Ayyub b. Nuh b. Darraj
| Full Name | Ayyub b. Nuh b. Darraj al-Nakha'i al-Kufi |
|---|---|
| Companion of | Imam al-Rida (a), Imam al-Jawad (a), Imam al-Hadi (a), Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) |
| Teknonym | Abu l-Husayn |
| Epithet | al-Nakha'i, Mawla al-Nakha' |
| Religious Affiliation | Imami Shi'a |
| Wellknown Relatives | Nuh b. Darraj (father), Jamil b. Darraj (uncle) |
| Place of Birth | Kufa |
| Place(s) of Residence | Kufa |
| Professors | Muhammad b. Abi 'Umayr, 'Abd Allah b. Sinan, 'Abd Allah b. Muskan, Hasan b. Mahbub, etc. |
| Students | Sa'd b. 'Abd Allah al-Ash'ari al-Qummi, 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far al-Himyari, Aban b. Uthman al-Ahmar, Muhammad b. Hasan al-Saffar al-Qummi, Sahl b. Ziyad al-Adami, etc. |
Ayyūb b. Nūḥ b. Darrāj al-Nakhaʿī al-Kūfī (Arabic: اَیّوب بن نُوح بن دَرّاج النَّخَعي الکُوفي) was an Imami jurist and hadith transmitter of the third/ninth century. He transmitted hadiths from Imam al-Rida (a), Imam al-Jawad (a), Imam al-Hadi (a), and Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a). Ayyub was the representative of Imam al-Hadi (a) and Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) 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 (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a), 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 (a).
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 l-Husayn.[1] According to Shi'a scholars of rijal, Ayyub b. Nuh was a companion of four infallible Imams (a): Imam al-Rida (a), Imam al-Jawad (a), Imam al-Hadi (a), and Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a), transmitting hadiths from them.[2] Al-Najashi and al-Kashshi describe him as trustworthy, a representative, and one who held a special position with Imam al-Hadi (a) and Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a).[3] Correspondence between him and Imam al-Hadi (a) has also been transmitted.[4] According to al-Najashi, Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi attributed the book Nawadir to Ayyub b. Nuh.[5] 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.[6] According to Ayatollah Khoei (d. 1992), Ayyub's name appears in the chain of transmission for 251 hadiths,[7] and Shi'a scholars of rijal such as al-Najashi, al-Kashshi, al-Tusi, and al-Barqi all regard him as trustworthy.[8]
In a hadith from Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), it is stated that Ayyub is from the people of Paradise.[9] According to al-Najashi, he was pious and very devoted in worship.[10]
Masters
The masters of Ayyub b. Nuh are the following, and he transmitted hadiths from them:
- Muhammad b. Abi 'Umayr
- 'Abd Allah b. Sinan
- 'Abd Allah b. Muskan
- Hariz b. 'Abd Allah al-Sijistani
- Hasan b. 'Ali al-Washsha'
- Hasan b. Mahbub
- Husayn b. 'Uthman
- Safwan b. 'Isa
- 'Ali b. Nu'man al-Razi
- Muhammad b. Sinan
- Hasan b. 'Ali b. Faddal
- Safwan b. Yahya
- Muhammad b. Yahya al-Sayrafi
- Mihran b. Muhammad
- Nadr b. Suwayd
- Muhammad b. Abi Hamza
- Muhammad b. Fudayl
- 'Abbas b. 'Amir
- 'Abd Allah b. al-Mughira[11]
Transmitters
Some of the hadith transmitters who have transmitted hadiths from Ayyub b. Nuh include:
- Muhammad b. 'Ali b. Mahbub al-Qummi
- Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi al-Qummi
- Sa'd b. 'Abd Allah al-Ash'ari al-Qummi
- 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far al-Himyari
- Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far al-Himyari
- Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar al-Qummi
- Aban b. 'Uthman al-Ahmar
- 'Ali b. Mahziyar al-Ahwazi
- Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah
- Husayn b. Sa'id
- Husayn b. Muhammad
- Hamdiwayh b. Nasir
- Sahl b. Ziyad al-Adami
- 'Ali b. al-Hasan b. Faddal
- 'Ali b. al-Hasan al-Taymi
- 'Ali b. Muhammad
- Muhammad b. Ahmad
- Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya
- Muhammad b. Ja'far Abu al-Abbas
- Muhammad b. al-Hasan
- Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar al-Qummi
- Muhammad b. al-Husayn
- Muhammad b. 'Ali b. Mahbub
- Muhammad b. 'Isa
- Muhammad b. Musa al-Siman
- Muhammad b. Yahya al-'Attar
- Musa b. al-Hasan[12]
Household
The family of Ayyub b. Nuh resided in Kufa and had a bond of wala'[13] with the Nakha'i tribe, which is why he is also referred to as Nakha'i or Mawla al-Nakha'.[14] Shi'a scholars of rijal have considered Ayyub's father, Nuh b. Darraj, to be the judge of Kufa, a companion of Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a), and a person of sound faith.[15] The tomb of Nuh (a) is located near Karbala, amidst palm groves, in the lands of the Al Mas'ud tribe.[16] Additionally, Jamil b. Darraj, Ayyub's uncle, is regarded as a trustworthy individual, a representative, and a companion of Imam al-Sadiq (a).[17] According to 'Ali Namazi Shahrudi (d. 1985) 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.[18]
Notes
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 102.
- ↑ Barqī, Rijāl al-Barqī, vol. 1, p. 331; Amīn, Aʿyān al-Shīʿa, vol. 3, p. 527.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 102; Kashshī, Ikhtiyār maʿrifat al-rijāl, vol. 2, p. 842; Mamaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 1, p. 159.
- ↑ Namāzī Shahrūdī, Mustadrakāt ʿilm rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 1, p. 714.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 102.
- ↑ Khūʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 3, p. 263; Rabbānī Sabzawārī, "Ayyūb b. Nūḥ".
- ↑ Khūʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 3, p. 263.
- ↑ Khūʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 3, p. 264.
- ↑ Shūshtarī, Qāmūs al-rijāl, vol. 2, p. 242.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 102.
- ↑ Khūʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 3, p. 263.
- ↑ Khūʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 3, p. 263.
- ↑ Wala' diman 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.
- ↑ Ṭūsī, Rijāl al-Ṭūsī, vol. 1, p. 352; Ibn Dāwūd al-Ḥillī, Rijāl Ibn Dāwūd, p. 64.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 102; Ibn Dāwūd al-Ḥillī, Rijāl Ibn Dāwūd, p. 64; Barqī, Rijāl al-Barqī, vol. 1, p. 331.
- ↑ Faqīh Baḥr al-ʿUlūm, Zīyāratgāhhā-yi ʿIrāq, vol. 1, p. 262.
- ↑ Ibn Dāwūd al-Ḥillī, Rijāl Ibn Dāwūd, p. 64; Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 102; Barqī, Rijāl al-Barqī, vol. 1, p. 331.
- ↑ Namāzī Shahrūdī, Mustadrakāt ʿilm rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 1, p. 714.
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