ˈæbd ˈælɹˈæzæk ˈælˈɛsɐˈɛnlˌɛɾɚtˈuːbˈiːˈɛfɐˈɛnˈaɪ lˈaɪkli kəmpˈaɪld ðə mjˈuːsɐnˌæf ɪnðə sˈɛkənd hˈæf ʌvðə sˈɛkənd hˈɪdʒɹi sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈæftɚ stˈʌdiɪŋ ˌʌndɚ mˈæmɚɹ ˈɪbən ɹɑːʃˈiːd, ˈɪbən dʒjˈʊɹɹeɪdʒ ænd sˈʌfɪən ˈælθˈɔːɹi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɛɹ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪv vˈɪzɪts tə jˈɛmən.
Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanʿani likely compiled the musannaf in the second half of the second Hijri century after studying under Ma'mar ibn Rashid, Ibn Jurayj and Sufyan al-Thawri during their respective visits to Yemen.