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)
كان ابن عباس يسمى البحر لكثرة علمه .
Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) was called "the Sea" because of the abundance of his knowledge
Hadith Number: 6418
حدثنا ابو العباس محمد بن يعقوب، حدثنا الحسن بن علي بن عفان، حدثنا ابو اسامة، حدثنا الاعمش، عن مجاهد قال: كان ابن عباس يسمى البحر من كثرة علمه (4).
Mujahid states that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to be called "al-Bahr" (the Ocean of knowledge) because of the abundance of his knowledge.
تخریج الحدیث: «إسناده صحيح، وقد تقدَّم قريبًا.» [ترقيم الرساله 6418] [ترقيم الشركة 6344]
Takhrij and Tahqiq of Hadith No. 6418 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
Grading: Its chain is sahih, and this has already been discussed just a little earlier.
(4) إسناده صحيح، وقد تقدَّم قريبًا.
