Question
What is the ruling of the Ummah regarding the recitation of Ḥamzah ibn Ḥabīb al-Kūfī al-Zayyāt?
Answer
The recitation of Ḥamzah ibn Ḥabīb al-Kūfī al-Zayyāt is authentic and authoritative by consensus of the Ummah.
Scholarly Consensus
❀ Ḥāfiẓ al-Dhahabī (رحمه الله, d. 748H) said:
قد انعقد الإجماع بآخرة على تلقي قراءة حمزة بالقبول والإنكار على من تكلم فيها
“In later times, consensus was established on accepting the recitation of Ḥamzah, and rejection is upon the one who criticizes it.”
(Mīzān al-Iʿtidāl 1/605; Tahdhīb al-Tahdhīb 3/28)
Conclusion:The Qur’ānic recitation of Imām Ḥamzah al-Kūfī (رحمه الله) is sound, valid, and binding, and the Ummah has agreed upon its acceptance.
