al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim
{{Short description|Hadith narrator}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim
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| death_date = 105 AH / 723 AD
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| era = 8th century
| region = Islamic Golden Age
| denomination = Islam
| creed = Sunni
| main_interests = Hadith, Tafsir, Islamic Jurisprudence
| notable_ideas = Interpretations of the Quran and Hadith
| influenced = later Islamic scholars
| works = Numerous narrations in Hadith literature
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Al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim (died; 105 AH / 723 AD) was a figure in early Islamic scholarship, known for his contributions to Hadith literature, Quranic exegesis, and Islamic jurisprudence. Despite the controversy surrounding the authenticity of some of his narrations, his influence is widely acknowledged in historical and religious texts. Scholars such as Ibn Hibban recognized his efforts, while others viewed his work with skepticism.
Career
=Hadith contributions=
His contributions to Hadith literature are recorded in various sources. The 1000 Qudsi Hadiths: An Encyclopedia of Divine Sayings mentions Al-Dahhak's narrations through a chain of transmitters, reflecting his involvement in the dissemination of Hadith.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSXHDwAAQBAJ&dq=Al-Dahhak+bin+Muzahim&pg=PA657 | title=1000 Qudsi Hadiths: An Encyclopedia of Divine Sayings | date=25 June 2014 | publisher=Arabic Virtual Translation Center | isbn=978-0-359-65163-4 }}
Recep Şentürk in Narrative Social Structure mentions that Ibn Hibban honored Al-Dahhak and stated that he did not hear directly from Ibn Abbas, despite a large group of scholars considering him weak.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WaMbabqdxQMC&dq=Al-Dahhak+bin+Muzahim&pg=PA56 | title=Narrative Social Structure: Anatomy of the Hadith Transmission Network, 610-1505 | isbn=978-0-8047-5207-7 | last1=?Entürk | first1=Recep | date=2005 | publisher=Stanford University Press }}
=Exegesis and Tafsir=
Al-Dahhak also made significant contributions to Tafsir (Quranic exegesis). In "Tafsir Ibn Kathir Juz' 5," he is noted for his interpretations alongside other prominent scholars like Ibn 'Abbas and Al-Hasan Al-Basri.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dlzGFbl0XoIC&dq=Al-Dahhak+bin+Muzahim&pg=PA194 | title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir Juz' 5 (Part 5): An-Nisaa 24 to An-Nisaa 147 | isbn=978-1-86179-563-2 | last1=Abdul-Rahman | first1=Muhammad Saed | date=July 2009 | publisher=MSA Publication Limited }}
Views
=on Islamic law=
His views extended to Islamic jurisprudence and law. Abdullah Alwi Haji Hassan's Sales and Contracts in Early Islamic Commercial Law references Al-Dahhak's perspectives on various legal terms and practices in early Islamic commerce.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Q-geEsLEVQC&dq=Al-Dahhak+bin+Muzahim&pg=PA289 | title=Sales and Contracts in Early Islamic Commercial Law | isbn=978-983-9541-56-4 | last1=Hassan | first1=Abdullah Alwi Haji | date=2007 | publisher=The Other Press }}
= on Political and social =
In Democracy: The Rule of Law and Islam, Eugene Cotran and Adel Omar Sherif highlight Al-Dahhak's interpretations related to Islamic governance. He was known for explaining Allah's instruction to Muhammad to consult with his people according to Islamic belief, emphasizing the importance of consultation in governance.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CtGjLsmN3UC&dq=Al-Dahhak+bin+Muzahim&pg=PA458 | title=Democracy: The Rule of Law and Islam | isbn=90-411-1185-9 | last1=Cotran | first1=Eugene | last2=Sherif | first2=Adel Omar | date=January 1999 | publisher=BRILL }}
Religious influence and teachings
Al-Dahhak's teachings and religious interpretations were influential during his time. Gozde Hussain's Islamic Doctrines and Political Liberalism discusses his association with renowned Islamic scholars like al-Suyuti and Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cewwEQAAQBAJ&dq=Al-Dahhak+bin+Muzahim&pg=PA208 | title=Islamic Doctrines and Political Liberalism | isbn=978-3-031-72267-7 | last1=Hussain | first1=Gozde | date=2024 | publisher=Springer }}
Death
Al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim continued his scholarly work until his death in 105 AH (723 AD).{{cite web | url=https://www.academia.edu/1990109 | title=The name of the ant and the call to holy war: Al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim's commentary on the Qur'an (2011) | last1=Versteegh | first1=Kees }}