Abu al-Hasan al-Jawbari
- Died
- 425 AH
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Abu al-Hasan al-Jawbari (d. 425 AH / 1034 CE) was a Syrian hadith transmitter based in Damascus, recognized as the regional transmitter (musnid) of the city in his era .
Identity and Early Life
His full name was Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Yasir al-Tamimi al-Dimashqi al-Jawbari . His father was also referred to by the kunya Abu Bakr . His nisba al-Jawbari refers to Jawbar, a village situated in the Ghouta of Damascus .
Al-Jawbari could neither read nor write . His father facilitated his hadith education by taking him to listen to scholars, meticulously documenting and recording his audition certificates (sama'at) on his behalf, and al-Jawbari was noted for having a good command of hadith texts . His father also granted him general transmission authorization (ijazah) .
Hadith Transmission
Al-Jawbari transmitted hadith from a number of authorities, including Ibn Abi al-Aqab, Abu Abd Allah ibn Marwan, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Sinan, Yahya ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Harith al-Abdari, and Muhammad ibn Hatim ibn Zanjawayh al-Bukhari . His documented auditions also included portions of Sahih al-Bukhari .
A number of scholars narrated from him, notably Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn Muhammad Ibn Abi al-Ala, al-Qasim al-Hinna'i, Haydara al-Maliki, Sa'd al-Zanjani, and Abu Muhammad Abd al-Aziz al-Kattani .
Al-Kattani reported that upon examining al-Jawbari's audition record in Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jawbari told him: "My father made me hear a great deal, but I will not narrate to you until I know your position regarding Mu'awiya." After al-Kattani replied that Mu'awiya was a companion of the Prophet ﷺ and prayed for God's mercy upon him, al-Jawbari brought out all of his father's books for him to read and transmit . A collection of his transmissions was preserved through his student Ibn Abi al-Ala under the title Ahadith Abi al-Hasan al-Jawbari .
Death
Al-Jawbari died in the month of Safar, 425 AH (1034 CE) .
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List of Works
Ahadith Abi al-Hasan al-Jawbari is a short hadith compilation (juz’) that transmits a selection of eleven prophetic traditions and narrations, each preserved with its full chain of authorities (isnad).