At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 3/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Abd al-Rahman ibn Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari al-Sulami, son of the famous poet Ka'b ibn Malik; his kunya was Abu al-Khattab. Al-Ja'abi and al-Askari said he was born in the Prophet ﷺ's lifetime. 1
His transmission
He transmitted from his father, his brother Abdallah, Jabir ibn Abdallah al-Akwa', Abu Qatada and A'isha; Abu Umama ibn Sahl — a peer of his, though older — al-Zuhri, Sa'id ibn Ibrahim and Abu Amir al-Khazzaz transmitted from him. Ibn Sa'd said: he was reliable, and more copious in hadith than his brother. 1
His death
Al-Haytham ibn Adi, Khalifa and Ya'qub ibn Sufyan said he died in the caliphate of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik. 1
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 643· Muwatta 1290
People and things also explored
Muhammad ibn Shihab al-Zuhri· The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning· Muwatta, Book of Funerals· Muwatta, Book of Jihad· Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari· Muhammad· Muwatta 643· Muwatta 1290
Sources
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p.823
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli
- Taqrib al-Tahdhib — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Rahman ibn Ka'b ibn Malik”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-rahman-ibn-kab-ibn-malik/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.