"Don't believe the person that ..."

Ad-Dhahabi writes in Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala:

وقال أبو أسامة : من حدثك أنه رأى بعينه مثل سفيان ، فلا تصدقه

ENGLISH:

Abu Usamah said: "Don't believe the person that tells you: "I have seen the likes of Sufyaan."

NEDERLANDS:

Abu Usamah zei: "Geloof degene niet die zegt: "Ik heb de soortgelijken van Sufyaan gezien."

["Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala", 7/255].

"Verily, Sufyan was ..."

Ad-Dhahabi writes in Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala:

قال وكيع : كان سفيان بحرا

ENGLISH:

Wakee' said: "Verily, Sufyaan was an ocean."

NEDERLANDS:

Wakee' zei: "Voorwaar, Sufyaan was een oceaan."

["Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala", 7/270].

"Al-Thawri was the Imaam of mankind"

Ad-Dhahabi writes in Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala:

وقال بشر الحافي : كان الثوري عندنا إمام الناس . وعنه قال : سفيان في زمانه كأبي بكر وعمر في زمانهما

ENGLISH:

Bishr Al-Haafi said: "In our opinion, Al-Thawri, was the Imaam of mankind." And he said: "Sufyaan in his era, was like Abi Bakr and Umar were in their times."

NEDERLANDS:

Bishr Al-Haafi zei: "Volgens ons was Al-Thawri de Imaam van de mensheid." En hij zei: "Sufyaan was in zijn tijd zoals Abi Bakr en Umar waren in hun tijd."

["Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala", 7/241].

Sufyan's understanding of Ahadith

Ad-Dhahabi writes in Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala:

وقال محمد بن عبد الله بن عمار : سمعت يحيى بن سعيد يقول : سفيان أعلم بحديث الأعمش من الأعمش

ENGLISH:

Yahyaa Ibn Sa'eed said: "Sufyaan understood the Ahadith of A'mash better than A'mash himself."

NEDERLANDS:

Yahyaa Ibn Sa'eed zei: "Sufyaan begreep de Ahadith van A'mash beter dan A'mash zelf."

["Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala", 7/241].

"The scholars of Hadith were three ..."

Ad-Dhahabi writes in Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala:

قال ابن عيينة : أصحاب الحديث ثلاثة : ابن عباس في زمانه ، والشعبي في زمانه ، والثوري في زمانه

ENGLISH:

Ibn Uyaynah said: "The people (scholars) of Hadith were three: Ibn Abbaas in his era, and Al-Shu'bee in his era and Al-Thawri in his era."

NEDERLANDS:

Ibn Uyaynah zei: "De mensen (geleerden) van Hadith waren drie: Ibn Abbaas in zijn tijdperk, Al-Shu'bee in zijn tijdperk en Al-Thawri in zijn tijdperk."

["Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala", 7/241].

"Have you seen the like of Sufyan?"

Al-Dahabi writes:

سأل إبراهيم بن محمد الشافعى عبد الله بن المبارك : هل رأيت مثل سفيان الثورى؟ فيقول ابن المبارك: و هل رأى سفيان الثورى مثل نفسه؟

ENGLISH:

"Ibraheem bin Muhammad Al-Shafi'ee asked Abdullah Ibn Mubarak: "Have you seen the like of Sufyan Al-Thawri?" He said: "Has Sufyan Al-Thawri seen the like of himself?!"

NEDERLANDS:

"Ibraheem bin Muhammad Al-Shafi'iee vroeg aan Imaam Abdullaah Ibn Mubarak: "Heb jij een soortgelijke van Sufyaan Al-Thawri gezien?" Hij antwoordde: "Heeft Sufyaan Al-Thawri zelf zijn soortgelijke gezien?!"

["Manaqib Sufyan Al-Thawri", 68].