Imam Al-Sadiq

Al- Tahdhib, al- Yanabi', and other Sunni books have mentioned that he was among the
reporters of al- Sadiq, peace be on him.
Al- Shaykh, b. Dawud, al- Najashy, and other Shi'ite authors have mentioned that, too.
Mohammed Bin Ishaq:
Among them was Mohammed b. Ishaq b. Yasar. He was the author of the book 'Al- Maghazy
wal Siyar.' He was from Medina, but lived in Mecca. Bin Khilikan praised him very much.
There was an enmity between him and Malik. They defamed each other. He came to al- Hira
during the life time of al- Mansur. There he wrote his book al- Maghazy for al- Mansur.
Mohammed came to Baghdad and died in it in the year 151 (A.H.).
His learning from al- Sadiq has been mentioned in the foregoing references.
Shu'ba Bin al- Hajjaj:
Among them was Shu'ba b. al- Hajjaj al- Azdy. He was among the Imams of the Sunnis and
their great figures. He gave a religious opinion to follow Ibrahim b. Abd Allah b. al- Hasan. It
was said that he himself followed him.
A group of the Sunnis regarded him as one of the companions of al-Sadiq, peace be on him.
See the foregoing references.
Ayyub al- Sijstany:
Among them was Ayyub b. Abu Tamim al- Sijstany al- Basry. It was said that he was
surnamed al- Sakhtyany. He was the servant of 'Ammar b. Yasir. He was regarded as one of
the great jurisprudents. He died of plague in Basrah, at the age of 65, in the year 131 (A.H.).
He was regarded as one of the narrators of al- Sadiq, peace be on him. See the preceding
references.
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