ÿAbd AllÃÂh bin ÿAwn bin Ará¹ÂabÃÂn al-Muzanë al-ḤÃÂfiẠ( Arabic: ùÃÂèÃÂï çÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàèÃÂàùÃÂÃÂÃÂàèÃÂàãÃÂñÃÂ÷ÃÂèÃÂçàçÃÂàÃÂòÃÂÃÂÃÂàçÃÂÃÂÃÂçÃÂÃÂø) was a ḥadëth transmitter from Baá¹£ra who was a part of a core group of proto-Sunnë intellectuals. He is alleged to have studied with the likes of Ḥasan al-Baá¹£rë, Maká¸¥à «l, and Ibn Sërën, among others, and many later ḥadëth transmitters narrated from him.
ÿAbd AllÃÂh bin ÿAwn was a mawla of Ibn Barza al-Muzanë, hence the nisba al-Muzanë, and early sources state that his mother was KhurÃÂsÃÂnë. He studied in Kà «fa and Baá¹£ra and was said to have collected upwards of 7,000 ḥadëth after travelling throughout the region of Syria and the Hijaz. From his home base in Baá¹£ra, ÿAbd AllÃÂh bin ÿAwn supported the Umayyads after the death of ÿUthmÃÂn, and strongly condemned the stances of both the Muÿtazila and the Qadariyya (not to be confused with the Qadiriyya). Aside from his status as an early intellectual, ÿAbd AllÃÂh bin ÿAwn was regarded as a devoted Muslim, known for his humility and rejection of wealth. There are many anecdotes that highlight his use of lamentation, abstinence from careless speech, fasting, refraining from joking around, and avoidance of doing harm, be it to a king or to a chicken. In addition, he is said to have gone out to Greater Syria (al-ShÃÂm) in order to fight against non-Muslims on the Byzantine frontier. This point is notable as it represents the multifaceted nature of the devotion of early Muslims, which contains elements of learning, humility, and warfare. In this regard ÿAbd AllÃÂh bin ÿAwn was similar to ÿAbd AllÃÂh bin MubÃÂrak and Haywa bin Shurayḥ.