At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In space
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Overview
Ibn Abd al-Hakam counts him among those present at the conquest of Egypt; he laid out the house at the end of the Lane of Lamps by Suq Barbar, known as the House of the Palm. 2 1 He is also called Ka'b ibn Yasar ibn Dinna al-Absi, and was the daughter's son or the sister's son of Khalid ibn Sinan al-Absi; the author says, "I am in doubt." 1
Refusing the judgeship
Ammar ibn Sa'd al-Tujibi reports that Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) wrote to Amr ibn al-As to make Ka'b ibn Dinna judge; Amr read him the letter, and Ka'b refused, saying God had saved him from the Jahiliyya and its ruin and he would not return to it, so Amr left him. Sa'id ibn Ufayr adds that Ka'b had been an arbiter in the Jahiliyya. 1
The Lane of the Nobles
The Lane of Lamps was called the Lane of the Nobles because Amr lived at its end by the congregational mosque and Ka'b ibn Dinna at its other end. 1 See the Khitat of al-Fustat.
Connections
- Lived in
- Al-Fustat
People and things also explored
Dar al-Anmat· The White House (al-Dar al-Bayda'), al-Fustat· The Pepper House (Dar al-Fulful), al-Fustat· Dar al-Raml, al-Fustat· the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As· Ending the Ubaydid Khutba and Restoring the Abbasid Khutba in Egypt· Amr's Dismissal and Ibn Abi Sarh's Sole Charge of Egypt· Conquest of Egypt and Alexandria
Sources
- Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 156
- Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 137
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ka'b ibn Dinna al-Absi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kab-ibn-dinna-al-absi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-31.
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