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The Musnad of al-Shāfiʿī

A collection of hadith called Musnad al-Shāfiʿī is associated with the Nishapuran traditionist Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Aṣamm (d. Nishapur, 346/957). It was apparently assembled by students from what al-Aṣamm had heard from al-Rabīʿ ibn Sulaymān al-Murādī (d. 270/884) in his youth. Aroun...

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Published in:Studia islamica 2019-01, Vol.114 (3), p.249-264
Main Author: Melchert, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A collection of hadith called Musnad al-Shāfiʿī is associated with the Nishapuran traditionist Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Aṣamm (d. Nishapur, 346/957). It was apparently assembled by students from what al-Aṣamm had heard from al-Rabīʿ ibn Sulaymān al-Murādī (d. 270/884) in his youth. Around 40 percent of the hadith in the Umm of al-Shāfiʿī (d. 204/820) shows up also in the Musnad of al-Aṣamm. Comparisons between the Musnad and the Umm can tell us something of the state of the Umm as al-Rabīʿ dictated it near the end of his life. Books in the Musnad correspond only roughly to books in the Umm, so there was still some fluidity of organization. There are also many minor differences of wording, especially to isnāds. However, the order of hadith within books of the Musnad agrees well with their order in the Umm, confirming that the Umm as we have it is close to the state in which al-Rabīʿ left it. Une collection de hadiths appelée Musnad al-Shāfiʿī est associée au traditionniste de Nishapur Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Aṣamm (D. Nishapur, 346/957). Elle a apparemment été compilée par des étudiants de ce qu’al-Aṣamm avait entendu d’al-Rabīʿ ibn Sulaymān al-Murādī (d. 270/884) dans sa jeunesse. Environ 40 % des hadiths du K. al-Umm d’al-Shāfiʿī (d. 204/820) apparaissent également dans le Musnad d’al-Aṣamm. Les comparaisons entre le Musnad et le K. al-Umm peuvent nous dire quelque chose sur l’etat du K. al-Umm tel qu’al-Rabīʿ l’a dicte vers la fin de sa vie. Les livres du Musnad ne correspondent qu’en gros aux livres du K. al-Umm, il y avait donc encore une certaine fluidité d’organisation. Il existe également de nombreuses différences mineures de formulation, en particulier pour les isnāds. Cependant, l’ordre des hadiths dans les livres du Musnad est bien conforme à leur ordre dans le K. al-Umm, confirmant que ce dernier, tel que nous l’avons, est proche de l’etat dans lequel al-Rabīʿ l’a laisse.
ISSN:0585-5292
1958-5705