Ḥammād ibn Salamah

Ḥammād ibn Salamah ibn Dinar al-Basri was a notable hadith transmitter and one of the earliest Arabic grammarians. He belonged to the generation of the Tabi‘ al-Tabi‘in and was a mawla of either Banu Tamim or Quraysh. Born around 701 CE (82 AH), he taught influential scholars such as Abu Dawud at-Tayalisi and Yunus ibn Habib, and was a student of Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī. His narrations are included in Sahih Muslim and Sahih al-Bukhari, reflecting his high status among Muslim scholars. He died of natural causes in 783 CE (167 AH). His piety was noted to be greater than some contemporaries, despite differences in knowledge.