الحسن بن ذكوان ومروياته في الكتب الستة: دراسة استقرائية تحليلية

The al-Kutub as-Sittah are regarded as the primary and foundational sources of Islamic tradition, encompassing hadiths that address various aspects of the religion, including monotheism, legal rulings, virtues, and interpretation. These texts have served as essential references for the Islamic ummah over the centuries. Among the most authoritative of these collections is Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, renowned for its systematic organization and the rigorous criteria for selecting narrators and hadiths. Despite its high status, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī is not free from criticism, particularly concerning certain narrators. One such figure is al-Ḥasan bin Dhakwān, who has been criticized for his association with the al-Qadariyya sect, his practice of tadlīs from unreliable narrators, and his questionable memory. Some scholars have argued that al-Bukhārī included his narrations as supporting (mutābaʾah) rather than foundational (uṣūl) reports, thus not subjecting him to blame. However, subsequent scholars have accepted al-Ḥasan bin Dhakwān’s narrations, asserting that they fulfill al-Bukhārī’s criteria for authenticity. Consequently, this study aims to examine the status of al-Ḥasan bin Dhakwān and assess the authenticity of his narrations within the al-Kutub as-Sittah through a detailed investigation. The research employs an inductive approach to collect all of al-Ḥasan bin Dhakwān's narrations within the al-Kutub as-Sittah, coupled with an analytical methodology to evaluate his status and the authenticity of his narrations. The findings of the study indicate that al-Ḥasan bin Dhakwān's status is weak, with four accepted narrations and four rejected ones. Specifically, four narrations are deemed good (ḥasan), two are classified as very weak (shadīd aḍ-ḍaʾf), and two others are considered weak (ḍaʾīf)..