Khalid ibn Mirdas
- Died
- 231 AH
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Khalid ibn Mirdas (d. 231 AH / 845–846 CE), known by the kunya Abu al-Haytham and the nisba al-Sarraj, was a Baghdad-based hadith transmitter and traditionist.
Transmission and Scholarship
Khalid ibn Mirdas studied and transmitted hadith from several prominent authorities of his era, including Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak, Isma'il ibn Ayyash, Ayyub ibn Jabir, al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ru'ayni, Mu'alla ibn Hilal, and Yazid ibn Yusuf al-Shami.
A notable cohort of hadith scholars took transmissions from him, including Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili, Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Baghawi, Musa ibn Harun, Abu Ali al-Ma'mari, Ishaq ibn Sinin al-Khattali, al-Abbas ibn Abi Talib, Hammad ibn al-Mu'ammal al-Kalbi, and Ya'qub ibn Musa al-Mutawwi'i. His narrated traditions were preserved in his specialized collection, Hadith Khalid ibn Mirdas al-Sarraj.
Standing and Death
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi declared him trustworthy (thiqah). Al-Baghawi confirmed recording narrations directly from him and noted that he did not dye his hair. Khalid ibn Mirdas died in Baghdad in 231 AH (845–846 CE), with another report specifically dating his death to the month of Sha'ban of that year.
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List of Works
Hadith Khalid ibn Mirdas al-Sarraj (Juz' min Hadith Abi al-Haytham Khalid ibn Mirdas al-Sarraj) is a classical collection of Prophetic traditions and historical reports. It contains thirty-one numbered traditions and reports covering legal and ritual topics such as prayer etiquette, purification, fasting, and commercial insolvency, along with ethical exhortations and firsthand biographical accounts detailing the administrative decrees, rulings, and lifestyle of the Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.