Ibn Jurayj
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Ibn Jurayj (died 767 CE, 150 AH ) was an Islamic scholar.
He is counted among the Taba' at-Tabi'in and narrated many Isra'iliyat
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He collected hadith in Mecca
, and is widely regarded to be the first Sunni hadith collector.
One of his most quoted sources is Ata ibn Abi Rabah
, his teacher.
His narrations are quoted in Sunan Abu Da'ud
In the The Muwatta of Muhammed Ibn al-Hasan Introduction, it is stated :
. writes:
Abu Uwana narrated in his Sahih that Ibn Jurayj said in Basra
about Mut'ah: "Bear witness that I have reverted back from it (from allowing it)", after he told them 18 narrations that it is okay.
, a 21st century Non-Muslim Islamic scholar states :
He is counted among the Taba' at-Tabi'in and narrated many Isra'iliyat
Isra'iliyat
In the hadith studies of Islamic theology, Isra'iliyat is the body of hadith originating from Judeo-Christian traditions, rather than from other well-accepted sources that quote the Islamic prophet Muhammad...
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Name
Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-'Aziz ibn Jurayj (Jurayj is Arabic transliteration of Gregory or GeorgeGeorge (given name)
George, from the Greek word γεωργός , "farmer" or "earth-worker", which became a name in Greek: Γεώργιος , and Latin: Georgius. The word γεωργός is a compound word, formed by the words ge , "earth", "soil" and ergon , "work"...
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Biography
His father was a Muslim scholar and his grandfather Jurayj (Gregorius, or Georgius) was a Roman Christian. he was a very excellent scholar.He collected hadith in Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
, and is widely regarded to be the first Sunni hadith collector.
One of his most quoted sources is Ata ibn Abi Rabah
Ata ibn Abi Rabah
Ata ibn Abi Rabah was a prominent Tabi'i, a Mufassir, Muhaddith , faqih and Mufti of Mecca. He was born in Yemen of Nubian parents and raised in Mecca as a client of the Abi Khuthaym family...
, his teacher.
Works
- Musannaf of ibn Jurayj
His narrations are quoted in Sunan Abu Da'ud
Sunan Abu Da'ud
Sunan Abi Daawud is one of the Sunni Six Major Hadith collections, collected by Abu Dawood.-Description:Abu Dawood collected 500,000 hadith, but included only 4,800 in this collection. Sunnis regard this collection as fourth in strength of their Six major Hadith collections.-External...
In the The Muwatta of Muhammed Ibn al-Hasan Introduction, it is stated :
Sunni view
Sunnis praise him with the title imamImam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
. writes:
Abu Uwana narrated in his Sahih that Ibn Jurayj said in Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
about Mut'ah: "Bear witness that I have reverted back from it (from allowing it)", after he told them 18 narrations that it is okay.
Non-Muslim view
Harald MotzkiHarald Motzki
-Bibliography:*Hadith: Origins and Developments ISBN 0860787044*The Origins of Islamic Jurisprudence ISBN 900412131 5...
, a 21st century Non-Muslim Islamic scholar states :