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Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah

أبو محمد سفيان بن عيينة بن ميمون الهلالي الكوفي

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725 CE – 814 CE (107 AH – 198 AH)(aged ~89) Born in Mecca Died in Mecca Hilali

Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah was a prominent eighth-century Islamic scholar from Mecca, renowned for his expertise in hadith and Quranic exegesis. He belonged to the third generation of Islam known as the Tabi' al-Tabi'in and was highly respected by contemporaries and later scholars.

Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah was born in 725 CE in Mecca to ‘Uyaynah ibn Abi ‘Imran, originally from Kufa. He was a client (mawlā) of Muḥammad ibn Muzāḥim and began his religious studies at a young age, memorising the Qur'an by four and writing hadith by seven. He specialised in hadith transmission and Quranic exegesis, gaining praise for his knowledge, humility, and teaching. His students included prominent figures such as al-Shāfiʽī and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. He performed the Hajj seventy times and died in Mecca on 25 February 814 CE (1 Rajab 198 AH) at the age of 91. He was buried in the al-Ḥajūn district of Mecca.

Significance

He was a key transmitter of hadith in the third generation after the Prophet and influenced major Islamic jurisprudential schools.

Reputation in tradition

Praised by Sunni tradition as a leading hadith scholar and jurist, described by al-Dhahabi as Shaykh al-Islam and lauded for his knowledge and humility.
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Father

ʽUyaynah ibn Abī ʻImrān (عيينة بن أبي عمران)
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
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Why they matter in hadith

He was one of the most important hadith authorities of his time, influencing many later scholars.

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