YEZÎD b. HÂRÛN (öl. 206/821) ve HADİSÇİ KİMLİĞİ
YAZĪD İBN HĀRŪN (D. 206 AH/821 AD) AND HIS TRADITIONIST IDENTITY

Summary/Abstract: 2nd century AH exhibits the characteristics of an important and dynamic epoch in every aspect within the history of hadith, which is one of the richests fields of Islamic cultural history. One of the hadith scholars who gained ground and made their mark in the public eye during this epoch of great importance was Yazīd ibn Hārūn, who was known as “the muhaddith of Wasit”. Yazīd ibn Hārūn, who was also among the Tābiʿū al-Tābʿīn, gained a good reputation both in the eyes of the public and the government of the time by way of his profound knowledge. A hafiz of hadith and a scholar of biographical evaluation, Yazīd ibn Hārūn served as a source whether it be for fundamental hadith or historical and biographical narrations. The purpose of our study is to demonstrate the importance of Yazīd ibn Hārūn in the study of hadith, who isn’t talked much about in the later years despite having gained social, scientific and political popularity during the 2nd century AH by gathering thousands around himself, as well as give a short account of his life.

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