Musnad Aisha li-Ibn Abi Dawud
- Author died
- 316 AH
- Editions
- مكتبة الأقصى
Musnad Aisha (Musnad ʿĀʾishah) is a specialized hadith collection compiled by the Baghdadi traditionist Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud (230–316 AH / 844–928 CE), dedicated to gathering narrations transmitted on the authority of the Prophet's wife Aisha bint Abi Bakr.
Overview and Content
The work belongs to the monographic musnad genre, isolating and compiling the prophetic traditions, legal rulings, and reports transmitted through Aisha. Its author, Abu Bakr 'Abdullah ibn Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath al-Sijistani, was the son of the prominent hadith scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani and became a major traditionist in Baghdad, authoring numerous compilations in hadith and Quranic sciences. The text has served as a reference in Islamic scholarship for authenticating and documenting traditions narrated via chains tracing back to Aisha.
Publication
The book was edited by 'Abd al-Ghafur 'Abd al-Haqq Husayn and published by Maktabat al-Aqsa in Kuwait in 1405 AH (1985 CE).
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