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Muhammad ibn Safwan al-Ansari

محمد بن صفوان الأنصاري

630~ – 660~

Medina

Muhammad ibn Safwan, Abu Marhab, al-Ansari, a Companion. Some give the name as Safwan ibn Muhammad; al-Tabari holds Muhammad ibn Safwan to be correct, and Ibn Abd al-Barr says Safwan ibn Muhammad is the more common form. Ibn Abi Khaythama did not know which Ansari clan he belonged to; al-Askari says he was of Banu Malik of the Aws. 1

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Companion
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia

Life in time

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Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate · The Umayyad Period Contemporaries: Abd al-Rahman ibn Abra · Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham · Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid · Abd al-Rahman ibn Yamur al-Dili · Abd Allah ibn Abi Talha al-Ansari

In space

Medina

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Overview

Muhammad ibn Safwan, Abu Marhab, al-Ansari, a Companion. 1

Name

Sources give the name both as Muhammad ibn Safwan and as Safwan ibn Muhammad. al-Tabari prefers the first; Ibn Abd al-Barr says the second is more common. 1

Lineage

Ibn Abi Khaythama did not know his Ansari clan; al-Askari places him among Banu Malik of the Aws. 1

Connections

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Member of
The Companions· The Ansar
Lived in
Medina

People and things also explored

Abd Allah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi· Abd Allah ibn Yazid ibn Hisn al-Awsi (Abu Musa)· Abd Allah ibn Zayd al-Ansari· Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haram· Abdullah ibn Atik· Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim· Abu al-A'war al-Ansari· Abu al-Haytham ibn al-Tayyihan

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3137
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