Nuskhat Ibrahim ibn Saad - ضمن Majmu al-Fawaid li-Ibn Mandah

Nuskhat Ibrahim ibn Sa‘d is an early hadith collection preserving the narrations of the Medinese traditionist Ibrahim ibn Sad (d. 183 or 184 AH / 799 or 800 CE) al-Ima ila Zawaid al-Amal…, transmitted within the hadith compilations (al-Fawa’id) associated with the family of Ibn Mandah Fadl al-Rahim al-Wadud Ta…+1.

Transmission and Content

The collection is transmitted directly from Ibrahim ibn Sa‘d through his student Abu Salih Abd Allah ibn Salih, the scribe of al-Layth ibn Sad Fadl al-Rahim al-Wadud Ta…. Within the work, Ibrahim ibn Sa‘d reports narrations through several prominent early authorities, including:

• His father, Sad ibn Ibrahim, through whom he relates traditions from Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Rahman and Hafs ibn Asim Fadl al-Rahim al-Wadud Ta…+1.
• Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, reporting various legal rulings, ritual practices, and prophetic traditions al-Ima ila Zawaid al-Amal…+1.
• Salih ibn Kaysan al-Ima ila Zawaid al-Amal…+1.
• Muhammad ibn Ishaq, through whom he relates transmissions from scholars such as Yaqub ibn Utbah al-Ima ila Zawaid al-Amal….

The contents of the notebook span multiple thematic areas of traditional hadith literature, including:

• Legal Rulings and Ritual Practices: Traditions concerning the rulings of prayer (salat), early juristic opinions on coitus interruptus (‘azl), and the distribution of estates Fadl al-Rahim al-Wadud Ta…+2.
• Clothing and Adornment (al-Libas wa-al-Zinah): Narrations addressing the use of saffron-based scent (khaluq), patterns of dyed textiles, and ornaments al-Ima ila Zawaid al-Amal….
• Virtues (Manaqib): Reports detailing the virtues and visions concerning the Prophet's companions, notably Umar ibn al-Khattab al-Ima ila Zawaid al-Amal….

The material encompasses both fully connected chains (marfu‘) and expedited transmissions (mursal) al-Ima ila Zawaid al-Amal…+1.

Preservation and Scholarly Reception

The collection was preserved through transmission lineages that passed into the Fawa'id compilations of the Ibn Mandah family, particularly under the collections transmitted by Abu 'Amr 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn Mandah Fadl al-Rahim al-Wadud Ta…+1. It was published in modern print within Majmu‘ al-Fawa’id li-Ibn Mandah by Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah al-Jami al-Musnad al-Sahi…. Later hadith scholars and compilers of hadith supplements (zawa'id) frequently cite and cross-reference its individual numbered texts when assessing chains and textual variants Fadl al-Rahim al-Wadud Ta…+1.