Ibn al-Muqarrab
- Died
- 563 AH
- Born in
- Baghdad
Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Muqarrab al-Karkhi (479–563 AH / 1086–1168 CE) was a Baghdadi hadith transmitter and jurist, known for compiling a collection of forty hadiths transmitted from forty distinct teachers on forty separate topics (Arba'un Hadithan 'an Arba'in Shaykhan fi Arba'in) .
Life and Scholarly Career
Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Muqarrab ibn al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan was born in 479 AH (1086/1087 CE) and resided in al-Karkh in Baghdad . He was also addressed with the title Salah al-Din and recorded with the post of chamberlain (al-hajib) . During his education, he studied Islamic jurisprudence (tafaqqaha), mastered Quranic recitation according to the seven readings, transcribed hadith booklets, and maintained well-preserved original manuscript copies (usul) .
He studied and heard hadith from a number of prominent scholars in Baghdad, including Tirad al-Zaynabi, Ibn Talha al-Ni'ali, Ibn Sawwar, Ibn al-Batir, Abu al-Husayn al-Mubarak ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Sayrafi, and Thabit ibn Bundar .
As a transmitter (musnid), a large number of scholars narrated traditions on his authority, including Abu Sa'd al-Sam'ani, Ibn al-Jawzi, Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi, Muwaffaq al-Din Ibn Qudamah, Abd al-Latif ibn al-Qubbayti, and Ibn al-Khazin .
Standing and Death
Ibn al-Muqarrab was regarded by biographical authorities as a reliable and trustworthy transmitter (thiqah) of verified auditory reception (sahih al-sama'), and he was described as pious, courteous, and genial .
He died in Dhu al-Hijjah 563 AH (September/October 1168 CE) .
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List of Works
Arba'un Hadithan 'an Arba'in Shaykhan fi Arba'in (Forty Hadiths from Forty Teachers on Forty Topics) is a hadith collection belonging to the arba'iniyyat genre. It comprises forty prophetic traditions transmitted from forty distinct teachers, with each tradition addressing a separate moral or legal subject, meaning, or virtue.