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Abd al-Malik ibn Yala al-Laythi

عبد الملك بن يعلى الليثي

100 AH

Abd al-Malik ibn Yala al-Laythi al-Basri, qadi of Basra. Ibn Hajar in al-Taqrib calls him trustworthy (thiqa) of the fourth tier. Iyas ibn Muawiya told Habib ibn al-Shahid that for fatwas he should go to Abd al-Malik ibn Yala. Yazid ibn Harun reports his view that whoever leaves three Friday prayers without excuse has his testimony rejected. 1

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Roles
judge · Scholar
Era
The Umayyad Period
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Abd al-Malik ibn Yala al-Laythi al-Basri, qadi of Basra. Ibn Hajar calls him trustworthy, of the fourth tier. 1

Sayings attributed to him

The encyclopedia reports that Iyas ibn Muawiya referred Habib ibn al-Shahid to him for fatwas, and Yazid ibn Harun's report of his view on three Friday prayers missed without excuse. 1

Dates

The book gives no year of death, only that he died after the first century AH. 1

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3135
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