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al-Ahnaf bin Qays الأحنف بن قيس بن معاوية
Scholar:11112 - al-Ahnaf bin Qays [Abu Bahr] Follower(Tabi') [1st Generation]
Full Name:al-Dahhak/Sakhr bin Qays b. Mua'wiya b. Hussain b. 'Ubada b. Nazl b. Murra b. 'Ubaid b. al-Harith
Parents:Qays b. Mua'wiya b. Hussain / Habba bint 'Amr
Birth Date/Place: (Hijaz)
Death Date/Place: 67 AH or 72 AH (Kufa)[ Natural ]
Places of Stay: Hijaz, Basra, Persia, Kufa
Area of Interest:Recitation/Quran, Narrator[Grade:No Doubt] [ ع
Teachers/
Narrated From:
'Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ali ibn Abi Talib, 'Uthman ibn 'Affaan, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, ibn Mas'ud, Abu Dharr al-Ghaffari, Others
Students/
Narrated By:
al-Hasan al-Basri, Yazid bin 'Abdullah bin al-Shakhayr, Tlq bin Habib al-Nzy al-Bsry
Tags :B.Tamim, al-Sa'di, Makhdaram, Basri
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Brief Biography:
Full lineage : Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays b. Mua'wiyah b. Husein b. 'Ubada b. Nazl b. Murra b. 'Ubaid b. al-Harith b. 'Amr b. Ka'b b. Sa'd b. Zayd Manat b. Tamim
He was a reliable and trustworthy with few hadiths. He was born with a foot deformity (ahnaf). He was reported to have been in a state of janaba on his way to Persia and instead of waking any of his slaves or army up, he searched for water/snow until his feet bled. He was good friends with Mus'ab ibn az-Zubayr, the then current governor of Kufa. He was requested by 'Abdu'l-Malik to become the ruler of Syria.
Last Updated:2010-05-15
References:21[pg56-58]
Thiqat [Vol:4] , Tabaqat [Vol:7] , Siyar A'lam [4/86-97] , Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb [Vol:1] , Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb [Vol:12] , Taqrib al-Tahdheeb [96] , Taqrib al-Tahdheeb [716]
Narrations:Sahih Bukhari: 4    Sahih Muslim: 5    

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