‘Uthman al-‘Abdi al-Basri, Abu Bakr Bundar: Thiqah (trustworthy) .

‘Uthman al-‘Abdi al-Basri, Abu Bakr Bundar: Thiqah (trustworthy) .[^7] Concerning the second narrator, he also says: يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ بفتح الفاء وتشديد الراء المضمومة وسكون الواو ثم معجمة التميمي أبو سعيد القطان البصري ثقة متقن حافظ إمام قدوة Yahya b. Sa’id b.

Farrukh al-Tamimi, Abu Sa’id al-Qattan al- Basri: Thiqah (trustworthy) , extremely precise, a hadith scientist, an Imam, a leader .[^8] On the third narrator, al-Hafiz submits: سفيان بن سعيد بن مسروق الثوري أبو عبد الله الكوفي ثقة حافظ فقيه عابد إمام حجة Sufyan b. Sa’id b.

Masruq al-Thawri, Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Kufi: Thiqah (trustworthy) , a hadith scientist, a jurist, a devout worshipper of Allah, an Imam, a hujjah (authority) .[^9] The fourth narrator is thiqah (trustworthy) too, as al-Hafiz declares: حبيب بن أبي ثابت قيس ويقال هند بن دينار الأسدي مولاهم أبو يحيى الكوفي ثقة فقيه جليل وكان كثير الإرسال والتدليس Habib b. Abi Thabit Qays, and he is called Hind, b. Dinar al-Asadi, their freed slave, Abu Yahya al-Kufi: Thiqah (trustworthy) , a jurist, meritorious.

He used to do a lot of irsal and tadlis .[^10] The only problem here is that Habib was a mudalis , and he has narrated in an ‘an-‘an manner from Abu al-Tufayl, radhiyallahu ‘anhu . However, this matter is resolved by the mutaba’ah of al-Qasim b. Abi Bazzah, which has already been examined above. Therefore, the report of Habib is sahih through the mutaba’ah of al-Qasim. Meanwhile, Imam Ibn Abi Shaybah (d.

235 H) has also documented a slightly more detailed riwayah through the same narrators: حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد عن سفيان عن حبيب بن أبي ثابت عن أبي ا لطفيل قال:سئل علي عن ذي القرنين فقال: لم يكن نبيا ولا ملكا، ولكنه كان عابدا ناصح الله فنصحه فدعا قومه إلى الله فضرب على قرنه الأيمن فمات فأحياه الله، ثم دعا قومه إلى الله فضرب على قرنه الأيسر فمات فأحياه الله فسمي ذا القرنين. Yahya b. Sa’id – Sufyan – Habib b.

Abi Thabit – Abu al-Tufayl: ‘Ali was asked about Dhu al-Qarnayn, and he replied, “He was neither a prophet nor an angel. Rather, he was a servant who sought the guidance of Allah, and He guided him. He called his people to Allah. So, he was struck on his right qarn **, AND HE DIED. But, Allah RESURRECTED him, and he (again) called his people to Allah. He was (once again) struck on his left** qarn **, AND HE DIED. Then, Allah RESURRECTED him (again).

Therefore, he was named Dhu al-Qarnayn**.[^11] Of course, the sanad is sahih through its mutaba’ah , as we have already established. Prof.