Yahya ibn Ma'in

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<region> scholar
Medieval era
Name
Yahya ibn Ma'in
Birth 158 AH [1] in Medina [2]
Death 233 AH [3][4]
School/tradition Hanafi [5]
Influenced Muhammad al-Bukhari [6]

Yahya ibn Ma'in (Arabic: يحيى بن معن‎) was an a classical Sunni Islamic scholar[3].

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[edit] Name

Yahya ibn Ma'in (Arabic: يحيى بن معين) , Abu Zakarya Yahya ibn Ma'in/Mu`in.

[edit] Biography

He was a close friend of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal; however Ahmad stopped speaking to him after the ordeal of the Mu'tazilites, for Yahya had not joined Ahmad in speaking out against their theological heresies.

[edit] Works

[edit] Legacy

He is often quoted regarding Ilm ar-Rijal [8]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ مناهج أئمة الجرح والتعديل
  2. ^ Tahdhib al-Tahdhib
  3. ^ a b Muslim American Society
  4. ^ USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
  5. ^ Abu Bakrah and the Feminists
  6. ^ IslamWeb
  7. ^ Fethullah Gülen: A life dedicated to peace and humanity - Ensuring Authenticity
  8. ^ Rijal: narrators of the Muwatta of Imam Muhammad

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