Abu Zur’a al Razi

Abu Zur’a Ubaydullah ibn Abdul-Karim ibn Yazid ibn Faruh, also known as Abu Zur’a al-Kabir (815/816 or 809/810, Rey, Iran – 878, Rey) was a Muslim scholar, Muhaddith from Rey (northern Iran). Abu Zur’a al-Razi was a relative of another famous Muhaddith Abu Hatim al-Razi (Muhammad ibn Idris). Not to be confused with Abu Zur’a Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Razi (al-Razi al-Mutawassit or 'al-Saghir).