Possible Chain: Ahmed bin Snan bin Asad——»Imam Shafi'ee——»Imam Maalik——»Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni——»Ibn Jurayj——»Sulaiman bin Abi Muslim al-Ahwal——»Companions

طارق بن شهاب
3680-Tariq bin Shahab (0)
Abu 'Abdullah
[d. 84 AH/703 CE]
Kufa
al-Bajli,al-Ahamsi,Kufi

ابن جريج
11070-Ibn Jurayj (6)
Abu al-Walid, Abu Khalid [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~80 AH (est.) - 150 AH or after]
Rome,Makkah
Ally B.Umayya,Client,al-Makki, Imam, Hafiz

صالح بن كيسان المدني أبو محمد
11176-Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni (4)
Abu al-Harith, Abu Muhammad [Thiqah Thiqah]
[d. 140 AH or after]
Medina
al-Madni

سليمان بن أبي مسلم سليمان الأحول
11247-Sulaiman bin Abi Muslim al-Ahwal (5)
[Thiqah Thiqah]

Makkah
al-Makki

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

ابو عبد الله محمد بن إدريس الشافعي
20002-Imam Shafi'ee (9)
Abu 'Abdullah [No Doubt]
[150 AH/767 CE - 204 AH/819 CE]
Makkah/Baghdad/Egypt
Quraish, B.al-Muttalib, Imam, Makki

أحمد بن سنان بن أسد
30297-Ahmed bin Snan bin Asad (11)
Abu Ja'far [Thiqah Thiqah]
[d. 259 AH or before]
al-Wasit
al-Wasti