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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-226: ABD AL-RAHMAN BIN MAHDI
Who was Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi and what was his standing in the field of hadith?
Short answer
Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi was a reliable (thiqah) hadith narrator regarded as an authority (hujjah), with the teknonym Abu Sa'id.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi was a reliable (thiqah) hadith narrator regarded as an authority (hujjah), with the teknonym Abu Sa'id. He was born in 135 AH and died in Basrah in 198 AH. He began studying hadith around the age of ten and narrated from many teachers such as Malik bin Anas, Sufyan and Shu'bah. He was known for night prayer, frequent recitation of the Qur'an and strict observance of etiquette in knowledge gatherings, and he was praised by scholars including Imam al-Shafi'i, Imam Ahmad and Ali bin al-Madini. The text concludes that he was a leading reference in hadith, as his scholarship was acknowledged by scholars of his time and later generations.
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Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi bukanlah satu nama yang asing bagi penuntut-penuntut ilmu hadith kerana beliau merupakan salah seorang perawi hadith yang thiqah dan juga hujjah
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-226: ABD AL-RAHMAN BIN MAHDI”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2223-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-226-abd-al-rahman-bin-mahdi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-is-abd-al-rahman-bin-mahdi/