Abū Dharr al-Harawī, ʿAbd b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Anṣārī (
Arabic: أبو ذر الهروي), also known as Abū Dharr al-Harawī was a reputable
Maliki hadith specialist (muhaddith), a pious
mystic, and
Ash'ari theologian. He was from
Herat (
Afghanistan), but spent most of his lifetime in
Mecca.[3][4] He is frequently referred to as "
Muhaddith of
Haramayn" meaning "Hadith Master of the two holy cities, that is,
Mecca and
Medina.[5]
Biography
He was born in
Herat and spent his early life there where he studied hadith under prominent scholars of the city.[4] He became the narrator of
Sahih Al-Bukhari on the authority of the three: Al-Mustamlei, Al-Hamwi, and Al-Kashmihini.[6] As he got older, he travelled to pursue further knowledge and his most important journey is when he visited
Baghdad meeting with the leading scholars. In that city, he met with the famous
Al-Baqillani who taught him the
Maliki jurisprudence and
Ash'ari creed. He studied hadith under the leading hadith scholars such as
Al-Khattabi and
Al-Daraqutni.[3][7][8] He departed from Baghdad to the west and settled in
Mecca, where he lived for a while and from there he began authoring books and became a teacher, his famous students include the hadith scholar, Ibn Manzur who was the main teacher of
Ibn Barrajan.[9] He then married into the Arab community and resided in Al-Sarwan. He performed Hajj every year, residing in Makkah during the season, then returning to his family. During his old age, he went to Mecca again to perform Hajj and met with
Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni, the religious authority and theologian. He sat with him and they discussed.[10]Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi said: "He was trustworthy, precise, and religious.[6] He died at the end of Shawwal, 434.[5]
Works
Al Mustakhraj al Al'iilzamati ("Extracted on Obligations)
Muskharij al Alsahihayni ("Extracted on the right")
Kitab Fi al sunnati Wa sifati ("A book on Sunnah and Attributes")
Kitab al Jami ("Collector book")
Kitab al Dua ("Prayer book")
Kitab Fadhail al Qurani ("The Book of the Virtues of the Qur’an")
kitab Dalail al Nubuat ("Evidence of prophecy book")
kitab Shahadat alzuri ("Perjury book")
Kitab Fadhail Malik ("Malik's virtues book")
Kitab Fadhail Aleydayni ("The Book of the Virtues of the Two Eids")
References
^Brown, Jonathan (30 September 2007). The Canonization of Al-Bukhārī and Muslim The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon.
Brill. p. 143.
ISBN9789047420347.
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abAuthors' Dictionary - Omar bin Reda bin Muhammad Ragheb bin Abdul Ghani Kahaleh (Al-Muthanna Edition, Dar Revival of Arab Heritage: Vol. 5, p. 65)
^Lucas, Scott C. (2004). Constructive Critics, Ḥadīth Literature, and the Articulation of Sunnī Islam The Legacy of the Generation of Ibn Saʻd, Ibn Maʻīn, and Ibn Ḥanbal.
Brill. pp. 96–7.
ISBN9789004133198.
^Ayub, Zulfiqar (2 May 2015). THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE ELITE LIVES OF THE SCHOLARS, IMAMS & HADITH MASTERS Biographies of The Imams & Scholars. Zulfiqar Ayub Publications. p. 152.
^Abdul Rahman, Abdul Salam (24 November 2015). كتاب إيضاح الحكمة باحكام العبرة.
Brill. p. 8.
ISBN9789004295391.