پوستر شیخ صدوق (ره)

Al-Shaykh al-Saduq

Abu Jafar Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa al-Qummi (b. after 305/917-8 — d. 381/991-2), commonly known as al-Shaykh al-Ṣaduq , or Ibn Babawayh, was one of the greatest Shi'a hadith scholars of the 4th. Up to 300 scholarly works have been attributed to him, most of which are not extant today. He has compiled the Man la yahduruh al-faqih, one of the Four Books of the Shi'a. Al-Saduq began teaching and narrating hadith from a young age, and continued to do so during his travels. He had many students, and many scholars narrate hadith on his authority. Some of his famous students are Al-Sharif al-Murtada, al-Shaykh al-Mufid and al-Talla'ukbari. Al-Shaykh al-Saduq died in Ray in 381/991-2. He is buried in a cemetery known today as Ibn Babawayh Cemetery.