Abu al-Tufayl Amir ibn Wathila

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Amir ibn Wathila ibn Abd Allah ibn Amr, Abu al-Tufayl al-Laythi, a Companion known by his kunya. He related from the Prophet ﷺ and from Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali and others, and he attended all of Ali's campaigns. The book gives his death as 100 AH and calls him the last Companion to die. 1

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The Prophetic Era
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Arabia
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Amir ibn Wathila ibn Abd Allah ibn Amr, Abu al-Tufayl al-Laythi, a Companion known by his kunya. He related from the Prophet and from Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali and others, and he attended all of Ali's campaigns. The book gives his death as 100 AH and calls him the last Companion to die. 1

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Mentioned in
Muwatta 383

People and things also explored

Miracle (mu'jiza)· The expedition to Tabuk· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Mu'adh ibn Jabal· Muhammad· Tabuk· Salah (the prescribed prayer)· Muwatta 383

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7149
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