Chapter 1

أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ ، قَالَ :" يَعِيبُونَ عَلَيْنَ...

Abu al-Malih stated: "They criticize us for writing (knowledge), yet Allah the Exalted has said: 'Its knowledge is with my Lord in a Book' (Surah Taha, verse 52...

أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَوَادَةُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ قُرَّةَ أَبَا إ...

Mu'awiyah ibn Qurrah Abu Iyas used to say: "It was said: whoever does not write down his knowledge, his knowledge is not counted as knowledge."

أَخْبَرَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنِي ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ...

Thumamah ibn Abdullah ibn Anas narrated that Hadrat Anas (may Allah be well pleased with him) used to say to his sons: "O my sons, preserve this knowledge by wr...

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ أَبَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ مَهْدِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ ، عَنْ سَلْمٍ الْعَلَوِيِّ ، قَالَ :" رَأَ...

Salm al-Alawi stated: "I saw Aban writing in the presence of Hadrat Anas (may Allah be well pleased with him) on a writing board."

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا أُمَا...

Al-Hasan ibn Jabir asked Hadrat Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be well pleased with him) about writing knowledge, and he said: "There is no harm in that."

أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُدَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَ...

Bashir ibn Nahik stated: "I used to write down whatever I heard from Hadrat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be well pleased with him). When I intended to part from him,...

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : كُنْت...

Sa'id ibn Jubayr stated: "I used to hear hadiths from Hadrat Ibn Umar and Hadrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with them both) at night and would write t...

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ :" م...

Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be well pleased with him) stated: "Nothing makes me desire life except al-Sadiqah and al-Waht. As for al-Sadiqah, it is a scr...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ عَمِّهْ عَ...

Amr ibn Abi Sufyan narrated that he heard Hadrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah's pleasure be upon him) saying: "Preserve knowledge by writing it down."

أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْ...

Hadrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be well pleased with them both) stated: "Preserve this knowledge by writing it down."

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ ،...

Sa'id ibn Jubayr stated: "I used to travel with Hadrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with him) on the road to Makkah at night. He would narrate a hadith ...

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ أَبَانَ ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ الْقُمِّيِّ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، قَا...

Sa'id ibn Jubayr stated: "I used to write in the presence of Hadrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with him) on a parchment, and I would also write on my ...

أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْدَلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْعَنَزِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ سَ...

Sa'id ibn Jubayr stated: "I used to sit with Hadrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with him) and write on the parchment until it was full, then I would tu...

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا فُضَيْلٌ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدٍ الْمُكْتِبِ ، قَالَ :" رَأَيْتُهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ التَّفْسِيرَ عِنْدَ م...

Ubayd al-Muktib stated: "I saw people writing the Tafsir (Quranic exegesis) in the presence of Mujahid."

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَنَشٍ ، قَالَ :" رَأَيْتُهُمْ يَكْتُ...

Abdullah ibn Hanash stated: "I saw people writing in the presence of Hadrat al-Bara (may Allah be well pleased with him) with the tips of reeds on their palms."

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ أَبَانَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ عَنْتَرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ...

Antarah narrated: "Hadrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with him) narrated a hadith to me, so I asked: 'May I write it down from you?' He gave me permiss...

أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ شَابُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي ...

Raja ibn Haywah narrated: "Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik wrote to his governor asking him to inquire from me about a hadith. Raja said: 'I had forgotten it, had it no...

أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ الْغَازِ ، قَالَ :" كَانَ يُسْأَلُ عَطَ...

Hisham ibn al-Ghaz stated: "Ata ibn Abi Rabah used to be asked questions, and his answers would be written down in front of him."

أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ شَابُورٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي ...

Sulayman ibn Musa narrated that he saw Nafi, the freed slave of Hadrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be well pleased with them), dictating his knowledge, and it was being...

أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَ :" كَانَ سُفْيَانُ يَكْتُبُ الْحَدِيثَ بِاللَّيْلِ فِي ا...

Al-Mubarak ibn Sa'id stated: "Sufyan used to write hadith on the wall at night, and when morning came, he would copy it down and then erase it."