Nuzhat al-Samiin fi Riwayat al-Sahaba an al-Tabiin
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- 852 AH
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- Dār al-Hijrah lil-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʿ
Nuzhat al-Samiin fi Riwayat al-Sahaba an al-Tabiin (Delight of the Listeners Regarding the Companions' Narration from the Successors) is a specialized hadith monograph by the Shafi'i scholar Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (773–852 AH / 1372–1449 CE) devoted to chains of transmission in which Companions transmitted narrations from Successors .
Origin and Scope
The work is an abridgment and reorganization of a treatise on the same subject compiled by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463 AH / 1071 CE) . Al-Khatib's original work has not survived independently, making Ibn Hajar's text one of the primary intermediate sources preserving its material . In hadith methodology, the subject belongs to the broader genre of riwayat al-akabir 'an al-asaghir (seniors transmitting from juniors), specifically addressing instances where an older or higher-ranking generation (the Companions) receives and transmits reports from a subsequent generation (the Successors) .
Structure and Method
In his introduction, Ibn Hajar notes that he condensed the material gathered by al-Khatib and arranged it in alphabetical order (huruf al-mu'jam) according to the names of the Successors .
Each entry names the Successor, identifies the Companion who narrated from him, provides the transmission chain and narration cited by al-Khatib, and frequently includes critical additions and commentary by Ibn Hajar himself (introduced by qultu, "I say") . The book opens with:
- Uways al-Qarani, from whom Umar ibn al-Khattab transmitted .
- Bishr ibn Asim al-Thaqafi, from whom Umar narrated, accompanied by Ibn Hajar's evaluation regarding his generational status .
- Bakr ibn Qirwash, from whom Abu al-Tufayl transmitted .
The text also documents transmissions from later figures like Ka'b al-Ahbar, who was narrated from by Companions including Abdullah ibn Abbas .
Publication
The work has been edited by Tariq Muhammad al-Amudi and published by Dar al-Hijrah in Riyadh (1415 AH / 1995 CE) .
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