Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid

'Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid also known as Abdul Wahid bin Zayd, has been quoted in Fazail-e-Sadaqat as great early Sufi Sheikh. He is also reported to have received education from Imam Abu Hanifah, before being initiated full-time as a Sufi by Hasan al-Basri. It is narrated that Abdulwahid ibn Zayd died in 170 or 177 AH. Since he was a student of Hasan-i Basri, Zehebi says that Abdulwahid ibn Zayd died before these dates. According to him, the person who died in 177 was Abdulwahid ibn Ziyad and due to the similarity of names, it is narrated that Abdulwahid ibn Zayd also died in this date. According to Zehebi, Abdulwahid ibn Zayd died after 155. In order for someone who died in 177 to benefit from Basri, who died in 110, he had to live a long life. It is not stated in the sources that Abdulwahid lived a life longer than the average human life. Therefore, Zehebi seems to be right and it seems more consistent that Abdulvahid b. Zeyd died in 155-160.. His shrine is in Basrah, Iraq.