al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari

الحكم بن عمرو الغفاري

al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari, a chaste Companion; fetched to Ziyad by mistake for al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As, he was blessed and given Khurasan — died there 50h, the first to pray beyond the river and the conqueror of the Saghaniyan lands.

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Al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari, whom the entry describes as chaste and a Companion. Ziyad appointed him over Khurasan when al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As wanted it, and al-Ghifari was brought in instead. 1

Al-Baladhuri says that he died in Khurasan in 50 AH. He was the first to pray across the river (Transoxiana), and he conquered the lands of al-Saghaniyan. 1

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari over Khurasan

Ziyad told his chamberlain Fayl 'bring me al-Hakam' meaning al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As al-Thaqafi — but Umm Abdallah bint Uthman ibn Abi al-As was with him, and he was brought al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari instead; seeing him Ziyad blessed the chance: 'a righteous man of the Prophet's companions' — and gave him Khurasan, where he died in 50h, the first to pray beyond the river. Long after, Ibn Mubarak asked a Saghaniyan hadith-seeker 'do you know who conquered your land? — al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari'.