المستدرك على الصحيحين
Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
كتاب معرفة الصحابة رضي الله تعالى عنهم
Book of Knowing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
قتل حجر بن عدي فى موالاة على
Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed because of his love for Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number: 6096
سمعت ابا علي الحافظ يقول: سمعت ابن قتيبة يقول: سمعت إبراهيم بن يعقوب يقول: قد ادرك حجر بن عدي الجاهلية، واكل الدم فيها، ثم صحب رسول الله ﷺ وسمع منه، وشهد مع علي بن ابي طالب له الجمل وصفين، وقتل في موالاة علي (1).
Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) lived in the time of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and in that era he even tasted blood (according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah). Then he attained the honour of companionship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and heard hadith from him (peace and blessings be upon him). He took part in the Battles of the Camel and Siffin alongside Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was martyred precisely because of his loyalty to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
تخریج الحدیث: [ترقيم الرساله 6096] [ترقيم الشركة 6038]
Takhrij and Tahqiq of Hadith No. 6096 of Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
Important point: Ibn Qutaybah refers to Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-'Asqalani, and Ibrahim bin Ya'qub refers to Imam al-Juzjani.
(1) ابن قُتَيبة: هو محمد بن الحسن بن قُتَيبة اللخمي العسقلاني، وإبراهيم بن يعقوب: هو الجُوزجاني.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): We have not found anyone other than the author (al-Hakim) who narrated this report, and our strong opinion is that "error and confusion" has occurred in it. Nowhere in the biography of Hujr bin 'Adi is it found that he ate blood in the Jahiliyyah; rather, this description belongs to "Hujr bin 'Anbas", who was a mukhadram (that is, he lived in the Jahiliyyah but did not meet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)).
Reference / Source: Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi mentioned this in "Tarikh Baghdad" (9/ 196), and his report was narrated by Ibn Sa'd in "al-Tabaqat" (10/ 20), al-Baghawi in "Mu'jam al-Sahabah" (501), al-'Uqayli in "al-Du'afa'" (1683), al-Tabarani in "al-Kabir" (3571), Ibn Mandah (1/ 442) and Abu Nu'aym in "Ma'rifat al-Sahabah" (2311), through the route of al-Fadl bin Dukayn from Musa bin Qays, stating that Hujr bin 'Anbas had eaten blood in the Jahiliyyah and was present with 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) at the Camel and Siffin.
Reference / Source: Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi mentioned this in "Tarikh Baghdad" (9/ 196), and his report was narrated by Ibn Sa'd in "al-Tabaqat" (10/ 20), al-Baghawi in "Mu'jam al-Sahabah" (501), al-'Uqayli in "al-Du'afa'" (1683), al-Tabarani in "al-Kabir" (3571), Ibn Mandah (1/ 442) and Abu Nu'aym in "Ma'rifat al-Sahabah" (2311), through the route of al-Fadl bin Dukayn from Musa bin Qays, stating that Hujr bin 'Anbas had eaten blood in the Jahiliyyah and was present with 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) at the Camel and Siffin.
وهذا الخبر لم نقع على أحد أخرجه غير المصنّف، ويغلب على ظننا أنه وقع فيه وهمٌ وخلط، فليس في ترجمة حجر بن عدي من وصفه أنه أكل الدم في الجاهلية، وإنما الموصوف بذلك هو حُجْر بن عنبس، وهو مخضرم أدرك الجاهلية غير أنه لم يلق رسول الله ﷺ، ذكر ذلك الخطيب في "تاريخ بغداد" 9/ 196، وخبره أخرجه ابن سعد في "الطبقات" 10/ 20، وأبو القاسم البغوي في "معجم الصحابة" (501)، والعقيلي في "الضعفاء" (1683)، والطبراني في "الكبير" (3571)، وابن منده في "معرفة الصحابة" 1/ 442، وأبو نعيم الأصبهاني في "معرفة الصحابة" (2311) من طريق أبي نعيم الفضل بن دكين، عن موسى بن قيس الحضرمي قال: سمعت حُجر بن عنبس - وكان أكلَ الدم في الجاهلية، وشهد مع علي الجمل وصفين - قال … فذكر له حديثًا.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): In short, in the author's report here the biographies of Hujr bin 'Adi and Hujr bin 'Anbas have been mixed up. The source of this error is either the author himself or a narrator above him. And Allah knows best.
فيكون قد وقع في خبر المصنّف هنا خلط بين ترجمة حجر بن عدي وترجمة حجر بن عنبس، ومنشأ الوهم إما أن يكون من المصنِّف نفسِه، أو ممّن فوقه، والله تعالى أعلم.
