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The Book of Al-Mahasin - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Book of Al-Mahasin 2023-01-11 946 Views Abu Ja'far , Shia Hadith Sources , Al-Mahasin , Ahmad al-Barqi Al-Mahasin (Arabic: المَحاسِن ) is a Shi’a hadith reference written by Abu Ja’far, Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi (d. 274/887-888). He was a great Shi’a scholar and his book was later well-known as al-Mahasin al-Barqi.
Contents About The Author About the book and Its Authenticity Quotations from Great Scholars About The Author Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Khālid b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Barqī, was a renowned Twelver Shi’a hadith scholar (muhaddith) and historian of 3rd/9th century. Both Shi’a and Sunni scholars have relied on his hadiths. Other than al-Mahasin, his Rijal is an important book.
He was born around 200/815-16 in Kufa.His father was a disciple of Imam al-Kazim (a), Imam al-Rida (a), and Imam al-Jawad (a) and a scholarly man. He was called al-Barqi because his ancestor, Ahmad, settled in the Barqrud area of Qom. Among al-Barqi’s family members were several traditionists and scholars of jurisprudence and hadith. Al-Najashi states that al-Barqi passed away in 274/887-88 but ‘Ali b.
Muhammad Majilawayh, his grandson and his student says that he passed away in 280/893-894.[4] In his funeral Ahmad b. Muhammad b.’Isa al-Ash’ari who banished him from Qom, participated barefoot as a sign of regret for what he has done.
About the book and Its Authenticity Al-Mahasin has originally been a large collection of about a hundred parts (books) referred to as “Kutub al-Mahasin” (al-Mahasin books) which has been a comprehensive collection of Shiite hadiths in various subjects including fiqh, the reasons behind the religious regulations, rituals, wisdom, tawhid, principles of religion and ancillaries of religion.
Out of this large hadith collection, only a part containing 2604 hadiths is extant today in 11 books as follows: Kitab al-ashkal wa l-qara’in (the Book of diagrams and evidences) including those hadiths in which digits 3 to 10 have been used, in addition to advice from the Prophet (s) and (a). Kitab thawab al-a’mal (the book of rewards of actions) including hadiths about rewards of different good actions.
Kitab ‘iqab al-a’mal (the book of punishments of actions) including hadiths about sins and punishments for misdeeds. Kitab al-safwat wa al-nur wa al-rahma (the book of elite, light and mercy) including hadiths about position of the Prophet (s) and (a) and their followers.