Tabi'un and early Islamic Scholar
Abu Salih as-Samman |
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Died | 720 CE (101 AH) |
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Religion | Islam |
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Era | Early Islamic era |
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Region | Caliphate |
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Denomination | Sunni |
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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
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
He met many of the companions of Muhammad, and narrated hadith from:
Students
Some of the people who narrated from him include:
Reception
Ahmad ibn Hanbal said that he is considered Thiqa, (trustworthy in matters of hadith) and was greatly renowned and respected.[5]
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