as-salâmu `alaykum brother I’m not an expert or even a novice in this field but will try looking into it for you. Which books of Rijâl have you checked so far to trace this chain? Ma`as-salâma Rafiq
I want to enquire about a hadeeth from the aalim with phenomenal knowledge of all of islams branches i.e. aqeeda/hadeeth chains and knowledge/tafseer etc Shaykh Al Islaam Taahir Al Qadiri According to ash-Shaykh Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, there are 12 centuries between us and Sayyiduna Imâm al-Muhaddithîn Hadrat Imâm Bukhârî (quddisa sirruh) and his shortest chain back to the imam contains only 12 narrators! This shortest chain he has from among at least 51* other chains, also has the above transmitters in it: " on the authority of ash-Shaykh Abil-Futâh at-Tâwûsî, who narrates on the authority of ash-Shaykh al-Mu`ammar Yûsuf al-Harawî (lived more than 300years!!!), who narrates on the authority of ash-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Shâdhbakht al-Fârisî al-Farghânî (who lived 130 years! who narrates from ash-Shaykh Abî Luqmân Yahyâ ibn `Ammâr ibn Muqbil > ibn Shâhân al-Khatlânî (lived 143years!)" I am having some problems tracing this chain of Shaykh AL ISLAM Could any hadeeth experts help? From the books of Rijaal who were Yusuf al-Harawi, Ibn Shadhabakht, and Abu Luqman Ibn Shahan?????
