Travelling in the Pursuit of Hadith – The Journey of Islamic Scholars in Preserving Hadiths

Travelling in the Pursuit of Hadith is a captivating Islamic book that explores the remarkable journeys undertaken by the early Muslim scholars in their tireless quest to collect, verify, and preserve the authentic sayings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Written by the renowned hadith scholar Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi, this classical work highlights the immense sacrifices, dedication, and scholarly discipline that shaped the science of hadith. Through inspiring historical accounts, readers gain insight into how scholars traveled vast distances to authenticate narrations, meet reliable transmitters, and safeguard the Prophetic tradition for future generations. An essential read for students of Islamic knowledge, this book offers a profound appreciation of the preservation of the Sunnah and the noble legacy of hadith scholarship.

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• Imam Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

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Travelling in the Pursuit of Hadith
١٨ أخبرت أمن بن احمد بن طلحة بن معلن بن البني اند و المهني كُن المقاول زير من حنيش قال:
Abah Talaba
7. It was reported to us by Abo Bakr Ahmad b. Talbah b. Al-Hasan
al-Wasiti [...] that Zirrb. Hubaysh related:
العيد ابن العوون I visited Safwan b Amal al-Maridi and he asked me about the - أخبرنا أبو بكر أحمد بن ابي طلحة بن الحَسَنِ الْواسِطي [...] أن
رور من حنيش قال: زرْتُ صَفْوَانَ بْن عَسْأَلِ الْمُرَادِي وَسَائِي وَسَمَائِنَ وَسَأَلَنِي عَنْ مَقْصُدِ زِيَارَتِي فقلت له جنت أبتغي فازا لطاب لطلب العملي فَخَفَضَ الْجَنَاحَيْنِ لي من المدللة تأييدا لما جنت أبتغي ..
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- أخبرنا عَلي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّد بن طلحةَ الرَّاهْلِطِ بِأَصْبَهَانَ شَاسِينَانَ أن أبا الستين على بن إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَوَى لَنَا سَمِعْتُ أَنا يَحْيَى زَكَرِيَّا بَن يَحْيَى الصَّافِي يَقُولُ كُنَّا نَمْشِي في أرقةِ البَصْرَة إِلَى بَاب بَعْضَ الْمُحَدِّثِينِ فَأَسْرَعْنَا فَقَالَ رَجُل مَحْدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ ريَاءِ أَعْجَبْتَكُمْ عَنْ أَجْلِحَةِ المُلائِكَةِ لَا تارموها فقلتُ حَسبي رجلا وشخط .
- الخَبْرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الشَّهِيدِ في البَصْرَة سَمِعْتُ يَقوبُ بن القاسم قال حدلْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: أوحى الله إلى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ السلام : « إن الجُدُ نَعْلَيْنَ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ واطلب العلم خلى للكبر العصا وتخرق اللغُلانِ».
pose of my visit. When I answered him that I came to seek a ShiJKS house for the purpose of seeking knowledge, the lower
lower of their wings (in humility] to him in approval of that is undertaking
8. It was reported to us by Abu 'l-Husayn 'Ali b. Muhammad b. Talbah al-Wasil in Asbahan [...] that Abu Yahya Zakariyya b. Yahyâ al-Şafi' narrated:
We were walking in the alleys of al-Bayrah heading towards the house of one of the scholars of hadith (to learn from him]. As we started to walk fast, an impudent man of questionable religiosity remarked in mockery, "Lift your feet off the wings of the angels so you do not
9. It was reported to us by Abu Husayn 'Ali b. al-Qasim b. al-Hasan al- Shahidi in al-Barah [...] that Mu'awiya b. Yaby related:
Allah revealed to Dawid, "Wear shoes made of iron, and rely on a stick made of iron, and travel to] seek knowledge until the stick is broken and the shoes are torn apart."
10 Died in either 31,82 or 83 AH. One of the well enormed Tib. He was an ex gete of the Qur'an and known as the most well-versed one in Arabic grammar during his time. He was from the companions of Abd Allah b. Masd and he mastered the badith narratives from him. He lived through the epochs of Salibiyya and Jami' Bayân, lived for 120 years. Yaly Main and Ahmad declared him to be trustworthy (1) Ahmad Ahmad (4/240) and Jimi Beyin al' wa Fob of the Abd al-Barr (129)
(2) Died in 307 A.H. Afamous scholar of badith and fagib from Başrah. Al-Khatib men tions in his Tail that al-5 was a dent of Divid al-Zahirt. Other historians have said that his teachers included luminaries of the Shabbah,chal-M
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10. It was reported to us by 'Ali b. Abmad b. 'Umar al-Muqei in jizab form [...] that Muhammad b. Wasiti al-Wasiti related:
- أَخْبَرَنَا عَلي بن أحمد بن عُمْرَ الْمُقْزي، بإجَازَتِهِ وَحَدَّثَنِي الخلال عن قراءةِ لَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بن أَحْمَدَ بنِ الحَسَنِ المُرْشِي ثنا أبو مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْرَةَ لَنَا مُحَمد بن وَزِيرِ الرَّاسِطِيُّ، قَالَ: سمِعْتُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هَارُونَ يَقُولُ لِحَمَّادِ بن زَيْدِ : إِنَّا إِسْمَاعِيلَ، مَا ذَكَرْتُ إِلَيْنَا أصْحَابَ الْحَدِيثِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ


الفهرس
Contents
تقديم الناشر
Publisher's Foreword
سير أعلام النبلاء
Siyar A'lam al-Nubala
ترجمة المؤلف
Author's Biography
الرحلة في طلب الحديث
Travelling in the Pursuit of Hadith
۵۱
ذِكْرُ الرَّحْلَةِ فِي طَلَبِ الْحَدِيثِ وَالْأَمْرِ بِهَا وَالْحَقِّ عَلَيْهَا وَبَيَانِ
فَضْلِهَا
In Mention of Travelling in the Pursuit of Hadith, the Order and Encouragement Towards It, and Its Virtues
ذِكْرُ رِحْلَةِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ مُوسَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا وَعَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَفَتَاهُ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ
and His Servant in the Pur-
۷۳
The Journey of Musa
AV
suit of Knowledge
ذِكْرُ مَنْ رَحَلَ فِي حَدِيثٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ الْأَكْرَمِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
The Noble Companions Who Travelled to Hear a
Single Hadith