Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi

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Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi was a prominent 9th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist best known for transmitting and popularizing one of the most authoritative versions of Imam Malik’s legal compendium, al-Muwatta.

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Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andalusian scholar
Islamic scholar
Muslim jurist
hadith transmitter
authorityOn Malik’s al-Muwatta
linked to: Al-Muwatta
birthPlace al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus
citizenship Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
linked to: Emirate of Córdoba
contributedTo establishment of Maliki madhhab as dominant in al-Andalus
deathPlace Cordoba
era 9th century
Islamic Golden Age
ethnicGroup Arab
linked to: Arabs
fieldOfWork Islamic jurisprudence
Maliki fiqh
linked to: Maliki school

hadith studies
historicalRegion Islamic Spain
influenced later Andalusian Maliki jurists
spread of Maliki fiqh in al-Andalus
influencedBy Malik ibn Anas
Medinan scholars of hadith and fiqh
juridicalRole mufti
jurisprudenceTradition Sunni Islam
knownFor authoritative recension of al-Muwatta
popularizing the Maliki school in al-Andalus
transmission of Malik ibn Anas’s al-Muwatta
language Arabic
legacy his recension of al-Muwatta used as a primary Maliki reference text
legalSchool Maliki
notableFor his version of al-Muwatta becoming one of the most widespread recensions
notableWork transmission of al-Muwatta of Malik
occupation jurist
qadi
traditionist
region al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus
religion Islam
religiousDenomination Sunni
residence Cordoba
role leading Maliki authority in al-Andalus
scholarlyReputation reliable transmitter of Malik’s teachings
schoolTradition Medinan legal tradition
studentOf Malik ibn Anas
studiedUnder Malik ibn Anas
other Medinan scholars of the Maliki school
transmittedWork al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas
linked to: Al-Muwatta
tribe Banu Layth

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Al-Muwatta notableRecensionBy Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi
Maliki jurists of al-Andalus notableMember Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi