Hadith Ali ibn Hujr an Ismail ibn Jafar
- Author died
- 180 AH
- Editions
- Maktabat al-Rushd li-l-Nashr wa-al-Tawzī‘ - Sharikat al-Riyāḍ li-l-Nashr wa-al-Tawzī‘
Hadith Ali ibn Hujr an Ismail ibn Jafar (Arabic: حديث علي بن حجر عن إسماعيل بن جعفر) is a classical hadith collection containing the narrations transmitted by the Medinese scholar and Quran reciter Isma'il ibn Ja'far (d. 180 AH / 796 CE), as received and compiled by his student Ali ibn Hujr al-Sa'di al-Marwazi (154–244 AH / 771–858 CE) .
Structure and Transmission
The collection was preserved across three fascicles (ajza'), which represent the transmissions of Ali ibn Hujr from Isma'il ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Kathir al-Ansari, who was among his most senior teachers . The transmission contains reports related by Isma'il from several prominent early Medinese and Hijazi authorities, including Abd Allah ibn Dinar, Malik ibn Anas, Humayd al-Tawil, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Abu Suhayl Nafi' ibn Malik, and al-Ala' ibn Abd al-Rahman .
The transmitters of the chain enjoyed strong credibility among hadith critics; Yahya ibn Ma'in described Isma'il ibn Ja'far as trustworthy, dependable, truthful, and seldom prone to error (thiqah ma'mun qalil al-khata' saduq), an assessment shared by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Abu Zur'ah al-Razi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Sa'd, and Ali ibn al-Madini . Ali ibn Hujr was likewise evaluated by al-Nasa'i as a reliable and trustworthy hafiz (thiqah ma'mun hafiz) .
Reception and Scholarly Use
Narrations from this corpus were widely cited by major hadith compilers through Ali ibn Hujr, notably by al-Bukhari, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Ibn Hibban .
Among the well-known traditions transmitted in this corpus is the prophetic report related through al-Ala' ibn Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah: إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث ("When a person dies, their deeds come to an end except for three") . Other transmitted texts include the hadiths regarding invoking blessings on the Prophet ﷺ, suppressing yawning during prayer, enduring hardship in Medina, and the chaining of devils during Ramadan .
Later scholars, including Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and Salah al-Din al-Ala'i, documented having direct auditory transmission (sama') of the three parts of Ali ibn Hujr from their teachers through uninterrupted lines of transmission .
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