حدثنا عبد الله بن عبيد الله قال: حدثنا معروف بن الحسن، عن حرملة بن يزيد الضبعي، قال: سمعت المقرئ يقول: ما رأيت أحداً أسود الرأس والجمة أفقه من أبي حنيفة رضي الله عنه.
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ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUbayd Allāh related to us. He said: Maʿrūf ibn al-Ḥasan related to us, from Ḥarmala ibn Yazīd al-Ḍubaʿī, who said: I heard al-Muqriʾ say: I have never seen anyone with a black-haired head and locks more learned in jurisprudence than Abū Ḥanīfa, may God be pleased with him.
The literal reference to black hair and locks is retained without adding an unstated restriction concerning age.
Source · Volume 1 · Printed page 61–62 · Report 84
2020 edition · Volume 1
- Printed page 61 · PDF page 62
- Printed page 62 · PDF page 63
Narrators: ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUbayd Allāh · Maʿrūf ibn al-Ḥasan · Ḥarmala ibn Yazīd al-Ḍubaʿī · عبد الله بن يزيد المقرئ