Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin

Juz' min Hadith Ibn Shahin (Tract from the Hadith of Ibn Shahin) is a specialized hadith fascicle (juz') compiled from the narrations of the Baghdad hadith master and preacher Abu Hafs Umar ibn Ahmad ibn Shahin (297–385 AH / 909–995 CE) al-Mashyakha al-Baghdadiy…+1. It collects select Prophetic traditions and narrations transmitted through his direct chains of transmission from various teachers al-Mashyakha al-Baghdadiy…+1.

Transmission and Recensions

The work has been transmitted through multiple lines descending from Ibn Shahin's student, the judge and sharif Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Muhtadi bi-Llah al-Mashyakha al-Baghdadiy…+1. Two primary recensions of this transmission are recognized:

• The recension of al-Urmawi: Transmitted by Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Umar al-Urmawi from Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Muhtadi bi-Llah from Ibn Shahin al-Mujam al-Mufahras = Ta…+1. In the bibliographic records of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, this version is noted as opening with the narration of Abdullah ibn Umar concerning the raising of hands (raf' al-yadayn) in prayer al-Mujam al-Mufahras = Ta…+1.
• The recension of Ibn al-Mujli: Transmitted by Abu al-Su'ud Ahmad ibn Ali ibn al-Mujli from Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Muhtadi bi-Llah from Ibn Shahin Diwan al-Sunna - Qism al-…+1.

The text was studied and transmitted by later traditionists, including Yusuf ibn Khalil al-Dimashqi and Dawud ibn Ahmad ibn Mula'ib, and historical manuscript copies were endowed to institutions such as al-Madrasah al-Diya'iyyah on Mount Qasiyun in Damascus al-Mujam al-Mufahras = Ta…+1.

Content and Scope

The collection contains diverse traditions on legal practices, virtues, manners, and eschatology, with brief evaluative comments on individual narrations by Ibn Shahin Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin+1. Among the texts recorded are:

• Ritual practice regarding raising the hands during the opening takbir, bowing, and rising from bowing Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin.
• Traditions concerning moral character, including the saying سُوءُ الْخُلُقِ شُؤْمٌ ("Ill character is a misfortune") and the description of individuals who serve as keys to good and locks against evil Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin.
• Prohibition of creating representations of animate beings Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin.
• Merits and virtues of companions, such as narrations regarding Uthman ibn Affan and al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin+1.
• The branches of faith ( الْإِيمَانُ بِضْعٌ وَسِتُّونَ، أَوْ سَبْعُونَ شُعْبَةً ) Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin.
• The merit of concealing the faults and privacy of others ( مَنْ رَأَى عَوْرَةً فَسَتَرَهَا كَانَ كَمَنْ أَحْيَا مَوْءُودَةً مِنْ قَبْرِهَا ), which Ibn Shahin identifies as a rare (gharib) chain through Ibrahim ibn Nashit Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin.
• An extensive narrative on the Prophet's ﷺ intercession (shafa'ah) on the Day of Judgment Juz min Hadith Ibn Shahin+1.

Manuscripts and Printed Editions

A manuscript of the work via the transmission of Ibn al-Muhtadi bi-Llah is preserved in the Zahiriyyah Library in Damascus within the Umariyyah compilation collections al-Mashyakha al-Baghdadiy…+1.

The text has been published in modern editions:

• The recension of al-Urmawi was edited by Hisham ibn Muhammad and published by Adwa' al-Salaf in Riyadh in 1418 AH (1998 CE) al-Mashyakha al-Baghdadiy…+1.
• The recension of Ibn al-Mujli was edited by Badr ibn Abd Allah al-Badr and published by Dar Ibn al-Athir in Kuwait in 1415 AH (1994 CE) within a collective volume of Ibn Shahin's works Sifat Rabb al-Alamin - Ra…+1.