Ayyub b. Nuh b. Darraj

Ayyub b. Nuh b. Darraj al-Nakha'i al-Kufi was an Imami jurist and hadith transmitter of the third century AH. He transmitted hadiths from Imam al-Rida, Imam al-Jawad, Imam al-Hadi, and Imam al-'Askari. Ayyub was the representative of Imam al-Hadi and Imam al-'Askari and held a special position with both of these Imams. The scholars of rijal have described him as a pious individual who devoutly engaged in worship. Ayyub's father, Nuh b. Darraj, was a companion of Imam al-Sadiq and Imam al-Kazim, and a judge in Kufa. It has also been reported that Jamil b. Darraj, Ayyub's uncle, was a trustworthy, reliable representative, and a companion of Imam al-Sadiq.

Place in Rijal

Ayyub b. Nuh b. Darraj al-Nakha'i, an Imami jurist and hadith transmitter, was born in Kufa and his kunya was Abu al-Husayn. According to Shiite scholars of rijal, Ayyub b. Nuh was a companion of four infallible Imams: Imam al-Rida, Imam al-Jawad, Imam al-Hadi, and Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari, transmitting hadiths from them. Al-Najashi and al-Kashshi describe him as trustworthy, a representative, and one who held a special position with Imam al-Hadi and Imam al-'Askari. Correspondence between him and Imam al-Hadi has also been transmitted. According to al-Najashi, Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi attributed the book Nawadir to Ayyub b. Nuh. Hadiths narrated by him include those about the merits of visiting the infallible Imam and various jurisprudential topics such as cleanliness, divorce, prayer, marriage, and inheritance. According to Ayatollah Khoei (d. 1371 Sh), Ayyub’s name appears in the chain of transmission for 251 hadiths, and Shiite scholars of rijal such as al-Najashi, al-Kashshi, al-Tusi, and al-Barqi all regard him as trustworthy.

In a hadith from Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari, it is stated that Ayyub is from the people of Paradise. According to al-Najashi, he was pious and very devoted in worship.

Masters

The masters of Ayyub b. Nuh are the following, and he transmitted hadiths from them:

Transmitters

Some of the hadith transmitters who have transmitted hadiths from Ayyub b. Nuh include:

Household

The family of Ayyub b. Nuh resided in Kufa and had a bond of wala' with the Nakha'i tribe, which is why he is also referred to as Nakha'i or Mawla al-Nakha'. Shiite scholars of rijal have considered Ayyub’s father, Nuh b. Darraj, to be the judge of Kufa, a companion of Imam al-Sadiq and Imam al-Kazim, and a person of sound faith. The tomb of Nuh is located near Karbala, amidst palm groves, in the lands of the Al Mas'ud tribe. Additionally, Jamil b. Darraj, Ayyub's uncle, is regarded as a trustworthy individual, a representative, and a companion of Imam al-Sadiq. According to Ali Namazi Shahrudi (d. 1364 Sh) in his book Mustadrakāt 'ilm rijal al-hadith, Ayyub’s two sons, Hasan and Muhammad, and his grandson, Ahmad b. Qasim b. Ayyub, were also transmitters of hadith.

Note: Wala' ḍiman al-jarira is a contract in which one party commits to bearing the blood money (diya) if the other party commits a crime requiring such money as compensation, on the condition that they inherit from the person in question.