Saeed Bashanfar
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Saeed Bashanfar (fl. 1417–1444 AH / 1996–2023 CE) is a contemporary hadith scholar based in Jeddah, known for his works on hadith criticism, transmission defects, and textual corruptions, including Awham al-Muhaddithin al-Thiqat and Tashifat al-Muhaddithin.
Identity and Scholarly Activity
His full name is Abu Hamza Saeed ibn Abd al-Qadir ibn Salim Bashanfar al-Shanfari. Residing and writing in Jeddah, his research centers on hadith defect analysis ('ilal), the examination of inadvertent mistakes committed by reliable transmitters, and the prevention of erroneous legal conclusions stemming from distorted texts.
In Awham al-Muhaddithin al-Thiqat (The Inadvertent Errors of Trustworthy Hadith Scholars), completed in Safar 1433 AH, he investigated defects arising from factors such as geographic discrepancies in transmission, short periods of study under particular teachers, and transmitting from memory without reference to written notes. He later completed Tashifat al-Muhaddithin (Misreadings of the Hadith Scholars) in Rajab 1444 AH, focusing on scribal and vocalization errors in transmission chains and texts. He also authored Dala'il al-Nubuwwa (Proofs of Prophethood), published in 1417 AH (1996 CE).
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List of Works
Awham al-Muhaddithin al-Thiqat (The Inadvertent Errors of Trustworthy Hadith Scholars) is a specialized work in hadith criticism and defect analysis ('ilal). The book investigates inadvertent errors committed by reliable transmitters across major prophetic traditions, aiming to analyze the nature and impact of these defects, prevent erroneous legal rulings, and remove unintended mistakes from both transmission chains and texts.
Tashifat al-Muhaddithin (Misreadings of the Hadith Scholars) is a study of scribal and reading errors (tashif) in hadith transmission. Completed in Rajab 1444 AH, the work aims to safeguard Prophetic traditions against textual and transmission-chain misreadings, eliminate erroneous legal rulings derived from textual corruptions, and examine the critical methods early scholars used to identify and correct these mistakes.