He transmitted reports from his father, and from ʿUthmān, ʿAlī, al-ʿAbbās, Abū Hurayrah, ʿĀʾishah, and many others. A number of the Followers and later scholars in turn narrated from him. He was a trustworthy, devout man who would set out for Hajj on foot while his mount was led beside him. More than one authority stated that he died in 99 AH in Medina.
Kurayb ibn Abī Muslim (1), the freedman of Ibn ʿAbbās, related hadiths from a host of Companions and others. He possessed a full load of books (2) and was counted among the reliable narrators, renowned for his goodness and piety.
Muḥammad ibn Jubayr ibn Muṭʿim (3) was one of the scholars and nobles of Quraysh, with many narrations to his credit. He still remembered the mouthful of water the Prophet ﷺ spat gently onto his face when he was four years old. He passed away in Medina at the age of ninety-three.
Muslim ibn Yasār (4), Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Baṣrī, was an ascetic jurist of Basra. He left behind numerous narrations, and in his era no one was deemed his superior. He was devout, scrupulous, abstinent, constant in prayer, and deeply humble. It is said that a fire once broke out in his house; it was extinguished while he was still in prayer, entirely unaware of what had happened. He had many other merits—may Allah have mercy on him.
(1) Biographical profile: Kuraib ibn Abi Muslim appears in Ibn Sa‘d, Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 5 p. 293; al-Khalifa, Tarikh, p. 316; his Tabaqat, p. 280; al-Bukhari, Tarikh, vol. 7 p. 231; al-Ma‘rifa wa al-Tarikh, vol. 1 p. 417; Tarikh al-Islam (events of 81–100 AH), pp. 462–463; Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, vol. 4 pp. 479–480; Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, vol. 8 p. 433; Shadharāt al-Dhahab, vol. 1 p. 394; and Wafayat Sanah 98. Al-Dhahabi in Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’ (vol. 4 p. 480) remarks: “Al-Waqidi, al-Mada‘ini, al-Khalifa and others report that he died in AH 98.”
(2) Ibn Sa‘d (Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 5 p. 293), quoting Musa ibn ‘Uqba, relates: “Kuraib kept a camel-load (or a division of a camel-load) of Ibn ‘Abbas’s manuscripts. Whenever ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abbas wanted a treatise, he would write: ‘Send me the folio such-and-such,’ and Kuraib would copy it and send it to him.” The same account appears in Tarikh al-Islam.
(3) Biographical profile: Muhammad ibn Jubayr appears in Ibn Sa‘d, Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 5 p. 205; al-Khalifa, Tarikh, p. 246; his Tabaqat, p. 241; al-Bukhari, Tarikh, vol. 1 p. 52; al-Ma‘rifa wa al-Tarikh, vol. 1 p. 363; Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 52 pp. 180–188; Tarikh al-Islam, vol. 6 pp. 466–467; Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, vol. 4 pp. 543–544; al-Wafi bil-Wafayat, vol. 2 p. 284; and Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, vol. 9 pp. 91–92.
(4) Biographical profile: Muslim ibn Yasar appears in Ibn Sa‘d, Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 7 pp. 186–188; al-Khalifa, Tarikh, p. 286; his Tabaqat, p. 206; al-Bukhari, Tarikh, vol. 7 p. 275; al-Ma‘rifa wa al-Tarikh, vol. 2 p. 85; Hilyat al-Awliya’, vol. 2 pp. 290–298; Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 58 pp. 124–150; Tarikh al-Islam (events of 81–100 AH), pp. 475–478; Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, vol. 4 pp. 510–514; Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, vol. 10 pp. 140–141; and Shadharāt al-Dhahab, vol. 1 p. 405. He died in AH 100. Al-Dhahabi in Tarikh al-Islam notes: “Al-Khalifa and al-Fallas state that he died in AH 100; al-Haytham gives AH 101.”