al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Wahid al-Asadabadi

Al-Zubayr ibn 'Abd al-Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Asadabadhi al-Hamadhani, the exemplary shaykh, imam, memoriser and devotee Abu 'Abdallah, author of works, a tireless traveller. ¹

He heard Abu Khalifa al-Jumahi, Muhammad ibn Nusayr al-Isbahani, al-Hasan ibn Sufyan, 'Abdan al-Jawaliqi, 'Abdallah ibn Najiyya, Abu Ya'la, Ibn Qutayba al-'Asqalani, Muhammad ibn Khuzaym, Ibn Jawsa, Abu al-'Abbas al-Sarraj and a multitude. He reached Nishapur in 303 AH and stayed two years hearing the Musnad from Ibn Shirawayh; his journey to the ends of the earth was famous. ¹

Ibn Shahin, Ibn Manda, al-Daraqutni, al-Hakim, Yahya ibn Ibrahim al-Muzakki and others narrated from him; al-Khatib called him an accurate, prolific memoriser. He compiled the Books of Shaykhs and Chapters, and died in Asadabadh in Dhu al-Hijja 347 AH. ¹