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Nafi bin Sarjis Abu Abdullah ad-Dailami (Arabic: نافع بن سارجيس أبو عبد الله الديلمي), also known as Nafi` Mawla ibn `Umar (Arabic: نافع مولى بن عمر), was a scholar of Fiqh jurisprudence and muhaddith from the Tabiun generation who resided in Medina.He was a student of Ibn Umar.

Biography

Nafi was originally a resident of Daylam (now including the Gilan region in Iran) who was captured during Muslim conquest of Persia and became a slave before being manumitted by Abdullah ibn Umar. He studied religion from the Companions of the Prophet, and especially from Abdullah bin Umar and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri.

He became a teacher for prominent scholars such as Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, Ayyub as-Sakhtiyani, and Malik ibn Anas.

He became Mufti during the caliphate of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz and was sent by caliph to teach Islam to peoples in Egypt.

Golden chain of narration

Malik's chain of narrators was considered the most authentic and called Silsilat al-Dhahab or "The Golden Chain of Narrators" by notable hadith scholars including Muhammad al-Bukhari. The 'Golden Chain' of narration (i.e., that considered by the scholars of Hadith to be the most authentic) consists of Malik, who narrated from Nafi‘ Mawla ibn ‘Umar, who narrated from Ibn Umar, who narrated from Muhammad.

Malik even goes as far as to say, "If I heard (hadith) from Nafi' narrating from Ibn Umar, I would not care if I did not hear it from someone else(as it is undoubtly authentic)."

Scholars such as al-Bukhari, al-Asqalani and Abu Ali al-Khalil have high confidence for hadiths authenticity narrated by Nafi. Sahih bukhari and Sahih Muslim contained at least 188 hadiths of various matters narrated by Nafi.

Modern researchers of Hadiths has attested the hadiths narrated from Nafi line were authentic by using method of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani of Jarh wa Ta'dil(narrators biography evaluation). Ze'ev Maghen stated the authenticity of Nafi narration were "almost peerless", while Professor Bashar Awad, editor of Tirmidhi collection, and winner of King Faisal Prize award, also noted the "golden chain" of Nafi were often supported with validation by another Tabi'un-to-Sahabah chains.

Death

Nafi is estimated to have died in 117 AH (735-6 AD), although there are other chroniclers who say that in 120 H.

See also

• Wahb ibn Munabbih
• Maliki Madhhab

References

1. ^ Khallikan 1843, p. 521.
2. Al-Indunisi 2008, p. 388.
3. Sallabi 2017, p. 411.
4. ' ""Imaam Maalik ibn Anas" by Hassan Ahmad, Al Jumuah' Magazine Volume 11 – Issue 9". Sunnahonline.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
5. Ibn Anas 2008, p. 3, 4, 10, 14, 16, 17, 27, 29, 32, 37, 38, 49, 51, 58, 61, 67, 68, 74, 78, 87, 92, 93, 108, 114, 124, 128, 138, 139, 151, 156, 161, 171, 196, 210, 239, 245, 253, 312, 349, 410, 412.
6. ^ Wahid 2017, p. 27-28.
7. Maghen 2012, p. 177.
8. Abu Alabas 2020, p. 118.
9. Ma'rouf 2018.
10. Abu Alabas 2020, p. 118, Quoting B. A. Ma'rouf.
11. Khallikan 1843, p. 522.

Bibliography

• Abu Alabas, Belal (2020). Modern Hadith Studies Continuing Debates and New Approaches. Edinburgh University Press. p. 119. ISBN 9781474441810.

• Ibn Anas, Malik (2008). Al-Muwatta Of Iman Malik Ibn Anas. Taylor and francis. p. 3, 4, 10, 14, 16, 17, 27, 29, 32, 37, 38, 49, 51, 58, 61, 67, 68, 74, 78, 87, 92, 93, 108, 114, 124, 128, 138, 139, 151, 156, 161, 171, 196, 210, 239, 245, 253, 312, 349, 410, 412. ISBN 9781136150982. 9789791142199.

• Al-Indunisi, Ahmad Nahrawi Abdus Salam (2008). Ensiklopedia Imam Syafi'i [Imam Shafii encyclopedia]. Hikmah. p. 388. ISBN 978-9791142199. 9789791142199.

• Sallabi, Ali Muhammad (2017). Biografi Umar bin Abdul Aziz: Khilafah Pembaru dari Bani Umayyah [Umar ibn Abdul Aziz biography: Reformer capiph of Banu Umayyah]. Vol. 3. Translated by Bn Mac-Gluckin de Slane. Paris: Pustaka Al-Kautsar.

• Khallikan, Ibnu (1843). Kitab Wafayat Ala'yan. Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 3. Translated by Bn Mac-Gluckin de Slane. Paris: Benjamin Duprat.

• Maghen, Ze'ev (2012). After Hardship Cometh Ease The Jews as Backdrop for Muslim Moderation. Taylor and francis. p. 177. ISBN 9783110910476.

• Ma'rouf, Bashar Awad (2018). "Professor Bashar Awad".

• Wahid, Abdul Hakim (2017). "The Authenticity of Hadith Narrated by Nafi' the Mawla of Ibn 'Umar". Proceedings of the International Conference on Qur'an and Hadith Studies (ICQHS 2017). Vol. 137. p. 27-28. doi:10.2991/icqhs-17.2018.4. ISBN 978-94-6252-456-9. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

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