Khalid b. Abi Isma'il
| Full Name | Khalid b. Abi Isma'il al-Kufi |
|---|---|
| Companion of | Imam al-Sadiq (a) |
| Religious Affiliation | Shi'a |
| Professors | Imam al-Sadiq (a), 'Abd al-A'la mawla Al Sam. |
| Students | Safwan b. Yahya, 'Abd Allah b. Muskan and Ja'far b. Bashir. |
| Works | One of al-Usul al-arba'a mi'a |
Khālid b. Abī Ismāʿīl al-Kūfī (Arabic:خالد بن ابي اسماعيل الکوفي) was a Thiqa transmitter of hadith in the 3rd/8th century and a companion of Imam al-Sadiq (a). Al-Najashi considered him Thiqa and later scholars followed al-Najashi and considered him Thiqa as well. Khalid narrated from Imam al-Sadiq (a) both directly and indirectly.
His Lineage
Some people thought that the name of Khalid's father was Bakr b. Ash'ath,[1] because al-Najashi[2] mentioned Abu Isma'il as the teknonym of Bakr. Thus, perhaps Khalid b. Abi Isma'il was Khlaid b. Bakr whose title was "Tawil".[3]
However, since Bakr, father of Khalid al-Tawil passed away at the time of Imam al-Sadiq (a)[4] and al-Najashi said that Bakr b. Ash'ath transmitted hadith from Imam al-Kazim (a),[5] the two cannot be referring to one person.
Transmitting Hadiths
Khalid narrated from Imam al-Sadiq (a) both directly and indirectly.[6] Thus, he was possibly among the companions of Imam (a). He was also the author of one of the Usul (major hadith references) of Shi'a which Safwan b. Yahya narrated.[7]
Through Khalid, al-Shaykh al-Saduq narrated hadith from 'Abd al-A'la mawla Al Sam, a companion of Imam al-Sadiq (a).[8] Safwan b. Yahya, 'Abd Allah b. Muskan and Ja'far b. Bashir narrated hadiths from him as well.[9]
Al-Turayhi[10] and Kazimi[11] said that Safwan's transmission of hadith from Khalid is a criterion by which Khalid is distinguished from transmitters whose titles are the same as him in the chains of transmission. Therefore, it seems that the word "Abi" is omitted from the chain of transmission of the mentioned hadith in al-Kafi.[12]
His Authenticity
Al-Najashi considered him Thiqa[13] and later scholars followed al-Najashi and considered him Thiqa as well.[14] Al-'Allama al-Hilli regarded Khalid b. Isma'il al-Kufi as Thiqa[15] and perhaps, the word "Abi" is omitted from his mention.[16]
Notes
- ↑ Tafrishī, Naqd al-rijāl, vol. 2, p. 180; Burūjirdī, Tarāʾif al-maqāl, vol. 1, p. 450; Mamaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 25, p. 35, 63, 143-144.
- ↑ Najāshī, Fihrist asmāʾ muṣannifī al-Shīʿa, p. 109.
- ↑ Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 7, p. 61-62; Ṣadūq, Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh, vol. 4, p. 169; Ṭūsī, Tahdhīb al-aḥkām, vol. 9, p. 236.
- ↑ Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 7, p. 61-62.
- ↑ Najāshī, Fihrist asmāʾ muṣannifī al-Shīʿa, p. 109.
- ↑ Ṭūsī, Tahdhīb al-aḥkām, vol. 2, p. 376.
- ↑ Najāshī, Fihrist asmāʾ muṣannifī al-Shīʿa, p. 150; Ṭūsī, Fihrist kutub al-Shīʿa wa uṣūlihim, p. 174; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Maʿālim al-ʿulamā, p. 46; Tihrānī, al-Dharīʿa, vol. 2, p. 148.
- ↑ Ṣadūq, Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh, vol. 4, p. 444.
- ↑ Ardabīlī, Jāmiʿ al-ruwāt wa izāḥat al-ishtibāhāt, vol. 1, p. 289; Khoeī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 7, p. 10.
- ↑ Ṭurayḥī, Jāmiʿ al-maqāl fīmā yataʿallaq bi aḥwāl al-ḥadīth wa al-rijāl, p. 65.
- ↑ Kāzimī, Hidāyat al-muḥaddithīn, p. 55.
- ↑ Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 5, p. 569.
- ↑ Najāshī, Fihrist asmāʾ muṣannifī al-Shīʿa, p. 150.
- ↑ Ardabīlī, Jāmiʿ al-ruwāt wa izāḥat al-ishtibāhāt, vol. 1, p. 289; Mamaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 25, p. 35; Muʾmin Sabziwārī, Dhakhīrat al-maʿād, p. 215.
- ↑ Ḥillī, Khulāṣat al-aqwāl fī maʿrifat al-rijāl, p. 138.
- ↑ Nūrī, Khātima al-mustadrak al-wasāʾil, vol. 4, p. 378-379.
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