Abu Salih as-Samman
Appearance
Abu Salih as-Samman | |
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أبو صالح السمان | |
Personal life | |
Died | 720 CE (101 AH) |
Era | Early Islamic era |
Region | Caliphate |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Abu Salih as-Samman (Arabic: أبو صالح السمان) (died AH 101, CE 720) was an early Islamic scholar of Medinah. He was a narrator of Hadith is among the Tabi'un generation of Muslims.
Biography
[edit]He was born during the reign of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, and was the freed slave of Juwayriyya - the wife of Muhammad.[1] He resided in Medina and witnessed the siege of Uthman. He died in 101 AH at the end of the reign of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.[2]
Teachers
[edit]He met many of the companions of Muhammad, and narrated hadith from:
- Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas[3][1]
- Aisha[1]
- Abu Hurairah[1][4]
- Abd Allah ibn Abbas[1]
- Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab[1]
Students
[edit]Some of the people who narrated from him include:
- Sohail ibn Abi Saleh (son)
- Sulaiman Al-A’mash
- Zayd ibn Aslam
- Abdullah ibn Dinar
- Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri
Reception
[edit]Ahmad ibn Hanbal said that he is considered Thiqa, (trustworthy in matters of hadith) and was greatly renowned and respected.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Al-Dhahabi. Siyar a'lam al-nubala (in Arabic). p. 172.
- ^ Ibn Kathir. Bidayah wa al-Nihayah (in Arabic). Vol. 12. p. 723.
وفيها توفي مع عمر بن عبد العزيز ربعي بن حراش، ومسلم بن يسار وأبو صالح السمان
- ^ Bukhari. al-Tārīkh al-Kabīr. Vol. 3. p. 260.
- ^ Ibn Hibban. Al-Thiqat (in Arabic). p. 222.
- ^ Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (in Arabic). Vol. 3. p. 219.
ثقة ثقة، من أجل الناس وأوثقهم