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Aban bin Abi Ayyash al-Shanni was a narrator of hadith from the tribe of Abd al-Qays. He was known to have been a scribe for Anas ibn Malik, the famous companion of the Prophet. However, scholars of hadith criticism have generally considered him weak in terms of reliability. He was seen writing at night by a lamp for Anas ibn Malik. The majority of hadith scholars, including Hammad ibn Zaid, considered his narrations to be abandoned (matruk) due to issues with his memory and reliability.
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Hadith Narration
A narrator of hadith from the Tabi'in generation. He was a scribe for Anas ibn Malik. However, hadith critics generally considered him weak, and his narrations are not widely accepted.
Era: 8th century CE
Hadith narrator and scribe for Anas ibn Malik, though considered weak by hadith critics.
Aban bin Abi Ayyash is a narrator of hadith, making it a permissible name despite differences in scholarly evaluation of his narrations.
Scholar Consensus: differing
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