Who was the Hadith narrator ‘Abdul Hamid ibn Sulayman and what is his status?
Answer:
‘Abdul Hamid ibn Sulayman Al Khuza’i was the younger brother of Fulayh ibn Sulayman who was also a Hadith narrator.
He reported Hadith from: Abu Hazim Salamah ibn Dinar, Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan, ‘Ala ibn ‘Abdir Rahman (rahimahumullah) and others. He was a Tab’ut Tabi’i.
Imams ‘Ali ibn Madini, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Daraqutni (rahimahumullah) and other Muhaddithun have declared him weak. Imam Ibn ‘Adiy (rahimahullah) has deemed him slightly credible (هو ممن يكتب حديثه).
(Refer: Tahdhibul Kamal, vol. 16 pg. 434-437, number: 3717, Tahdhibut Tahdhib, vol. 6 pg. 116, Taqribut Tahdhib, number: 3764, Mizanul I’tidal, vol. 2 pg. 480, number: 4533)
His narrations could therefore be deemed [slightly] weak, unless proven otherwise.
Note: The above is merely an answer to the question provided. One who is unqualified, should not seek to apply this and/or draw conclusions on related issues independently.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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