He eventually gave up narrating from him.

He eventually gave up narrating from him. It needs however to be said that the traditions of Ali Bin Madini are mentioned in Ahmad’s Musnad. Ibrahim Harbi has also left aside the traditions transmitted by Ali Madini, for he was inclined towards Ahmad Bin Abi Dawood, doing favor to him.

It was similarly on account of this that he avoided mentioning his traditions in his Sahih, just as Abu Zar’ah and Abu Hatam avoided mentioning the traditions reported by his disciple, Muhammad (Bukhari), due to his belief that Qur’an was created. Abd Al-Rahman Bin Abu Hatam says that Abu Zar’ah did not narrate Bukhari’s traditions because of what happened to Bukhari during the time of ‘tribulation [^3]’.[^4] A glance at the biography of Abu Zar’ah Radi Abu Zar’ah Razi (d.

264 AH) is a great Sunni Imam. Comparing him to Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nisaee and Ibn Maja, Dahabi says: Ubaidullah Bin Abd Al-Karim (known as) Abu Zar’ah Radi, a memorizer of tradition is a great scholar. He has narrated from Abu Naeem Isfahani, Qa’anabi, Qabisa and other scholars of their category here and there. On the other hand, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nisaee, Ibn Maja, Abu ‘Awana, Muhammad Bin Hussain, Qatan etc. have narrated traditions from him.

Ibn Rahwaih says: Any tradition that is not recognized by Abu Zar’ah is worth nothing. Commenting on him Dahabi says that his merits are too many.[^5] Ibn Hajar has also placed the above-mentioned four names beside his name, saying: Ubadullah Bin Abd Al-Karim Bin Yazid Bin Farrukh, Abu Zar’ah Razi was an Imam, memorizer (Hafiz), reliable, well-known and one of the eleven Imamss.[^6] Commenting on him, Yafiee says: Abu Zar’ah is a memorizer of tradition and a great scholar … Speaking about him, Abu Hatam says: No doubt, there is no one that can replace him scientifically, jurisprudentially and in matters of preservation and honesty.

I know no one in the world, who can reach him (in terms of knowledge and excellence). Ishaq Bin Rahwaih says: Any tradition Abu Zar’ah does not know by heart is not credible.[^7] Khatib Baghdadi says: Ubaidullah Bin Abd Al-Karim Bin Yazid Bin Farrukh, Abu Zar’ah Razi was a divine Imam, an outstanding memorizer of tradition, truthful and a narrator of numerous traditions. Several times he visited Baghdad, held dialogues with Ahmad Bin Hanbal and narrated traditions.