Name: Uthman ibn Hayyan ibn Ma'bad ibn Shaddad

Fame: Uthman ibn Hayyan al-Marri

Kuniya: Abu al-Mughira

Lineage: al-Muzani, al-Dimashqi

Occupation: The Amir, governor of al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik over Medina

Rank: Saduq (truthful) Hasan al-Hadith

Mawla: Mawla of Abi al-Darda'

Lived in: Damascus

Died Year: 105

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: The governor of al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik over Medina, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz described him as oppressive

al-Dhahabi: He ruled Medina unjustly

Authors of Tahrir Taqrib al-Tahdhib: Despite his injustice and oppression, he is truthful and a good narrator of hadith. A group narrated from him, and Ibn Hibban mentioned him among the trustworthy narrators. The single hadith narrated by him and included by Muslim is a sahih (authentic) hadith