The Companions of Imam Makhul Al-Shami "D. 112 AH.": An Empirical Analytical Study 10.35781/1637-000-133-002

Abstract

This study aims to compile the disciples of Makḥūl al-Shāmī (d. 112 AH), examine their conditions, compare them, and analyze the statements of the critical scholars regarding their relative merit. The narrators are then classified into five tiers according to their reliability, closeness, and precedence in relation to Makḥūl. The study begins with an introduction that includes a brief biography of Imam Makḥūl, followed by a listing of his disciples-who number thirty-two—arranged alphabetically. Each disciple is introduced with a biographical entry, an assessment of his status in terms of al-jarḥ wa-l-taʿdīl (criticism and accreditation), and a presentation of the critics’ views concerning his rank among Makḥūl’s students. The conclusion presents the main findings of the research, namely the classification of these disciples into the five tiers. Among the recommendations offered is a comparative study of the narrations of Makḥūl’s disciples in the ḥadīth collections, and a detailed investigation of the variations attributed to him in the works of ʿilal (ḥadīth defects).