At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
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Overview
Abu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf al-Ansari, of Banu Bayada; al-Waqidi said he had companionship, and Khalifa and al-Baghawi counted him among the Companions. 1
His transmission
Ibn Hajar records through Muhammad ibn Ishaq from Ma'bad ibn Malik from his brother Abdallah ibn Ka'b from him that he heard the Messenger of God ﷺ say: no man cuts off a Muslim's right by his oath but God forbids him Paradise and makes the Fire his due. He also transmitted from Umar, and Muslim and al-Baghawi transmitted through al-Ala' ibn Abd al-Rahman from Ma'bad from his brother from him. 2
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 454· Muwatta 607· Muwatta 628· Muwatta 725· Muwatta 2708· Muwatta 2775
People and things also explored
Muhammad ibn Shihab al-Zuhri· Malik ibn Anas· Muwatta, Book of Funerals· Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')· ابن عبد البر· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Muwatta, Book of Zakat· Abdullah ibn Abbas
Sources
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p.1620
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p.1620-1621
- al-Alam — al-Zirikli
- Taqrib al-Tahdhib — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-umama-ibn-sahl-ibn-hunayf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.