Sulaiman al-A'mash 
الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران
11060-Sulaiman al-A'mash (5)
Abu Muhammad [Thiqah Thiqah]
[61 AH - 147 AH]
al-Kufa
B.Asad,Ally al-Kahali, Client, al-Kufi, Hafiz |
Hisham bin 'Urwa
هشام بن عروة
11065-Hisham bin 'Urwa (5)
Abu al-Mundhir, Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~61 AH - 146 AH]
Medina
Quraish, B.Asad, Madni |
Sa'id bin Abi 'Aruba
سعيد بن أبي عروبة
11073-Sa'id bin Abi 'Aruba (6)
Abu al-Nadr [Thiqah Thiqah]
[d. 157 AH]
al-Basra
Client,Ally B. A'di,al-Basri, Imam, Hafiz |
'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs
عبيد الله بن عمر بن حفص بن عاصم
11201-'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs (5)
Abu 'Uthman [Thiqah Thiqah]
[>70 AH - >140 AH]
Medina
B.'Adi,al-Madni |
Musa bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim
موسى بن محمد بن إبراهيم بن الحارث
12532-Musa bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim (6)
Abu Muhammad [Abandoned]
[d. 151 AH]
Medina
B.Taym,al-Madni |
Sa'id bin al-Mrzban al-Bsy
سعيد بن المرزبان العبسي
15196-Sa'id bin al-Mrzban al-Bsy (5)
Abu Sa'd [Weak]
[d. after 140 AH]
al-Kufa
al-'Absi,Client,al-Kufa |
Imam Maalik
مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر
20001-Imam Maalik (7)
Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[93 AH/712 CE - 179 AH/795 CE]
Medina
al-Humayri,al-Asbahi,Ally B. Taym, Hadith Compiler, Imam, Shaikhul Islam, Madni |
Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj
شعبة بن الحجاج
20020-Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj (7)
Abu Bastam [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~82 AH - 160 AH]
Wasit,Basra
al-'Atki,al-Azdi,Client,Basri, Wasti, Imam, Hafiz, 'Abid |
'Isa bin Yonus bin Abi Ishaq
عيسى بن يونس بن أبي إسحاق
20347-'Isa bin Yonus bin Abi Ishaq (8)
Abu 'Amr, Abu Muhammad [Thiqah]
[d. 191 AH]
Kufa,al-Syria
al-Sabay'ai,al-Hamdani,al-Kufi |
al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eem
الفضل بن دكين أبو نعيم الملائي
20348-al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eem (9)
Abu Na'eem [Thiqah Thiqah]
[120 AH - 212 AH or 219 AH]
al-Kufa
Ally B.Taym,Client,al-Kufi |
Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Layla
محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى
20727-Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Layla (7)
Abu 'Abdur Rahman [Sadooq]
[~70 AH - 148 AH]
al-Kufa
Ansar,Judge,al-Kufi |
Ahmad bin Hanbal
أحمد بن حنبل
30007-Ahmad bin Hanbal (10)
Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[164 AH/780 CE - 241 AH/855 CE]
Baghdad/Syria/Hijaz
Imam, Hafiz, al-Shaybani, al-Murwazi, Baghdadi |
'Abdullah bin Sa'id al-Ashaj
عبد الله بن سعيد بن حصين الكندي - الأشج
30200-'Abdullah bin Sa'id al-Ashaj (10)
Abu Sa'id [Thiqah]
[d. 257 AH]
al-Kufa
al-Kundi,al-Kufi |
Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba
أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة
30201-Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba (10)
Abu Bakr [Maqbool]
[d. ~235 AH]
Kufa
al-'Absi,Client, Kufi, Imam, Hafiz |
Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin Numayr
محمد بن عبد الله بن نمير
30212-Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin Numayr (10)
Abu 'Abdur Rahman, Dartul Iraq [Thiqah Thiqah]
[d. 234 AH]
Hamadan,al-Kufa
al-Hamdani,al-Kufi |
Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-Tanafasi
محمد بن عبيد بن أبي أمية الطنافسي
30213-Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-Tanafasi (11)
Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah]
[d. 204 AH]
al-Kufa
Kufi, al-Tanafasi |
Muhammad bin Salam al-Baykandi
محمد بن سلام البيكندي الكبير
30376-Muhammad bin Salam al-Baykandi (10)
Abu 'Abdullah, Abu Ja'far [Thiqah]
[~160 AH - 227 AH or 225 AH]
Bukhara
al-Salmi,Client,al-Bukhari |
Sahl bin 'Uthman bin Fars
سهل بن عثمان بن فارس
30546-Sahl bin 'Uthman bin Fars (10)
Abu Mas'ud [Undefined]
[d. 235 AH]
al-Ray
al-Kundi,al-Ray |