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Waki' ibn al-Jarrah of Kufa was one of the great masters of hadith in the second century of Islam and a teacher of Imam al-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal,…
Waki' ibn al-Jarrah of Kufa was one of the great masters of hadith in the second century of Islam and a teacher of Imam al-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, renowned for his memory and devotion. He passed away in 197 AH at Fayd, on the road back from Hajj, and was buried there. This maqam in his name stands in the Qarafa north of Imam al-Shafi'i, a short walk from the graves of al-Muzani and Warsh.