Fadail al-Madina lil-Jundi
- Author died
- 308 AH
- Editions
- Dār al-Fikr
Fada'il al-Madina (The Virtues of Medina) is a work on the merits and sacred status of Medina by the hadith scholar and reciter Abu Sa'id al-Mufaddal al-Jundi (d. 308 AH / 920–921 CE).
Authorship and Context
The work is attributed to Abu Sa'id al-Mufaddal ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Mufaddal al-Sha'bi al-Kufi al-Jundi, a descendant of the early scholar Amir ibn Sharahil al-Sha'bi. Originating from Kufa and associated with al-Janad in Yemen, al-Jundi eventually settled in Mecca, where he established a recognized teaching circle in al-Masjid al-Haram. He was regarded as a reliable (thiqa) and upright transmitter by contemporary and later scholars, including Ibn Hibban and Abu Ali al-Naysaburi, and taught notable traditionists such as al-Tabarani, Abu Ja'far al-Uqayli, and Ibn Adi.
Bibliographical works, such as Haji Khalifa's Kashf al-Zunun, document Fada'il al-Madina among the early compilations dedicated specifically to the merits of Medina, alongside al-Jundi's corresponding monograph on the virtues of Mecca (Fada'il Makka).
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