Amali al-Muhamili riwayat Ibn Yahya al-Bayya
- Author died
- 330 AH
- Editions
- al-Maktabah al-Islāmiyyah, Dār Ibn al-Qayyim
Amali al-Muhamili riwayat Ibn Yahya al-Bayya (The Dictations of al-Mahamili: Recension of Ibn Yahya al-Bayya') is a collection of hadith dictation sessions delivered by the Baghdadi judge and hadith scholar Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Isma'il al-Mahamili (235–330 AH / 849–941 CE), preserved through the recension of his student Abu Muhammad Abd Allah ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya al-Baghdadi, known as Ibn al-Bayya (d. 408 AH / 1017 CE) .
Author and Context
The author, Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Isma'il ibn Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Sa'id ibn Aban al-Dabbi al-Baghdadi al-Mahamili, began studying hadith in 244 AH and served as a judge in Kufa for sixty years . He was one of the central hadith authorities of Iraq in his era, and his large public dictation assemblies (amali) attracted thousands of students and hadith transmitters . His dictated gatherings were compiled and transmitted under titles such as Amali al-Muhamili and al-Ajza' al-Mahamiliyyat .
Transmission and Recensions
The text represents the specific transmission transmitted by Abu Muhammad Abd Allah ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Zakariyya al-Baghdadi al-Mu'addib, known as Ibn al-Bayya' (d. Rajab 408 AH at the age of eighty-seven), who lived in the Darb al-Yahud quarter of Baghdad and was deemed trustworthy (thiqah) by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi . Ibn al-Bayya' transmitted several parts uniquely from al-Mahamili, and students who received narrations from him included Abu al-Khattab Nasr ibn al-Batar, Abu al-Ghana'im Muhammad ibn Abi 'Uthman, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad al-Dajaji .
In addition to the recension of Ibn al-Bayya', Amali al-Muhamili was preserved through other independent lines of transmission, most notably:
- The recension of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Salt al-Mujabbir al-Qurashi (d. 405 AH) .
- The recension of the Persian traditionist Abu Umar Abd al-Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Mahdi al-Farisi (d. 416 AH) .
Content and Method
The work consists of hadiths and narrations dictated by al-Mahamili along with their complete chains of transmission (isnad) going back to the Prophet ﷺ and early authorities . The traditions encompass various legal, moral, and devotional subjects, transmitted by al-Mahamili from early teachers such as Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim al-Dawraqi, Abu Hisham al-Rifa'i, and Muhammad ibn 'Amr ibn Abi Madh'ur .
Publication
The recension was edited by Ibrahim al-Qaysi and published in a single volume by al-Maktaba al-Islamiyya and Dar Ibn al-Qayyim in 1412 AH / 1991 CE .
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