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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-229: YAHYA BIN MA’IN
Who was Yahya bin Ma’in and what was his standing in the science of hadith?
Short answer
Yahya bin Ma’in was a leading hadith scholar, whose full name was Yahya bin Ma’in bin ‘Aun bin Ziyad bin Bisthom, with the epithet Abu Zakariyya al-Murriy, born in 158 AH.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
Yahya bin Ma’in was a leading hadith scholar, whose full name was Yahya bin Ma’in bin ‘Aun bin Ziyad bin Bisthom, with the epithet Abu Zakariyya al-Murriy, born in 158 AH. He narrated from many teachers such as Ibn al-Mubarak, Sufyan bin Uyainah and Abd al-Razzaq, and his students included Ahmad bin Hanbal, al-Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Daud. Scholars praised him as an imam of hadith who was trustworthy and reliable. He died in Madinah in 233 AH and was buried in the cemetery of al-Baqi’.
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Nama beliau ialah Yahya bin Ma'in bin 'Aun bin Ziyad bin Bisthom dan kunniyyah beliau ialah Abu Zakariyya al-Murriy. Dilahirkan pada tahun 158 Hijrah.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-229: YAHYA BIN MA’IN”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2226-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-229-yahya-bin-ma-in. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-was-yahya-bin-main/