator isolation, and transmitter identities, while determining whether traditions trace directly to the Prophet or halt at a Companion.