Thalathat Majalis min Amali Ibn Mardويه
- Author died
- 410 AH
- Editions
- Dār ʿUlūm al-Ḥadīth
Thalathat Majalis min Amali Ibn Mardawayh (Three Sessions from the Dictations of Ibn Mardawayh) is a hadith tract (juzʾ) preserving three dictation sessions delivered by the Isfahan-based traditionist Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Musa ibn Mardawayh (d. 410 AH / 1019 CE).
Content and Transmission
The collection preserves prophetic traditions narrated by Ibn Mardawayh through his chains of transmission (isnads). According to al-Suyuti, the tract opens with the hadith of Khabbab: شكونا ("We complained"). Al-Suyuti traced his transmission of the three sessions back to Ibn Mardawayh through a chain including Abu al-Fadl ibn al-Murjani, Abu Hurayrah ibn al-Dhahabi, al-Qasim ibn 'Asakir, Abu al-Wafa' Mahmud ibn Ibrahim Ibn Mandah, Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Quhistani, and Abu Muti' Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahid al-Isbahani.
The sessions encompass narrations across various subject matters, including asceticism (zuhd), pilgrimage (Hajj), and ethical conduct. Among its texts is a report through 'Umar ibn al-Khattab cautioning against worldly excess and contentment with sufficient sustenance, as well as a tradition on the rejection of pilgrimage performed with unlawful wealth. It also includes a report from Abu Hurayrah concerning the virtues of believers greeting one another with a handshake and a smile, which was also cited via Ibn Mardawayh's route by al-Sam'ani in his biographical lexicon.
Publication
The work was edited by Muhammad Diya' al-Rahman al-A'zami and published in a single volume by Dar 'Ulum al-Hadith in the United Arab Emirates in 1410 AH / 1990 CE.
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