Al-Ḥakam

How the scholars invoke Al-Ḥakam.

1. "It is narrated that al-Mu'tamir was present with al-Hakam ibn Abd al-Malik when the truth came to him. He prayed, O Allah! his dying throes for he was such-and-such, mentioning his virtues. Al-Hakam awoke and asked, Who is speaking? Al-Mutamir replied, I am. Al-Hakam then said, The angel of death, peace be upon him, tells me that with every generous soul he is gentle. And then he passed away."

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

2. "they reached the palm tree. A Quraysh caravan passed by, including Amir ibn al-Hadrami, Uthman ibn Abdullah, Naufal ibn Abdullah, and al-Hakam ibn Qaisan. The companions feared them, but Uqasha ibn Mas'an, who had shaved his head, reassured them. The companions consulted among themselves as it was the last day of Rajab. They debated whether to attack, fearing the sacred month, but ultimately decided to act. Waqid ibn Abdullah al-Tamimi shot Amir ibn al-Hadrami with an arrow, killing him. Uthman ibn Abdullah and al-Hakam ibn Qaisan were captured, while Naufal escaped. Abdullah ibn Josh and his companions returned with the caravan and captives to the"

   — Ibn Kathir, Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

3. "He mentioned the conquest of Makran at the hands of al-Hakam ibn Amr, reinforced by Shihab ibn al-Mukhariq ibn Shihab, Suhayl ibn Adi and Abdullah ibn Abdullah. They fought the king of Sind, and God routed the hosts of Sind, and the Muslims took much booty from them. Al-Hakam ibn Amr wrote with the news of the victory and sent the fifths with Suhar al-Abdi. When he came to Umar, he asked him about the land of Makran, and he said: "O Commander of the Faithful, it is a land whose plain is mountain, whose water is a trickle, whose fruit is poor dates, whose enemy is a hero, whose good is little and whose evil is long; the much there is little,"

   — Ibn Kathir, Umar ibn al-Khattab

4. "Ibn Adi, Abu Ya'la, and Al-Tabarani narrated from his hadith, "Say 'There is no deity but Allah' abundantly before it is prevented from you. In this narration is Ibn Wardan. Abu Shaykh narrated from Al-Hakam bin Umair Al-Thumali, a mursal hadith, "When you say, 'There is no deity but Allah,' it is the word of monotheism. Al-Hakam is considered weak. Abu Bakr bin Al-Dahhak narrated from Ibn Mas'ud regarding the response to the adhan, "O Allah, Lord of this call that is responded to, the true invitation, and the sincerely spoken word."

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication