الرحلةThe Journey

عبد الرزاق الصنعاني

'Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani (RH)

126–211 AH · 744–827 CE

Hadith

Hadith master of Yemen, compiler of the Musannaf, to whom Imam Ahmad travelled.

'Abd al-Razzaq studied with Ma'mar ibn Rashid, Ibn Jurayj, Sufyan al-Thawri and Malik, and became the great hadith authority of Yemen. Scholars travelled to San'a to hear from him; Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma'in made the journey together.

His al-Musannaf, arranged by legal topic, preserves a vast number of reports from the Prophet ﷺ, the Companions and the Tabi'in, and is one of the earliest large collections to survive.

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Life journey

  1. 744 CE San'a صنعاء
    Died 827 CE · 211 AH

Teachers

  • Imam Malik (RH) 711–795 CE
    'Abd al-Razzaq narrated from Malik, and many of Malik's reports appear in his Musannaf.
  • Sufyan al-Thawri (RH) 716–778 CE
    'Abd al-Razzaq narrated a great deal from Sufyan al-Thawri; his Musannaf preserves many of al-Thawri's reports.

Students

  • Imam Ahmad (RH) 780–855 CE
    Ahmad travelled to Yemen to hear hadith from 'Abd al-Razzaq.

Key works

  • al-Musannaf المصنف
    The Compilation
    Reports from the Prophet ﷺ, Companions and Tabi'in arranged by topic.

Sources

  • al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'
  • Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Tahdhib al-Tahdhib
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.