Possible Chain: Abu Da'ud——»Abu Ja'far al-Nafaili——»Imam Maalik——»Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni——»Ibn Jurayj——»Sulaiman bin Abi Muslim al-Ahwal——»Companions

طارق بن شهاب
3680-Tariq bin Shahab (0)
Abu 'Abdullah
[d. 84 AH/703 CE]
Kufa
al-Bajli,al-Ahamsi,Kufi

ابن جريج
11070-Ibn Jurayj (6)
Abu al-Walid, Abu Khalid [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~80 AH (est.) - 150 AH or after]
Rome,Makkah
Ally B.Umayya,Client,al-Makki, Imam, Hafiz

صالح بن كيسان المدني أبو محمد
11176-Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni (4)
Abu al-Harith, Abu Muhammad [Thiqah Thiqah]
[d. 140 AH or after]
Medina
al-Madni

سليمان بن أبي مسلم سليمان الأحول
11247-Sulaiman bin Abi Muslim al-Ahwal (5)
[Thiqah Thiqah]

Makkah
al-Makki

مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر
20001-Imam Maalik (7)
Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[93 AH/712 CE - 179 AH/795 CE]
Medina
al-Humayri,al-Asbahi,Ally B. Taym, Hadith Compiler, Imam, Shaikhul Islam, Madni

أبو داود السجستاني الأزدي
30002-Abu Da'ud (11)
Abu Da'ud [No Doubt]
[202 AH/817 CE - 275 AH/889 CE]
Iraq,Egypt,Syria,Hijaz,Marv
Imam, Hafiz, Hadith Compiler, Basri

عبد الله بن محمد أبو جعفر النفيلي الحران
30352-Abu Ja'far al-Nafaili (10)
Abu Ja'far, Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[d. 234 AH]
Hiran
al-Hirani, al-Nafaili