Attribution of the Book of al-Dhu’afā to Ibn al-Ghaḍāirī

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Amidreza  Akbari ¹ (Ph D. Student in Hadith Studies, Qom University, Qom, Iran.)

Received: 2019-08-11 Accepted : 2019-09-16 Published : 2019-08-23

Keywords: Ibn- Ghaḍāirī, the book of al- Dhu’afā, Najāshī, the Evaluation,

Abstract :

Ahmad ibn Husain ibn ‘Ubaydullāh Ghaḍāirī has been the author of books on Rijal and bibliography. His views and his works were considered by two great scholars of his age, Sheikh Ṭūsī and Najāshī. In addition to Najāshī, later on, a large number of elders from the school of Hilla and Jabal ‘Āmil and their followers also narrated from copies of his works and cited. However, from the Safavid period to the recent era, doubts have arisen in his credibility, which was not due to the doubt in the book's authenticity. But in the contemporary era, some have been turned into Ibn al- Ghaḍāirī by the wrong ideas about the effects of the book, or the incorrect foundations of authentication. Meanwhile, the documentation used to disregard the authenticity of the book did not take into account much of the requirements for validating books and general terms of the editions. Historical reports related to Ibn Ghazaeri and his statements merely confirm the relation of al- Dhu’afā book to him. In addition, the comparative study of the content of the book with various indications in different parts of Rijal also indicates that the author of Imāmiya’s book is cautious, and his qualities are applicable to Ibn Ghazaeri.