Abd al-Wahhab al-Thaqafi

'Abd al-Wahhab ibn 'Ata' al-Khaffaf al-Thaqafi, Abu Nasr, was among the scholars of Basra. He narrated from Humayd, Khalid al-Hadhdha', al-Jurayri and Sulayman al-Taymi, took the readings from Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala', and died late in 204 AH, some say 206. ¹

Ahmad, al-Za'farani, 'Abbas al-Duri, 'Umar al-Naqid, al-Harith ibn Abi Usama, Yahya ibn Abi Talib and others narrated from him. Ibn Sa'd noted his many reports and his companionship of Ibn Abi 'Uruba; Ibn Ma'in and al-Daraqutni accredited him, al-Bukhari said "he is not strong", Ahmad called him a fortunate scholar, and another described him as a good, generous-hearted weeper. ¹