Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (15/523)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

He was born at the beginning of the year 269 AH.

Al-Khatib says in his biography of him: “He was a man of virtue, knowledgeable about the events of people, their reports, and their caliphs. He composed a large History arranged by years. Al-Daraqutni declared him reliable (1).”

Ibn Razquwayh narrates from Ismaʿil al-Khutabi: “Al-Radi Billah sent for me on the night of Eid al-Fitr. I was conveyed to him on horseback and entered while he was seated amid candles. He said to me, ‘O Ismaʿil! I intend tomorrow to lead the people in prayer. When I reach the supplication for myself, what should I say?’

“I lowered my head for a moment, then said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful, say: “My Lord, inspire me to give thanks for the blessing You have bestowed upon me” (2).’

“He replied, ‘That is sufficient.’ I rose to leave, and a servant followed me and presented me with four hundred dinars (3).”

I say: He embodied every virtue and could improvise sermons.

Muhammad ibn al-ʿAbbas ibn al-Furat said: “He was dignified (4), intelligent, distinguished, trustworthy, cultured, and versed in the chronicles of men; rarely have I seen his equal.”

I add: He died in Jumada al-Akhirah of the year 350 AH.

301 – Ibn Khnab, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Bukhari *

The shaykh, scholar, hadith authority, truthful transmitter, and musnid: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn

(1) Tarikh Baghdad, vol. 6, p. 305. (2) Quran, al-Naml 27:19. The remainder of the verse reads: “…and upon my parents, and that I may perform righteous deeds that You approve, and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.” (3) Tarikh Baghdad, vol. 6, pp. 305–306; the passage placed between brackets is taken from that source. (4) The expression al-rajul al-rakin denotes a dignified, solemn man. (*) Tarikh Baghdad, vol. 1, p. 296; al-Muntazam, vol. 7, p. 7; al-Ibar, vol. 2, p. 288; Shadharāt al-Dhahab, vol. 3, p. 7.

وُلِدَ فِي أَوَّلِ سَنَةِ تِسْعٍ وَسِتِّيْنَ وَمائَتَيْنِ. قَالَ الخَطِيْبُ فِي تَرْجَمَتِهِ: كَانَ فَاضِلاً عَارِفاً بِأَيَّامِ النَّاسِ وَأَخْبَارِهِم، وَخلفَائِهِم. صَنَّفَ (تَاريخاً) كَبِيْراً عَلَى السِّنين. وَقَدْ وَثَّقَهُ الدَّارَقُطْنِيّ (١) . رَوَى ابْنُ رَزْقُوَيْه عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ الخُطَبِيِّ، قَالَ: وَجَّه إِليَّ الرَّاضي بِاللهِ لَيْلَةَ الفِطْرِ، فحُمِلْتُ إِلَيْهِ رَاكباً فَدَخَلتُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ جَالس فِي الشُّموع، فَقَالَ لِي: يَا إِسْمَاعِيْل! إِنِّيْ قَدْ عَزمتُ فِي غدٍ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ بِالنَّاسِ فَمَا الَّذِي أَقُول إِذَا انتهيتُ إِلَى الدُّعَاء لنفسِي؟ فَأَطرقتُ سَاعَةً، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: يَا أَمِيْر المُؤْمِنِيْنَ قل: ﴿رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ (٢) ﴾ . فَقَالَ لِي: حَسْبُكَ فَقُمْتُ وَتَبِعَنِي خَادمٌ، فَأَعطَانِي أَرْبَع مائَة دِيْنَارٍ (٣) . قُلْتُ: كَانَ مجموعَ الفَضَائِل، يرتَجِلُ الخُطَب. قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ العَبَّاسِ بنِ الفُرَات: كَانَ رَكِيناً (٤) عَاقِلاً، مقدماً، مِنْ أَهْلِ الثِّقَة وَالأَدب وَأَيَّام النَّاس، قَلَّ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَه. قُلْتُ: تُوُفِّيَ فِي جُمَادَى الآخِرَة سَنَةَ خَمْسِيْنَ وَثَلاَثِ مائَةٍ. ٣٠١ - ابْنُ خَنْبٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ أَحْمَدَ البُخَارِيُّ* الشَّيْخُ، العَالِمُ، المُحَدِّث، الصَّدُوْق، المُسْنِد، أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ أَحْمَدَ بنِ

(١) " تاريخ بغداد ": ٦ / ٣٠٥. (٢) النمل: ١٩، وتتمة الآية: " وعلى والدي، وأن أعمل صالحا ترضاه، وأدخلني برحمتك في عبادك الصالحين ". (٣) " تاريخ بغداد ": ٦ / ٣٠٥ - ٣٠٦، وما بين حاصرتين منه. (٤) الرجل الركين: الوقور. (*) تاريخ بغداد: ١ / ٢٩٦، المنتظم: ٧ / ٧، العبر: ٢ / ٢٨٨، شذرات الذهب: ٣ / ٧.