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Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-57 : Sufiyan al-Thauri
Who was Sufyan al-Thawri and what was his standing in the field of hadith?
Short answer
Sufyan al-Thawri was a scholar and hadith master born in Kufa in 97 AH.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Sufyan al-Thawri was a scholar and hadith master born in Kufa in 97 AH. He studied under many scholars in Kufa, Basra and the Hijaz, and taught a great number of students. He refused the caliph Abu Ja'far's offer of a leadership post because he could not tolerate the wrongdoing he saw, and lived as a wanderer. Scholars praised his knowledge, memory, piety and asceticism, and according to al-Dhahabi he died in Sha'ban 161 AH.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Beliau lahir pada tahun 97 Hijrah di Kufah pada zaman khalifah Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-57 : Sufiyan al-Thauri”, 5 May 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1152-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-57-sufiyan-al-thauri. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-was-sufyan-al-thawri/