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I’ll be proving the authenticity of this ʼathar attributed to Ḥammād ibn Zayd in which makān is affirmed for Allah.
I’ll be proving the authenticity of this ʼathar attributed to Ḥammād ibn Zayd in which makān is affirmed for Allah.
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ʼImām al-ʻUqaylī brings it in his book aḍ-Ḍuʻafāʼ al-Kabīr.
Bishr ibn as-Sarī asked Ḥammād ibn Zayd, “O ʼAbū ʼIsmāʻīl, the ḥadīth in which it says Allah تبارك وتعالى descends to the lowest heaven, [does it mean] He shifts from place to place?” Ḥammād remained silent.
Bishr ibn as-Sarī asked Ḥammād ibn Zayd, “O ʼAbū ʼIsmāʻīl, the ḥadīth in which it says Allah تبارك وتعالى descends to the lowest heaven, [does it mean] He shifts from place to place?” Ḥammād remained silent.
Then he said, “He is in His Place, and He draws closer to His creation as He wills.”
Why does al-ʻUqaylī bring it in his book about weak narrators? Well, the work is also a compilation of narrators accused of innovating.
Why does al-ʻUqaylī bring it in his book about weak narrators? Well, the work is also a compilation of narrators accused of innovating.
This ʼathar specifically is under the biography of Bishr ibn as-Sarī, and al-ʻUqaylī says that he is righteous in ḥadīth.
In the case of Bishr ibn as-Sarī, he is a narrator who repented from tajahhum. This is why he would be included in such a work.
In the case of Bishr ibn as-Sarī, he is a narrator who repented from tajahhum. This is why he would be included in such a work.
The reason why the ʼathar would indicate that he was a Jahmī is because the Jahmiyyah were known to reject Allah’s Descent as it would mean that He moves from place to place. This was mentioned by al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ and al-Barbahārī.
All that aside, Bishr ibn as-Sarī is not even in the chain of narrators. He is simply asking the question to Ḥammād ibn Zayd.
The chain given by al-ʻUqaylī:
- Jaʻfar ibn Muḥammad al-Firyābī
- ʼAḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Muqaddamī
- Sulaymān ibn Ḥarb
The chain given by al-ʻUqaylī:
- Jaʻfar ibn Muḥammad al-Firyābī
- ʼAḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Muqaddamī
- Sulaymān ibn Ḥarb
All three are reliable, and it’s perfectly connected.
Ibn Taymiyyah mentions that ibn Baṭṭah narrated it.
The chain given by ibn Baṭṭah:
- ʼAbū al-Qāsim Ḥafṣ ibn ʻUmar al-ʼArdabīlī
- ʼAbū Ḥātim ar-Rāzī
- Sulaymān ibn Ḥarb
The chain given by ibn Baṭṭah:
- ʼAbū al-Qāsim Ḥafṣ ibn ʻUmar al-ʼArdabīlī
- ʼAbū Ḥātim ar-Rāzī
- Sulaymān ibn Ḥarb
Once again, all three are reliable, and it’s perfectly connected.
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