Ahmed bin Ibraaheem bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Bakkaar al-Busri

Name:

أحمد بن إبراهيم بن محمد بن عبد الله بن بكار بن عبد الملك القرشى العامرى البسرى ، أبو عبد الملك الدمشقى

Ahmed bin Ibraaheem bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Bakkaar bin Abdul Malik al-Qurashi al-Aamri al-Busri, Abu Abdul Malik ad-Dimashqi

Tabaqah: 11 - From Middle Level of those who narrated from Taba Taabi'een

Death: 289 H

Narrated by: Nasaa'ee

Teachers: Ibraaheem bin Sa’d al-Johari, Ibraaheem bin Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Qurashi (his father), Ibraaheem bin Muhammad al-Faryaabi, Abu Mus’ab az-Zuhri, Abu Maalik al-Ashja’ee, Abdul Malik bin Shu’ayb bin al-Layth bin Sa’d al-Misri, Amr bin Hafs al-Bazzaaz, Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Bakkaar al-Qurashi ad-Dimashqi (his grandfather), Abu al-Jamaahir Muhammad bin Uthmaan, Muhammad bin Aa’idh and others.

Students: Nasaa’ee, Abu al-Hasan Ahmed bin Umayr bin Yoosuf bin Josaa ad-Dimashqi, Qaadhi Abu Bakr Ahmed bin Marwaan ad-Daynuwari al-Maaliki (the author of the book Al-Mujaalisah), Abu al-Qaasim Sulemaan bin Ahmed bin Ayyoob at-Tabaraani, Abu al-Qaasim Ali bin Ya’qoob bin Abi al-Aqib al-Hamdaani, Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Amr bin Moosa bin Muhammad bin Hammaad al-Uqaylee, Abu Awaanah Ya’qoob bin Ishaaq al-Asfaraaini and others.

Status: Thiqah

Opinions of Ahl ul-Jarh wat Ta’deel:

Those who praised him:

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

“لا بأس به”

“There is nothing wrong in him”

[ Masheekhah an-Nasaa’ee (P. 57)]

2-    Imaam Abu al-Qaasim Ibn Asaakir (D. 571) said:

“كان ثقة”

“He was Thiqah”

[ Taareekh Dimashq (71/18)]

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

“صدوق”

“Sadooq”

[ Al-Kaashif (3)]

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

“صدوق”

“Sadooq”

[ Taqreeb (4)]

Those who criticized him:

None

Conclusion:

Ahmed bin Ibraaheem al-Busri is Thiqah.