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Shaqiq ibn Salama al-Asadi, also known by his kunya Abu Wa'il, was a prominent Tabi'i scholar from Kufa who lived to approximately 82 AH. Though he did not personally see the Prophet ﷺ, he narrated hadiths from a remarkable array of major companions including Abdullah ibn Masud, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, Aisha, and others. He was particularly close to Abdullah ibn Masud and is counted among his foremost students, transmitting a large body of hadiths and legal opinions on his authority. Hadith scholars of every era have praised him without reservation: Yahya ibn Maʿin, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and al-Nasa'i all considered him thiqah (trustworthy), and he is consistently described as one of the most reliable Kufan narrators. He was known for his strict piety and his reluctance to give fatwas without clear evidence. His narrations appear in Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and throughout the major Sunan collections, covering prayer, Quranic recitation, prophetic character, and Islamic legal matters.