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== His Scholarly and Social Position == | == His Scholarly and Social Position == | ||
[[Ibn Nadim]] described him among reliable [[Shi'a]] authorities. | [[Ibn Nadim]] described him among reliable [[Shi'a]] authorities.<ref> Ibn Nadim. ''al-Fihrist''. p. 237. </ref> | ||
In addition to having a scholarly position, Ibn Babawayh was a rich businessman who had a business office. | In addition to having a scholarly position, Ibn Babawayh was a rich businessman who had a business office.<ref>al-Tusi. ''al-Ghayba''. p. 247-248.</ref> | ||
Ibn Babawayh's son, [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] has mentioned his father among his [[hadith]] references. | Ibn Babawayh's son, [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] has mentioned his father among his [[hadith]] references.<ref> al- Shaykh al-Saduq. ''Amali''. p. 81-115.</ref> | ||
Ibn Babawayh was a trust-worthy [[faqih]] and the leader of the people of [[Qom]]. | Ibn Babawayh was a trust-worthy [[faqih]] and the leader of the people of [[Qom]].<ref> Najashi. ''Rijal''. p. 184; al-hilli. ''Rijal''. p. 241.</ref> | ||
He had such a great position in [[fiqh]] and [[hadith]] that when there was no hadith about a situation or there was a doubt in the text of available hadiths, Shi'a scholars referred to his rulings in ''[[al-Sharayi']]''; i.e they regarded his rulings as in full agreement with hadiths and believed that he must have referred to a reliable hadith for his ruling. | He had such a great position in [[fiqh]] and [[hadith]] that when there was no hadith about a situation or there was a doubt in the text of available hadiths, Shi'a scholars referred to his rulings in ''[[al-Sharayi']]''; i.e they regarded his rulings as in full agreement with hadiths and believed that he must have referred to a reliable hadith for his ruling.<ref> al-Shahid al-awwal. ''Dhikri al-shi'a''. p. 4-5.</ref> | ||
== Narrating Hadith == | == Narrating Hadith == | ||