Muhammad ibn Makhlad al-Attar
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- 331 AH
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Muhammad ibn Makhlad al-Attar (233–331 AH / 848–943 CE) was a Baghdadi hadith scholar and traditionist known for his extensive transmissions and high-ranking chains of narration .
Background and Early Life
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Makhlad ibn Hafs bore the nisbas al-Duri—referring to the Dur quarter in upper Baghdad—and al-Attar . According to his own account, he was born in 233 AH (with some sources specifying the month of Ramadan), whereas another transmission related by Ibn Jami' recorded him as being one year older than his contemporary al-Mahamili .
Education and Scholarly Activity
Ibn Makhlad studied hadith under prominent third-century scholars. He accompanied and transmitted from figures such as Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Abu Dawud al-Sijistani, Salih ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ya'qub al-Dawraqi, Abu Hudhafa al-Sahmi, and Salim ibn Junada .
His scholarly gatherings attracted major traditionists of the succeeding generation. Among those who narrated from him were Al-Daraqutni, Ibn Battah, Abu Bakr al-Ajurri, Abu al-Abbas ibn Uqdah, and Abu Umar Abd al-Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Mahdi . His compilations include Ma Rawahu al-Akabir 'an Malik (What Senior Scholars Narrated from Malik), which assembled reports transmitted by elder contemporaries on the authority of Malik ibn Anas, alongside hadith selections like Fawa'id Ibn Makhlad and Hadith Ibn Makhlad 'an Ibn Karama wa Ghayrihi .
Standing and Reception
Ibn Makhlad enjoyed a high reputation among hadith critics. When asked about him, al-Daraqutni characterized him as "trustworthy and reliable" (thiqah ma'mun) . Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi described him as an astute scholar of vast transmission who was renowned for his piety, uprightness, and devotional practice . Because of his long lifespan and direct reception from earlier masters, later authorities regarded him as possessing some of the most elevated chains of transmission of his era .
Death
Ibn Makhlad died on Tuesday, 6 Jumada al-Akhirah 331 AH . Abd al-Baqi ibn Qani' reported that he died at the age of ninety-seven, while Ibn al-Furat specified that he had completed ninety-seven years, eight months, and twenty-one days .
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List of Works
This specialized hadith tract gathers traditions transmitted from Imam Malik ibn Anas by elders, peers, and prominent contemporaries. Belonging to the field of hadith literature covering the narrations of senior figures from younger or contemporary scholars, it brings together reports related on Malik's authority without restricting inclusion to strictly authenticated transmissions.
This work is a collection of hadith transmissions belonging to the traditional hadith benefits genre. It comprises selected narrations preserved from various teachers and masters, including figures such as Ya'qub al-Dawraqi, al-Hasan ibn 'Arafa, and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
This collection presents a selection of Prophetic traditions and narrations arranged sequentially with full chains of transmission tracing back through various teachers to the Companions and the Prophet. Preserved as the second part of a broader selection, its 232 transmitted narrations address diverse legal and ethical matters, ranging from ritual purity and prayer to fasting, pilgrimage, and virtues.
This short hadith compilation records traditions dictated during a scholarly assembly held on Tuesday, 2 Safar 330 AH. The text contains hadiths transmitted with complete chains of narration from authorities such as al-Hasan ibn Arafah, Humayd ibn al-Rabiʿ, and Abu Bakr Junayd ibn Hakim al-Awdi, treating a variety of legal, ethical, and doctrinal matters.
This hadith booklet belongs to the traditional genre of individual hadith parts, gathering selected prophetic narrations received directly through auditory transmission from prominent third-century AH authorities. The material preserves original Baghdadi and regional chains of transmission across a range of legal and ethical topics.
Hadith Ibn Makhlad an Ibn Karama wa Ghayrihi is a hadith part (juz') that assembles traditions transmitted through the compiler's teachers, prominently featuring narrations from Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Karama, Tahir ibn Khalid ibn Nizar al-Ayli, and other authorities. The collection brings together prophetic hadiths and early reports encompassing legal rulings, devotional acts, and eschatological matters.