Dakhil bin Salih al-Luhaydan
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Dakhil bin Salih al-Luhaydan is a contemporary Saudi hadith scholar and academic based in Riyadh, known for his specialized studies in hadith referencing (takhrij) and narrator criticism.
Academic Career and Hadith Transmission
Al-Luhaydan, whose name is also documented as Dakhil bin Salih Dakhil al-Luhaydan , served as an assistant professor in the Department of the Sunnah and Its Sciences within the College of Usul al-Din at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. In traditional hadith transmission, he studied under Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Mulla through reading (qira'ah), receiving an isnad connecting through Khalifah bin Hamad al-Nabhani to Abd al-Ghani al-Dihlawi.
Scholarly Contribution
Al-Luhaydan's scholarly output centers on hadith documentation techniques, narrator onomastics, and textual additions in canonical compilations. In 1420 AH (1999–2000 CE), he completed a monograph examining and referencing the textual additions (ziyadat) introduced by Abu Bakr al-Qati'i into the Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal via the transmission of Ahmad's son Abd Allah ibn Ahmad. He also investigated referencing methodologies based on identifying the uppermost narrator (al-rawi al-a'la) in an isnad, and compiled a systematic index arranging the biographical subjects and lexical entries of al-Ikmal by Ibn Makula.
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List of Works
Turuq al-Takhrij bi Hasab al-Rawi al-Ala is a specialized work on the principles of hadith referencing and retrieval (takhrij). It examines the methodologies and primary reference sources used to trace prophetic traditions by identifying the uppermost narrator in an isnad—the figure closest to the matn, whether a Companion or a Successor.
Ziyadat al-Qati‘i ‘ala Musnad al-Imam Ahmad Dirasatan wa-Takhrijan is a specialized hadith monograph completed in 1420 AH (1999–2000 CE). The work investigates and critically evaluates the supplementary narrations (ziyadat) introduced by the transmitter Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Ja'far al-Qati'i into the Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal through the transmission of Ahmad's son, ‘Abd Allah.