Abū 'Abdillah Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Ahmad al-Masna'i of al-Anssa district of the Dhamar Governate is from the students of ash-Sheikh Muqbil al-Wadi, 'Abdur-Raqib al-Ibbi, Tawfiq al-Ba'dânî, Muhammad bin 'Abdillah al-Imâm, and many others. He currently teaches in Dår al-Hadith, Ma'bar, Yemen, and gives da'wah throughout the region.