Ibn Hibban

Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn faisal al-Tamimi al-Darimi al-Busti (Arabic: إبن حبّان‎) (c. 270–354/884–965) was a Muslim Arab[2] scholar, Muhaddith, historian, author of well-known works, “Sheikh of Khorasan”.

Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn faisal al-Tamimi al-Darimi al-Busti
امام ابو حاتم محمد ابن فیصل التمیمی الدارمی البستی
Personal
Born270 A.H. (884 CE)
Bust (current name Lashkargah), Afghanistan
Died354 A.H. (965 CE)
Bust (current name Lashkargah), Afghanistan
Resting placeLashkargah), Afghanistan
ReligionIslam
EthnicityAfghan
DenominationMuslim
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari[1]
Main interest(s)Hadith studies
Notable work(s)Sahih Ibn Hibban
OccupationMuhaddith, Hadith compiler, Islamic scholar
Muslim leader

Biography

Ibn Hibban was born in 270 AH (884 CE) in Bust or Bost in present-day southern Afghanistan[3] (former name of Helmand province capital was bost or bust, its new name is Lashkargah).[4] He studied Islamic sciences with many prominent scientists of the time, as al-Nasa'i, al-Hasan ibn Sufyan, Abu al-Ya'la al-Mosuli, al-Husayn ibn Idris al-Harawi, Abu al-Khalifa al-Jamhi, Imran ibn Musa ibn Madzhashi', Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Sufi, Ja'far ibn Ahmad al-Dimashqi, Abu Bakr ibn Khuzaymah etc. His students included Muhammad ibn Manda, Abū 'Abd-'Allāh al-Hakim and others. Ibn Hibban Acting Qadi in Samarqand, well versed in fiqh, hadith and the sciences of astronomy, medicine and many other disciplines.

According to his own words, whenever he was in Mashhad during distress, he would visit Imam Reza Shrine and ask for relief that would always come, “time after time again”.[5]

Ibn Faisal died in Bust on a Friday night, eight days before the end of the month of Shawwal in 354 AH. He was buried in his native town Bost or Bust (currently Lashkargah) in present-day southern Afghanistan.

Works

Ibn Hibban wrote almost 60 books on different topics of Islamic Science but his master piece is Sahih Ibn Hibban. Some of them are listed below:

  • Kitab al Sahaba (five volumes)
  • itab al Tabi`yyun (twelve volumes)
  • Kitab al-Atba` al Tabi`yeen (fifteen volumes)
  • Kitab Taba al-Atba` (seventeen volumes)
  • Kitab Taba` al Taba` (twenty volumes)
  • Kitab `ala al Awham (ten volumes)
  • Kitab al Rihla (two volumes)
  • Kitab al Fasl Bayna Akhbarna wa Haddathana
  • Tarikh al-Thiqat,
  • Ilal wa Awham al-Mu’arrikhin
  • Ilal Manaqib al-Zuhri(twenty volumes)
  • Ilal Hadith Malik(ten volumes)
  • Ilal ma Asnada Abu Hanifah (ten volumes)
  • Ghara’ib al-Kufiyeen(ten volumes)
  • Ghara’ib ahl al-Basrah (eight volumes)
  • Mawquf ma Rufi`a (ten volumes)
  • Al-Mu`jam `ala al-Mudun (ten volumes)
  • Al-Hidayah ila al-`Ilm al-Sunan[6]

Bibliography
  • "ابن حبان". Shamela.ws. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  • Al-Dhahabi. Tazkirat al-Huffaz.

References
  1. "Ahl al-Sunna: The Ash'aris - The Testimony and Proofs of the Scholars". almostaneer.com.
  2. Filiu, Jean-Pierre (2012-03-06). Apocalypse in Islam. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-27264-4.
  3. "Ibn Ḥibbān al-Bustī". Retrieved Apr 30, 2019.
  4. "B. Demography and Population" (PDF). United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  5. Ibn Hibban, Kitab al Siqqat, volume 5, page 325
  6. "Ibn Hibban Al-Busti Al-Sijistani (d-354H)". Retrieved Apr 30, 2019.
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