al-Fawaid al-Muallala li Abi Zuraa al-Dimashqi
- Author died
- 281 AH
- Editions
- Rajab ibn ‘Abd al-Maqṣūd
al-Fawaid al-Muallala (The Defective Hadith Benefits) is a hadith compilation transmitted from the Syrian traditionist Abu Zuraa al-Dimashqi (d. 281 AH / 894 CE), containing prophetic reports alongside observations on their transmission paths and hidden defects (ilal).
Transmission and Structure
The preserved work consists of two parts (juz') from the hadith of Abu Zur'a Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Amr al-Nasri, who was known by the epithet "Shaykh al-Shabab" and born before 200 AH. The text was transmitted through a chain of Syrian and regional scholars, originating from Abu Zur'a via Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn Yaqub ibn Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Iqb. Later transmitters recorded in the transmission chain include Abd al-Aziz ibn Ahmad al-Kattani, Ismail ibn Ahmad al-Samarqandi, Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Hubal al-Hakam, and an audition (sama') documented for Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn al-Azhar al-Sarifini.
Content and Method
The collection compiles narrations that Abu Zur'a received directly from his prominent teachers, including Abu Mushir Abd al-Ala ibn Mushir al-Ghassani, Sawar ibn 'Umarah al-Rib'i, Said ibn Mansur, and Haywah ibn Shurayh. Alongside recording chains of narration (asānīd) and texts (mutūn), the work highlights Abu Zur'a's critical judgments regarding differences in chains, whether a report is raised back to the Prophet (marfū') or stopped at a companion (mawqūf), and variations in wording among contemporary transmitters.
Publication
The work was edited and studied by Rajab ibn Abd al-Maqsud and published in a single volume by Maktabat al-Imam al-Dhahabi in Kuwait (first edition, 1423 AH / 2003 CE).
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