Was Bukhari, Muslim, An-Nasa'i, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah Shafi'is?
I have important Q, I always thought that Bukhaari, Muslim, An-Nisa’ee, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah were Shafi’ee, some1 gave me an article by troid sayin they didnt follow a madhab, please shed some light on this.
Az-Zanji: Muslim Ibn Khalid The Faqih of Mecca & Imam Ash-Shafi'i
Az-Zanji: Muslim Ibn Khalid مسلم بن خالد الزنجي the Faqih of Mecca & Imam Ash-Shafi’i
Compiled by Abul Layth
Muslim ibn Khālid Al-Makhzūmī Al- Makkī is well known amongst the scholars as Imām Az-Zanjī. There are several reasons reported as to why he was called “Az-Zanjī”. Az-Zanjī literally means black and is used in modern Arabic to refer to one who is negro ((See Hans Wehr’s Dictionary )). Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal asked Suwayd ibn Sa’id, “Why was he called ‘Az-Zanjī’?” He said, “Because he was extremely black!” Al-Hāfith Ibn Hajr also mentions that he was called Az-Zanjī because he intensely loved dates. A slave girl once said to him, ‘You are nothing but a Zanjī because of your love for dates!’ And so the nickname stuck with him.
The Imam Abu Bakr Al-Qaffal "Al-Kabir" Ash-Shashi
He is the scholar of Quranic exegesis (tafsir), the master of Hadith, the Usuli, the Grammarian and poet, the Imam of the Shāfi’is and the Mujahid Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Isma’il Ash-Shāshī, well known as “Al-Qaffāl Al-Kabīr”. He is known as “Al-Qaffal Al-Kabīr – or the older Qaffāl” because of Al-Qaffāl As-Saghīr (the younger) who is Abu Bakr Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al-Marwazi, also a Shāfi’i jurist and born some 400 years after our Qaffāl.
Al-Qaffāl Ash-Shāshī was born in the year 291 A.H corresponding with 904 CE in the city of Ash-Shāsh. Ash-Shāsh is what is currently known as Tashkent Uzbekistan.
A Case Study of the Narrator Abdullah ibn Lahi'ah (ابن لهيعة)
The following is research we did regarding Abdullah ibn Lahi’ah, a narrator of many stories and prophetic traditions (hadith). Historically there has been much debate regarding his trustworthiness or lack thereof. Most of the information here was taken from the research done on Part 2: in Defense of the Obligation of Niqab. We have added to it for referencing purposes.
Imam Abu Yusuf and the Muqaatiliyyah : Scan of Quote
I have for some time utilized the labeling “Neo-Muqaatiliyyah” for the Mujassim pseudo-salafis of our tried era. They have embodied the same beliefs as Muqatil ibn Sulayman as we have shown elsewhere. Some claim, may Allah guide them and bless them with good, that I have innovated this term. Here I shall present the quote from Al-Hafith Ibn Hajr Al-’Asqalani from his Tahthib At-Tahthib for all Muslims to see for themselves. Click the following scan to see for yourself: