133 – Shadh ibn Fayyad, Abu ʿUbaydah al-Yashkuri * (D, S)
A ḥadith master (ḥāfiẓ), trustworthy; Abu ʿUbaydah al-Yashkuri of Basra.
His personal name was Hilal, while Shadh is a non-Arabic nickname, the dhal being pronounced lightly.
Some say it is pronounced with a doubled dhal, and it means “joyful.”
He was born in the early 130s AH.
He heard ḥadith from Hisham al-Dastuwāʾī, ʿIkrimah ibn ʿAmmar, Shuʿbah, Sufyan al-Thawri, and several others.
Those who narrated from him include: Abu Dawud, Abu Hafs al-Fallas, Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna, Ibrahim al-Harbi, Hanbal ibn Ishaq, Muhammad ibn Hayyan al-Mazini, Muhammad ibn Ayyub al-Bajali, Ahmad ibn Dawud al-Makki, Abu Khalifah al-Fadl ibn al-Hubab, and others.
Abu Hatim said, “Truthful, trustworthy.” (1)
Al-Bukhari said, “He died in 225 AH.” (2)
Al-Nasaʾi also narrated from him.