Hilaal bin Abi Hilaal, Abu Zilaal al-Qasmali

Name:

هلال بن أبى هلال و يقال ابن أبى مالك الأزدى أبو ظلال القسملى البصرى الأعمى ( اسم أبى هلال ميمون أو سويد أو يزيد أو زيد )

Hilaal bin Abi Hilaal, and it is said Ibn Abi Maalik al-Azdi, Abu Zilaal al-Qasmali al-Basri al-A’mi (The name of Abu Hilaal is Maymoon, or Suwayd, or Yazeed, or Zayd)

Tabaqah: 5 - From the Minor Taabi'een

Death: 131 – 140 H

Narrated by: Al-Bukhaari in Ta'leeq form – Tirmidhi

Teachers: Anas bin Maalik, Rafee’ bin Mihraan, Yoonus bin Ubayd bin Deenaar, Ya’la bin Shaddaad, and Hilaal bin Ali bin Usaamah

Students: Ja’far bin Sulemaan ad-Dab’ee, Hammaad bin Salamah, Salaam bin Miskeen, Shu’ayb bin Bayaan, Abdul Azeez bin Muslim al-Qasmali, Mutawakkil bin al-Fudayl, Al-Nu’maan bin Abdullah al-Hanafi, Yazeed bin Haaroon, etc

Status: Da'eef

Opinions of Ahl ul-Jarh wat Ta’deel:

Those who criticized him:

1-    Imaam al-Jarh wat Ta'deel Yahya bin Ma’een (D. 233) said: “Abu Zilaal – whose name is Hilaal, is nothing”

[ Ad-Du'afa al-Kabeer by al-Ukaylee (4/345), Chain Saheeh]

In the narration of Abbaas bin Muhammad ad-Dauri, Imaam Yahya ibn Ma’een said: “Hilaal al-Qasmali is Da’eef, he is nothing”

[ Taareekh Ibn Ma'een, narrated by ad-Dauri (2/624)]

2-    Imaam Ya’qoob bin Sufyaan al-Fasawi (D. 277) said: “Abu Zilaal al-Qasmali is Layyin ul-Hadeeth”

[ Al-Ma'rifah wal Taareekh by Ya'qoob bin Sufyaan (2/661)]

3-    Imaam Al-Nasaa’ee (D. 303) said: “Da’eef”

[ Ad-Du'afa wal Matrokeen by al-Nasaa'ee (T. 606, 660)]

Al-Nasaa’ee also said in his Kitaab al-Kunaa that: “He is nothing”

[ With reference from Tahdheeb at-Tahdheeb by Ibn Hajar (11/85)]

4-    Imaam Ibn al-Jaarood (D. 307) mentioned him in his Kitaab ad-Du’afa and: “He is Da’eef”

[ With reference from Ikmaal Tahdheeb al-Kamaal (12/181) & Lisaan al-Meezaan by Ibn Hajar (8/347)]

5-    Imaam Abu Ja’far al-Ukaylee (D. 322) said: “He has Munkar narrations”

[ Ad-Du'afa al-Kabeer by al-Ukaylee (4/345)]

6-    Imaam Abu Ahmed bin Adee al-Jarjaani (D. 365) said: “And normally what he narrates is not followed up by the trustworthy narrators”

[ Al-Kaamil by Ibn Adee (8/426)]

7-    Imaam Ibn Hibbaan (D. 354) said: “He is a neglectful Shaykh, narrates from Anas what is not from his hadeeth, it is not permissible to take evidence from him”

[ Al-Majroheen by Ibn Hibbaan (3/85)]

Note: Haafidh al-Mizzi etc has said that Ibn Hibbaan mentioned him in his Ath-Thiqaat which is incorrect. Ibn Hibbaan has only mentioned a person named Hilaal bin Abi Hilaal and he did not mention his Kunya. Whereas, Ibn Hibbaan mentioning al-Qasmali in al-Majroheen strengthens the opinion that he was not talking about this Abu Zilaal al-Qasmali

8-    Imaam Abu Ahmed al-Haakim (D. 378) said: “He is not strong according to them”

[ Al-Asaami wal Kunaa by al-Haakim (5/221)]

9-    Haafidh Ibn Abdil Barr al-Andalusi (D. 463) said: “He is not strong according to them, they have weakened him”

[ Al-Istaghnaa by Ibn Abdil Barr (2/273)]

10-          Haafidh Shams ud-Deen adh-Dhahabi (D. 748) said: “They (i.e. Muhadditheen) have weakened him except Ibn Hibbaan”

[ Al-Kaashif by Dhahabi (2/342)]

Note: Even Ibn Hibbaan has weakened him in al-Majroheen.

11-          Haafidh Ibn Hajar al-Asqalaani (D. 852) said: “Da’eef”

[ Taqreeb at-Tahdheeb by Ibn Hajar (7349)]

12-          Haafidh Noor ud-Deen al-Haythami (D. 807) said: “He is weakened by the Jumhoor”

[ Majma az-Zawaaid by Al-Haythami (1/384)]

Those who praised him:

1-    Imaam Muhammad bin Ismaa’eel al-Bukhaari (D. 256) said: “He is Muqaarib ul-Hadeeth”

[ Sunan at-Tirmidhi (H. 586)]