Sanad Hadith Shah Waliullah Ad-Dahlawi Rahimahullah

Shah Waliyyullaah al-Dehlawi[ra] has several chains upto the authors of the various compilations of Hadith. Thereafter, it continues depending on each Hadith as there are separate chains for each.

As an example, we will only mention his sanad / silsilah of Hadith uptoImaam Bukhari [ra] and thereafter upto Rasulullah [Sallallaahu AlayhiWasallam]:

Shah Waliyyullah [ra] narrates from
1) Shaykh Abu TaahirMuhammad ibn Ibraahim al-Kurdi [ra], [who narrates from]
2) his fatherShaykh Ibraahim al-Kurdi, [who narrates from]
3) Shaykh Ahmadal-Qashaashi, [who narrates from]
4) Shaykh Ahmad ibn Abdul-Quddoosal-Shannawi, [who narrates from]
5) Shaykh Shamsuddin Muhammad ibn Ahmadal-Ramali, [who narrates from]
6) Zainuddeen Zakariyyah al-Ansari, [whonarrates from]
7) Shaykh Hafiz Ahmad ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, [whonarrates from]
8) Shaykh Ibraahim al-Tanookhi, [who narrates from]
9)Shaykh Abul-Abbaas Ahmad ibn Abi Taalib al-Hajjaar, [who narrates from]
10) Husayn ibnul Mubaarak al-Zabeedi, [who narrates from]
11) ShaykhAbul-Waqt Abdul-Awwal ibn Eesa al-Sijzi, [who narrates from]
12)Abul-Hasan Abdul-Rahmaan ibn Muzaffar al-Daoodi, [who narrates from]
13)Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Sarakhsi, [who narrates from]
14) AbuAbdullah Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Matar al-Firabri, [who narrates from]
15) Imaam Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel al-Bukhari [ra].

Imaam Bukhari [ra] narrated from:
a) Imaam al-Makki ibn Ibraahim [ra],who narrated from,
b) Yazeed ibn Abi Ubayd, who narrated from,
c)Sayyiduna Salamah ibnul Akwa who narrated from Rasulullah [SallallaahuAlayhi Wasallam] that he said,

'He who fabricates something as mysaying, should prepare for his abode in the fire (of hell).' (SahihBukhari).

This is the sanad with which Shah Waliyyullaah [ra] would narrated this particular hadith from Rasulullah [Sallallaahu AlayhiWasallam].

(refer al-Ujaalatun-naafi`ah pgs.83-87; al-Anaaqeed ulghaaliyah pgs-142-145)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best.

Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar

FACULTY OF SPECIALTY IN HADITH SCIENCES

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[Question from sabiilii@hotmail.com and answered by Darul Ifta - Camperdown (askimam.com) dated 25 June 2004 15:45:27.]