Works by Ibn Ḥibbān, Muḥammad ibn Ḥibbān, 884‒965 as author 6
Rawdat al-ʿuqalāʾ wa-nuzhat al-fuḍalāʾ
A book in which the author clarifies the commendable qualities that a rational person can use, and reviles its reprehensible performance. The book is divided into an introduction and a number of chapt A book in which the author clarifies the commendable qualities that a rational person can use, and reviles its reprehensible performance. The book is divided into an introduction and a number of chapters. The content of the introduction includes the reasons that compelled the author to compile this book, and notes that when he saw the rabble of the world being misled by their own actions, and the mob of people following their example, that prompted him to compile this book, so that it be an assistance to the judicious in their days. He then dealt in several chapters with the attributes that one must possess with his Creator, such as the attribute of intellect and knowledge, the necessity of moderation, and contentment and patience with adversity. He also dealt with some social traits and etiquette that help in regulating the relationship of the individual person with the society in which he lives, such as honesty, humility, endearment to people, spreading peace, and urging the company of the good while rebuking the companionship of the wicked. He likewise mentioned some characteristics that a person should avoid, such as foolishness, ignorance, mistrust, envy and hatred, and other reprehensible qualities that harm the whole of society. The author’s approach in this was to mention the ideal and explain its meaning without boring elaboration or offensive brevity, citing evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah, the sayings of poets, and what was reported by the geniuses of knowledge who preceded him.
Editions 8
Kitāb al-maǧrūḥīn min al-muḥadīṯīn wa-l-ḍuʿafāʾ wa-l-matrūkīn
It is a book of hadith criticism that lists the narrators who have been criticized for their reliability or memory.
Editions 5
Relationships with other works 5
المسند الصحيح على التقسيم والأنواع من غير وجود قطع في سندها ولا ثبوت جرح في ناقليها
Editions 1
Relationships with other works 3
مشاهير علماء الأمصار وأعلام فقهاء الأقطار
Editions 3
Relationships with other works 1
