He belonged to banü (the sons of) al- Najjar.

He belonged to banü (the sons of) al- Najjar. He was among the successors. He was a judge for al- Manstlr in Medina. Then he became the supreme judge. He reported on the authority of al- Sâdiq, peace be on him. See the foregoing references, and the like. The ShI’te biographers have also mentioned that. Ibm Jarih: Among them was Abd al- Malik b. Abd al- ‘AzTz b. JarTh al- Makky. He heard many religious scholars.

He was among the scholars of Sunnis (al-‘ama), who believe in the lawfulness of the temporary marriage (al- mut’a). Also others of them believe in its lawfulness. In the book of al- Sadtlq, chapter on the cases which are accepted without a proof, and in al- Kafi, chapter what Allah has permitted of the temporary marriage (al- mut’a), it has been mentioned that one of them asked al- Sadiq, peace be on him, about al- mut ‘a. Al- Sadiq said:” Meet Abd al- Malik b.

JarTh and ask him about it, for he has knowledge of it.” The man came to Abd al- Matik, who told him much information about aI- mut ‘a and its lawfulness. Ibm Khalikan said:” Abd al- Malik was among the famous religious scholars. He was born in the year 80 (A.H.). He came to Baghdad during the lifetime of Abu Ja’far al- MansCr. He died in the year 149(A.H.) It was said (that he died) in the year 150 or 151(A.H.).

It has been mentioned in the foregoing references that Abd al- Matik learned from al- Sâdiq, peace be on him. The ShT’te biographers have also mentioned his learning from him. Al- Qattin: Among them was Abu Sa’Td Yahya b. Sa’Td al- Qattan al- Basri. He was among the Imams of traditions. Rather, he was regarded as the tradition alists of his time. The owners of the six correct books (al- Sihah al- Sitta), and others advanced him as an argument. It has been reported on the authority of b.

Qutayba that he regarded him as a Shi’te narrator. However, the ShPa do not regard him as one of their narrators. Al- Tahdhlb, al- Yanlbr, and other Sunni books have mentioned that he was among the reporters of al- Sadiq, peace be on him. Al- Shaykh, b. DEwüd, al- Najashy, and other ShT’ite authors have mentioned that, too. Mohammed Bin Ishaq: Among them was Mohammed b. Ishaq b. Yasar. He was the author of the book ‘Al- Maghfizy wal Siyar.’ He was from Medina, but lived in Mecca.

Bin Khilikan praised him very much. There was an enmity between him and Malik. They defamed each other. He came to al- HTra during the lifetime of al- Mansflr. There he wrote his book al- Maghazy for at-MansCr.