Hayyan ibn Husayn Abu al-Hayyaj al-Asadi

حيان بن حصين أبو الهياج الأسدي

Hayyan ibn Husayn Abu al-Hayyaj al-Asadi of Kufa, a Successor. He related from Ali and Ammar, and his sons Jarir and Mansur, Abu Wa'il and al-Sha'bi related from him. Ibn Hibban counted him among the trustworthy, al-Ijli called him a trustworthy Successor, and Ibn Abd al-Barr said he was Ammar's secretary. The book gives no date of death. 1 2

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The Umayyad Period
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Hayyan ibn Husayn Abu al-Hayyaj al-Asadi

Hayyan ibn Husayn Abu al-Hayyaj al-Asadi of Kufa, a Successor. He related from Ali and Ammar, and his sons Jarir and Mansur, Abu Wa'il and al-Sha'bi related from him. Ibn Hibban counted him among the trustworthy, al-Ijli called him a trustworthy Successor, and Ibn Abd al-Barr said he was Ammar's secretary. The book gives no date of death. 1 2

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.5493
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.5494
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