Este madhhab se remonta a uno de los bisnietos de ‘Alee ibn Abee Taalib, a través de su hijo al-Husayn. El padre de Imaam Zayd, ‘Alee Zayn al-‘Aabideen, era muy conocido por su gran conocimiento jurídico y por su transmisión de los Hadices. Nacido en al-Madeenah en el año 700 d. C., Zayd ibn ‘Alee pronto se convirtió en uno de los principales eruditos de la familia ‘Alawee. Transmitió Hadices de todos sus parientes, incluido su hermano mayor, Muhammad al-Baaqir.137 Zayd amplió sus conocimientos viajando a los otros grandes centros de aprendizaje de Iraq, Kufah, Basrah y Wasit, donde se sentó e intercambió opiniones con sus contemporáneos, como Abu Haneefah y Sufyaan ath-Thawree.

This Madh-hab traces its origin to one of ‘Alee ibn Abee Taalib’s great grandsons through his son al-Husayn. Imaam Zayd’s father, ‘Alee Zayn al-‘Aabideen, was well known for his great legal knowledge and his narration of Hadeeths. Born in al-Madeenah in the year 700 CE, Zayd ibn ‘Alee soon became one of the foremost scholars of the ‘Alawee family. He narrated Hadeeths from all of his relatives including his older brother, Muhammad al-Baaqir.137 Zayd expanded his knowledge by travelling to the other major centers of learning in Iraq, Kufah, Basrah and wasit, where he sat and exchanged views with his contemporaries like Abu Haneefah and Sufyaan ath-Thawree.