Abu Bakr ibn Khallad
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- 359 AH
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Abu Bakr ibn Khallad (d. 359 AH / 970 CE) was a hadith transmitter originally from Nusaybin who served as a court-approved witness and is known for his hadith transmission, recorded in Hadith Abi Bakr ibn Khallad al-Nusaybi .
Lineage and Career
His full lineage is Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn Ahmad ibn Khallad ibn Mansur ibn Ahmad ibn Khallad al-Attar al-Khalladi al-Nusaybi . The relative adjective al-Khalladi derived from the name of his ancestor Khallad . Originating from the city of Nusaybin, he served as one of the certified, court-evaluated witnesses (al-shuyukh al-mu'addalun) before judges .
Hadith Transmission and Reception
Ibn Khallad studied under and transmitted hadith from a number of authorities, including Muhammad ibn al-Faraj al-Azraq, al-Harith ibn Abi Usamah, Isma'il ibn Ishaq al-Qadi, Muhammad ibn Ghalib al-Tamtam, Ubayd ibn Sharik al-Bazzaz, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Milhan, and Muhammad ibn Yunus al-Kudaymi .
Prominent scholars transmitted hadith from him, among them al-Daraqutni, Abu Nu'aym al-Isbahani, Abu al-Hasan ibn Rizqawayh, Abu al-Fath Muhammad ibn Abi al-Fawaris, Hilal ibn Muhammad al-Haffar, and Abu Ali ibn Shadhan .
Abu Nu'aym evaluated him as trustworthy (thiqah), and he was also deemed truthful (saduq) with sound audition (sama'uhu kana sahihan) . However, al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and Ibn Abi al-Fawaris noted that despite his sound audition, he lacked comprehension of hadith and scholarly sciences . Al-Hasan ibn Shihab al-Ukbari reported that while attending Ibn Khallad's gathering alongside al-Daraqutni, Ibn Khallad asked al-Daraqutni whether the sa' (a volumetric measure) or the mudd was larger, prompting al-Daraqutni to remark to the attendees on their teacher's lack of rudimentary knowledge .
Death
Ibn Khallad died in the month of Safar 359 AH (970 CE) . Abu Ali ibn Shadhan stated that he died on Wednesday and was buried on Thursday, 10 Safar 359 AH . Conversely, Abu al-Fath Muhammad ibn Abi al-Fawaris related that he died on Tuesday evening and was buried on Wednesday, with fourteen nights remaining in Safar 359 AH .
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List of Works
This work is a hadith compilation, also referenced in bibliographical traditions as Fawa'id Abi Bakr ibn Khallad, that preserves prophetic traditions and narrations received from various teachers. The surviving portion constitutes the second part (al-Juz' al-thani) of these transmissions, recording individual reports with full chains of narration that span ethical virtues, companion merits, and legal regulations such as ritual purity and pilgrimage practices.
Also known as Fawaid Ibn Khallad or Hadith Abi Bakr ibn Khallad, this hadith collection (juz') preserves prophetic traditions and reports received through direct teachers and transmission chains. The work encompasses two primary parts (ajza') transmitted across distinct regional and scholarly branches.