Tariq Al Naji
- Died
- 1432 AH
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Tariq Al Naji (d. 1432 AH / 2011 CE) was a contemporary hadith researcher, best known for his biographical reference work al-Tadhyil ala Kutub al-Jarh wa al-Tadil (Supplement to the Books of Transmitter Criticism and Authentication) .
Lineage and scholarly activity
His full name was Tariq ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Khalil Al Ibn Naji al-Qina'i . He focused on hadith studies, transmitter criticism (al-jarh wa-al-tadil), and biographical dictionaries. He compiled al-Tadhyil ala Kutub al-Jarh wa al-Tadil, published in Kuwait, in which he surveyed primary hadith compilations and historical sources to supplement classical dictionaries with omitted biographical assessments and additional ratings of narrators . The first edition of the work appeared in 1420 AH (1999–2000 CE), and an expanded second edition was published in 1425 AH (2004 CE) .
Reception
Al Naji's biographical supplement received commendations from several contemporary hadith specialists. Muhammad al-Amin Bu Khabza endorsed the work, praising his thorough extraction of critical remarks from classical sources and observing that the initial edition encompassed nearly six hundred transmitter entries across 173 pages . Al-Sharif Hatim ibn Arif al-Awni commended the book upon its initial appearance and contributed an introduction to its second edition in 1423 AH (2002–2003 CE), underscoring the usefulness of gathering scattered evaluations from early critical authorities . The hadith scholar Muhammad Amr ibn Abd al-Latif also endorsed the book, provided critical feedback on specific entries that Al Naji incorporated, and cited Al Naji's findings from works such as the Musnad of al-Bazzar in his own studies .
Death
Al Naji died in 1432 AH (2011 CE) .
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al-Tadhyil ala Kutub al-Jarh wa al-Tadil is a biographical reference work on hadith transmitters. It supplements classical biographical dictionaries by compiling omitted transmitter assessments and supplying additional statements of authentication and disparagement (al-jarh wa al-tadil).