J The year 463 AH has a place in the history of hadith literature:
o The Hafidh of the East (Hafidh as-Sharq) Abu Bakr al-Khateeb Baghdadi and the Hafidh of the west (Hafidh al-Gharb) Ibn Abdil Barr al-Andalusi died in that year
J Although Yahya Ibn Yahya al-Andalusi is a known Faqeeh, he is considered weak in reporting hadeeth. Whereas Yahya Ibn Yahya an-Naysaburi is considered Thiqah (honest) in Hadeeth and is among the reporters of Imaam Muslim.
J When Imaam Shafi died in the year 204 AH, Imaam Bukhari was just 10 years old and Imaam Muslim was just born.
J Ibn Abdil Barr is the author of “at-Tamheed” and “al-Istidhkaar”: He arranged the chapters in “at-Tamheed” according to the chapters in “Muwatta” of Imaam Malik, whereas he arranged that of “al-Istidhkar” according to the Shaykhs of Imaam Malik (eg., Chapter of Nafi’, Chapter of Saeed Ibnul Masayyab, etc.,)
J What is the difference between Mustakhraj and Mustadrak?
o Mustakhraj are the hadeeths with the same matn but with different sanad (it also explains the condition of the reporters, sometimes), whereas mustadrak are the hadeeths with different matns through the same sanad
J We are familiar with the phrase “Mutafaqqun Alayhi” and we know that it is the agreed upon hadeeth by Bukhari and Muslim. Right!
But according to Majd Ibn Taymiyyah, this phrase means agreed upon hadeeth by Imaam Ahmad, Bukhari and Muslim.
Source: Notes of Explanation of Ba’ithul Hatheeth by Shaykh Abu Malik Abdul Hameed al Juhani (Hafidhahullah)
