 In addition studying to Ahmad Zayni Dahlan, Thawil also studied with some cleric in Mecca, among them Sheikh Nawawi al-Bantani and Sayyid Abu Bakri Syatha (under the guidance of his two sons, Sayyid Umar Syatha and Sayyid Uthman Syatha).Thawil deepens the science of hadith to Habib Muhammad ibn Husein al-Habsyi al-Makki under the guidance of his son, Mufti al-Muhaddits al-Habib Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Habsyi al-Makki.In addition, Thawil also obtained the study of the hadith from the Medina cleric, Sheikh Abdul Ghani bin Abi Sa'id al-Mujaddidi under the guidance of some of his disciples, Sayyid Ali bin Zhahir al-Watri, Sheikh Shalih bin Muhammad az-Zhahiri, and Sheikh Abdul Jalil Barradah.