Juz Ahmad ibn Isam
- Author died
- 272 AH
- Editions
- Dār al-‘Āṣimah
Juz Ahmad ibn Isam (Juzʾ Aḥmad ibn ʿIṣām) is a collection of hadith transmissions compiled by the Isfahan-based traditionist Abu Yahya Ahmad ibn Isam al-Asbahani (d. 272 AH / 885–886 CE) .
Transmission and Content
The work was preserved through an isnad passing from Ahmad ibn Isam to his student Abd Allah ibn Jafar ibn Ahmad ibn Faris, down to Abu Nu'aym al-Asbahani, Abu Ali al-Haddad, Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Thaqafi, and Ibn al-Bukhari . According to al-Suyuti, the compilation opens with a narration of Abu Hurayrah concerning fasting three days of every month and concludes with a narration mentioning a red garment (ḥullah ḥamrāʾ) .
Publication
The work was edited by Mufid Khalid ʿId and published by Dar al-Asimah in Riyadh (first edition, 1409 AH / 1989 CE), printed in a joint edition alongside Juz Muhammad ibn Asim .
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