Yahya bin Ma'in

Ebû Zekeriyyâ · Generation 10

Yahyâ b. Maîn b. Avn b. Ziyâd b. Bistâm b. Abdurrahman

4hadiths in the chain0as the source of the sayingall narrators
Born158 AH · Bağdat
Died233 AH · Medine
KunyaEbû Zekeriyyâ
Nisbael-Mürrî, es-Serahsî, el-Gatafânî, el-Bağdâdî, el-Hâfız
Places livedBağdat
Generation (tabaqa)Generation 10
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Hadiths in whose chain he appears

All4al-Bukhari3Muslim1
Sahih Muslim Hadith 3486
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17. The Book of Marriage
Link 5 from the end of the chain
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported:A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: I have contracted marriage with a woman of the Ansar, whereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Did you cast a glance at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar? He said: I did cast a glance at her, whereupon he said: For what (dower) did you marry her? He said: For four 'uqiyas. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: For four 'uqiyas; it seems as if you dig out silver from the side of this mountain (and that is why you are prepared to pay such a large amount of dower). We have nothing which we should give you. There is a possibility that we may send you to an (expedition) where you may get (booty). So he sent that man (in the expedition) which was despatched to Banu 'Abs
Chain of narrators: Muslim ← Yahya bin Ma'in ← Marwan bin Mua'wiya al-Fazari ← Yezîd b. Keysân ← Ebû Hâzim el-Eşcaî ← Abu Hurairah