Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Mujammi al-Ansaari, Abu Ishaaq al-Madani

Name:

إبراهيم بن إسماعيل بن مجمع ، و قيل إبراهيم بن إسماعيل بن يزيد بن مجمع بن جارية الأنصارى ، أبو إسحاق المدنى

Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Mujammi’, and it is said that he is, Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Yazeed bin Mujammi’ bin Jaariyah al-Ansaari, Abu Ishaaq al-Madani

Tabaqah: Seven (7) – From the Major Taba’ Taabi’een

Narrated by: Ibn Maajah – Al-Bukhaari in Ta’leeq form

Teachers: Saalim bin Abdullah bin Umar bin al-Khattaab, Saalih bin Kaysaan, Abu az-Zinaad Abdullah bin Dhakwaan, Abdullah bin Waaqid bin Abdullah bin Umar, Amr bin Deenaar, Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhri, Hishaam bin Urwah, Yahya bin Sa’eed al-Ansaari, Ya’qoob bin Mujammi’ bin Jaariyah al-Ansaari and others.

Students: Haatim bin Ismaa’eel, Abdullah bin Moosa al-Taymee, Abdul Azeez bin Muhammad ad-Daraawardi, Ubaydullah bin Moosa al-Absi, Abu Nu’aym al-Fadal bin Dukayn, Muhammad bin Fulayh bin Sulemaan, Wakee’ bin al-Jarraah and others.

Status: Da’eef - Weak

Opinions of Ahl ul-Jarh wat Ta’deel:

Those who criticized him:

1-    Imaam Bukhaari said: “He is Katheer ul-Wahem (having a lot of doubts), he narrated from Zuhri, and Amr bin Deenaar, write his narrations.”

[Ad-Du’afaa as-Sagheer: 1/21, Al-Taareekh al-Kabeer: 1/271, ad-Du’afa al-Kabeer by Ukaylee: 1/43]

2-    Imaam Ukaylee said that Muhammad bin Eesaa narrated to us, he said: Ayyaash (bin al-Waleed) narrated to us, he said: I heard Yahya (ibn Ma’een) saying: “The narrations of Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel are nothing”

[Ad-Du’afa al-Kabeer by Ukaylee: 1/43, Chain Saheeh]

Imaam Yahya ibn Ma’een also said: “He is Da’eef”

[Al-Jarh wat Ta’deel: 2/84, Chain Saheeh]

Imaam Yahya ibn Ma’een also said: “He is nothing”

[Al-Majroheen by Ibn Hibbaan: 1/103 T. 11]

3-    Imaam Ibn Abi Haatim said that I heard my father (Abu Haatim ar-Raazi) saying: “Write the narrations of Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Mujammi’, and do not take evidence from him, and he is close to Ibn Abi Habeebah (who is weak too).”

[Al-Jarh wat Ta’deel by Ibn Abi Haatim: 2/84]

4-    Imaam Abu Zur’ah ar-Raazi said: I heard Abu Nu’aym saying: “The hadeeth of Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Mujammi is not of the level”

[Al-Jarh wat Ta’deel: 2/84]

5-    Imaam Nasaa’ee said: “He is Da’eef”

[Ad-Du’afa wal Matrokeen by An-Nasaa’ee: 1/11]

6-    Imaam Ibn Hibbaan mentioned him in al-Majroheen and said: “He used to alter the chains of narrations, and narrate the Mursal narrations as Marfoo’”

[Al-Majroheen: 1/103 T. 11]

7-    Imaam Ibn Adee al-Jarjaani mentioned him in al-Kaamil fi Du’afa ar-Rijaal and said: “Despite his weakness, write his narrations (i.e. in Mutaabi’aat)”

[1/377]

8-    Imaam Daaraqutni mentioned him in ad-Du’afa wal Matrokeen and said: “He is Matrook”

[1/251 T. 29]

9-    Imaam Bayhaqi said: “Ibraaheem is Da’eef according to the People of Knowledge in Hadeeth”

[6/181]

10-          Imaam Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi said after narrating a hadeeth: “Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Mujammi’ is present in its chain and he is Da’eef…”

[Muhalla: 9/130]

11-          Haafidh Muhammad bin Abdul Haadi said, after narrating a hadeeth that: “It contains Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel who is Da’eef”

[Tanqeeh’ Tahqeeq al-Ta’leeq: 3/399]

12-          Zayla’ee Hanafi, after narrating a hadeeth, said: “It contains Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Jaariyah, they (Muhadditheen) have weakened him”

[Nasb ur-Rayaa: 4/125]

13-          Haafidh Ibn Katheer, after narrating a hadeeth, said: “It contains Ibraaheem, who is Da’eef”

[Irshaad ul-Faqeeh: 2/107]

14-          Imaam Ibn al-Jawzee mentioned him in ad-Du’afa wal Matrokeen and narrated the criticisms of Scholars upon him [1/23 T. 28]

15-          Imaam Dhahabi said: “They weakened him”

[Al-Kaashif: 1/208 T. 113]

Imaam Dhahabi also mentioned him in Al-Mughni fi Du’afaa ar-Rijaal [1/9 T. 32]

He also mentioned him in Meezaan ul-I’tidaal and narrated the criticism of Scholars upon him. [1/19]

16-          Haafidh Ibn Hajar al-Asqalaani said: “He is Da’eef from the seventh level”

[Taqreeb at-Tahdheeb: 1/88 T. 148]

17-          Haafidh al-Haythami, after narrating a hadeeth, said: “Ibraaheem bin Ismaa’eel bin Mujammi’ is present in it, and he is Da’eef”

[Majma az-Zawaaid: 6/83]