{"id":28,"date":"2024-09-12T00:38:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/?p=28"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:39:09","slug":"28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Transmitting Books by Way of \u2018Ij\u0101zah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On the issue of transmitting books by way of \u2018Ij\u0101zah from a Shaykh that the Muj\u0101z [person receiving the \u2018Ij\u0101zah] has not read to nor has the Shaykh read to him: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Al-\u2018Im\u0101m al-H\u0101fi\u1e93 al-Mu`ammar \u2018Ab\u016b `Umar Y\u016bsuf bin `Abd Allah \u2018Ibn `Abd al-Barr [d. 463AH] may Allah have mercy on him, in his book Compilation for the Clarification of Knowledge<\/em>, on authority of `Ubayd Allah bin `Umar al-`Umar\u012b, he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was watching az-Zuhr\u012b when a man came to him with a book that [the man] did not recite to [az-Zuhr\u012b] and [az-Zuhr\u012b] did not recite to [the man].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[The man] said to [az-Zuhr\u012b]:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMay I transmit it from you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Az-Zuhr\u012b] said: \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Ibn `Abd al-Barr commented on this and said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is what it means- [az-Zuhr\u012b] knew the book on sight; he knew of the trustworthiness of the one who possessed it; and he knew that [what it contained] was his narrations. This is considered \u201cdirect transmission\u201d, or al-Mun\u0101walah. Also, included in its meaning is that when the \u2018Ij\u0101zah is sound it involves that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

[See 2\/1155]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Al-Mun\u0101walah, or \u201cdirect transmission\u201d, is the best and highest form of \u2018Ij\u0101zah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the issue of the importance of the reliability of what is transmitted as opposed to actually reciting or reading to the Shaykh:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Ab\u016b Ya\u1e25y\u0101 Zakariyy\u0101 bin Ya\u1e25y\u0101 as-S\u0101j\u012b mentioned, on authority of \u1e24usayn al-Kar\u0101b\u012bs\u012b, he said: Upon the second arrival of ash-Sh\u0101fi`\u012b, meaning in Baghdad, I visited him and said to him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill you grant me permission to recite some books to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He refused and said to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAz-Za`faran\u012b has copied the books. So, transcribe them- for I have granted you \u2018Ij\u0101zah for them.\u201d Thus, I took [those books] by way of \u2018Ij\u0101zah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Ibn `Abd al-Barr said: \u201cThe reports about this topic are numerous saying something similar to what we mentioned. So, I think that brevity is better than lengthiness. Scholars differed regarding the \u2018Ij\u0101zah. Some people allowed it and others disliked it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we mentioned on this topic is proof of its permissibility when the thing authorized is specific and known, preserved, verified; and the one who obtains it is knowledgeable in the pathways of this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd if the situation is not as I described, it is not safe from him narrating that for which he has been authorized from the Shaykh adding something not from [the Shaykh\u2019s] narrations. I have seen people fall into the likes of this. I do not believe that those who disliked the practice of \u2018Ij\u0101zah disliked it except for this reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn summary of this topic, the \u2018Ij\u0101zah is not allowed except for the one who is skilled in the craft [of \u2018Ij\u0101zah], adept in it, knowing how to handle it; and [except] that it be for something specific, known, where its chain is not dubious- this is what is correct from the opinions about it. And Allah is most knowledgeable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are some Mashayikh, starting from the time of the Salaf, who disapproved and disliked transmitting knowledge except by way of reading to a Shaykh or having him read to the Muj\u0101z.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the majority of scholars, especially after a certain point in history, approved of granting an \u2018Ij\u0101zah based on the reliability of the specified book\/transcript and the ability of the person authorized. The criteria can differ from Shaykh to Shaykh with some being much more strict than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, it is disingenuous to apply rigorous standards to the matter inconsistently and side with a minority view on the matter in order to open up pathways for insulting and personally attacking the character and integrity of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the issue of transmitting books by way of \u2018Ij\u0101zah from a Shaykh that the Muj\u0101z [person receiving the \u2018Ij\u0101zah] has not read to nor has the Shaykh read to him: Al-\u2018Im\u0101m al-H\u0101fi\u1e93 al-Mu`ammar \u2018Ab\u016b `Umar Y\u016bsuf bin `Abd Allah \u2018Ibn `Abd al-Barr [d. 463AH] may Allah have mercy on him, in his book Compilation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31,"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/31"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hanbali.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}