Sufyaan ath-Thawree
His Name and Lineage:
He is Aboo 'Abdullaah Sufyaan Ibn Sa’eed Ibn Masrooq ath-Thawree. The appelation referring to Thawr Ibn 'Abd-Manaat; and not Thawr of Hamdaan.
His Name and Lineage:
He is Aboo 'Abdullaah Sufyaan Ibn Sa’eed Ibn Masrooq ath-Thawree. The appelation referring to Thawr Ibn 'Abd-Manaat; and not Thawr of Hamdaan.
His Status:
He was one of the stores of knowledge and mountains of retention - and when the 'Ulamaa' (Scholars) are mentioned, then Sufyaan is a dazzling star. His biography is famous and fills the books of Jarh wat-Ta'deel, history and fiqh; and his life-story is well known.
His Teachers:
His Shaykhs include:
He was one of the stores of knowledge and mountains of retention - and when the 'Ulamaa' (Scholars) are mentioned, then Sufyaan is a dazzling star. His biography is famous and fills the books of Jarh wat-Ta'deel, history and fiqh; and his life-story is well known.
His Teachers:
His Shaykhs include:
- Aboo Ishaaq as-Sabee’ee,
- al-A’mash,
- Sulaymaan at-Taymee,
- Ibraaheem Ibn Maysarah,
- Ibn ’Awn,
- Zayd Ibn Aslam,
- ’Amr Ibn Deenaar,
- Ibn ’Ajlaan,
- Ibnul-Munkadir,
- Abuz-Zubayr,
- Yahyaa Ibn Sa’eed al-Ansaaree.
His Students:
His Students include:
His Students include:
- Shu’bah,
- al-Awzaa’ee,
- Maalik,
- ’Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Mahdee,
- Yahyaa Ibn Sa’eed al-Qattaan,
- Ibnul-Mubaarak,
- Hafs Ibn Ghiyaath,
- ’Abdullaah Ibn Wahb,
- ’Abdur-Razzaaq,
- Fudayl Ibn ’Iyaad,
- al-Waleed Ibn Muslim,
- Wakee’ Ibnul-Jarraah,
- Yazeed Ibn Haaroon,
- Aboo Nu’aym, and
- ’Alee Ibnul-Ja’d - who was the last reliable narrator to report from him.
The Scholars' Praise for Him:
Shu’bah, Ibn ’Uyaynah, Aboo ’Aasim, Ibn Ma’een and others said, “Sufyaan is the chief of the Believers in Hadeeth.”
Ibnul-Mubaarak said, “I wrote from one thousand one hundred Shaykhs and I did not write from anyone better than Sufyaan,” so a man said to him: O Abaa ’Abdullaah, you saw Sa’eed Ibn Jubayr and others, he said, “That was before. I did not say that I did not see anyone better than Sufyaan.”
Ibn Mahdee said, “Wahb used to give precedence to Sufyaan’s memory over that of Maalik.”
Ad-Duwaree said, “I saw Yahyaa Ibn Ma’een and he did not prefer anyone to Sufyaan in his time - neither in fiqh, hadeeth, Zuhd or anything else.”
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said, “No one takes precedence over him in my heart.”
An-Nisaa’ee said, “He is greater than for it to have to be said that he is reliable, and he is one of the Imaams whom I hope is one of those whom Allaah has made an Imaam for the pious.”
Ibn Abee Dhi‘b said, “I have not seen anyone more like the Taabi’een than Sufyaan.”
Ibn Hibbaan said, “He was one of the foremost of the people in fiqh, wara’ (piety) and precision.”
Ibn ’Uyaynah said, “I have not seen a man knowing the lawful and prohibited better than Sufyaan.”
Ishaaq Ibn Raahawayh said, ‘I heard ’Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Mahdee mention Sufyaan, Shu’bah, Maalik and Ibnul-Mubaarak and say, "The most knowledgeable of them was Sufyaan."’
Muhammad Ibn Zunboor said, ‘I heard Fudayl say, "By Allaah! Sufyaan was more knowledgeable than Aboo Haneefah."’
Shu’bah, Ibn ’Uyaynah, Aboo ’Aasim, Ibn Ma’een and others said, “Sufyaan is the chief of the Believers in Hadeeth.”
Ibnul-Mubaarak said, “I wrote from one thousand one hundred Shaykhs and I did not write from anyone better than Sufyaan,” so a man said to him: O Abaa ’Abdullaah, you saw Sa’eed Ibn Jubayr and others, he said, “That was before. I did not say that I did not see anyone better than Sufyaan.”
Ibn Mahdee said, “Wahb used to give precedence to Sufyaan’s memory over that of Maalik.”
Ad-Duwaree said, “I saw Yahyaa Ibn Ma’een and he did not prefer anyone to Sufyaan in his time - neither in fiqh, hadeeth, Zuhd or anything else.”
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said, “No one takes precedence over him in my heart.”
An-Nisaa’ee said, “He is greater than for it to have to be said that he is reliable, and he is one of the Imaams whom I hope is one of those whom Allaah has made an Imaam for the pious.”
Ibn Abee Dhi‘b said, “I have not seen anyone more like the Taabi’een than Sufyaan.”
Ibn Hibbaan said, “He was one of the foremost of the people in fiqh, wara’ (piety) and precision.”
Ibn ’Uyaynah said, “I have not seen a man knowing the lawful and prohibited better than Sufyaan.”
Ishaaq Ibn Raahawayh said, ‘I heard ’Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Mahdee mention Sufyaan, Shu’bah, Maalik and Ibnul-Mubaarak and say, "The most knowledgeable of them was Sufyaan."’
Muhammad Ibn Zunboor said, ‘I heard Fudayl say, "By Allaah! Sufyaan was more knowledgeable than Aboo Haneefah."’
Bishr al-Haafee said, “Ath-Thawree, to us, is the Imaam of the people.”
Qabeesah said, “I have not sat in a sitting along with Sufyaan except that I remembered death. I have not seen anyone who remembered death more than him.”
From His Wise Sayings:
It was said to Sufyaan ath-Thawree, ‘For how long will you continue to seek Hadeeth?’ He said, “And what is better than Hadeeth that I should prefer it? Hadeeth is the best of the knowledge of the world.”
’Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Mahdee related, ‘I heard Sufyaan say, "Never has a hadeeth reached me from Allaah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), except that I would act upon it even a single time."’
Qabeesah said, “I have not sat in a sitting along with Sufyaan except that I remembered death. I have not seen anyone who remembered death more than him.”
From His Wise Sayings:
It was said to Sufyaan ath-Thawree, ‘For how long will you continue to seek Hadeeth?’ He said, “And what is better than Hadeeth that I should prefer it? Hadeeth is the best of the knowledge of the world.”
’Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Mahdee related, ‘I heard Sufyaan say, "Never has a hadeeth reached me from Allaah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), except that I would act upon it even a single time."’
Sources for His Biography:
His biography can be found in Tahdheebul-Kamaal (11/54), at-Tabaqaatul-Kubraa (6/371), Taareekh Baghdaad (9/151) and Siyar A’laamun-Nubalaa‘ (7/229). Aboo Nu’aym al-Asbahaanee has written a delightful and complete biography of him in Hilyatul-Awliyaa‘ (6/356 - 7/144).
His biography can be found in Tahdheebul-Kamaal (11/54), at-Tabaqaatul-Kubraa (6/371), Taareekh Baghdaad (9/151) and Siyar A’laamun-Nubalaa‘ (7/229). Aboo Nu’aym al-Asbahaanee has written a delightful and complete biography of him in Hilyatul-Awliyaa‘ (6/356 - 7/144).
Taken From: Siyar A'laamun-Nubalaa' of adh-Dhahabee and Tahdheebut-Tahdheeb of al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalaanee.
Source: Min Wasaayas-Salaf (p. 19-25), by Shaykh Saleem al-Hilaalee.
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