Name:
سيف بن عمر التميمى البرجمى ، و يقال السعدى ، و يقال الضبى ، و يقال الأسيدى
، الكوفى ( صاحب كتاب " الردة و الفتوح " )
Sayf
bin Umar at-Tameemi al-Burjumi, and it is said As-Sa’dee, and it is said Ad-Dabbi,
and it is said Al-Usayyadee al-Koofi (Author of the books “Ar-Riddah” and “Al-Futooh”)
Tabaqah:
8 - From the middle level of Taba Taabi'een
Death: After
170 H in the rule of Rasheed
Narrated by:
Tirmidhi
Teachers: Ismaa’eel
bin Abi Khaalid, Ismaa’eel bin Muslim, Thaabit al-Azdi, Jaabir al-Ju’fi,
Al-Hajjaaj bin Artaat, Dawood bin Abi Hind, Sa’eed bin Abi Aroobah, Sufyaan
ath-Thawree, Sulemaan al-A’mash, Abdul Malik bin Jurayj, Fudayl bin Ghazwaan,
Muhammad bin Ishaaq bin Yasaar, Abu az-Zubayr al-Makki, Moosa bin Uqbah,
Hishaam bin Urwah, Yahya bin Sa’eed al-Ansaari, Amr bin Deenaar and others.
Students: Jabbaarah
bin Mughallis al-Himmaani, Jumhoor bin Mansoor, Muhammad bin Eesa ibn at-Tabbaa’,
Ya’qoob bin Ibraaheem bin Sa’d az-Zuhri and others.
Status:
Da’eef, Matrook
Opinions of Ahl ul-Jarh wat Ta’deel:
Those who criticized him:
1-
Imaam
Yahya bin Ma’een (D. 233) said:
“هو ضعيف”
“He is Da’eef”
[Taareekh Ibn Ma’een, narrated by ad-Dauri (3/459), Al-Jarh
wat Ta’deel by Ibn Abi Haatim (4/278), Ad-Du’afa al-Kabeer by Ukaylee (2/175),
Chains Saheeh]
At another
place he was asked about him so he said:
“فليس خير منه”
“There is no good from him”
[
Al-Kaamil by Ibn Adee (4/507), Chain Saheeh]
2-
Imaam
Abu Zur’ah ar-Raazi (D. 264) said about him:
“ضعيف الحديث”
“Da’eef ul-Hadeeth”
[
Ad-Du’afa by Abu Zur’ah (2/320)]
3-
Imaam
Abu Haatim ar-Raazi (D. 275) said:
“متروك الحديث، يشبه حديثه حديث الواقدي”
“He is Matrook ul-Hadeeth; his hadeeth resembles the hadeeth of
Al-Waaqidi (another Kadh-dhaab narrator)”
[
Al-Jarh wat Ta'deel by Ibn Abi Haatim (4/278)]
4-
Imaam
Ibn Abi Haatim ar-Raazi (D. 327) said commenting on his hadeeth:
“وسيف متروك الحديث فبطل الحديث”
“And Sayf is Matrook in Hadeeth, hence this nullifies the
hadeeth”
[
Al-Jarh wat Ta'deel by Ibn Abi Haatim (7/136)]
5-
Imaam
Ya’qoob bin Sufyaan al-Fasawi (D. 277) said about him and another
narrator:
“سيف وسعد الإسكاف حديثهما وروايتهما ليس بشيء”
“Sayf and Sa’d al-Iskaaf both, their hadeeth and their narrations
are nothing”
[
Al-Ma’rifah wal Taareekh (3/58)]
6- Imaam Abu Abdur Rahmaan an-Nasaa’ee (D. 303) said:
“ضَعِيف”
“Da’eef”
[Ad-Du’afa wal Matrokeen by al-Nasaa’ee (P. 50)]
7-
Imaam
Ibn Hibbaan (D. 354) said:
“من أهل الْبَصْرَة أتهم بالزندقة... يَرْوِي الموضوعات عَن
الْأَثْبَات”
“He is from the people of Basrah; he is accused of heresy… He
narrates fabricated narrations and attributes them to Thiqah narrators”
[
Al-Majroheen by Ibn Hibbaan (1/345)]
8-
Imaam
Abu al-Hasan ad-Daaraqutni (D. 385) said:
“متروك”
“Matrook”
[
Su’aalaat al-Barqaani (200)]
And he also
mentioned him in Kitaab ad-Du’afa wal Matrokeen (1/13).
9-
Imaam
Abu Ahmed bin Adee al-Jarjaani (D. 365) said:
“بعض أحاديثه مشهورة وعامتها منكرة لم يتابع عليها، وهو إلى الضعف
أقرب منه إلى الصدق”
“Some of his narrations are famous and most of them are Munkar
which are not supported, and he is closer to weakness than being Sadooq”
[
Al-Kaamil by Ibn Adee (4/508)]
At another
place, while talking about a narration, Imaam Ibn Adee said:
“لم يروه
عنه إلا سيف وعن سيف عبيد بن إسحاق وجميعا ضعاف”
“No one narrates it from him
except Sayf and from Sayf narrates Ubayd bin Ishaaq, and they both are Da’eef”
[Al-Kaamil (3/351)]
10-
Imaam
Abu Ja’far al-Ukaylee (D. 322) mentioned him in Ad-Du’afa and said:
“لا يتابع عليه ولا على كثير من حديثه”
“He is not supported, nor are most of his narrations”
[
Ad-Du'afa al-Kabeer by al-Ukaylee (2/175)]
11-
Imaam
Abu Hafs Umar bin Shaaheen (D. 385) mentioned him in Taareekh Asmaa
ad-Du’afa wal Kadh-dhaabeen (1/100).
12-
Imaam
Abu Abdullah al-Haakim al-Neesaaboori (D. 405) said:
“اتهمَ بالزندقة وَهُوَ سَاقِط فِي رِوَايَة الحَدِيث”
“He is accused of heresy and he is void in the narration of
hadeeth”
[
Al-Madkhal Ila as-Saheeh (1/145)]
13-
Imaam
Abu Nu’aym al-Asbahaani (D. 430) said:
“مُتَّهم فِي دينه مرمي بالزندقة سَاقِط الحَدِيث لَا شَيْء”
“He is accused in his religion, he is accused of heresy; he is
null in hadeeth and he is nothing”
[
Ad-Du’afa by Abu Nu’aym al-Asbahaani (1/91 T. 95)]
14-
Haafidh
Ibn al-Jawzee (D. 597) mentioned him in Ad-Du’afa wal Matrokeen (2/35).
At another place, he said about him:
“متهم بوضع
الحديث”
“He is accused of fabricating
hadeeth”
[Al-Mawdoo’aat by Ibn al-Jawzee (1/223)]
15-
Haafidh
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (D. 795) said about one of his narrations:
“وَهُوَ حَدِيْث باطل ، وسيف هَذَا مشهور بالكذب”
“This hadeeth is Baatil as this Sayf is famous for lying”
[
Fath ul-Baari by Ibn Rajab (4/151)]
16-
Haafidh
Noor ud-Deen al-Haythami (D. 807) said about one of his narrations:
“وَفِيهِ سَيْفُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْأَسَدِيُّ وَهُوَ مَتْرُوكٌ”
“It contains Sayf bin Umar al-Asdi and he is Matrook”
[
Majma az-Zawaaid (8/98)]
17-
Imaam
Shams ud-Deen adh-Dhahabi (D. 748) said:
“له تواليف متروك باتفاق”
“He has books, Matrook with consensus”
[
Al-Mughni (1/4)]
At another
place, he said:
“تركوه،
واتهم بالزندقة”
“They abandoned him, and accused
him of heresy”
[Deewaan ad-Du’afa (1/183)]
18-
Haafidh
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalaani (D. 852) said:
“ضعيف الحديث عمدة في التاريخ افحش بن حبان القول فيه”
“He is Da’eef in Hadeeth, better in Taareekh; Ibn Hibbaan
exceeded in his opinion about him”
[
Al-Taqreeb (1/179)]
Note: Saying
that he is Umdah in Taareekh does not mean he is Thiqah in it, rather just
better than in other narrations. And even in saying this, no one has followed
Ibn Hajar. Hence the saying of Ibn Hajar alone is not acceptable.
Those who praised him:
None!
Conclusion:
Sayf bin Umar is Matrook and Da’eef
according to the consensus of Muhadditheen.
