Ibn Tharthal
- Died
- 408 AH
- Born in
- Baghdad
Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Tharthal (317–408 AH / 929–1018 CE) was a Baghdad-born hadith transmitter who settled in Egypt, known for transmitting a single compilation of hadiths titled Juz Ibn Tharthal (Part of Ibn Tharthal).
Life and Hadith Transmission
His full lineage is recorded as Ahmad ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Ahmad ibn Hamid ibn Mahmud ibn Tharthal ibn Ghiyath ibn Musharrafah ibn Manih ibn Ghiyath ibn Tahn, bearing the kunya Abu al-Hasan and the nisbas al-Taymali—referring to Taym Allah ibn Tha'labah—and al-Baghdadi. He stated to his student al-Quda'i that he was born six nights remaining in Shawwal 317 AH.
Ibn Tharthal began hearing hadith in Baghdad in 326 AH. His teachers included al-Husayn ibn Isma'il al-Mahamili, Muhammad ibn Makhlad, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Batha, and Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Harun al-Askari. He later relocated to Egypt, where he took up residence and transmitted hadith. All that he transmitted in Egypt consisted of a single collection comprising four dictation sessions (majalis) from his Baghdad teachers, alongside folios of al-Mahamili's narrations via Yusuf ibn Musa, preserved as Juz Ibn Tharthal.
Among those who transmitted hadith from him in Egypt were Muhammad ibn Ali al-Suri, al-Qadi Muhammad ibn Salama al-Quda'i, Ibrahim ibn Sa'id al-Habbal, and Khalaf ibn Ahmad al-Hawfi.
Standing and Death
Ibn Tharthal was assessed as trustworthy (thiqah) by al-Suri, an appraisal reiterated by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi.
According to Ibrahim ibn Sa'id al-Habbal, Ibn Tharthal died in Egypt in Dhu al-Qa'dah 408 AH, while al-Suri expressed uncertainty as to whether his death occurred in 407 AH or 408 AH.
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List of Works
Juz Ibn Tharthal is a hadith compendium containing the narrations transmitted after relocating and settling in Egypt. The collection encompasses four dictation sessions received from teachers in Baghdad, alongside additional folios of narrations arranged by companion chains.