(Ele é) Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar bin Muhammad bin ‘Umair bin ‘Utarid bin Hajib bin Zurarah, Abu ‘Umar At-Tamimi, conhecido como Al-‘Utaridiy, de Al-Kufa. Ele veio a Bagdá e narrou nela de Abdullah bin Idris Al-Awdi, Abu Bakr bin ‘Ayash, Hafs bin Ghiyath, Muhammad bin Fudail, Wakee’ e Abu Mu’awiyah. De Abu Mu’awiyah ele obteve o seu Tafsir, e de Yunus bin Bukair obteve as Maghazi de Muhammad bin Ishaq. Foi narrado por Abu Bakr Ad-Dunya, Abu Al-Qasim Al-Baghawi, Qasim bin Zakariya Al-Mutriz, Yahya bin Muhammad bin Saa’id, Abu Bakr bin Abu Dawud, Al-Hussein bin Isma’il Al-Mahamiliy, Ridwan bin Ahmad As-Saidalani, Isma’il bin Muhammad As-Saffar, Muhammad bin ‘Amr Ar-Razzaz, Abu ‘Amr bin As-Sammak, Hamza bin Muhammad Ad-Dahqan, Abu Sahl bin Ziyad Al-Qattan e Abu Ja’far bin Bariyah Al-Hashimi, entre outros. Abu ‘Umar Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Mahdi nos transmitiu de Al-Qadi Abu Abdullah Al-Hussein bin Isma’il Al-Mahamiliy, por meio de ditado, no ano 329 AH, que: Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar bin Muhammad disse: Yunus (ou seja, bin Bukair) nos narrou de Mis’ar bin Kaddam, de Ash’ab bin Abi Ash-Sha’tha’, de um homem de Kinanah, que disse: Ouvi o Mensageiro de Allah ﷺ dizendo: “Ó povo, digam La Ilaha Illallah (Não há divindade senão Allah) e vocês serão bem-sucedidos”. Hilal bin Muhammad bin Ja’far Al-Haffar narrou de Isma’il bin Muhammad As-Saffar, de Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy, de Abu Bakr bin ‘Ayash, de ‘Asim bin Zir bin Hubaish, de Abdullah, que disse: Ouvi o Mensageiro de Allah ﷺ dizendo: “Quem mentir sobre mim intencionalmente, que tome seu lugar no fogo”. Al-Qadi Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Al-Hussein bin Ahmad Al-Harasiy narrou de Abu Al-‘Abbas Muhammad bin Ya’qub Al-‘Asamm, de Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy, que narrou que seu pai lhe informou que “eu nasci no ano 177 AH, no dia 10 de Al-Ad’haa, no mês de Dhu l-Hijjah”. Abu Sa'id Al-Malini relatou-nos, de Abdullah bin 'Adiy al-Hafizh, que disse: [(Sobre) Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-'Utaridiy, vi que o povo do Iraque concordava em que ele era Da'if (fraco). Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa'd não costumava relatar dele, e mencionou que ele tinha muitos relatos dele. Ibn 'Adiy disse: "(Sobre) Al-'Utaridiy, não conheço dele nenhum hadith Munkar que tenha relatado. Antes, só o classificaram como Da'if porque não tinha encontrado as pessoas de quem relatava".] Ahmad bin Abu Ja'far Al-Qati'iy relatou-nos, de Abu 'Umar e Uthman bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-'Abbas Al-Makhrami, de Ja'far bin Muhammad bin Nadir Al-Khuldiy, que disse: Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Hadrami disse: [Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-'Utaridiy costumava mentir]. Alguns dos nossos Shuyukh (sábios/mestres) me disseram que aqueles que desacreditaram Al-'Utaridiy só o fizeram porque disseram: que os livros de que ele relatava eram os livros de seu pai, e que ele afirmava tê-los ouvido junto com seu pai.
Abu Sa'id Muhammad bin Musa bin Al-Fadl bin Shadhan As-Sirfi relatou-nos, de Abu Al-'Abbas Muhammad bin Ya'qub Al-Asamm, que disse: Ouvi Abu 'Ubaidah As-Sarriy bin Yahya bin Akhi Hannad perguntar a meu pai sobre Al-'Utaridiy Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar, e ele disse: "(Ele é) Thiqah (confiável)".
Abu Sa'd Al-Malini, por Ijazah, informou-nos de Abdullah bin 'Adiy, de Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Hamdan, que disse: Abu Bakr bin Sadaqah informou-me: Disse: Ouvi Abu Kuraib dizer: Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-'Utaridiy (de fato) havia ouvido (ou recebido diretamente) de Abu Bakr bin 'Ayash. 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Nadr informou-me: Disse: Ouvi Hamza bin Yusus dizer: Perguntei a Abu Al-Hasan Ad-Daraqutni sobre Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-Utaridiy, e ele disse: Não há problema (ou inconveniente) a respeito dele. Foi elogiado por Abu Kuraib. E foi-lhe perguntado sobre o Maghazi de Yunus bin Bukair, e ele disse: "Passei por um jovem em Al-Kunas (lugar), chamado Al-'Utaridiy, que ouviu (recebeu) conosco ao lado de seu pai. Fomos até ele e ele disse: 'Não sei onde está (ou seja, as transcrições).' Em seguida, ele o encontrou na torre dos pombos e narrou por meio dele."
Abu l-Qasim Al-Azhariy informou-me: disse Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Humaid bin Muhammad Al-Lakhmi: ouvi Al-Qadi Abu Al-Hasan Muhammad bin Sakih Al-Hashimi dizer: Muhammad bin Al-Hussein bin Humaid bin Ar-Rabi' contou-me: ele disse: [Abu Kuraib Muhammad bin Al-'Alaa' começou a ler para nós o Maghazi de Yunus bin Bukair. Leu para nós uma ou duas sessões, e então alguns dos people of Hadith fizeram barulho e tumulto. Em consequência, ele interrompeu a leitura e jurou que não leria para nós novamente. Nós (depois) voltamos a ele e pedimos que retomasse, mas ele recusou e nos disse: "Vão até Abdul Jabbar Al-'Utaridiy, pois ele assistiu à sua audição (original) conosco, de Yunus." Então perguntamos: "E se ele tiver falecido?" Ele respondeu: "Então ouçam de seu filho Ahmad, pois ele esteve presente ao lado dele." Assim, partimos dali com um grupo de pessoas (estudantes) de Hadith e então perguntamos por Abdul Jabbar, e disseram-nos que ele havia falecido. Perguntamos então pelo seu filho, e fomos direcionados à sua residência. Chegamos e pedimos permissão para falar com ele. Informamos-lhe sobre a nossa situação com Abu Kuraib e como ele nos havia direcionado ao seu pai e a ele. Ahmad estava brincando com um pombo e disse: "Desde o tempo em que o ouvi, não olhei para ele. No entanto, está guardado num depósito com livros, então procurem-no ali." Fiz isso e o procurei. Encontrei-o, e ele tinha excremento de pombo sobre si. Ele o havia ouvido (e transcrito) com seu pai numa escrita antiga, então pedi-lhe que me desse para que eu pudesse publicá-lo, e ele o fez." Isto foi o que foi dito, ou algo próximo disso. Eu digo: Abu Kuraib estava entre os eruditos distintos, veraz e piedosos, e Abu 'Ubaidah As-Sarriy bin Yahya também era um grande erudito; Thiqah (confiável) da geração de Al-'Utaridiy. Um destes testemunhou que ele havia ouvido (ou recebido diretamente), e o outro testemunhou sua 'Adalah (idoneidade). Isso estabelece sua boa condição ou status e a permissibilidade de transmitir dele. Isso vale para o caso em que nenhuma declaração ou opinião tenha sido estabelecida por outros que não esses dois e que obrigaria a descartar sua transmissão ou rejeitar seus relatos. Quanto à declaração de Al-Hadrami sobre Al-'Utaridiy, quando disse que "ele costumava mentir", trata-se de uma afirmação não especificada, que requer exame e esclarecimento. Se ele quis dizer com isso que fabricava hadiths, isso é inexistente em relação aos hadiths de Al-'Utaridiy. E se quis dizer que ele costumava narrar de pessoas que não havia encontrado, isso também é Batil (falso/inválido), porque Abu Kuraib testemunhou por ele que ouviu (ou recebeu) junto com ele de Yunus bin Bukair. Também foi estabelecido que ele ouviu de Abu Bakr 'Ayash. Assim, não se deve buscar negar que ele tenha ouvido de Hafs bin Ghiyath, bin Fudail, Wakee' e Abu Mu'awiyah. Isso porque Abu Bakr 'Ayash faleceu antes de todos eles. Quanto a Ibn Idris, ele faleceu um ano antes de Abu 'Ayash, mas isso ainda não impede que tenha ouvido dele. Isso porque seu pai estava entre os principais eruditos do Hadith, e é plausível que tenha começado cedo com ele (ou seja, quando ainda era muito jovem). De fato, Al-'Utaridiy transmitiu de seu pai, de Yunus bin Bukair, alguns escritos do Maghazi de Ibn Ishaq, e parece que ele não chegou a ouvi-los diretamente de Yunus, por isso os ouviu (ou recebeu) de seu pai, que os havia ouvido dele. Isso indica sua busca pela verdade e sua confiabilidade na transmissão, e Allah sabe melhor. Eu li de Al-Hasan bin Abu Bakr, que relatou de Ahmad bin Kamil Al-Qadi, que disse: Al-‘Utaridiy faleceu em Kufa no ano 271 AH. Al-Hasan disse: Abu ‘Amr bin As-Sammak disse: Al-‘Utaridiy faleceu em Kufa no mês de Sha‘ban do ano 272 AH. Fomos informados por Abu Nu‘aim Al-Hafizh, que disse: Ouvi Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ja‘far bin Hayyan dizendo: Ouvi Ahmad bin Mahmud bin Subaih dizendo: Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy faleceu no ano 272 AH. [Fim da citação].
“(He is) Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar bin Muhammad bin ‘Umair bin ‘Utarid bin Hajib bin Zurarah, Abu ‘Umar At-Tamimi, who is well- known as Al-‘Utaridiy, from Al-Kufa. He came to Baghdad and narrated in it from Abdullah bin Idris Al-Awdi, Abu Bakr bin ‘Ayash, Hafs bin Ghiyath, Muhammad bin Fudail, Wakee’ and Abu Mu’awiyah. From Abu Mu’awiyah he had his Tafsir and from Yunus bin Bukair he had the Maghazi of Muhammad bin Ishaq. He was related from by Abu Bakr Ad-Dunya, Abu Al-Qasim Al-Baghawi, Qasim bin Zakariya Al- Mutriz, Yahya bin Muhammad bin Saa’id, Abu Bakr bin Abu Dawud, Al-Hussein bin Isma’il Al-Mahamiliy, Ridwan bin Ahmad As-Saidalani, Isma’il bin Muhammad As-Saffar, Muhammad bin ‘Amr Ar-Razzaz, Abu ‘Amr bin As-Sammak, Hamza bin Muhammad Ad-Dahqan, Abu Sahl bin Ziyad Al-Qattan and Abu Ja’far bin Bariyah Al-Hashimi, among others. Abu ‘Umar Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Mahdi related to us from Al-Qadi Abu Abdullah Al-Hussein bin Isma’il Al- Mahamiliy, in the form of dictation, in the year 329 AH, that: Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar bin Muhammad said: Yunus (meaning bin Bukair) related to us from Mis’ar bin Kaddam, from Ash’ab bin Abi Ash- Sha’tha’, from a man from Kinanah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying: “O people, say La Ilaha Illallah (There is no deity other than Allah) and you will succeed”. Hilal bin Muhammad bin Ja’far Al-Haffar related from Isma’il bin Muhammad As-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy, from Abu Bakr bin ‘Ayash, from ‘Asim bin Zir bin Hubaish, from Abdullah who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying: “Whoever lies upon me intentionally, then let him take his seat from the fire”. Al-Qadi Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Al-Hussein bin Ahmad Al-Harasiy related from Abu Al-‘Abbas Muhammad bin Ya’qub Al-‘Asamm, from Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy who related that his father informed him that “I was born in the year 177 AH, on the 10th of Al-Ad’haa in the month of Dhu l-Hijjah”. Abu Sa’id Al-Malini related to us from Abdullah bin ‘Adiy al-Hafizh, who said: [(Concerning) Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy, I saw that the people of Iraq were in agreement upon his being Da’if (weak). Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’d did not used to relate from him and he mentioned that he has a lot from him. Ibn ‘Adiy said: “(Concerning) Al-‘Utaridiy, I do not know from him a Munkar Hadith that he related. Rather, they only classified him as being Da’if because he had not met the people whom he related from”. Ahmad bin Abu Ja’far Al-Qati’iy related to us from Abu ‘Umar and Uthman bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-‘Abbas Al- Makhrami, from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Nadir Al-Khuldiy who said: Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Hadrami said: [Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy used to lie]. Some of our Shuyukh (scholars/teachers) told me that those who discredited Al-‘Utaridiy only did so because they said: That the books that he narrated from were the books of his father and that he claimed to have heard them alongside his father”. Abu Sa’id Muhammad bin Musa bin Al-Fadl bin Shadhan As-Sirfi related to us from Abu Al-‘Abbas Muhammad bin Ya’qub Al-Asamm, who said: I heard Abu ‘Ubaidah As-Sarriy bin Yahya bin Akhi Hannad asking my father about Al-‘Utaridiy Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar and he said: “(He is) Thiqah (trustworthy)”. Abu Sa’d Al-Malini Ijazah informed us from Abdullah bin ‘Adiy, from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Hamdan, who said: Abu Bakr bin Sadaqah informed me: He said: I heard Abu Kuraib saying: Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy had (indeed) heard (or received directly) from Abu Bakr bin ‘Ayash. ‘Ali bin Muhammad bin Nadr informed me: He said: I heard Hamza bin Yusus saying: I asked Abu Al-Hasan Ad-Daraqutni about Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al- Utaridiy and he said: There is no issue (or problem) in respect to him. He was commended by Abu Kuraib. And he was asked about the Maghazi of Yunus bin Bukair and so he said: “Pass by a young man in Al-Kunas (place), called Al-‘Utaridiy, who heard (received) with us alongside his father. We came to him and he said: “I don’t know where it is (i.e. the transcripts). He then found it and in the pigeon tower and narrated by it”. Abu l-Qasim Al-Azhariy informed me: He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Humaid bin Muhammad Al-Lakhmi said: I heard Al-Qadi Abu Al-hasan Muhammad bin Sakih Al-Hashimi saying: Muhammad bin Al-Hussein bin Humaid bin Ar-Rabi’ told me: He said: [Abu Kuraib Muhammad bin Al-‘Alaa’ began to read Al-Maghazi of Yunus bin Bukair to us. He read to us for a session or two and then some of the people of Hadith made a noise and din. As a result, he interrupted his reading and made an oath that he would not read to us again. We (later) returned to him and asked him to resume but he refused and told us: “Go to Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy as he attended its (original) listening with us from Yunus”. So we asked him: “And what if he has passed away?” He replied: “Then listen from his son Ahmad, because he was in attendance alongside him”. So, we set of from his with a group from the people (students) of Hadith and then enquired about Abdul Jabbar and we were told that he had passed away. We then asked about his son and we were directed to his residence. We arrived and sought permission to speak to him. We made him aware of our story with Abu Kuraib and how he had directed us to his father and to him. Ahmad was playing with a pigeon and said: “Since the time that I heard it, I have not looked in it. However, it is kept in a place of storage containing books and so seek it there. I did that and sought it out. I located it and it had pigeon droppings upon it. He had listened to (and transcribed) it with his father in an old script, so I asked him to give it to me so that I could publish it, which he did”. This was what was said or close to it. I say: Abu Kuraib was from the distinguished, truthful and pious scholars and Abu ‘Ubaidah As-Sarriy bin Yahya was also a great scholar; Thiqah (trustworthy) from the generation of Al-‘Utaridiy. One of these testified that he had heard (or received directly) and the other testified to his ‘Adalah (trustworthiness). That establishes his good condition or status and the permissibility of relating from him. That is in the case where no statement or view has been established by other than these two which would oblige discarding his Hadith or casting aside his reports. As for the statement of Al-Hadrami concerning Al-‘Utaridiy when he said that “He used to lie”, then this is an unspecified statement which requires examination and explanation. If he intended by this statement that he fabricated Hadith, then that is non-existent in respect to the Hadith of Al- ‘Utaridiy. And if he meant that he used to narrate from those he had not met, then that is also Batil (false/invalid) because Abu Kuraib testified for him that he had heard (or received) alongside him from Yunus bin Bukair. It has also been established that he heard from Abu Bakr ‘Ayash. As such, it should not be sought to be denied that he heard from Hafs bin Ghiyath, bin Fudail, Wakee’ and Abu Mu’awiyah. That is because Abu Bakr ‘Ayash passed away prior to all of them. As for Ibn Idris, then he passed away a year before Abu Ayash, yet this still does not prevent him having heard from him. That is because his father was from the main scholars of Hadith and it is conceivable that he started early with him (i.e. when he was very young). Indeed, Al- ‘Utaridiy related from his father from Yunus bin Bukair some papers from the Maghazi of Ibn Ishaq and it appears that he missed hearing it directly from Yunus and so heard (or received) it from his father who had heard from him. This indicates to his seeking the truth and his reliability in respect to relating, and Allah knows best. I read from Al-Hasan bin Abu Bakr who related from Ahmad bin Kamil Al-Qadi who said: Al-‘Utaridiy died in Kufa in the year 271 AH. Al-Hasan said: Abu ‘Amr bin As-Sammak said: Al-‘Utaridiy passed away in Kufa in the month of Sha’ban in the year 272 AH. We were informed by Abu Nu’aim Al-Hafizh who said: I heard Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ja’far bin Hayyan saying: I heard Ahmad bin Mahmud bin Subaih saying: Ahmad bin Abdul Jabbar Al-‘Utaridiy passed away in the year 272 AH”. [End of Quote].