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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah

أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة

Abu Bakr

775 CE – 849 CE (159 AH – 235 AH)(aged ~74) Born in Kufa Died in Baghdad al-Abs

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah was a prominent 9th-century Muslim jurist and hadith scholar from Kufa, renowned for his extensive hadith compilations and reliability.

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah was born in 159H (775 CE) in Kufa, Iraq, belonging to the al-Abs tribe. He was a leading hadith scholar and jurist of the third generation of hadith transmitters. He authored major works including the Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, one of the earliest and largest hadith compilations. He studied under notable scholars such as Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah and 'Abd Allah ibn Al-Mubarak, and taught eminent hadith masters like Al-Bukhari and Muslim. He was highly regarded for his precision, memorisation, and reliability in narration. Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah died in 235H (849 CE) at the age of 76.

Significance

He is significant for compiling one of the earliest and largest hadith collections and influencing major hadith scholars of later generations.

Reputation in tradition

Highly reliable (thiqqah) and precise narrator, considered one of the four most significant hadith scholars alongside Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ali ibn al-Madini, and Yahya ibn Ma'in.
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Father

Muhammad ibn Abi Shaybah Ibrahim ibn Uthman (محمد بن أبي شيبة إبراهيم بن عثمان)
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
Narrations by collection
  • sahih muslim: 0
Why they matter in hadith

He contributed significantly to the preservation and transmission of hadith in Iraq.

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