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Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari, companion of Abu Hanifa and the greatest transmitter of his school. He held the judgeship for al-Rashid. 3
His books
Ibn al-Nadim counts among his books: on prayer, almsgiving, fasting, the shares of inheritance, sales, the hudud, agency, bequests, hunting, slaughter and usurpation. He also has "Amali", transmitted by Bishr ibn al-Walid the judge. Among other works he mentions "the Book of the Differences of the Cities", "the Refutation of Malik ibn Anas", his letter on kharaj to al-Rashid, and the "Book of Collections" that he wrote for Yahya ibn Khalid. 3
His son
His son Abu Ishaq held the judgeship during his father's lifetime, and died after him in 192 AH. 3
Sources
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
- Tarikh Baghdad — al-Khatib al-Baghdadi , j.11 p.242-252
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p.286-287
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