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Pivots [Madār] of Hadīth

Who are the pivots of Hadīth?

Aadil Mangera by Aadil Mangera
July 2, 2024
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The Ahadith [plural of Hadīth] of The Messenger of Allah [Allah bless him] have been preserved with precision and accuracy. Many scholars took the task of memorising and then narrating with precision. 

The pivots of hadīth is an example of that. These are scholars who are the central point [Madār] of mass hadith transmission. 

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As the blessed religion of Islam started spreading, so did the interest in the noble Ahadith of The Messenger of Allah [Allah bless him]. Hadīth scholars will sit in large gatherings narrating Hadīth to many people. 

This article highlights the 6 Madar and then mentions the Hadīth scholars who authored books of Hadith, based on the Madar’s. Then followed by 6 [other] Hadīth scholars who narrated Ahadith. 

 

 

وقال ابن المديني: نظرت فإذا الإسناد يدور على ستة

Ali Ibn Madini [234 AH] states: I investigated and concluded that the Isnad [chain of Hadīth transmission] revolves around 6 [scholars]. 

 

 

فلاهل المدينة ابن شهاب الزهري ت (١٢٤) ولاهل مكة عمرو بن دينار ت (١٢٦)، ولاهل البصرة قتادة بن دعامة الدوسي ت (١١٧)، ويحيى بن أبي كثير ت (١٣٢)، ولاهل الكوفة أبو إسحاق السبيعي ت (١٢٧)، وسليمان بن مهران الأعمش ت (١٤٨)

 

The following table are the pivots of Hadith [6]:

 

 

Pivots [Madar] of Hadith

 

 

Imam

City

Date of Death

Ibn Shi’ab az-Zuhri

Madinah

124 AH

Amr Ibn Dinar

Makkah

126 AH

Qatadah ibn Dima’a al-Dawsi

Basrah

117 AH

Yahya Ibn Abi Kathir

Basrah

132 AH

Abu Ishaq al-Sabi’i

Kufah

127 AH

Sulaiman Ibn Mihran al-Amash

Kufah

148 AH

 

These pivots of Hadith made way for Muhaditheen [experts in Hadith] to compile books on Hadith. 

 

ثم صار علم هؤلاء الستة إلى أصحاب الاصناف ممن صنف

 

Then the knowledge of these 6 [pivots] became apparent in the authors of Hadith compilation: 

 

فلاهل المدينة مالك بن أنس، ومحمد بن إسحاق، ومن أهل مكة عبد الملك بن عبد العزيز بن جريج، وسفيان بن عيينة، ومن أهل البصرة سعيد بن أبي عروبة، وأبو عوانة الوضاح بن خالد، وشعبة بن الحجاج، ومعمر بن راشد، ومن أهل الكوفة سفيان بن سعيد الثوري، ومن أهل الشام عبد الرحمن الاوزاعي، ومن أهل واسط هشيم بن بشير

 

 

Authour’s of Hadith Collections

 

 

Imam

City

Date of Death

Imam Malik

Madinah

179 AH

Muhammad Ibn Ishaq

Madinah

152 AH

Abdul Malik Ibn Abdul Aziz Ibn Jurayj

Makkah

151 AH

Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah

Makkah

198 AH

Saeed Ibn Abi Arubah

Basrah

158/159 AH

Hamad Ibn Salamah

Basrah

167 AH

Abu Awanah al-Widah Ibn Khalid

Basrah

175 AH

Shu’bah Ibn al-Hajaj

Basrah

160 AH

Mamar Ibn Rashid

Basrah

154 AH

Sufyan Thawri

Kufah

161 AH

Abdur Rahman al-Awza’i

Sham

157 AH

Hushaim Ibn Bashir

Iraq [Wasit]

183 AH

 

ثم انتهى علم الاثني عشر إلى ستة:

١- يحيى بن سعيد القطان، ويكنى أبا سعيد، وهو مولى لبني تيم، ومات سنة (١٩٨ هـ) في صفر.

٢- ويحيى بن زكريا بن أبي زائدة، ويكنى أبا سعيد مولى لهمْدان، مات سنة (١٨٢ هـ) .

٣- ووكيع بن الجراح بن مليح بن عدي بن فرس، ويكنى أبا سفيان، مات سنة (١٩٧ هـ) .

٤- وعبد الله بن المبارك، وهو حنظلي، ويكنى أبا عبد الرحمن، ومات سنة (١٨١ هـ) .

٥- وعبد الرحمن بن مهدي الأسدي، ويكنى أبا سعيد، مات سنة (١٩٨ هـ) .

٦- ويحيى بن آدم، ويكنى أبا زكريا، وهو مولى خالد بن عبد الله ابن أسيد – بالظن مني ١ – مات سنة (٢٠٣ هـ «) . ٢

 

Then the knowledge from these 12 concluded to these 6:

 

 

Imam

City

Date of Death

Yahya Ibn Saeed al-Qatan

Basrah

198 AH

Yahya Ibn Zakariya

Kufah

182 AH

Waki’ Ibn Jarah

Kufah

197 AH

Abdullah Ibn Mubarak

Khurasan

181 AH

Abdur Rahman Ibn Mahdi

Basrah

198 AH

Yahya Ibn Adam

Basrah

203 AH

 


Extracted from Siyar A’lam an-Nubala by Imam Dhahabi [748 AH] [9/200]



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Aadil Mangera

Aadil Mangera

Graduate of Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda. Studied various sciences such as Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul, Arabic Grammar and more under the guidance of qualified & reputable scholars. Currently studying Takasus fil-Hadith [specialising in Hadith] at Itqan Institute.

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