Possible Chain: Muhammad bin Yahya bin Faris al-Dhahli——»Sa'id bin Kathir bin 'Afayr——»al-Laith bin Sa'd——»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

الليث بن سعد
20023-al-Laith bin Sa'd (7)
Abu al-Harith [Thiqah Thiqah]
[94 AH - 175 AH]
Asbahan,Egypt
Client, al-Fahmi, al-Masri, Imam

محمد بن يحيى بن فارس الذهلي
30023-Muhammad bin Yahya bin Faris al-Dhahli (11)
Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~175 AH - 258 AH]
Nisapur
al-Dhahli, al-Nisapuri,Hafiz,Imam

سعيد بن كثير بن عفير
30233-Sa'id bin Kathir bin 'Afayr (10)
[Sadooq]
[146 AH - 226 AH]
Egypt
Ansar,Client,al-Sa'di,al-Masri