Jamil ibn Darraj
Jamil ibn Darraj was one of the Shia scholars and a reliable narrator[1] and a companion of Ja'far al-Sadiq, Musa al-Kazim, and Ali al-Ridha. The date of birth is about 128 AH. His nickname was Abu Ali or Abu Muhammad.[2]
Family
His family lived in Kufa. His father, Abu al-Sabih, was a grocer. His younger brother, Nuh ibn Darraj, was a trustworthy narrator and a judge of Kufa and one time the eastern part of Baghdad.[2]
Position
Jamil ibn Darraj was one of the most reliable Shia narrators in hadith who is among the eighteen Faqīh that Imamiyyah are unanimous on the authenticity of their narrations.[2]
Kashshi has listed the names of these eighteen in three groups of six; 1) the common companions of al-Baqir and al-Sadiq, 2) the companions of al-Sadiq, and 3) the common companions of al-Sadiq and al-Kazim. Jamil as the young companion of al-Sadiq, is considered the most reliable jurist of the second group.[2][1]
Jamil is said to be one of the carriers of the al-Sadiq's special hadiths, and that the al-Sadiq taught him secrets that he did not teach to others. There is a hadith narrated from al-Sadiq saying "O Jamil! Do not narrate hadiths that are not known to our companions (Shiites), for they will deny you."[3][4][5]
Narrations
Jamil narrated nearly three hundred hadiths directly from Ja'far al-Sadiq, Musa al-Kazim, and Ali al-Ridha. In addition, he narrated from fifty or so hadith narrators, most of whom were from the companions of al-Sadiq.[2]
Works
Three compilations have been reported from Jamil: one independently, (referred to as Asl and sometimes as the book) and the other jointly with Murazim ibn Hakim Azdi Mada'ini, and the third jointly with Muhammad ibn Humran.[2]
Belief
Jamil doubted the Imamate of al-Ridha for a short time after the death of al-Kazim and was therefore considered a Waqifite Shia but after considering the evidence indicating the Imamate of al-Ridha, he deviated from this view and became one of the loyalists of al-Ridha. Jamil became blind towards the end of his life and died during the time of al-Ridha.[2]
References
- ^ a b Davānī, ʻAlī (1983). وحید بهبهانی (in Persian). pp. 48–50.
- ^ a b c d e f g Elahi Khorasani 2014.
- ^ Baḥr al-ʿUlūm, Moḥammad Mahdī. "زیارتگاههای عراق". Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran). p. 528.
- ^ "خاصترین شاگردان امام صادق (علیهالسلام) را بشناسید". الف. 2023.
- ^ "امام جعفر صادق (ع) بشریت را به سوی علم و دانش رهنمون ساخت". ISNA. 2024.
- Elahi Khorasani, Mojtaba (2014). "جمیل بن دراج". Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam (in Persian). 10.