The Connection of the School of Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nu‘mān with ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas‘ūd Abū ‘Abd 'l-Raḥmān

علاقة مذهب أبي حنيفة النعمان بعبد الله ابن مسعود أبي عبد الرحمان

The Connection of the School of Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nu'mān
with 'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd Abū 'Abd 'l-Raḥmān


Imām Abū Ḥanīfah's chain of knowledge is as follows:


Imām Abū Ḥanīfah
|
Ḥammād Ibn Abī Sulaymān
|
Ibrahīm al-Nakha'ī
|
'Alqamah Ibn Qays
|
'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd
|
Rasūlullāh ﷺ


1. Imām Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nu'mān Ibn Thābit: he took over the seat of
teaching in Kūfā after his teacher Ḥammād Ibn Abī Sulaymān passed
away, and was recognised as his main student.[1]

2. Ḥammād Ibn Abī Sulaymān: he was the most learned of the students of
Ibrāhīm al-Nakha'ī and the most noble.[2]

3. Ibrāhīm al-Nakha'ī: he was born into a family of Scholars, he
succeeded 'Alqamah Ibn Qays, his maternal uncle.[3] He was also
regarded as those who were most knowledgeable in regards to opinions
and views of 'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd.[4]

4. 'Alqamah Ibn Qays: he was a highly recognised student of 'Abdullāh
Ibn Mas'ūd to the extent that he was regarded as the closest of the
people in terms of attributes, conduct and habit, to 'Abdullāh Ibn
Mas'ūd.[5]

5. He is 'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd (May Allāh be pleased with him), he was
a noteable ṣaḥābī (companion) of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and died in
the year 33 or 34 ḥijrī. He has many outstanding virtues which would
be far too lengthy to mention here. It suffices to say that there was
not a field that he himself did not excel in, this is because of his
attachment to the Messenger ﷺ and always being in close proximity to
him; learning from him, helping him [doing his khidmah], asking
questions related to the Dīn to the extent that even onlookers would
think that he was part of the Ahl 'l-Bayt [The Messenger's ﷺ family].

Imām Shams 'l-Dīn al-Dhahabī writes in his Siyar:


وأخرج البخاري والنسائي من حديث أبي موسى قال: قدمت أنا وأخي من اليمن،
فمكثنا حينا، وما نحسب ابن مسعود وأمه إلا من أهل بيت النبي - صلى الله
عليه وسلم - لكثرة دخولهم وخروجهم عليه .

'(Imām) al-Bukhārī and (Imām) al-Nasā'ī narrated from a narration of
Abū Mūsā that he said: 'Me and my brother came from Yemen [to Madīnah]
and stayed for sometime, we were then led to believe that Ibn Mas'ūd
and his mother were part of the household of the Prophet ﷺ due to
their constant going in and out [from the house]'.[6]

He goes on to narrate further:


منصور والأعمش: عن أبي وائل قال: كنت مع حذيفة، فجاء ابن مسعود، فقال
حذيفة: إن أشبه الناس هديا ودلا وقضاء وخطبة برسول الله - صلى الله عليه
وسلم - من حين يخرج من بيته، إلى أن يرجع، لا أدري ما يصنع في أهله

'Manṣūr and al-A'mash [both] narrate from Abū Wā'il that he said we
were with Ḥudhayfah while Ibn Mas'ūd went by, so Ḥudhayfah said
[regarding Ibn Mas'ūd]: 'Verily, [he was] the closest of the people to
the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ in terms of conduct, habit, judgement and
speech, until he went in his home [after which we did not know]'.[7]


'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd - The Narrator of Ḥadīth


عن حذيفة قال كنا جلوسا عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال إني لا أدري
ما قدر بقائي فيكم فاقتدوا باللذين من بعدي وأشار إلى أبي بكر وعمر
واهتدوا بهدي عمار وما حدثكم ابن مسعود فصدقوه هذا حديث حسن وروى إبراهيم
بن سعد هذا الحديث عن سفيان الثوري عن عبد الملك بن عمير عن هلال مولى
ربعي عن ربعي عن حذيفة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نحوه وقد روى سالم
المرادي الكوفي عن عمرو بن هرم عن ربعي بن حراش عن حذيفة عن النبي صلى
الله عليه وسلم نحو هذا

From Ḥudhayfah that he said: 'We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ and
he said: 'I do not know how long I will be amongst you, so stick to
the two after me,' and he signalled towards Abu Bakr and 'Umar, 'be
guided through the example of 'Ammār and whatever Ibn Mas'ūd narrates
to you believe it [accept it]'.[8] [Imām al-Tirmidhī said] This is a
ḥasan ḥadīth, Ibrāhīm Ibn Sa'd narrates this ḥadīth from Suyān
al-Thawrī from 'Abd 'l-Mālik Ibn 'Umayr from Hilāl the Mawlā of Rib'ī
from Rib'ī from Ḥudhayfah from the Prophet ﷺ similar to the above.
Sālim al-Murādī al-Kūfī also narrated the same from 'Amr Ibn Harim
from Rib'ī Ibn Ḥirāsh from Ḥudhayfah from Prophet