Yasin al-Fadani
Muhammad Yasin al-Fadani محمد ياسين الفاداني | |
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al-Fadani (middle, sat on chair) with teachers of Dar al-Ulum al-Diniyyah | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1916 |
| Died | 21 July 1990 (aged 73–74) Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Resting place | Jannat al-Mu'alla |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Islamic jurisprudence |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
Abū al-Fayḍ Muḥammad Yāsīn bin Muḥammad ʿĪsā al-Fādānī al-Makkī (Arabic: أبو الفيض محمد ياسين بن محمد عيسى الفاداني المكي; 1916 – 21 July 1990) was a Saudi ʿālim of Minangkabau descent. He was known as a muḥaddith who collected the most hadith chains of transmission (isnād) of his time, thus earning him the title Musnid al-Dunyā.