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Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi'
Full NameMuhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi'
Companion ofImam al-Kazim (a) ● Imam al-Rida (a) ● Imam al-Jawad (a)
Religious AffiliationShi'a
Wellknown RelativesIsma'il b. Bazi' ● Hamza b. Bazi'
Place(s) of ResidenceKufa
WorksKitab al-Hajj ● Kitab Thawab al-Hajj


Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Bazīʿ (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بن إسماعیل بن بَزیع) was among the companions of Imam al-Kazim (a), Imam al-Rida (a), and Imam al-Jawad (a), holding a special status with them. Shi'a rijal experts have introduced him as a Thiqah (trustworthy) person, and Shaykh al-Tusi considered his narrations to be Sahih (authentic). There are numerous narrations in hadith texts transmitted under the name Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi', reported to be 229 instances. He narrated from narrators such as Hammad b. 'Isa, Safwan b. Yahya, and Muhammad b. Sinan. Narrators such as Ibrahim b. Hashim, Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid, Sahl b. Ziyad, and Ali b. Mahziyar have narrated hadith from him.

Biography

Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi', known as Ibn Baziʿ, with the Kunya Abu Jaʿfar,[1] was from Kufa[2] and was an Imami narrator[3] in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AH.[4] His father, Isma'il b. Bazi', was among the hadith scholars and companions of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a),[5] and his family enjoyed special fame at that time.[6]

Numerous narrations have been transmitted in hadith texts under the name Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi', the number of which is reported to be 229.[7] His narrations in Shi'a sources are mentioned in the fields of Fiqh (jurisprudence),[8] Ethics,[9] and Imamology.[10] al-Najashi, the Shi'a hadith expert, considered Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi' to have numerous works but mentioned only two of his books: Thawab al-Hajj and Kitab al-Hajj.[11]

The time of his birth is reported to be in the middle of the 2nd/8th Century.[12] According to Abu l-Hasan Rabbani, a hadith researcher, there is little information about the date of his death, but he passed away in the city of "Fayd" (a small town on the way from Kufa to Mecca) while going to or returning from Hajj and was buried there.[13] Imam al-Jawad (a) sent his own shirt as a shroud for him before Muhammad b. Isma'il passed away.[14]

Ministry

al-Najashi, the Shi'a rijal expert, named Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi' was among the ministers of the Abbasid court.[15] According to al-Najashi, Imam al-Rida (a) advised Muhammad b. Isma'il to defend the friends of God within the systems of the oppressors and to strive to solve the problems of the Muslims so that he may be among the trustees of God in the world and be succesful in the Hereafter.[16]

Relationship with the Imams (a)

In Shi'a biographical sources, Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi' is listed among the companions of Imam al-Kazim (a),[17] Imam al-Rida (a),[18] and Imam al-Jawad (a).[19] Imam al-Rida (a) had great affection for him,[20] and he was trusted by Imam al-Jawad (a).[21]

Ibn Shahrashub, the Shi'a historian, also listed Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi' among the companions of Imam al-Baqir (a).[22] According to Sayyid Abu l-Qasim al-Khoei, the Shi'a rijal expert, Muhammad b. Isma'il's narration from Abu Ja'far (a) caused Ibn Shahrashub to mistakenly think that Abu Ja'far referred to Imam al-Baqir (a), whereas the intention was Imam al-Jawad (a) (Abu Ja'far al-Thani).[23] Shi'a rijal scholars have described Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi' as a very Thiqah (trustworthy) person.[24]

Teachers and Students

Muhammad b. Isma'il narrated from Imam al-Kazim (a), Imam al-Rida (a), and Imam al-Jawad (a). He also narrated hadiths from other teachers and narrators, including:

Some of the students and narrators who have narrated from Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Bazi' include:

Notes

  1. ↑ Rabbānī Ṣāliḥ Ābādī, "Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Bazīʿ: Tabalur-i īmān", p. 40.
  2. ↑ Ṭūsī, Rijāl al-Ṭūsī, 1373 Sh, p. 364.
  3. ↑ Kashshī, Rijāl al-Kashshī, 1409 AH, p. 564.
  4. ↑ Rabbānī Ṣāliḥ Ābādī, "Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Bazīʿ: Tabalur-i īmān", p. 40.
  5. ↑ Rabbānī Ṣāliḥ Ābādī, "Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Bazīʿ: Tabalur-i īmān", p. 40.
  6. ↑ Rabbānī Ṣāliḥ Ābādī, "Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Bazīʿ: Tabalur-i īmān", p. 40.
  7. ↑ Khuʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, 1372 Sh, vol. 16, p. 108.
  8. ↑ For example see: Ṭūsī, Tahdhīb al-aḥkām, 1407 AH, vol. 1, pp. 123, 234.
  9. ↑ For example see: Ṣadūq, al-Khiṣāl, 1362 Sh, vol. 1, p. 282.
  10. ↑ For example see: Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, 1407 AH, vol. 1, pp. 286, 384.
  11. ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, 1365 Sh, p. 330.
  12. ↑ Rabbānī Ṣāliḥ Ābādī, "Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Bazīʿ: Tabalur-i īmān", p. 40.
  13. ↑ Rabbānī Ṣāliḥ Ābādī, "Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Bazīʿ: Tabalur-i īmān", p. 43.
  14. ↑ Kashshī, Rijāl al-Kashshī, 1409 AH, p. 564.
  15. ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, 1365 Sh, p. 331.
  16. ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, 1365 Sh, p. 331.
  17. ↑ Ṭūsī, Rijāl al-Ṭūsī, 1373 Sh, p. 344.
  18. ↑ Ṭūsī, Rijāl al-Ṭūsī, 1373 Sh, p. 364.
  19. ↑ Ṭūsī, Rijāl al-Ṭūsī, 1373 Sh, p. 377.
  20. ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, 1365 Sh, p. 332.
  21. ↑ Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, 1407 AH, vol. 5, p. 209.
  22. ↑ Ibn Shahrāshūb, al-Manāqib, 1379 Sh, vol. 4, p. 211.
  23. ↑ Khuʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, 1372 Sh, vol. 16, p. 108.
  24. ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, 1365 Sh, p. 330; Ṭūsī, Rijāl al-Ṭūsī, 1373 Sh, p. 364; ʿAllāma Ḥillī, Rijāl al-ʿAllāma al-Ḥillī, 1411 AH, p. 140.
  25. ↑ Khuʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, 1372 Sh, vol. 16, p. 108.
  26. ↑ Khuʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, 1372 Sh, vol. 16, p. 108.

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