الربيع بن سليمان المرادي

الربيع بن سليمان المرادي

790 عیسوی · 174 ھ – 884 عیسوی · 21 شوال 270 ھ

The muezzin of the congregational mosque of Fustat — al-Shafi'i's own companion and the transmitter of his books, a rock-solid thiqa in his transmission; al-Subki judges his riwaya preferred even over al-Muzani's. Born 174, he attached himself to al-Shafi'i's service and carried much from him; Abu Dawud, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Maja, Abu Zur'a, Abu Hatim, al-Tahawi and others transmitted from him, and Ibn Khuzayma, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim printed his hadith. Al-Shafi'i said 'no one ever served me as al-Rabi' served me' and 'if I could feed you knowledge I would feed you'; some two hundred men journeyed to him for al-Shafi'i's books. He died on 21 Shawwal 270 and the Amir Khumarawayh ibn Tulun himself prayed over him ¹.