Abu Salih as-Samman () (died AH 101, CE 720) was an early

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of Medinah. He was a narrator of

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is among the

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generation of Muslims.

Biography

He was born during the reign of

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, and was the freed slave of Juwayriyya - the wife of

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. He resided in Medina and witnessed the siege of

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. He died in 101 AH at the end of the reign of

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Teachers

He met many of the companions of Muhammad, and narrated hadith from: *

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Abd Allah ibn Abbas ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest mufassir of the Qur'an. He was the son of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of ...

Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (; ), commonly known as Ibn Umar, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of the second Caliph Umar. He was a prominent authority in ''hadith'' and law. He remained neutral during the ...

Students

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 Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Abd Allah ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (; died 124 AH/741-2 CE), also referred to as Ibn Shihab or az-Zuhri, was a ''tabi'i'' Arab jurist and traditionist credited with pioneering the development of '' s� ...

Reception

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said that he is considered Thiqa, (trustworthy in matters of hadith) and was greatly renowned and respected.

References

External links

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Hadith scholars Tabi‘un hadith narrators 720 deaths