In his commentary on al- Muwatta...

In his commentary on al- Muwatta, Suyuti says: “Bin Abd al-Barr has connected this book [to the Holy Prophet (s)] through the tradition of Kathir bin Abdullah Bin Amr Bin ‘Awf from his father, from his grandfather. [^13] We will speak about the chain of this tradition in accordance with the tradition of Bin Abd al-Azia in al-Tamheed. The chain of this tradition in Ibn Hisham’s al-Sira al-Nabawiyya This tradition has appeared without any chain in Ibn Hisham’s al-Sira al-Nabawiyya.

Under a heading “Prophet’s sermon in Farewell Hajj” in this book, the author writes: “Ibn Ishaq says: Thereupon the Holy Prophet (s) went on Hajj pilgrimage … After performing the Hajj rituals, he gave a sermon”. [^14] The narrator of this tradition is Ibn Ishaq. According to most great scholars of rijal, Ibn Ishaq is a weak person, not immune from criticisms. He was accused of being a deceitful person who was following Shiism.

A great number of scholars including Sulaiman Timi, Yahya Qattan, Wahab Bin Khalid and Malik Bin Anas, commenting on Ibn Ishaq, have said that he was profusely lying. [^15] The chain of this tradition in al-Mustadrak As mentioned before, this tradition has also appeared in Hakim‟s al- Mustadrak, which has related this tradition through two ways: 1. through Ibn Abbas The focal point in Hakim’s tradition from Ibn Abbas is ‘Ismael bin Abi Uwais’. We thus suffice to evaluating Ibn Abi Uwais.

He is Malik’s nephew. Some scholars of the science of Jarh and T’adil [^16] (criticizing and praising) have said something about this person, which I will relate on the basis of Ibn Hajar’s words[^17]: “Muawiyya bin Salih, commenting on Ibn Abi Uwais, quotes Ibn Mua‟een as saying: He and his father are weak in transmitting traditions ” . He further quotes Ibn Mu’aeen as saying: “Ibn Abi Uwais and his father used to steal traditions”.

He likewise quotes him as saying that Ibn Abi Uwais mixes up traditions, lies and is not reliable. Commenting on Ibn Abi Uwais, Nisaee says that he is weak in terms of transmitting traditions. Elsewhere he says that Ibn Abi Uwais is not a thiqa (a reliable person). Referring to Nisee’s views, Lalkaee says: “Nisaee did not hesitate to speak ill of Ismael bin Abi Uwais. He has seriously spoken against him to the extent that he has abandoned his traditions.

Probably Nisaee knew something about Ibn Abi Uwais, which others did not know.