Religion Islam Died 238 AD, Nishapur, Iran Name Ishaq Rahwayh | Notable work(s) Al-Musnad Jurisprudence Ijtihad | |
Title Amir al-muʼminin fi al-hadith Ethnicity Tamimi Arab, although most likely descended from Persian mothers, his father's line is Arab, of the At-Tamim lineage. | ||
Main interests Hadith, Tafsir, Fiqh | ||
Abū Yaʻqūb Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Mukhallad al-Ḥanzalī (Arabic: أبو يعقوب إسحاق بن إبراهيم بن مخْلد الحنظلي), commonly known as Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh (Arabic: إسحاق بن راهويه; 161 AH – 238 AH), was the muhaddith, faqih and the imam of Khurasan of his time. He was given the title of "the leader of the believers in the field of hadith" (amir al-muʼminīn fī al-ḥadīth) for his major contributions to the science of hadith. It is said that Ibn Rahwayh memorized more than one hundred thousand hadiths.
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He along with Al-Thawri and Daweed Al Zahiri are cited in Lisanu-l-Arab (also spelled Lisan Al-Arab) for taking the stance that once a man marries a slave and has children with her both she and the child are free, and the child cannot be enslaved. This was against the opinion of most Islamic scholars of jurisprudence of the time (see root 3ain, baa', dal, at www.baheth.info). He was also a fellow student and a friend of Ahmad ibn Hanbal who accompanied him on his travels to seek knowledge.
Influence
After Al-Bukhari decided to dedicate the rest of his life in compiling a book that would be composed strictly of authentic (sahih) traditions, his mission was further strengthened when he was advised by his respected teacher, Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh, to compile such as book. Al-Bukhari stated, "There was once a time during one of our sessions when my teacher Ishaaq Ibn Rahway remarked it would be appreciated if someone could collect ahadith which held strong and reliable testimonials and write them in the form of a book".
Works
Ibn Rahwayh wrote a number of books on tafsir, hadith and fiqh: