Waki' ibn al-Jarrah | |
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Personal | |
Born | 745–747 |
Died | 812 (aged 65–66) |
Religion | Islam |
Children | Sufyan |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi[1][2] |
Main interest(s) | Hadith |
Notable work(s) | al-Sunan, al-Marifa Wa al-Tarikh, al-Zuhd |
Abū Sufyān Wakīʿ ibn al-Jarrāḥ ibn Malīḥ al-Ruʾāsī al-Kilābī al-Kufī (745/47–812) was a prominent hadith scholar based in Kufa. He was one of the principal teachers of the major Sunni Muslim jurist Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
Waki' ibn Jarrah, who was brought up in the school of Abu Hanifa and was a tutor of Imam Shafi'i
For example, Yahya b. Sa'id al-Qattan and Waki' b. al-Jarrah (d. 196) are referred to as Hanafis