Abu Amr al-Saqati
- Died
- 362 AH
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Abu Amr al-Saqati (c. 277–362 AH / 890–972 CE) was a traditionist and court witness (muʿaddil) from Baghdad, known for his transmitted hadith notebook Juz al-Saqati.
Identity and Office
His full name was Abd al-Malik ibn al-Hasan ibn Yusuf ibn al-Fadl, and he was known as Ibn al-Saqati. The surname al-Saqati is an occupational attribution referring to the trade of miscellaneous small wares (al-saqat), such as beads, spoons, and brass or iron rings. He served as a certified legal witness (muʿaddil), having first given legal testimony before Judge Abu Umar Muhammad ibn Yusuf in 311 AH, and remained accepted in testimony until his death.
Hadith Transmission and Standing
Al-Saqati studied hadith under several prominent authorities, including Abu Muslim al-Kajji, Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Hulwani, Yusuf ibn Ya'qub al-Qadi, Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Sa'igh, Ja'far al-Firyabi, Zakariyya ibn Yahya al-Saji, and Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi.
Those who narrated hadith from him include Abu Nu'aym al-Isbahani, Abu Ali ibn Shadhan, Muhammad ibn Asad al-Katib, and al-Hasan ibn Abi Bakr. Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and Abu Nu'aym both described him as trustworthy (thiqah). The hadith master al-Daraqutni selected narrations from his collection for others to copy, which were preserved through Abu Nu'aym's transmission in Juz' al-Saqati.
Death
Al-Saqati died on Sunday, 20 Rabiʿ al-Awwal 362 AH (972 CE), reportedly having reached the age of eighty-five.
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List of Works
Juz' al-Saqati is a short Hadith monograph containing narrations transmitted by the Baghdadi traditionist Abu 'Amr al-Saqati. The material features Hadith reports transmitted from various teachers covering ethical exhortations, theological guidance, ritual practices, and descriptions of the afterlife.