Generation III
التَّابِعُون
Those who followed — the generation that met the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and learned directly from them. They carried forward the living tradition of the Sunnah at a time when Islam was spreading rapidly, preserving its essence with meticulous care.
637–715 CE
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib (RH)
Sayyid al-Tabi'een — Master of the Tabi'een
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib (RH) is widely regarded as the greatest of the Tabi'een. Born two years into the caliphate of Umar (RA), he narrated h…
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642–728 CE
Hasan al-Basri (RH)
Imam of the Tabi'een of Basra
Hasan al-Basri (RH) was born in Madinah in the caliphate of Umar (RA) and grew up in the household of the Prophet's ﷺ wife Umm Salamah (RA).…
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644–712 CE
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr (RH)
Scholar of Madinah
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr (RH) was the son of the companion al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (RA) and nephew of Aisha (RA), from whom he learned directly. H…
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654–729 CE
Muhammad ibn Sirin (RH)
The Dream Interpreter of Basra
Muhammad ibn Sirin (RH) was a freed slave of Anas ibn Malik (RA) and one of the greatest Tabi'een scholars of Basra. A student of Anas ibn M…
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699–767 CE
Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man (RH)
Al-Imam al-A'zam — The Greatest Imam
Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Thabit (RH) was the founder of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, one of the four major schools in Sunni Islam, an…
12 narrations
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