Abu al-Hasan al-Naali
- Died
- 413 AH
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Abu al-Hasan al-Naali (d. 413 AH / 1022 CE) was a Baghdadi hadith transmitter who transmitted from several fourth-century authorities and whose reports were preserved in transmissions such as Juz' min Hadith al-Naali .
Identity and Transmission
His full name was Muhammad ibn Talhah ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman, Abu al-Hasan al-Naali . He was based in Baghdad, and his nisba al-Naali is derived from the craft of making footwear .
He transmitted hadith from a number of scholars, including Abu Bakr al-Shafi'i, Abu Bahr ibn Kawthar al-Barbahari, Abu Amr ibn Sunaqah, Muhammad ibn Umar ibn al-Ji'abi, Habib ibn al-Hasan al-Qazzaz, Abd al-Khaliq ibn al-Hasan ibn Abi Ruba, Ahmad ibn Ja'far ibn Malik al-Qati'i, and Ibrahim ibn Ghiyath al-Naali . Among those who received and wrote hadith from him was Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, while his narrations were also transmitted through his grandson, Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Talhah al-Naali al-Karkhi .
Scholarly Standing, Creed, and Death
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi recorded that al-Naali was an elder who wrote hadith continuously until his death, but remarked that he actively pursued rare and uncorroborated reports (al-ghara'ib wa-l-manakir) . Al-Khatib also described him as adhering to Rafidism . Abu al-Qasim al-Azhari reported that al-Naali mentioned Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan in his presence one day and cursed him .
Al-Naali died on Sunday, 7 Rabi' al-Awwal 413 AH (1022 CE) .
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List of Works
Fawaid Abi Abd Allah al-Naali (Benefits of Abu Abd Allah al-Naali) is a short compilation of Hadith narrations and historical reports transmitted through the Baghdadi traditionist Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Talhah al-Naali, largely preserving the narrations of his grandfather Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Talhah al-Naali.
Juz' min Hadith al-Na'ali, also known as Juz' fihi min Hadith Abi al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Talhah al-Na'ali 'an Shuyukhih, is a short hadith compilation containing prophetic traditions transmitted from various teachers.