Yahya ibn Ma'in | |
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يحيى بن معين | |
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Born | 774[1] |
Died | 847 (aged 72–73)[3][4] |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Region | Abbasid Caliphate |
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Known for | Ilm al-Rijal |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Creed | Athari[5] |
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Yahya ibn Ma'in (Arabic: يحيى بن معين, romanized: Yaḥyā ibn Maʻīn; 774-847) was a classical Islamic scholar in the field of hadith.[8] He was a close friend of Ahmad ibn Hanbal for much of his life. Ibn Ma'in is known to have spent all of his inheritance on seeking hadith to the extent he became extremely needy.