and in Sahih Muslim, through the transmission of ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn Abi Hazim from his father.
25 – ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn Suhayb al-Banani al-Basri * (ʿ)
The blind ḥāfiẓ (hadith memorizer).
He narrated from: Anas ibn Malik, Abu Nadrah al-ʿAbdi, and Shahr ibn Hawshab.
Reported from him: Shuʿbah, al-Thawri, Hammad ibn Zayd, Hushaym, ʿAbd al-Warith, al-Mubarak ibn Suhaym, Sufyan ibn ʿUyaynah, and others.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other authorities declared him reliable, though he was not among the most prolific narrators.
He died in 130 AH.
A number of his higher-level isnāds have reached us.
26 – ʿAbd Allah ibn Tawus, Abu Muhammad al-Yamani ** (ʿ)
The imam, traditionist, and trustworthy scholar—Abu Muhammad al-Yamani.
He heard from his father—and most of what he transmits is from him—
and from: ʿIkrimah, ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, ʿIkrimah ibn Khalid al-Makhzumi, and a group of others.
He did not study under any Companion, yet it is acceptable to count him among the younger Successors because of his early death.
Reported from him: Ibn Jurayj, Maʿmar, al-Thawri, Rawh ibn al-Qasim, Wuhayb ibn Khalid, Sufyan ibn ʿUyaynah, and others.
The critics considered him reliable.
Maʿmar said, “He was among the most knowledgeable people of Arabic and one of the finest in character; we have never seen the son of a jurist like him.”