Min Hadith al-Baghawi wa Ibn Sa'id wa al-Hashimi li-Ibn Zanbur al-Warraq
- Author died
- 396 AH
- Editions
- Maktabat al-ʿUbaykān
Min Hadith al-Baghawi wa Ibn Sa'id wa al-Hashimi ("From the Hadith of al-Baghawi, Ibn Sa'id, and al-Hashimi") is a short hadith compilation (juz') narrated by the Baghdad copyist Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Zanbur al-Warraq (d. 396 AH / 1005 CE) .
Transmission and Content
The work brings together narrations transmitted by Ibn Zanbur from prominent Baghdadian traditionists of his era, primarily Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi (Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz), Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id, and al-Hashimi . Ibn Zanbur, whose full lineage is Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Ali ibn Khalaf ibn Muhammad ibn Zanbur, also transmitted from authorities such as Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud and Umar ibn Muhammad al-Duri (or al-Darbi) .
The text contains individual prophetic traditions transmitted through these high chains of transmission, such as a narration through Ibn Sa'id regarding the lineage of the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Hunayn, and a report via al-Baghawi on the virtues of charity .
Scholarly Standing and Reception
Hadith critics expressed reservations about the reliability of the compiler. Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi considered Ibn Zanbur to be "very weak" (da'if jiddan), and Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Atiqi noted that there was carelessness or leniency (tasahul) in his reporting . His student Abu al-Qasim al-Azhari specifically characterized him as weak in what he transmitted on the authority of al-Baghawi (also known as Ibn Mani'), though he validated the authenticity of his hearing from al-Duri/al-Darbi .
Despite these critical assessments, later scholars sought out Ibn Zanbur's transmissions due to their elevated chains (uluww al-isnad). Al-Dhahabi noted having studied several parts transmitted through his path—including works by Ibn Abi Dawud and Ibn Sa'id—and regarded them as among the highest chains available to him notwithstanding the transmitter's weakness .
Manuscripts and Publication
A manuscript of the juz' is preserved in the Zahiriyya Library in Damascus (General Majmu' 111, ff. 159–161) . The work was edited by Muhammad Ziyad Umar Taklah and published in Riyadh by Maktabat al-Ubaykan (1421 AH / 2001 CE) as part of the collection Jamharat al-Ajza al-Hadithiyya .
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