Possible Chain: Abu Da'ud——»Muhammad bin Yahya bin Faris al-Dhahli——»'Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi——»Imam Maalik——»Hameed bin Abi Hameed——»Companions

أنس بن مالك بن النضر
19-Anas bin Malik (0)
Abu Hamza
[10 BH/613 CE - 93 AH/712 CE]
Medinah,Damascus, Basrah
Ansar,Khazraj,B.'Ady B.al-Najjar,Servant

حميد بن أبي حميد الطويل
11279-Hameed bin Abi Hameed (5)
Abu 'Ubaida [Thiqah]
[68 AH - ~142 AH]
al-Basra
al-Khaza'i,al-Basri, Client

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

عبد الرحمن بن مهدي
20033-'Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi (9)
Abu Sa'id [Thiqah Thiqah]
[135 AH - 198 AH]
Basra
Basri,Client, hafiz, Imam

أبو داود السجستاني الأزدي
30002-Abu Da'ud (11)
Abu Da'ud [No Doubt]
[202 AH/817 CE - 275 AH/889 CE]
Iraq,Egypt,Syria,Hijaz,Marv
Imam, Hafiz, Hadith Compiler, Basri

محمد بن يحيى بن فارس الذهلي
30023-Muhammad bin Yahya bin Faris al-Dhahli (11)
Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~175 AH - 258 AH]
Nisapur
al-Dhahli, al-Nisapuri,Hafiz,Imam