الرحلةThe Journey

أبو الحسن الدارقطني

al-Daraqutni (RH)

Abu al-Hasan al-Daraqutni

306–385 AH · 918–995 CE

Hadith

Baghdad's great hadith critic, master of the hidden defects ('ilal) of narrations.

Al-Daraqutni was the leading hadith critic of fourth-century Baghdad and a master of Quran recitation. His particular expertise was in 'ilal, the hidden defects in chains and texts that only careful comparison reveals.

His al-'Ilal and his al-Ilzamat wa al-Tatabbu', which critically examines some reports in the two Sahihs, show his precision. His Sunan collects legal hadith with comments on their reliability.

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Life journey

  1. 918 CE Baghdad بغداد
    Died 995 CE · 385 AH
    From the Dar al-Qutn quarter of Baghdad.

Students

  • al-Hakim al-Naysaburi (RH) 933–1014 CE
    Al-Hakim questioned al-Daraqutni about hadith narrators in Baghdad; the answers survive as a book.

Key works

  • al-'Ilal العلل
    The Hidden Defects
    A masterwork on the hidden defects of narrations.

Places in their life

al-Mustansiriyyah, an Abbasid college of 1233, Baghdad
al-Mustansiriyyah, an Abbasid college of 1233, Baghdad
Photo: Taisir Mahdi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

  • al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Tarikh Baghdad
  • al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.