Zayd al-Narsi
| Among the authors of the Al-Usul al-arba'ami'a | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Lineage | Shia Islam |
| Hadith Information | |
| Narrated from | Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a) |
| Narrated by | Ibn Abi Umayr |
| Works | Asl Zayd al-Narsi |
Zayd al-Narsī (Arabic: زيد النرسي) was a Shi'a narrator in the second/eighth century who narrated from Imam al-Sadiq (a) and Imam al-Kazim (a).[1] He had a book titled Asl Zayd al-Narsi, which was narrated by Ibn Abi Umayr, a member of the People of Consensus.[2]
In addition to the Imams, he narrated from narrators such as Abu Basir, Mu'awiya b. Wahb,[3] Sama'a b. Mihran, Abd Allah b. Sinan, 'Ubayd b. Zurara, Muhammad b. Ali al-Halabi,[4] and Ali b. Farqad Sahib al-Sabiri.[5][6]
There is a disagreement regarding the trustworthiness of Zayd al-Narsi. Al-Allama al-Hilli listed him in the section of weak narrators in Khulasat al-aqwal, but hesitated in accepting his narrations.[7] Ibn Dawud al-Hilli also listed him in both the praised narrators section[8] and the weak narrators section.[9]
Bahr al-'Ulum in al-Fawa'id al-rijaliyya considered Zayd al-Narsi as sound in school of thought (Sahih al-Madhhab)[10] and relying on Ibn Abi 'Umayr's trust in him and the authenticity of his book, considered him reliable.[11] In contrast, Yusuf al-Bahrani considered him of unknown status (Majhul al-Hal).[12]
Zayd al-Narsi is attributed to the Nars region of Kufa.[13]
Notes
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, p. 174.
- ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, p. 174; Ṭūsī, al-Fihrist, p. 202.
- ↑ Khūʾī, Iʿtibār sanjī-yi Aṣl-i Zayd al-Narsī", p. 121.
- ↑ Sāʿidī, al-Ḍuʿafāʾ min rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 2, p. 68.
- ↑ Khūʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 8, p. 383.
- ↑ Baḥr al-ʿUlūm, al-Fawāʾid al-rijāliyya, vol. 2, p. 365; Khūʾī, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 8, p. 383.
- ↑ Ḥillī, Khulāṣat al-aqwāl, pp. 222-223.
- ↑ Ibn Dāwūd, al-Rijāl, p. 164.
- ↑ Ibn Dāwūd, al-Rijāl, p. 455.
- ↑ Baḥr al-ʿUlūm, al-Fawāʾid al-rijāliyya, vol. 2, p. 360.
- ↑ Baḥr al-ʿUlūm, al-Fawāʾid al-rijāliyya, vol. 2, pp. 365-367.
- ↑ Baḥrānī, al-Ḥadāʾiq al-nāḍira, vol. 5, p. 148.
- ↑ Māmaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 1, p. 471.
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