At a glance
- Roles
- faqih
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 3/5 · Help complete it
Summary
Abu Isa Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla al-Ansari, one of the senior Successors of Kufa; his father's name is disputed — Yusar or Dawud ibn Bilal ibn Uhtalha ibn al-Jalah al-Ansari — and his father Abu Layla narrated from the Prophet ﷺ. 1
Hearing and transmission
He heard Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him), Uthman ibn Affan (may God be pleased with him) and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may God be pleased with him) among others; it is also said he heard Umar, though the hadith masters do not confirm that audition. Al-Sha'bi, Mujahid, Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr and many others heard from him. He was present at the Camel carrying Ali's banner, and was born when eight years remained of Umar's caliphate. 1
Death
He was killed with Ibn al-Ash'ath — some say killed at Dujayl, some that he drowned in the river of Basra, some that he perished at al-Jajim in 83 AH in Ibn al-Ash'ath's battle, and it was also said in 81 or 82 AH. 1
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 1250· Muwatta 1251· Muwatta 1252
People and things also explored
Expiation (kaffara)· Muwatta, Book of Pilgrimage (hajj)· Ka'b ibn Ujra· مجاهد بن جبر· عطاء الخراساني· Muwatta 1250· Muwatta 1251· Muwatta 1252
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli
- Taqrib al-Tahdhib — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-rahman-ibn-abi-layla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.