Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babawayh al-Qummi: Difference between revisions

Babawayh or Babuyih is the name of their ancestor which is an ancient [[Persian]] name. Ibn babawayh established a family of knowledgeable scholars, generations of whom were famous until the late 6th/[[12th]] century and [[Muntajab al-Din al-Razi]], the last scholar of whom had the same [[teknonym]] and his name was [[Abu l-Hasan 'Ali b. babawayh]].<ref> Nafisi. ''Muqadama masadiq al-ikhwan''. vol. 1. p. 11-28.</ref>

His first travel has seemingly been a short time after [[Muhammad b. 'Uthman]] (d. 304 or 305/916) passed away.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Saduq. ''Kamal al-din''. vol. 1. p. 376; Najashi. ''Rijal''. vol. 1. p. 184.</ref> His second travel was in 326 AH in which [[Talla'ukbari]] learned [[hadith]]s from him<ref> Mamaqani. ''Tanqih al-maqal''. vol. 2. p. 283.</ref> and his last travel to [[Baghdad]] has been in 328 AH when [[Abu l-Hasan 'Abbas b. 'Amr Kaludhani]] known as [[Abu al-Hasan 'Abbas b. 'Amr Kaludhani|Ibn Abi Marwan]] received a permission from him for narrating hadiths.

[[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.<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.<ref> al- Shaykh al-Saduq. ''Amali''. p. 81-115.</ref>

Ibn Babawayh was a trust-worthy [[jurist]] 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 [[jurisprudence]] 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>

Ibn Babawayh narrated [[hadith]]s from different people such as [['Abd Allah b. Hasan Mu'addab]], [['Ali b. Musa Kumidani]],<ref>al-shaykh al-Saduq. ''Amali''. p. 81-115.</ref> [[Sa'd b. 'Abd Allah]],<ref>al-Shaykh al-Saduq. ''Kamal al-din''. p. 101.</ref> [[Muhammad b. Yahya]], [['Ali b. Hakam]].<ref>al-Tusi. ''Tahdhib al-ahkam''. vol. 1. p. 302; vol. 6. p. 38.</ref>

People who have narrated hadith from him include his two sons [[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq|Abu Ja'far Muhammad al-Saduq]] and [[Abu 'Abd Allah Husayn]] as well as [[Muhammd b. Ahmad b. Dawud]], [[Harun b. Musa al-Talla'ukbari]] and [[Salamat b. Muhammad]].<ref>al-Tusi. ''Tahdhib al-ahkam''. vol. 1. p. 302; al-Tusi. ''Rijal''. p. 482. al-Tusi. ''al-Fihrist''. p. 157.</ref>

Ibn Babawayh was a prolific writer as [[Ibn Nadim]]<ref> Ibn nadim. ''al-Fihrist''. p .277.</ref> reports seeing [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]]'s written permission to another to quote from 100 works of his father.

Ibn Babawayh had three sons: Muhammad ([[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]]) and Husayn who were among greatest [[Shi'a]] [[jurist]]s and [[Hasan b. 'Ali b. babawayh|Hasan]] who was a [[Taqwa|pious]] and [[ascetic]] man who did not associate with people.<ref>Afandi. ''Riad al-ulama''. vol. 4. p. 11.</ref>

According to a report on his demise, [[Abu al-Hasan 'Ali b. Muhammad Samuri]], who passed away in the [[month of Sha'ban]] of the same year Ibn Babawayh passed away, told his students of Ibn Babawayh's demise when he was in [[Baghdad]] and when seventeen days later, the news of Ibn Babawayh's demise came to Baghdad, his report was confirmed.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Saduq. Kamal al-din. vol. 1. p. 276: al-Tusi. ''Al-Ghayba''. vol. 1. p. 242.</ref>

The year of Ibn Babawayh's demise was called [[Tanathur al-Nujum]] due to shower of many meteors or dying of some notable [[Shi'a]] scholars.<ref> Najashi. ''Rijal''. vol. 1. p. 185.</ref>