Fawaid Abi Bakr al-Abhari
- Author died
- 375 AH
- Editions
- Dar Ilaf al-Dawliyyah
Fawaid Abi Bakr al-Abhari (al-Fawaid al-muntaqah al-gharaib al-hisan) is a hadith compilation containing narrations and rare transmissions transmitted by the Baghdadi Maliki jurist, legal theorist, and traditionist Abu Bakr al-Abhari (289–375 AH / 902–985 CE) .
Scope and Title
The work belongs to the fawaid and ajza' genre of hadith literature, which brings together select, elevated, and rare reports (gharaib) heard and transmitted by a scholar . In biographical and bibliographical records, it is cited under titles such as al-Fawaid al-muntaqah al-gharaib al-hisan ("Selected Benefits of Rare and Fine Narrations"), Juz' fihi min al-fawaid al-gharaib al-hisan, and Hadith Abi Bakr al-Abhari .
Manuscripts and Transmission
A manuscript copy of the tract is preserved in the Zahiriyyah Library in Damascus under general collection number 3795 (Majmu' 59, folios 133–145), featuring an audition note (qayd sama') dated to 557 AH .
Publication
The work was edited by Husam Muhammad Buqrays and published in Kuwait by Dar Ilaf al-Dawliyyah in 1420 AH / 1999 CE .
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