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'''Khaythama b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān''' (Arabic:{{ia|خَیثَمَة بن عَبدالرَّحمان}}) is a [[Shi'a]] [[hadith narrator]] of the 2nd/8th century and one of the [[List of Companions of Imam al-Baqir (a)|companions of Imam al-Baqir (a)]] and [[List of Companions of Imam al-Sadiq (a)|Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]. He is one of the famous figures of [[Al Abi Sabra]]. Khaythama met many [[sahaba]] and has narrated hadith from some of them.

His [[Kuniya] is Abu 'Abd al-Rahman. He is from the clan of Ju'fi form the tribe of Madhhij; and therefore, he is known as Ju'fi. His grandfather, Abu Sabra Yazid b. Malik, was the first member of his tribe to embrace [[Islam]], and pledged [[allegiance]] to [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] as a representative of his tribe. His two sons accompanied him. They emigrated from [[Yemen]] to [[Kufa]] and resided there.

Several members of Khaythama's family were Shi'a [[Muhaddith]]s, who lived in Kufa. They were known as Banu Abi Sabra. In addition to his grandfather and father, who were [[Companions]] of the Prophet (s), his brothers - Isma'il, Jamil and Husayn - his nephews - 'Umar b. Isma'il, Muhammad b. Isma'il, Masqalt b. Isma'il, Muhammad b. Husayn, Bastam b. Husayn and Ali b. Yunus b. 'Abd al-Rahman - and his son, Ziyad, were among the companions of Imam al-Baqir (a) and Imam al-Sadiq (a). According to [[al-Najashi]] the credibility of Isma'il b. 'Abd al-Rahman is more than the others. [[Al-Shaykh al-Tusi]] also said Isma'il is [[faqih]] and from Tabi'in (the Follower) and a companion of Imam al-Baqir (a) and Imam al-Sadiq (a), and [[Aban b. 'Uthman]], [[Ishaq b. 'Ammar]] and [[Safwan b. Yahya]], who are all among the great companions of Imam al-Sadiq (a), have narrated Hadiths from him.  

Al-Najashi has mentioned a narrator named Khaythama who had a book, which [[Muhammad b. 'Isa b. 'Abd Allah Ash'ari]] - a companion of [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] - has narrated. Nevertheless, considering the long interval between Khaythama and Muhammad b. 'Isa, it is most likely that Khaythama who had a book is different from Khaythama b. 'Abd al-Rahman. Accordingly, what [[al-Turayhi]] has said that Khaythama b. 'Abd al-Rahman can be identified by narration of Muhammad b. 'Isa from him, is wrong. Moreover, there is no Hadith with this chain of narrators; i.e. Muhammad b. 'Isa from Khaythama.

Khaythama has also quoted exegetic Hadiths from Imam al-Baqir (a) and Imam al-Sadiq (a), that are narrated in ''[[Tafsir al-'Ayyashi]] and [[Tafsir Furat al-Kufi]].  

Khaythama met 13 Companions of the Prophet (s).