Sufyan ibn Yazid

Bd: Sufyan ibn Yazid al-Azdi from Azd Shana'ah.

He narrated from the Prophet ﷺ; Muhammad ibn Sireen narrated from him in al-'Itira.

He was transmitted by Ibn Mandah, and Abu 'Umar.

I said: This is Sufyan ibn Yazid, and he is also known as Sufyan ibn Zayd, and his biography has been mentioned earlier. Ibn Mandah transmitted two biographies of him, which are one and the same. Abu Nai'm transmitted one biography of him, which is: Sufyan ibn Zayd, and it was said: Yazid.

Abu 'Umar also transmitted one biography of him, which is this one, and they are all the same.