Person
Hadith narrator
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Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Shihab al-Zuhri
محمد بن مسلم بن شهاب الزهري
Abu Bakr
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Significance
Through him passes a huge percentage of authentic Sunni hadith. He met some Sahaba directly.
Classical grade
thiqa hafiz
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
Why they matter in hadith
Through him passes a huge percentage of authentic Sunni hadith. He met some Sahaba directly.
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