Biography
His father was a Muslim scholar and his grandfather Jurayj (Gregorius, or Georgius) was a Roman Christian. His life is described in Tahdhib al-Tahdhib by Ibn Hajar Asqalani.
He collected hadith in Mecca
One of his most quoted sources is Ata ibn Abi Rabah, his teacher.
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