Ibn Uday Al-Jurjani 976

Ibn Uday Al-Jurjani, Al-Kamil fi dhu'afa

(Book of Weak Hadith) (d976)

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Also known as Abd Allah Ibn Adi al Yurjani. Born: 890AD Died: 976AD in Gorgan (=Jurjan) Iran. His book searches in a science of hadith specializing in listing the names of the weak from among the narrators of hadith, and this book is considered one of the most extensive books about the weak hadith. Some importance for East Africa as it identifies several Hadith concerning people of East Africa (=Zanj) as very weak. And as these very weak Hadith were through the centuries repeated by several authors they did shape the idea people had about the Zanj.

Taken from: كتاب الكامل في ضعفاء الرجال by ابن عدي al-maktaba.org

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Elsewhere: Amir bin Saleh from Hisham bin Erwa, from his father from Aisha,

The Prophet peace be upon him; Beware of the Zinj, they are a distorted creation.

This hadith is repeated by: Abu Nu’aym al Isfahani 1038; Abu Ubayd al Bakri 1067; Ibn Qudama al Maqdisi 1223; Ibn al Jawzi 1257; Ibn abd al Rahman al Mizzi 1342; al Dhahabi 1348; (and many others).

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From al-Sajjai, he said: Tells us al-Saqr bin Mohammed al-Ili, said: from Said bin Abi al-Rabee al Samana, he said: From Qattan from Amr ibn Maimon, from al-Zhri from Eurwar from Aisha that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: The Zanji is a donkey (Himar).

From Ahmed bin Khathim, from Abu Said Al-Ashjaj, told us Aqabat bin Khalid, told us Einbsat al-Basrii from Amr ibn Maimon, from al-Zahri from Erwa that Aisha said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: And the Zinj when satisfied commits adultery, when he is hungry, he steals, and in them there is also forgiving and helpfulness.

This hadith is repeated by: Ibn Iraq 1036; al Maydani 1124; al Dhahabi 1348; al Abshihi 1450; al Sakhawi 1497; Suyuti 1505; (and many others).

Note: Aisha: (614-678) was Muhammad's third and youngest wife.