Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (8/213)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

Ismaʿil ibn Abi al-Qasim the Qur’an-reciter informed us in the year 531 AH; Abu al-Husayn ʿAbd al-Ghafir ibn Muhammad al-Farisi informed us; Abu Sahl Bishr ibn Ahmad informed us; Dawud ibn al-Husayn informed us; and Yahya ibn Yahya narrated, saying:

“I read to Sharik, who transmitted from Muhammad ibn Qays, from a man known by the kunyah Abu Musa, who said:
‘I saw ʿAli—may Allah be pleased with him—offer a sajdat al-shukr (prostration of gratitude) when he found the maimed man, and he declared, “By Allah, I have not lied, nor have I been lied to.”’ (1)

Abu Dawud remarked, “Sharik is trustworthy, but he makes mistakes in his reports from al-Aʿmash.”

Salih Jazrah said, “One seldom has recourse to Sharik for the hadiths that serve as legal proof, and after he accepted the judgeship his memorization became erratic.”

Yaʿqub ibn Shaybah related:
“Al-Mansur summoned Sharik and said, ‘I intend to appoint you to the judiciary.’
Sharik replied, ‘Excuse me, Commander of the Faithful.’
Al-Mansur answered, ‘I will not excuse you.’
Sharik then said, ‘Allow me to leave today and return, so that the Commander of the Faithful may reconsider.’
Al-Mansur retorted, ‘Do you mean to disappear? By Allah, if you do I shall bring forward fifty men of your own people with something you will detest!’
Thus he installed him as judge, and Sharik remained in office until the reign of al-Mahdi; al-Mahdi confirmed him and then dismissed him.”

He added, “Sharik was reliable, trustworthy, and prolific in hadith, yet he was criticized for slips and errors.”

(1) Ahmad also records the report in his Musnad (nos. 848 and 1254) through the isnad: Israil – Ibrahim b. Abd al-Ala – Tariq b. Ziyad. It likewise appears in Ibn Abi Shayba’s al-Musannaf (no. 5962) and al-Bayhaqi’s Sunan 2/371 through the chain: al-Thawri – Muhammad b. Qays – Abu Musa Malik b. al-Harith, who said: “I was with Ali…”. The term al-mukhadaj denotes a man with a bodily defect. For the episode of the *mukhadaj* see Sahih Muslim, no. 1066 (156), Book of Zakat, chapter “Urging the killing of the Khawarij.” There it is related that Ali said: “Look for the *mukhadaj* among them.” They searched but did not find him, so Ali went himself until he came to a heap of slain men. He ordered, “Turn them over,” and they found him lying closest to the ground. Ali then said takbir and declared, “Allah has spoken the truth and His Messenger has delivered the message.” Ubayda al-Salmani approached and asked, “Commander of the Believers, I adjure you by Allah, the One besides whom there is no god—did you really hear this hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?” Ali replied, “Yes, by Allah besides whom there is no god,” repeating the oath three times.

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيْلُ بنُ أَبِي القَاسِمِ القَارِئُ سَنَةَ إِحْدَى وَثَلاَثِيْنَ وَخَمْسِ مائَةٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الحُسَيْنِ عَبْدُ الغَافِرِ بنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الفَارِسِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَهْلٍ بِشْرُ بنُ أَحْمَدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ بنُ الحُسَيْنِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قَرَأتُ عَلَى شَرِيْكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، يُكْنَى: أَبَا مُوْسَى، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَلِيّاً ﵁ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةَ الشُّكْرِ حِيْنَ وَجَدَ المُخْدَجَ، وَقَالَ: وَاللهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ، وَلاَ كُذِبْتُ (١) . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: شَرِيْكٌ ثِقَةٌ، يُخطِئُ عَلَى الأَعْمَشِ. وَقَالَ صَالِحٌ جَزَرَةُ: قَلَّ مَا يُحتَاجُ إِلَى شَرِيْكٍ فِي الأَحَادِيْثِ الَّتِي يُحْتَجُّ بِهَا، وَلَمَّا وَلِيَ القَضَاءَ، اضْطَرَبَ حِفظُهُ. قَالَ يَعْقُوْبُ بنُ شَيْبَةَ: دَعَا المَنْصُوْرُ شَرِيْكاً، فَقَالَ: إِنِّيْ أُرِيْدُ أَنْ أُوَلِّيَكَ القَضَاءَ. فَقَالَ: أَعْفِنِي يَا أَمِيْرَ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ. قَالَ: لَسْتُ أُعفِيكَ. قَالَ: فَأَنْصَرِفُ يَوْمِي هَذَا، وَأَعُوْدُ، فَيَرَى أَمِيْرُ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ رَأيَهُ. قَالَ: تُرِيْدُ أَنْ تَتَغَيَّبَ؟ وَلَئِنْ فَعَلتَ، لأُقَدمنَّ عَلَى خَمْسِيْنَ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ بِمَا تَكرَهُ. فَوَلاَّهُ القَضَاءَ، فَبَقِيَ إِلَى أَيَّامِ المَهْدِيِّ، فَأَقرَّهُ المَهْدِيُّ، ثُمَّ عَزَلَهُ. قَالَ: وَكَانَ شَرِيْكٌ ثِقَةً، مَأْمُوْناً، كَثِيْرَ الحَدِيْثِ، أُنْكِرَ عَلَيْهِ الغَلَطُ وَالخطَأُ.

(١) وأخرجه أحمد في " المسند " ٨٤٨ و١٢٥٤) من طريق إسرائيل، عن إبراهيم ابن عبد الأعلى، عن طارق بن زياد. وهو في " المصنف " (٥٩٦٢) ، و" سنن البيهقي " ٢ / ٣٧١ من طريق الثوري، عن محمد بن قيس، عن أبي موسى مالك بن الحارث قال: كنت مع علي..والمخدج: ناقص الخلق. وانظر خبر المخدج في " صحيح مسلم " (١٠٦٦) (١٥٦) في الزكاة: باب التحريض على قتل الخوارج، وفيه: فقال علي ﵁: التمسوا فيهم المخدج: فالتمسوه فلم يجدوه، فقام علي ﵁ بنفسه، حتى أتى ناسا قد قتل بعضهم على بعض، قال: أخرجوهم، فوجدوه مما يلي الأرض فكبر، ثم قال: صدق الله وبلغ رسوله، فقال: فقام إليه عبيدة السلماني، فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين، الله الذي لا إله إلا هو لسمعت هذا الحديث من رسول الله ﷺ؟ فقال: إي والله الذي لا إله إلا هو، حتى استحلفه ثلاثا، وهو يحلف له.