Abu Ali al-Lihyani
- Died
- 350 AH
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Abu Ali al-Lihyani (d. c. 350 AH / 961 CE) was a fourth-century hadith transmitter known for his hadith collection Min Hadith Abi Ali al-Lihyani an Shuyukhihi ("From the Hadith of Abu Ali al-Lihyani on the Authority of His Teachers") .
Biography and Hadith Transmission
His full name was Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Lihyani . In some transmission chains, his name appears in variant form as al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Lihyani . He lived during the fourth century AH .
Al-Lihyani taught and transmitted hadith in Salmas . Among his principal teachers was the hadith master Abu al-Qasim Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Baghawi, from whom he received numerous traditions .
Among those who narrated directly from him was the judge Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Hariz ibn Ahmad ibn Khamis al-Salmasi—also recorded as Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Jarir or Ahmad ibn Hasan—who received his transmissions in Salmas and subsequently related them during his travels in cities such as Damascus and Amid . Through these chains, his narrations were documented in a dedicated compilation (juz'), titled Min Hadith Abi Ali al-Lihyani an Shuyukhihi, which gathers traditions related from his teachers .
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List of Works
Min Hadith Abi Ali al-Lihyani an Shuyukhihi is a specialized hadith compilation (juz') bringing together seventy-one narrations transmitted from various teachers. The work encompasses prophetic traditions as well as reports from the Companions and early authorities, addressing diverse legal, ritual, and devotional subjects such as prayer regulations, pilgrimage, ablutions, the recitation of Quranic surahs, the prohibition of intoxicants, and the merits of the Companions.