Al-Ḥafīẓ

How the scholars invoke Al-Ḥafīẓ.

1. "this he does not recognize Musa Ibn Imran, the one whom Allah spoke to, whom Allah chose at that time above others until he introduces himself as Musa of the children of Israel. Al-Hafiz Abu al-Husayn Ibn al-Munadi after citing this hadith of Anas said, the people of hadith agree that it is a hadith with a suspicious chain weak in its text and its fabricated nature is apparent. As for hadith narrated by Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Baihaqi saying, Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us reporting from Abu Bakr Ibn Balawayh who narrated from Muhammad Ibn Bishr Ibn Matar who narrated from Kamil Ibn Talha who narrated from Abad Ibn"

   — Ibn Kathir, Yusha, al-Khidr & Ilyas

2. "We were informed by Abu al-Husayn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hafiz al-Isfarayini, who said: Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Hafiz related to us, who said: Abu Bakr ibn Khuzayma and Ibrahim ibn Abi Talib related to us, both saying: Bundar ibn Yasar related to us, who said: Abu Hisham al-Makhzumi related to us, who said: Wuhayb related to us, who said: Dawud ibn Abi Hind related to us, who said: Abu Nadra related to us, on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of God, God's peace and blessings be upon him, was taken, and the people gathered in the house of Sa'd ibn Ubada, and among them were Abu Bakr and Umar. He said:"

   — Ibn Kathir, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

3. "The intended focus here is the story of the construction of the prophetic mosque by its builders, peace and blessings be upon him. Al-Hafiz al-Bayhaqi said in his proofs, Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz narrated to us by dictation, he said, Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq informed us, Ubaid ibn Shariq narrated to us, Nuwaym ibn Hamad narrated to us, Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak informed us, Hashraj ibn Nabata narrated from Said ibn Jumhan from Safina, the freed slave of the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him."

   — Ibn Kathir, Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

4. "Al-Daraqutni mentioned that this is a strange hadith from the narration of Ibn Juraj, and only this Shaykh, Al-Hassan ibn Razin, narrated it. Despite this, Al-Hafiz Abu Ahmad ibn Adi stated that he is not known. Al-Hafiz Abu Jafar al-Uqayli commented that the narrator is unknown and his hadith is not preserved. Abu al-Hassan ibn al-Munadi described it as a weak hadith with Al-Hassan ibn Razin."

   — Ibn Kathir, Yusha, al-Khidr & Ilyas