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Overview
Ya'la ibn Umayya ibn Abi 'Ubayda al-Tamimi of Mecca, ally of Quraysh — his mother being Munya bint Ghazwan, sister of 'Utba ibn Ghazwan (may God be pleased with him). He embraced Islam on the day of the Conquest and excelled in it, witnessing al-Ta'if and Tabuk; he has some twenty hadiths, with material in the two Sahihs. 1
Standing
Ibn Sa'd says Ya'la gave fatwa in Mecca; others report 'Umar appointed him over Jiran; he was among the generous and wealthy Companions, and the first to date written documents, while in Yemen. He died in 60 AH. 1
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 921
People and things also explored
Muwatta, Book of Pilgrimage (hajj)· عطاء بن أبي رباح· ابن عبد البر· Muhammad· Umrah· Muwatta 921
Sources
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.4254
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Matba'at al-Sa'ada)
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