Al-Farra's Methodology in Interpreting Rare Hadiths: A Collection and Study Based on Abu Ubaid's Rare Hadiths

Abstract

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. It is not hidden from anyone examining the efforts of linguists that they have had numerous contributions to the service of religious sciences, including their work in interpreting the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Among the leading scholars who participated in this was Abu Zakariya Yahya al-Farra', the leading scholar of Kufa in his time—may Allah shower him with His abundant mercy and forgiveness. However, his efforts in this area were not compiled into a single, independent work but were scattered. Abu Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam, who was one of al-Farra's students, compiled these efforts within his comprehensive book. This is what preserved some of his legacy in this field for us. Therefore, in this research, I wanted to gather and study all of Abu Ubayd's opinions to understand his methodology in interpreting the obscure terms in hadiths. Al-Farra' was a diligent scholar with strong opinions, in addition to his position as the head of the Kufan ​​school. Hence, this research. .