Yahya ibn Ma'in

Yahya ibn Ma'in
يحيى بن معين
Title
  • Malik al-Huffaz (the king of the memorizers of hadith)
  • Shaykh al-Muhaddithin (the teacher of the hadith experts)
Personal
Born774[1]
Died847 (aged 72–73)[4][5]
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionAbbasid Caliphate
CreedAthari[3]
Main interest(s)
Known forIlm al-Rijal
Muslim leader
Teacher
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Yahya ibn Ma'in (Arabic: يحيى بن معين, romanizedYaḥyā ibn Maʻīn; 774-847) was a classical Islamic scholar in the field of hadith.[8] He was a close friend of Ahmad ibn Hanbal for much of his life. Ibn Ma'in is known to have spent all of his inheritance on seeking hadith to the extent he became extremely needy.

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  2. ^ Tahdhib al-Tahdhib
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  8. ^ "Mengenal Yahya Bin Ma'in, Ahli Hadis yang Wafat Ditemani Ribuan Kitab". Arrahmah.com (in Indonesian). 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-21.