Hannaad bin as-Sari bin Mus’ab al-Koofi

Name:

هناد بن السرى بن مصعب بن أبى بكر بن شبر بن صعفوق بن عمرو بن زرارة بن عدس بن زيد التميمى الدارمى ، أبو السرى الكوفى

Hannaad bin as-Sari bin Mus’ab bin Abi Bakr bin Shabr bin Su’fooq bin Amr bin Zuraarah bin Udus bin Zayd at-Tameemi ad-Daarimi, Abu as-Sari al-Koofi

Tabaqah: 10 - From Major level of those who narrated from Taba Taabi'een

Birth: 152 H

Death: 243 H

Narrated by: Al-Bukhaari in Khalq Af'aal al-Ibaad – Muslim – Abu Dawood – Tirmidhi – Nasaa'ee – Ibn Maajah

Teachers: 'Abdur Rahmaan bin Abi al-Zinaad, Hushaym bin Bushayr bin al-Qaasim, Abu Bakr bin 'Ayyaash al-Asdi, 'Abdullah bin Idrees bin Yazeed al-Audi, Abu al-Ahwas Sallaam bin Sulaym al-Hanafi, Hafs bin Ghiyaath, Yahya bin Zakariyyah bin Abi Zaa’idah, Ismaa'eel bin Ayyaash bin Saleem, Shareek bin 'Abdullah, Abthar bin al-Qaasim al-Zubaydi, Abdullah bin Mubaarak, 'Abdul Salam bin Harb bin Salm al-Mulaa'ee, 'Ali bin Mishar, 'Abdah bin Sulaiman al-Kilaabi, Fudayl bin 'Iyaadh bin Mas’ood, Sufyaan bin 'Uyaynah, Wakee' bin al-Jarraah, Abu Mu’aawiyah ad-Dareer, and Others

Students: Al-Bukhaari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasaa’ee, Ibn Maajah, Ahmed bin Mansoor ar-Ramaadi, Baqi bin Makhlad al-Andalusi, Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abi ad-Dunyaa, Abdaan bin Ahmed al-Ahwaazi, Muhammad bin Ishaaq ath-Thaqafi as-Siraaj, Muhammad bin as-Sari bin Yahya bin as-Sari at-Tameemi, Muhammad bin Saalih al-Ukburi, Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Sulemaan al-Hadrami, Muhammad bin Abdul Malik ad-Daqeeqi al-Waasiti, Abu Haatim ar-Raazi, Abu Zur’ah ar-Raazi and others.

Status: Thiqah Hujjah

Opinions of Ahl ul-Jarh wat Ta’deel:

Those who praised him:

1-    Imaam Muslim bin al-Hajjaaj al-Neesaaboori (D. 261) narrated from him in his Saheeh

[See, H. 221, 480, 586, 741, 800, 1042, 1064, 1209, 1333, 1455, 1703, 1750, 1763, 1930, 2133, 2212 etc]

2-    When Imaam Ahmed bin Hanbal (D. 241) was asked “Who should we narrate from in Koofah?” so he said:

“عليكم بهناد”

“(Necessary) upon you is Hannaad”

[ Al-Jarh wat Ta'deel by Ibn Abi Haatim (9/119-120), Chain Hasan]

At another place, he said:

“ما بالكوفة مثل هناد وهو شيخهم”

“There is no one in Koofah like Hannaad and he is their Shaykh”

[Su’aalaat al-Marwazi (283)]

3-    Imaam Abu Haatim ar-Raazi (D. 275) said:

“صدوق”

“Truthful”

[ Al-Jarh wat Ta'deel by Ibn Abi Haatim (9/120)]

4-    Imaam Abu Eesa at-Tirmidhi (D. 279) authenticated his hadeeth saying:

“حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ”

“The Hadeeth is Hasan Saheeh”

                                           [ Sunan at-Tirmidhi (617)]       

5-    Imaam Al-Nasaa’ee (D. 303) said:

“ثقة”

“Thiqah”

[ Masheekhah al-Nasaa’ee (1/62 T. 106)]

6-    Imaam Ibn Hibbaan (D. 354) mentioned him in Ath-Thiqaat (9/246) and also narrated from him in his Saheeh

7-    Imaam Abu Abdullah al-Haakim al-Neesaaboori (D. 405) authenticated his hadeeth saying

“هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ”

“This hadeeth is Saheeh on the conditions of Shaykhayn”

[ Al-Mustadrak Ala as-Saheehayn by al-Haakim (H. 610) etc]

8-    Imaam Abu Ya’la al-Khaleeli (D. 446) said:

“زَاهِدٌ ثِقَةٌ”

“Ascetic (&) Thiqah”

[ Al-Irshaad fi Ma'rifah Ulama al-Hadeeth by al-Khaleeli (2/578)]

9-    Imaam Shams ud-Deen adh-Dhahabi (D. 748) said:

“الحافظ الزاهد”

“He is a preserver and ascetic”

[ Al-Kaashif by Dhahabi (2/339)]

At another place, he said:

“الإِمَامُ، الحُجَّةُ، القُدْوَةُ”

“Al-Imaam al-Hujjah al-Qudwah”

[Siyar A’laam al-Nabula (11/465)]

At another place, he authenticated his hadeeth saying:

“إِسْنَادُهُ صَحِيحٌ”

“Its chain is Saheeh”

[Mu’jam ash-Shuyookh al-Kabeer by Dhahabi (1/47)]

10-          Haafidh Ibn Hajar al-Asqalaani (D. 852) said:

“ثِقَةٌ”

“Thiqah”

[ Taqreeb (7320)]

Those who criticized him:

None

Conclusion:

Hannaad bin as-Sari is Thiqah with consensus.