Personalities

155. Musa bin Dawud al-Ya’qubi

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 259 He was a Twelver Shia but unknown.

156. Musa bin Umar bin Bazee’ the mawla of al-Mansur

He was reliable. Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions, 260 and said he had a book on rarities. 261

157. Musa bin Umar al-Hadheen

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 262

158. Musa bin Murshid al-Warraq an-Nayshaburi

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 263 He was a Twelver Shia but unknown.

159. Nasr bin Muzahim al-Qummi

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 264

160. An-Nadhr bin Muhammad al-Hamadani

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions, and said he was reliable. 265 Allama (al-Hilli) said in al-Hawi that he was reliable.

161. Yahya bin Abu Bakr ar-Razi adh-Dharir

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 266

162. Yahya bin Muhammad

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 267 He was unknown.

163. Abu Yousuf Ya’qub bin Isaaq ad-Dawraqi al-Ahwazi

He was known as ibn as-Sikkit. Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 268 He was preferred by Imam al-Jawad (a.s.) and Imam al-Hadi (a.s.). They cared much for him. He narrated traditions from Imam al-Jawad (a.s.) and had some questions with him. 269

Ibn as-Sikkit was expert in linguistics, literature, Poetry, and grammar of Arabic and had written many books such as “Tahthib al-Alfadh” and “Islah al-Mantiq”.

Ibn Khillikan mentioned that some scholar said, ‘No book on linguistics has ever passed across the bridge of Baghdad like the book of “Islah al-Mantiq”. There is no doubt that it is from the useful, interesting books including many sides of language. We do not know a book like it in this concern. Many scholars were interested in the book. Al-Wazir al-Maghribi summarized it. Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi edited it. Ibn Khillikan mentioned that Abul Abbas al-Mubarrid said, ‘I have not seen a book for the people of Baghdad better than the book of ibn as-Sikkit in logic.’ Tha’lab said, ‘Our companions have agreed on that there is no one, after ibn al-I’rabi, more aware in linguistics than ibn as-Sikkit.’ 270 Al-Mutawakkil, the Abbasid caliph, killed him because of his loyalty to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.). We shall detail this in a coming chapter.

164. Ya’qub al-Bajali

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 271 He was a Twelver Shia but unknown.

165. Ya’qub bin Manqush

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi and Imam al-Askari’s companions. 272

166. Abu Yousuf al-Katib Ya’qub bin Yazid bin Hammad al-Annbari as-Salami

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions and said he was reliable. 273 He said in al-Fihrist that he had written some books one of which was a book of rarities.

An-Najashi said, ‘He was one of the clerks of al-Muntasir (the Abbasid caliph). He narrated from Abu Ja’far the second (a.s.)…He was reliable and truthful. He had some books like “al-Bada’”, “al-Masa’il”, “Nawadir al-Hajj”, and “at-Ta’n ala Younus”.’ 274

167. Abu Bakr bin Abu Tayfur al-Fahmaki al-Mutatabbib

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 275 He was from the narrators who narrated the tradition of the announcing of the imamate of Imam al-Askari (a.s.). He said, ‘Abul Hasan (al-Hadi) wrote to me saying, “My son Abu Muhammad is the most loyal of aal 276 Muhammad and the firmest in authority. He is the eldest of my sons and he is the successor. To him is the imamate and its verdicts. Whatever you asked me about you can ask him about for he has all what you need.’ 277

168. Abul Husayn bin Hilal

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 278 Allamah al-Hilli 279 and al-Majlisi 280 said he was reliable.

169. Abul Husayn al-Hudhayni

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions and said he was reliable. 281

170. Abu Tahir

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions and said he was the brother of Muhammad bin Muhammad. 282

171. Abu Tahir bin Hamza bin al-Yasa’ al-Ash’ari

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions and said he was reliable from Qum. 283

172. Abu Tahir Muhammad

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 284

173. Abu Abdullah al-Mughazi

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions and said he was excessive. 285

174. Abu Abdullah al-Mukari

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 286

175. Abu Muhammad bin Ibrahim

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned him as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions. 287

176. Abu Yahya al-Jirjani

He was Ahmad bin Dawud bin Sa’eed al-Fazari. 288

177. Kulthum al-Karkhiyya

Sheikh at-Toosi mentioned her as one of Imam al-Hadi’s companions and said that Abdurrahman ash-Sha’eeri, the father of Abdurrahman bin Dawud al-Baghdadi, narrated from her. 289

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259. Rijal at-Toosi.

260. Rijal at-Toosi.

261. Al-Fihrist by Sheikh at-Toosi.

262. Rijal at-Toosi.

263. Ibid.

264. Al-Fihrist by at-Toosi.

265. Rijal at-Toosi.

266. Ibid.

267. Ibid.

268. Rijal at-Toosi.

269. Tanqih al-Maqal, vol.3 p.329.

270. Al-Kuna wel Alqab, vol.1 p.314.

271. Rijal at-Toosi.

272. Ibid.

273. Rijal at-Toosi.

274. Rijal an-Najashi.

275. Rijal at-Toosi.

276. The progeny or family of.

277. Usul al-Kafi.

278. Rijal at-Toosi.

279. Al-Khulasah.

280. Al-Wajizah.

281. Rijal at-Toosi.

282. Rijal at-Toosi.

283. Ibid.

284. Ibid.

285. Ibid.

286. Ibid.

287. Ibid.

288. Tanqih al-Maqal, vol.4 p.39.

289. Rijal at-Toosi.

Adapted from the book: "The Life of Imam ALI bin Muhammad AL-HADI" by: "Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi"