Isma'il ibn Yahya al-Taymi

إسماعيل بن يحيى التيمي

24 Rabi' I 264 AH

Al-Shafi'i's companion al-Taymi — an adept jurist, trustworthy in hadith, a man of worship and merit who kept to the ribat; he died Wednesday 24 Rabi' I 264 and al-Rabi' ibn Sulayman led his funeral prayer 1.

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Roles
Scholar · ascetic
Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Summary

Isma'il ibn Yahya ibn Isma'il ibn 'Umar ibn Muslim al-Taymi, companion of al-Shafi'i; a skilled faqih, reliable in hadith, of worship and merit — among the best of God's creation, constant at the ribat; he died on Wednesday with four nights left of Rabi' I 264, and al-Rabi' ibn Sulayman prayed over him. 1

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 136
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