Ḥibbān ibn ʿAlī

Among his companions were also Ḥibbān and Mandal, the two sons of ʿAlī, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, and Abū ʿĀṣim al-Ḍaḥḥāk ibn Makhlad. Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ and ʿAbd Allāh ibn Dāwūd al-Khuraybī also learned jurisprudence from him.

Among his companions were also Ḥibbān and Mandal, the two sons of ʿAlī, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, and Abū ʿĀṣim al-Ḍaḥḥāk ibn Makhlad. Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ and ʿAbd Allāh ibn Dāwūd al-Khuraybī also learned jurisprudence from him.

ʿAbbās ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī informed us, saying: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad related to us, saying: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us, saying: Nujayḥ related to us, saying: Ibn Karāma related to us, saying: We were with Wakīʿ one day when a man said Abū Ḥanīfa made a mistake.” Wakīʿ said: “Could Abū Ḥanīfa make a mistake when he had with him the likes of Abū Yūsuf and Zufar in their analogical reasoning, the likes of Yaḥyā ibn Abī Zāʾida, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, Ḥibbān, and Mandal in their memorization of hadith, al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn in his knowledge of language and Arabic, and al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ and Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī in their renunciation and scrupulousness? Someone whose companions were these people would not err, because if he erred they would correct him.”

ʿAbbās ibn al-Faḍl al-Hāshimī informed us, saying: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad related to us, saying: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Nakhaʿī related to us, saying: Nujayḥ related to us, saying: Ibn Karāma related to us, saying: We were with Wakīʿ one day when a man said Abū Ḥanīfa made a mistake.” Wakīʿ said: “Could Abū Ḥanīfa make a mistake when he had with him the likes of Abū Yūsuf and Zufar in their analogical reasoning, the likes of Yaḥyā ibn Abī Zāʾida, Ḥafṣ ibn Ghiyāth, Ḥibbān, and Mandal in their memorization of hadith, al-Qāsim ibn Maʿn in his knowledge of language and Arabic, and Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī and al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ in their renunciation and scrupulousness? Someone whose companions were these people would not err, because if he erred they would correct him.”

Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḍabbī related to us: Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd al-Hamdānī related to us: Ibrāhīm ibn al-Walīd ibn Ḥammād related to us: My father related to me: I heard Nawfal ibn Muṭahhar transmit from Ḥabbān ibn ʿAlī: Al-Ḥasan ibn Qaḥṭaba needed to ask Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī a question but stood in awe of visiting him alone. He told a leading elder of Ṭayyiʾ, “I need to meet Dāwūd; come with me.” They visited, entered, greeted him, and received his greeting. When he recognized Ibn Qaḥṭaba, he withdrew and would not look at them. Al-Ḥasan began by asking his question; he neither answered nor spoke. He repeated it, and Dāwūd turned his face away. Seeing this, Ibn Qaḥṭaba left, while the elder remained and said, “Abū Sulaymān, a kinsman comes asking you a question about his religion, and you do not answer?” He looked at him disapprovingly and said, “‘When the trumpet is blown, no ties of kinship will exist between them that day, nor will they question one another’ [Qurʾan 23:101].” The elder hurriedly rose, found Ibn Qaḥṭaba waiting, and told him. Ibn Qaḥṭaba said, “How little people matter to Dāwūd! Blessed is he,” then left.

Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḍabbī related to us: Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd al-Hamdānī related to us: Ibrāhīm ibn al-Walīd ibn Ḥammād related to us: My father related to me: I heard Nawfal ibn Muṭahhar transmit from Ḥabbān ibn ʿAlī: Al-Ḥasan ibn Qaḥṭaba needed to ask Dāwūd al-Ṭāʾī a question but stood in awe of visiting him alone. He told a leading elder of Ṭayyiʾ, “I need to meet Dāwūd; come with me.” They visited, entered, greeted him, and received his greeting. When he recognized Ibn Qaḥṭaba, he withdrew and would not look at them. Al-Ḥasan began by asking his question; he neither answered nor spoke. He repeated it, and Dāwūd turned his face away. Seeing this, Ibn Qaḥṭaba left, while the elder remained and said, “Abū Sulaymān, a kinsman comes asking you a question about his religion, and you do not answer?” He looked at him disapprovingly and said, “‘When the trumpet is blown, no ties of kinship will exist between them that day, nor will they question one another’ [Qurʾan 23:101].” The elder hurriedly rose, found Ibn Qaḥṭaba waiting, and told him. Ibn Qaḥṭaba said, “How little people matter to Dāwūd! Blessed is he,” then left.