Hammadah, the daughter of al-Hasan and the sister of Abu 'Ubaydah al­Hadhdha',1 was one of the transmitters of traditions from Imam al-Sadiq ('a). She was also known as Hammadah Bint al-Hasan.2

Her Merits

She was one of the transmitters of traditions from Imam al-Sadiq ('a). Al­Najjashi says, "Hammadah Bint Raja', also known as Hammadah Bint al-Hasan, has related traditions from Abu 'Abdullah ('a)."3

Shaykh al-Tusi has listed her as one of the companions of Imam al-Sadiq ('a)4

'Allamah Mamqani writes, "These sayings that she is the sister of Ziyad Ibn 'Isa (Abu 'Ubaydah) and the daughter of Hasan, do not go together, unless they are half brother and sister through their mother. No one has called the father of Ziyad to be Hasan." From the words of al-Najjashi and Shaykh al-Tusi it may be concluded that Hammadah was following the Shi'ah faith.

'Abdullah al-Kahili has narrated traditions from her. Al-Kulayni relates, based on his documents, from 'Abdullah al-Kahili from Hammadah the daughter of al-Hasan and the sister of Abu 'Ubaydah al-Hadhdha' as saying, "I asked Imam al-Sadiq ('a) about a man who marries a woman who stipulates he marry no other woman, and this is her dowry." The Imam answered, "This stipulation is worthless. Marriage cannot happen without at least one or two dirhams." (There must be some monetary value for the dowry.)5

Shaykh al-Tusi has related a similar tradition in his books.6

• 1. Ziyad Ibn isa Abu 'Ubaydah al-Hadhdha' al-Kufi al-Thaqah (the trustworthy) al­Mawla (the manumitted slave), related traditions from Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir) and Abu­'Abdullah (al-Sadiq) ('a). [Rijal al-Najjashi, p. 122].
• 2. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 23, p. 188; Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 7, p. 365; al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 381.
• 3. Rijal Najjashi, p. 122.
• 4. Rijal al-Tusi, p. 342.
• 5. Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 381, Kitab al-Zawaj, tradition no. 9.
• 6. Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 7, p. 365, tradition no. 1479; al-Istibsar, vol. 3, p. 231, tradition no. 834.