Abd Allah ibn Attab al-Basri al-Dimashqi (traditionist)

عبد الله بن عتاب

A precise and reliable traditionist, Abu al-Abbas, of Basra and Damascus; he heard from Hisham ibn Ammar, Isa ibn Hammad and Harun ibn Sa'id al-Ayli; transmitted by Ali ibn Amr al-Hariri, Shafi' ibn Muhammad al-Isfara'ini and Abu Ahmad al-Hakim, who called him reliable. The printed dates are given as (320 and 224 AH), which appear reversed. 1

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hadith scholar · Transmitter
Era
The Prophetic Era
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Global / Diaspora
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A precise and reliable traditionist, Abu al-Abbas, of Basra and Damascus; he heard from Hisham ibn Ammar, Isa ibn Hammad and Harun ibn Sa'id al-Ayli; transmitted by Ali ibn Amr al-Hariri, Shafi' ibn Muhammad al-Isfara'ini and Abu Ahmad al-Hakim, who called him reliable. The printed dates are given as (320 and 224 AH), which appear reversed. 1

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7841
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