MENTIONING THE INDIVIDUALS FROM AMONG THE AHLUL-HADEETH, OLD AND NEW Here is the first level and head crown in the ranks of the fuqahaa' of the Ahlul Hadeeth. They are the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)

From amongst the most famous of them are:

[1] The Four Caliphs:
Aboo Bakr as-Siddeeq
'Umar Ibnul-Khattaab
'Uthmaan Ibn 'Affaan
'Alee Ibn Abee Taalib

[2] The 'Abaadilah:
Ibn 'Umar
Ibn 'Abbaas
(lbuz-Zubayr)
Ibn 'Amr
Ibn Mas'ood


The Other Companions:
'Aa'ishah
Umm Salamah
Zaynab
Anas Ibn Maalik
Zayd Ibn Thaabit
Aboo Hurayrah
Jaabir Ibn 'Abdullaah
Aboo Sa'eed al-Khudree
Mu'aadh Ibn Jabal

May Allaah be pleased with them all.

[4] A List of the Taabi'een after the Companions, and at their Head Were:
Sa'eed Ibnul-Musayyib (d.90H)
'Urwah Ibnuz-Zubayr (d.94H)
'Alee Ibnul-Husayn Zaynul-'Aabideen (d.93H)
Muhammad Ibnul-Hanafiyyah (d. 80H)
'Ubaydullaah Ibn 'Abdullaah Ibn 'Utbah Ibn Mas'ood (d.94 or sometime thereafter)
Saalim Ibn 'Abdullaah Ibn 'Umar (d. 106H)
Al-Hasan al-Basree (d. 110H)
Muhammad Ibn Seereen (d. 110H)
'Umar Ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez (d. 101H)
Muhammad Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhree (d. 125H)

[5] The Atbaa'ut-Taabi'een, and at the Head of Them:
Maalik Ibn Anas (d. 179H)
Al-Awzaa'ee(d.157H)
Sufyaan Ibn Sa'eed ath-Thawree (d.161H)
Sufyaan Ibn 'Uyaynah (d. 198H)
Ismaa'eel Ibn 'Ulyah (d. 193H)
Al-Layth Ibn Sa'd (d. 175H)
Abee Haneefah an-Nu'maan (d.l50H)

[6] The Followers of These Ones, and at the Head of Them:
'Abdullaah Ibnul-Mubaarak (d. 171H)
Wakee' Ibnul-Jarraah (d. 197H)
Muhammad Ibn Idrees ash-Shaafi'ee (d.204H)
'Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Mahdee (d. 198H)
Yahyaa Ibn Sa'eed al-Qattaan (d. 198H)
'Affaan Ibn Muslim (d.219H)


[7] The Students of These Ones Who Traversed Their Manhaj, and at the Head of Them
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241H)
Yahyaa ibn Ma'een (d. 233H)
'Alee ibnul-Madeenee (d. 234H)

[8] Their Students, and at the Head of Them:
Al-Bukhaaree (d.256H)
Muslim (d.271H)
Abee Haatim (d.277H)
Abee Zur'ah (d.264H)
Abee Daawood (d.275H)
At-Tirmidhee (d.279H)
An-Nisaa'ee (d.303H)

[9] Those That Traversed Their Path in the Generations after Them and at the Head of Them:
IbnJareer(d.310H)
Ibn Khuzaymah (d.311H)
Ad-Daaraqutnee (d.375H)
At-Tahaawee (d.321H)
Al-Aajurree (d.360H)
Ibn Battah (d.387H)
Ibn Abee Zamneen (d.399H)
Al-Haakim an-Naysaabooree (d.405H)
Al-Laalikaa'ee (d.316H)
Al-Bayhaqee (d.458H)
Ibn 'Abdul-Barr (d.463H)
Al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee (d.463H)
Al-Baghawee (d.516H)
Ibn Qudaamah (d.620H)

[10] Those That Followed Them and Emulated Their Traditions
Ibn Abee Shaamab (d.665H)
Majdud-Deen Ibn Taymiyyah (d.652)
Ibn Daqeeq al-'Eed (d.702H)
Ibnus-Salaah (d.643H)
Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H)
Al-Mizzee (d.742H)
Ibn 'Abdul-Haadee (d.744H)
Adh-Dhahabee (d.748H)
Ibnul-Qayyim (d.751H)
Ibn Katheer (d.774H)
Ash-Shaatibee (d.790H)
Ibn Rajab (d.795H)

[11] Those That Followed Them and Emulated Their Traditions in Holding onto the Book and the Sunnah until This Day of Ours:
as-San'aanee (d. 1182H)
Muhammad Ibn 'Abdul-Wahhaab (d. 1206H)
Ash-Shawkaanee (d. 1250H)
'Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Hasan aalush-Shaykh (d.1275H)
al-Luknawee (d. 1304H)
Muhammad Siddeeq Khaan (d. 1307H)
Shamsul-Haqq al-'Adheemaabaadee (d. 1349H)
Al-Mubaarakfooree (d. 1353H)
'Abdur-Rahmaan as-Sa'dee (d. 1376H)
Ahmad Shaakir (d. 1377H)
Al-Mu'allimee al-Yamaanee (d.!386H)
Muhammad Ibn Ibraaheem aalush-Shaykh (d.!389H)
Muhammad al-Amecn ash-Shanqeetee (d. 1393H)
Badee'ud-Deen as-Sindee - (d. 1416H)
Muhammad Naasirud-Dccn al-Albaanee (d. 1420H)
'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn Baaz (d. 1420H)
Hammaad al-Ansaaree (d. 1418H)
Hamood at-Tuwayjiree (d. 1413H)
Muhammad al-Jaamee (d. 1416H)
Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (d. 1421H)
Muqbil ibnu Hadee al Wadi'ee (d. 1421)
Abdul Muhsin al Abbaad - hafidhahullaah
Rabee' ibn Hadee al Madkhalee - hafidhahullaah
additions
Ahmad an Najmee - hafidhahullaah
Ubaid al Jaabiree - hafidhahullaah
Saalih Ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan - hafidhahullaah
Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhaab al Wassaabee - hafidhahullaah