Draft:Hammam
| Full Name | Hammam b. 'Ubada or Hammam b. Shurayh |
|---|---|
| Companion of | Imam Ali (a) |
| Wellknown Relatives | Rabi' b. Khaytham |
| Demise | in Kufa |
Hammām (Arabic: هَمَّام) was a devout ascetic[1] counted among the dedicated followers (Shi'a) of Imam Ali (a)[2] and the Ashab al-Burnus (ascetics distinguished by their woolen caps).[3] He petitioned Imam Ali (a) to delineate the characteristics of the God-fearing (Muttaqin). Although the Imam initially provided a brief response, Hammam's persistence led to the delivery of the renowned Sermon of the Pious (Khutba al-Muttaqin), which details approximately one hundred attributes of the pious.[4]
Historical accounts state that Hammam swooned and passed away, overwhelmed by the profundity of this sermon.[5] Imam Ali (a) personally performed the ritual washing (ghusl) of his body,[6] attended his funeral, and led the funeral prayer (prayer) over him.[7]
Scholarly opinion regarding Hammam's lineage is divided. The Shi'a scholar Muhammad b. Ali al-Karajaki (d. 449/1057-58) identifies him as the son of 'Ubada b. Khaytham and the nephew of Rabi' b. Khaytham.[8] Conversely, Ibn Abi l-Hadid, in his Sharh Nahj al-balagha, records his lineage as the son of Shurayh b. Yazid.[9]
Al-Karajaki cites Hammam's address to Imam Ali (a)—"O Commander of the Faithful! By the God who honored you, the family of the Prophet (s), and chose you and preferred you..."—as a testament to his profound devotion to the Ahl al-Bayt (a).[10]
Notes
- ↑ Nahj al-balāgha, ed. Ṣubḥī Ṣāliḥ, Sermon 193, p. 303.
- ↑ Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha, vol. 10, p. 133.
- ↑ al-Dīnawarī, al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl, 1368 Sh, footnote p. 303.
- ↑ Nahj al-balāgha, ed. Ṣubḥī Ṣāliḥ, 1414 AH, Sermon 193, p. 303.
- ↑ Nahj al-balāgha, ed. Ṣubḥī Ṣāliḥ, 1414 AH, Sermon 193, p. 306.
- ↑ al-Naṣībī al-Shāfiʿī, Maṭālib al-suʾūl, p. 197.
- ↑ Muḥaddith Nūrī, Mustadrak al-wasāʾil, 1408 AH, vol. 9, p. 189.
- ↑ al-Karājikī, Kanz al-fawāʾid, 1410 AH, vol. 1, p. 89.
- ↑ Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha, vol. 10, p. 133.
- ↑ al-Karājikī, Kanz al-fawāʾid, 1410 AH, vol. 1, p. 89.
References
- al-Dīnawarī, Aḥmad b. Dāwūd, al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl, Qom, Manshūrāt al-Raḍī, 1368 Sh.
- Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd b. Hibat Allāh, Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha, ed. Muḥammad Abū l-Faḍl Ibrāhīm, Muʾassasat Ismāʿīlīyān, n.d.
- al-Karājikī, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī, Kanz al-fawāʾid, ed. ʿAbd Allāh Niʿma, Qom, Dār al-Dhakhāʾir, 1st ed, 1410 AH.
- Muḥaddith Nūrī, Mīrzā Ḥusayn, Mustadrak al-wasāʾil wa mustanbaṭ al-masāʾil, Qom, Muʾassasat Āl al-Bayt (a), 1408 AH.
- Muṭahharī, Murtaḍā, Majmūʿa āthār-i Ustād Shahīd Muṭahharī, Tehran, Ṣadrā, 1376 Sh.
- Nahj al-balāgha, ed. Ṣubḥī Ṣāliḥ, Qom, Hijrat, 1st ed, 1414 AH.
- al-Naṣībī al-Shāfiʿī, Muḥammad b. Ṭalḥa, Maṭālib al-suʾūl fī manāqib Āl al-Rasūl, n.p, n.d.