About the life of the narrator


Name: Ata ibn al-Sa'ib ibn Malik ibn Zayd
Fame: Ata ibn al-Sa'ib al-Thaqafi
Kuniya: Abu Muhammad, Abu al-Sa'ib, Abu Zayd
Lineage: Thaqafi, Kufi
Rank: Saduq (truthful) Hasan al-Hadith
Lived in: Kufa
Died Year: 136

عن حياة الراوي


الأسم: عطاء بن السائب بن مالك بن زيد
الشهرة: عطاء بن السائب الثقفي
الكنيه: أبو محمد, أبو السائب, أبو زيد
النسب: الثقفي, الكوفي
الرتبة: صدوق حسن الحديث
عاش في: الكوفة
توفي عام: 136

Scholars Praise/criticism of the Narrator


Abu Ahmad bin Adi al-Jurjani: He became confused in his later years. Those who heard from him earlier, such as Thawri and Shu'bah, found his narrations to be sound. However, those who heard from him after his confusion found some of his narrations problematic.
Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi: He changed in his later years. Once said: The hadith of 'Ata that was before his change is taken from four people only: Shu'bah, Sufyan al-Thawri, Hammad ibn Salamah, and Hammad ibn Zayd.
Abu Ja'far al-'Uqayli: It is said that he changed in his later years.
Abu Hatim al-Razi: He is truthful and his narrations were sound before he became confused in his later years. Hammad ibn Zayd heard from him before his change.
Abu Hatim Ibn Hibban al-Busti: He became confused in his later years, but his errors were not severe enough to completely discredit him, given his earlier soundness in narrations.
Abu Abdullah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: He changed in his later years, and was once abandoned.
Abu Awanah al-Isfarayini: I heard from him before and after his change, but he did not differentiate between them.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Trustworthy and righteous man. Once said: Those who heard from him earlier found his narrations sound, but those who heard from him later found them of little value. Shu'bah and Thawri heard from him earlier, while Jareer, Khalid ibn Abdullah, and Isma'il ibn Ulayyah heard from him later. He did not hear anything from 'Ubaydah.
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: He became confused. The most reliable people regarding him were Sufyan al-Thawri and Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj. Hammad ibn Zayd's narrations from him are good.
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy, but sometimes he was taught in his later years. 'Ata became confused in his later years; those who heard from him during his confusion found his narrations unreliable.
Ayyub ibn Abi Tamimah al-Sakhtiyani: Trustworthy.
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Truthful but became confused in his later years. Once said: He was a famous trustworthy narrator, but he became confused, which weakened his narrations. From the words of the Imams, it is understood that Shu'bah, Sufyan al-Thawri, Zuhayr ibn Mu'awiyah, Zaidah, Ayyub, and Hammad ibn Zayd narrated from him before his confusion, and all others narrated from him after his confusion.
Hasan ibn Sabah al-Bazzar: Trustworthy and famous, but he changed and his narrations became unreliable.
Al-Daraqutni: He became confused, and once said: He changed and only his earlier narrations are reliable.
Al-Dhahabi: One of the eminent scholars, but his memory worsened in his later years.
Al-Waddah ibn Abdullah al-Yashkari: I wrote from him before and after, but he became confused to me.
Zakariya ibn Yahya al-Saji: Truthful and trustworthy. People did not criticize his earlier narrations.
Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj: He was forgetful. Once said: If he narrates from one person, he is trustworthy, but if he combines two narrations, be cautious. From his narrators: do not write down what he narrated from Zadhan, Maisarah, and Abu al-Bakhtari, but write down what he narrated from a single person.
Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut: Jarir ibn Abdul Hamid narrated from him after his confusion.
Abd al-Latif ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Kayyal al-Shafi'i: One of the eminent scholars, but had some leniency.
Ali ibn al-Madini: He used to have delusions. Once said: His matter declined, meaning he became confused.
Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari: His earlier narrations are sound.
Muhammad ibn Sa'd the scribe of al-Waqidi: Trustworthy but his memory worsened in his later years and he became confused.
Nur al-Din al-Haythami: Trustworthy, but he became confused.
Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan: His memory worsened. Once said: I did not hear anyone criticize 'Ata ibn al-Sa'ib's earlier narrations. Asked if Sufyan and Shu'bah's narrations from him were sound, he said yes except for two narrations Shu'bah heard from him later. Hammad ibn Zayd heard from him before his confusion.
Yahya ibn Ma'in: He became confused and his narrations are not used as evidence. Once said: Those who heard from him earlier found his narrations sound. I did not hear anyone criticize his earlier narrations. Asked who he preferred between Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad and 'Ata ibn al-Sa'ib, he said they were close. Trustworthy. What Jarir heard from him is not sound. Abu Awanah heard from him.
Ya'qub ibn Sufyan al-Fasawi: Trustworthy and authoritative, but he changed in his later years.

مدح/انتقاد العلماء للراوي


أبو أحمد بن عدي الجرجاني: اختلط في آخرعمره، من سمع منه قديما مثل الثوري وشعبة فحديثه مستقيم ومن سمع منه بعد الاختلاط فأحاديثه فيها بعض النكرة
أبو جعفر الطحاوي: تغير بآخرة، وقال مرة: وإنما حديث عطاء الذي كان منه قبل تغيره يؤخذ من أربعة لا من سواهم: شعبة، وسفيان الثوري، وحماد بن سلمة، وحماد بن زيد
أبو جعفر العقيلي: يقال: إنه تغير بآخرة
أبو حاتم الرازي: محله الصدق صالح مستقيم الحديث قبل أن يختلط، ثم تغير بآخره، سمع منه حماد بن زيد قبل أن يتغير
أبو حاتم بن حبان البستي: كان قد اختلط بآخره ولم يفحش خطاءه حتى يستحق أن يعدل به عن مسلك العدول بعد تقدم صحة ثباته في الروايات
أبو عبد الله الحاكم النيسابوري: تغير بآخره، ومرة: تركوه
أبو عوانة الإسفراييني: سمعت منه قبل وبعد، فقيل له: تفصل بينهما ؟ قال: لا
أحمد بن حنبل: ثقة رجل صالح، ومرة: من سمع منه قديما فسماعه صحيح، ومن سمع منه حديثا لم يكن شيئا، وشعبة وثفيان ممن سمع منه قديما، وجرير وخالد بن عبد الله وإسماعيل بن علية ممن سمع منه حديثا، ومرة: لم يسمع من عبيدة شيئا
أحمد بن شعيب النسائي: كان قد اختلط وأثبت الناس فيه سفيان الثوري وشعبة بن الحجاج، ورواية حماد بن زيد عنه جيدة
أحمد بن صالح الجيلي: ثقة، ومرة: جائز الحديث، إلا أنه كان يلقن بآخره، ومرة: اختلط عطاء بأخرة فمن سمع منه حال اختلاطه فهو مضطرب الحديث
أيوب بن أبي تميمة السختياني: ثقة
ابن حجر العسقلاني: صدوق اختلط بأخرة، وقال مرة: صدوق اختلط، ومرة: من مشاهير الرواة الثقات إلا أنه اختلط فضعفوه بسبب ذلك وتحصل لي من مجموع كلام الأئمة أن رواية شعبة وسفيان الثوري وزهير بن معاوية وزائدة وأيوب وحماد بن زيد عنه قبل الاختلاط وأن جميع من روى عنه غير هؤلاء فحديثه ض
الحسن بن الصباح البزار: ثقة مشهور ولكنه كان قد تغير فاضطرب في حديثه
الدارقطني: اختلط ومرة: تغير ولا يحتج بحديثه إلا القديم
الذهبي: أحد الأعلام على لين فيه، ثقة ساء حفظه بآخره
الوضاح بن عبد الله اليشكري: كتبت عنه قبل وبعد فاختلط علي
زكريا بن يحيى الساجي: صدوق ثقة لم يتكلم الناس في حديثه القديم
شعبة بن الحجاج: كان نسيا، ومرة: إذا حدث عن رجل واحد فهو ثقة، وإذا جمع بين اثنين فاتقه، ومرة: من رجاله عن زاذان وميسرة وأبي البختري فلا تكتبه وما حدثك من رجاله عن رجل بعينه فاكتبه
شعيب الأرناؤوط: روى عنه جرير بن عبد الحميد بعد الاختلاط
عبد اللطيف بن إبراهيم بن الكيال الشافعي: أحد الأعلام علي لين فيه
علي بن المديني: كان يتوهم، ومرة: كان قد ذهب أمره، يعني اختلط
محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري: أحاديثه القديمة صحيحة
محمد بن سعد كاتب الواقدي: ثقة تغير حفظه بآخره واختلط
نور الدين الهيثمي: ثقة، ولكنه اختلط
يحيى بن سعيد القطان: تغير حفظه، ومرة: ما سمعت أحدا من الناس يقول في عطاء بن السائب شيئا في حديثه القديم قيل ليحيى ما حدث سفيان وشعبة أصحيح هو قال نعم إلا حديثين كان شعبة سمعهما بأخرة، ومرة: سمع حماد بن زيد من عطاء قبل اختلاطه
يحيى بن معين: اختلط لا يحتج بحديثه، ومرة: فمن سمع منه قديما فهو صحيح، ومرة: ما سمعت أحدا من الناس يقول شيئا في حديثه القديم، ومرة: سئل أيما أحب إليك يزيد بن أبي زياد أو عطاء بن السائب فقال ما أقربهما، ومرة: ثقة، وما سمع منه جرير ليس من صحيح حديثه، وسمع منه أبو عونة في
يعقوب بن سفيان الفسوي: ثقة حجة، تغير بآخره