Muhammad ibn Zayd al-Ansari
- Died
- 377 AH
- Born in
- Baghdad
Muhammad ibn Zayd al-Ansari (d. 377 AH / 987 CE) was an Iraqi hadith scholar from Baghdad who settled in Kufa, whose narrations were collected in a surviving hadith part (juz').
Origin and Early Life
His full name was Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan ibn Rashid al-Abzari, a client (mawla) of Mu'awiya ibn Ishaq al-Ansari. He was born and raised in Baghdad, but later relocated to Kufa, where he settled permanently and came to be attributed to the city.
Hadith Studies and Transmission
Al-Ansari studied hadith under several scholars of his generation. His teachers included Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Najiya, Abd Allah ibn al-Saqr al-Sukkari, Ahmad ibn al-Mumtani' al-Qurashi, Abu Hazim Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Hadrami, Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Zanjawayh al-Qattan, Hamid ibn Muhammad ibn Shu'ayb al-Balkhi, Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Uqba al-Shaybani, and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Ushnani.
He visited Baghdad to transmit hadith, arriving in 376 AH. During this stay, the hadith master Abu al-Hasan al-Daraqutni examined his material and made selections from his narrations (intiqā'). His transmissions were recorded by students and preserved in the tract Juz' min Hadith Abi Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Zayd al-Ansari. Among those who narrated from him were Abu al-Qasim al-Azhari, Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Utayqi, Ali ibn al-Muhassin al-Tanukhi, Abu al-Faraj al-Tanajiri, al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Jawhari, Muhammad ibn al-Faraj al-Bazzaz, and Abu Tahir Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbagh al-Qurashi.
Standing
Al-Ansari was regarded as a reliable transmitter. Abu Bakr al-Barqani described him upon inquiry as "trustworthy and noble" (thiqah nabīl) and on another occasion as "trustworthy and honest" (thiqah amīn). Abu al-Qasim al-Azhari characterized him as trustworthy and of fine appearance, while Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Utayqi noted that he was trustworthy and dependable (thiqah ma'mūn).
Death
Al-Ansari died in Kufa in the month of Safar 377 AH (987 CE).
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List of Works
Hadith Abi Abd Allah al-Ansari (Juz min Hadith Abi Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Ali ibn Marwan al-Ansari) is a hadith tract compiled from the narrations of the hadith transmitter Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Zayd al-Ansari. The tract contains prophetic traditions, Companions' reports, and biographical anecdotes transmitted with full chains of transmission.