Possible Chain: Muhammad bin Maqatil al-Kisa'i——»Khlf bin Khlyfh——»Imam Maalik——»Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni——»Abu al-Zanad——»Companions

أنس بن مالك بن النضر
19-Anas bin Malik (0)
Abu Hamza
[10 BH/613 CE - 93 AH/712 CE]
Medinah,Damascus, Basrah
Ansar,Khazraj,B.'Ady B.al-Najjar,Servant

عمر بن أبي سلمة بن عبد الأسد
246-'Umar bin Abi Salamah (0)
Abu Hafs
[d. 83 AH/701 CE]
Makkah/Medina/Fars/Bahrian
Quraish, B.Makhzum, Born Muslim, Child

أسعد أبو أمامة بن سهل بن حنيف
405-Abu Umama bin Sahl (0)
Abu Umama
[~8 AH - 100 AH]
Medina/Kufa
Ansar, Aws, B.'Amr B.'Auf,B.Hanash,Child

أبو الزناد
11061-Abu al-Zanad (5)
Abu 'Abdur Rahman [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~65 AH - 130 AH or after]
Medina
Quraish,Client B.Umayya,al-Madni, 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

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

خلف بن خليفة
20584-Khlf bin Khlyfh (9)
Abu Ahmed [No Doubt]
[d. 181 AH]
al-Kufa,Wasit,Baghdad
al-Ashja'i,Client,al-Kufa,Wasit,Baghdad

محمد بن مقاتل الكسائي رخ
30118-Muhammad bin Maqatil al-Kisa'i (10)
Abu al-Hasan, Rukh [Thiqah]
[d. 226 AH]
Baghdad,Makkah
al-Marwazi,Baghdad,Makkah