Muhammad ibn Abd Allah Bamusa
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Muhammad ibn Abd Allah Bamusa (fl. 15th century AH / 21st century CE) is a contemporary Yemeni scholar of hadith based in Al-Hudaydah, known for his work Is‘af al-Akhyar bima Ishtahara wa Lam Yasih min al-Ahadith wa al-Athar wa al-Qisas wa al-Ash‘ar .
Scholarly Career and Activities
Known by the kunya Abu Ammar, Bamusa serves as the director of Dar al-Hadith and the Markaz al-Salam al-‘Ilmi for Islamic sciences in the city of al-Hudaydah, Yemen .
His scholarly activities encompass research and teaching in Islamic disciplines, notably hadith studies and verification . In addition to authoring Is‘af al-Akhyar, a compilation critically assessing widely circulated but unauthentic traditions, reports, stories, and poems, he has contributed introductions and scholarly forewords to works by contemporary scholars, including Ghazi ibn Salim Aflah's multi-volume study Rayy al-Zam'an bi-Majalis Shu‘ab al-Iman, which Bamusa reviewed and endorsed while in Mecca in Jumada al-Akhirah 1443 AH .
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List of Works
Isaf al-Akhyar bima Ishtahara wa Lam Yasih min al-Ahadith wa al-Athar wa al-Qisas wa al-Ashar is a contemporary work that examines popular narratives circulating among people that lack authenticity. Its scope encompasses widespread yet inauthentic prophetic traditions (hadith), transmitted reports (athar), historical stories, and poetic verses.