Al-Tabarani states: This is Sayyiduna Tamim bin Aws al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him); according to one view, his father's name was Qays. His kunyah is Abu Ruqayyah. He is Sayyiduna Tamim bin Aws bin Kharijah bin Sawad bin Judhaymah bin Dira' bin Adi bin al-Dar bin Lakhm bin Habib bin Limazah bin Lakhm.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16067
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (49/2)»
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The first person who lit a lamp in the mosque was Sayyiduna Tamim al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him).
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Khalid bin Ilyas, and he is matruk (abandoned).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16068
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (1247)»