Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Yahya ibn Baker ibn Abdulrahman ibn Yahya ibn Hammad al-Laythi () (born: 759 / died: 841) was a prominent Islamic Sunni Muhaddith.
He was born in Nishapur in present-day northeastern Iran. He travelled to Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt and Sham to collect Hadith, and was one of the prominent students of Malik ibn Anas and Al-Layth ibn Sa'd. Among his prominent students were Muhammad al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' Vol 10./167
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