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Haaroon Rasheed once departed for hajj accompanied by his two sons, Ameen and Ma-moon. During the journey, the royal caravan passed through the city of Kufah — a centre renowned for its pious scholars and great muhadditheen.

Desiring to benefit from the knowledge of the scholars of the city, Haaroon Rasheed instructed his chief judge, Imaam Abu Yusuf (rahimahullah), saying, “Inform the muhadditheen to come and narrate ahaadeeth to us.” Accordingly, most of the scholars of Kufah attended, besides two — ‘Abdullah bin Idrees (rahimahullah) and ‘Eesa bin Yunus (rahimahullah).

Wishing to benefit from him directly, Ameen and Ma-moon mounted their conveyances and personally went to the home of ‘Abdullah bin Idrees (rahimahullah), who narrated one hundred ahaadeeth to them. When he concluded, Ma-moon respectfully said, “O my uncle, will you allow me to repeat them to you from memory.”

‘Abdullah bin Idrees (rahimahullah) agreed, […]