Ibn Abi Shayba
Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shayba ibn Ibrahim al-Kufi (Arabic: أبو بكر عبد الله بن محمد بن أبي شيبة إبراهيم بن عثمان العبسي الكوفي, romanized: ʾAbū Bakr ibn ʾAbi Shayba ibn ʾIbrāhīm al-Kūfī; 775–849 CE) was an early Muslim scholar of hadith. He authored a musannaf work commonly known as Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah that is one of the earliest extant works in that genre.
Ibn Abi Shayba ابن أبي شيبة | |
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| Born | 159 A.H. (775 CE) |
| Died | 235 A.H. (849 CE) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith studies |
| Notable work(s) | Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah |
| Occupation | Muhaddith, Hadith compiler, Islamic scholar |
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Alongside Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ali ibn al-Madini and Yahya ibn Ma'in, Ibn Abi Shayba has been considered by many Muslim specialists in hadith to be one of the four most significant authors in the field.
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