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Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib bin Hazn b. Abi Wahb b. 'Amr b. 'Aidh b. 'Imran b. Mukhzum
Abu Muhammad
He completely devoted himself to fiqh. He was not concerned with tafsir of the Qur'an as was 'Ikrima, the client and student of Ibn 'Abbas and transmitter of his fiqh and tafsir. According to the tafsir of at-Tabari, Yazid ibn Abi Yazid said: 'We used to ask Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab about the lawful and unlawful; he was the most knowledgeable of people. We asked him about the tafsir of an ayat of the Qur'an and he said, 'Do not ask me about any ayat of the Qur'an. Ask the one who claims that none of it is hidden from him,' meaning 'Ikrima." Sa'id met a great number of the Companions, and took from them and studied with them. What he especially sought were the judgements of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the judgements of Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman. He took half of his knowledge from Zayd ibn Thabit, and most of his transmission was from Abu Hurayra, his father-in-law, since Sa'id was married to his daughter. He learned the fiqh of 'Umar from his companions to such an extent that he was considered the main transmitter of the fiqh of 'Umar. Ibn al-Qayyim called him "the transmitter of 'Umar and the bearer of his knowledge." Ja'far ibn Rabi'a said, "I asked 'Irak ibn Malik, 'Who among Malik's sources has the most fiqh?' He replied, 'The one among them with the most fiqh and knowledge of the judgements of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the judgements of 'Umar, and the judgements of 'Uthman, and the one with the knowledge of what people did is Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab. The one with the most hadiths is 'Urwa ibn az-Zubayr. You could not wish for a greater ocean than 'Ubaydullah (ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Utba),' 'Irak continued, 'I think that the one among them with the most fiqh is Ibn Shihab because he joined their knowledge to his.' Az-Zuhri said, 'I used to seek knowledge from three men: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, who had the most fiqh of all, 'Urwa ibn az-Zubayr, who was a bottomless ocean, and if you wish to find a kind of knowledge not found with anyone else you would find it with 'Ubaydullah.'" (I'lam, vol. 1, p. 18) Ibn al-Musayyab concentrated on fiqh. His concern with hadith was to learn the judgements of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he also learned the traditions containing the judgements of the khalifs since he was concerned to know the judgements and fatwas of the khalifs. The most prominent in his transmission of the knowledge of the fiqh of the Companions was 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, for his time was the pre-eminent time of fiqh, judgements and fatwas because the state was expanding and events occurred which made them necessary. <br> Since Ibn al-Musayyab followed the traditions of 'Umar in judgement and fiqh, ra'y (opinion) had great importance in his view because 'Umar frequently formed an opinion on matters about which there was no explicit text in the Book of Allah or the Sunna of the Messenger. So Ibn al-Musayyab also used ijtihad (independent reasoning) to answer problems presented to him about matters on which there was no explicit text from the Book or Sunna or judgement or fatwa of a Companion: he would give a fatwa based on his opinion which did not exceed what was proper. That is why it is transmitted that he used to give fatwa when others feared to do so. <br> He was the Imam of the fuqaha' of Madina in the time of the Tabi'un. He did not refuse to give a fatwa when there was need for one. His opinion was based on the firm pillars of fiqh: the Qur'an and hadith, and the judgements of the Prophet and Rightly-Guided Khalifs. <br> Imam Shafi‘i took as unquestionably authentic the ahadith that Sa‘id ibn al-Mussayyib narrated without mentioning the Companion from whom he received them. This means that, in the view of Imam Shafi‘i, Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib was of the same rank as the Companions in knowledge and narration of the ahadith. Those who received Traditions from Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib include Ata ibn Abi Rabah, Qatadah, Muhammad al-Baqir, a great grandson of Ali’s, az-Zuhri and Yahya ibn Sa‘id al-Ansari, among others."
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سعيد بن المسيب بن حزن بن أبي وهب بن عمرو بن عائذ بن عمران بن مخزوم بن يقظة
2nd · died 92 AH
Hadiths in which this narrator appears, with their position in the chain.
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself standing at a well, on it there was a bucket. I drew water from the well as much as Allah wished. Then Ibn Abi Quhafa (i.e. A
I performed ablution in my house and then went out and said, "Today I shall stick to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and stay with him all this day of mine (in his service)." I went to the Mosque and asked abo
While we were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise, and suddenly I saw a woman performing ablution beside a palace. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?'
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whilst a shepherd was amongst his sheep, a wolf attacked them and took away a sheep. The shepherd chased it and got that sheep freed from the wolf. The wolf turned toward
On the day of the battle of Uhud the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned for me both his parents (i.e. saying, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you.").
No man embraced Islam before the day on which I embraced Islam, and no doubt, I remained for seven days as one third of the then extant Muslims.
In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance a flood of rain came and filled the valley in between the two mountains (around the Ka`ba).
None embraced Islam, except on the day I embraced it. And for seven days I was one of the three persons who were Muslims (one-third of Islam).
that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) informed them (i.e. his companions) of the death of Negus, the king of Ethiopia, on the very day on which the latter died, and said, "Ask Allah's Forgiveness for your broth
"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made them (i.e. the Muslims) stand in rows at the Musalla (i.e. praying place) and led the funeral prayer for the Negus and said four Takbir."
When Abu Talib was in his death bed, the Prophet (ﷺ) went to him while Abu Jahl was sitting beside him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O my uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, an exp
I heard Az-Zuhri saying, "I heard `Urwa bin Az-Zubair. Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah each narrating part of the narrative concerning `Aisha the wife of the Pr
The Prophet (ﷺ) took out a quiver (of arrows) for me on the day of Uhud and said, "Throw (arrows); let my father and mother be sacrificed for you."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned both his father and mother for me on the day of the battle of Uhud.
Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned both his father and mother for me on the day of the battle of Uhud." He meant when the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to Sa`d) while the latter was fight
Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his wives, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to take with him the one on whom lot fell. He drew lots amongst us
That his father said, "I saw the Tree (of the Ar-Ridwan Pledge of allegiance and when I returned to it later, I was not able to recognize it. (The sub--narrator MahmiJd said, Al-Musaiyab said, 'Then;
That his father was amongst those who had given the Pledge of allegiance (to the Prophet (ﷺ) ) beneath the Tree, and the next year when they went towards the Tree, they were not able to recognize it.
We witnessed (the battle of) Khaibar. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said about one of those who were with him and who claimed to be a Muslim. "This (man) is from the dwellers of the Hell-Fire." When the batt
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`Uthman bin `Affan and I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "You had given Banu Al-Muttalib from the Khumus of Khaibar's booty and left us in spite of the fact that we and Banu Al-Muttalib are similarl
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed a man as the ruler of Khaibar who later brought some Janib (i.e. dates of good quality) to the Prophet. On that, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to him). "Are all the dat
When the Prophet (ﷺ) was healthy, he used to say, "No soul of a prophet is captured till he is shown his place in Paradise and then he is given the option." When death approached him while his head wa
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade `Uthman bin Maz'un to abstain from marrying (and other pleasures) and if he had allowed him, we would have gotten ourselves castrated.
The Prophet (ﷺ) prevented `Uthman bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had he allowed him, we would have got ourselves castrated.
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He completely devoted himself to fiqh. He was not concerned with tafsir of the Qur'an as was 'Ikrima, the client and student of Ibn 'Abbas and transmitter of his fiqh and tafsir. According to the tafsir of at-Tabari, Yazid ibn Abi Yazid said: 'We used to ask Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab about the lawful an…▸ expand full passage (4,099 chars)He completely devoted himself to fiqh. He was not concerned with tafsir of the Qur'an as was 'Ikrima, the client and student of Ibn 'Abbas and transmitter of his fiqh and tafsir. According to the tafsir of at-Tabari, Yazid ibn Abi Yazid said: 'We used to ask Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab about the lawful and unlawful; he was the most knowledgeable of people. We asked him about the tafsir of an ayat of the Qur'an and he said, 'Do not ask me about any ayat of the Qur'an. Ask the one who claims that none of it is hidden from him,' meaning 'Ikrima."
Sa'id met a great number of the Companions, and took from them and studied with them. What he especially sought were the judgements of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the judgements of Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman. He took half of his knowledge from Zayd ibn Thabit, and most of his transmission was from Abu Hurayra, his father-in-law, since Sa'id was married to his daughter.
He learned the fiqh of 'Umar from his companions to such an extent that he was considered the main transmitter of the fiqh of 'Umar. Ibn al-Qayyim called him "the transmitter of 'Umar and the bearer of his knowledge." Ja'far ibn Rabi'a said, "I asked 'Irak ibn Malik, 'Who among Malik's sources has the most fiqh?' He replied, 'The one among them with the most fiqh and knowledge of the judgements of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the judgements of 'Umar, and the judgements of 'Uthman, and the one with the knowledge of what people did is Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab. The one with the most hadiths is 'Urwa ibn az-Zubayr. You could not wish for a greater ocean than 'Ubaydullah (ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Utba),' 'Irak continued, 'I think that the one among them with the most fiqh is Ibn Shihab because he joined their knowledge to his.'
Az-Zuhri said, 'I used to seek knowledge from three men: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, who had the most fiqh of all, 'Urwa ibn az-Zubayr, who was a bottomless ocean, and if you wish to find a kind of knowledge not found with anyone else you would find it with 'Ubaydullah.'" (I'lam, vol. 1, p. 18)
Ibn al-Musayyab concentrated on fiqh. His concern with hadith was to learn the judgements of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he also learned the traditions containing the judgements of the khalifs since he was concerned to know the judgements and fatwas of the khalifs. The most prominent in his transmission of the knowledge of the fiqh of the Companions was 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, for his time was the pre-eminent time of fiqh, judgements and fatwas because the state was expanding and events occurred which made them necessary.
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Since Ibn al-Musayyab followed the traditions of 'Umar in judgement and fiqh, ra'y (opinion) had great importance in his view because 'Umar frequently formed an opinion on matters about which there was no explicit text in the Book of Allah or the Sunna of the Messenger. So Ibn al-Musayyab also used ijtihad (independent reasoning) to answer problems presented to him about matters on which there was no explicit text from the Book or Sunna or judgement or fatwa of a Companion: he would give a fatwa based on his opinion which did not exceed what was proper. That is why it is transmitted that he used to give fatwa when others feared to do so.
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He was the Imam of the fuqaha' of Madina in the time of the Tabi'un. He did not refuse to give a fatwa when there was need for one. His opinion was based on the firm pillars of fiqh: the Qur'an and hadith, and the judgements of the Prophet and Rightly-Guided Khalifs. <br>
Imam Shafi‘i took as unquestionably authentic the ahadith that Sa‘id ibn al-Mussayyib narrated without mentioning the Companion from whom he received them. This means that, in the view of Imam Shafi‘i, Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib was of the same rank as the Companions in knowledge and narration of the ahadith. Those who received Traditions from Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib include Ata ibn Abi Rabah, Qatadah, Muhammad al-Baqir, a great grandson of Ali’s, az-Zuhri and Yahya ibn Sa‘id al-Ansari, among others."— · 1 entry
[٤٥٤٨] سَعيدُ بنُ المُسيَّبِ بنِ حَزْنٍ (¬٢)، أَبو مُحمَّدٍ، القُرشِيُّ (¬٣). قالَ أَبو نُعيْمٍ: ماتَ سَنَةَ ثَلاثٍ وتِسْعينَ. وقالَ عليٌّ عنْ أَبي داوُدَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ إِياسِ بنِ مُعاوِيَةَ: قالَ لِي ابْنُ المُسَيَّبِ: مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: مِنْ مُزَينَةَ، قالَ: إِنِّي لَأَذْكُرُ يَوْمَ نَ…▸ expand full passage (1,850 chars)[٤٥٤٨] سَعيدُ بنُ المُسيَّبِ بنِ حَزْنٍ (¬٢)، أَبو مُحمَّدٍ، القُرشِيُّ (¬٣). قالَ أَبو نُعيْمٍ: ماتَ سَنَةَ ثَلاثٍ وتِسْعينَ. وقالَ عليٌّ عنْ أَبي داوُدَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ إِياسِ بنِ مُعاوِيَةَ: قالَ لِي ابْنُ المُسَيَّبِ: مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: مِنْ مُزَينَةَ، قالَ: إِنِّي لَأَذْكُرُ يَوْمَ نَعَى عُمْرُ بنُ الخَطَّابِ النُّعْمانَ بنَ مُقَرِّنٍ، عَلى المِنْبَرِ. وَقالَ سُليْمانُ بنُ حَرْبٍ: حدَّثنا سَلَّامُ بنُ مِسْكينٍ، عَنْ عِمْرانَ بنِ عَبْدِ اللَّه الخُزاعِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ المُسَيَّبِ: أَنا أَصْلَحْتُ بَيْنَ عَليٍّ وَعُثْمانَ، قُلْتُ لعَليٍّ (¬٤): أَميرُ المُؤْمِنينَ، وقُلْتُ لِعُثْمانَ: إِنَّهُ علِيٌّ، ولَوْ شِئْتُ أنْ أَقولَ (¬٥) ما قالَا لَفَعلْتُ. وَقالَ سُليْمانُ بنُ حَربٍ (¬٦): حدَّثنا حَمَّادُ بنُ زَيدٍ، عَنْ غَيْلانَ بنِ جَريرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ المُسَيَّبِ قالَ: أَنا أَصْلَحْتُ بيْنَ عَلِيٍّ وعُثْمانَ. وَقالَ (¬٧) عُبيْدٌ: أَخْبَرنا (¬٨) يونُسُ، أَخْبَرَنا (¬٩) ابْنُ إِسْحاقَ قالَ (¬١٠): سَمعْتُمَكْحولًا يَقولُ (¬١): طُفْتُ الأَرْضَ كُلَّها في طلَبِ العِلْمِ، فَما لَقِيتُ أَعْلَمَ مِنِ ابنِ المُسَيَّبِ. وَقالَ (¬٢) ابْنُ المُنْذِرِ: حَدَّثَني (¬٣) أَبو بَكْرِ بنُ أَبي (¬٤) أُوَيْسٍ، حَدَّثَني (¬٥) سُلَيْمانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ، سَمِعْتُ ابنَ المُسَيَّبِ: حَجَجْتُ أَرْبعينَ حَجَّةً. وَقالَ (¬٦) ابنُ عُفَيرٍ: حَدَّثَني سُلَيْمانُ بنُ بِلالٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بنِ سَعيدٍ قالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ المُسَيَّبِ لا يَكادُ يُفْتِي فُتْيا، وَلا يَقولُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا قالَ: اللَّهمَّ سَلِّمْنِي، وَسَلِّمْ مِنِّي. وَقالَ (¬٧) أَبو نُعَيْمٍ: حدَّثنا مِسْعَرٌ، عَنْ سَعْدِ (¬٨) بْنِ إِبْراهِيمَ، عَنِ ابْنِ المُسَيَّبِ: ما بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ أَعْلَمُ بقَضاءِ النَّبيِّ ﷺ، وَأَبي بَكْرٍ، وعُمَرَ، مِنِّي. وَقالَ مَالِكٌ: دَخَلَ أَبو بَكْرِ بنُ عَبدِ الرَّحمَنِ، وَعِكْرِمةُ بنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ (¬٩) عَلَى ابْنِ المُسَيَّبِ السِّجْنَ، وَكَانَ ضُرِبَ ضَربًا (¬١٠) شَديدًا، فَقالَ: أَتَرَيانِي (¬١١) أَلْعَبُ بِدِيني كَما لَعِبْتُما بِدِينِكُما.— · 1 entry
١٦٩٨ - سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ بْنِ حَزْنٍ أَبُو مُحَمَّد الْقُرَشِيُّ، قَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ: مَاتَ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَتِسْعِينَ. وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَعَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ: قَالَ لِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ: مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ، قَالَ: إِنِّي لأَذْك…▸ expand full passage (1,857 chars)١٦٩٨ - سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ بْنِ حَزْنٍ أَبُو مُحَمَّد الْقُرَشِيُّ، قَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ: مَاتَ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَتِسْعِينَ. وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَعَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ: قَالَ لِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ: مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ، قَالَ: إِنِّي لأَذْكُرُ يَوْمَ نَعَى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ مُقْرِنٍ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ. وَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَلامُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُزَاعِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ: أنا أَصْلَحْتُ بَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَعُثْمَانَ ﵄، قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ: أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَقُلْتُ لِعُثْمَانَ: إِنَّهُ عَلَيٌّ، وَلَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا قَالَا لَفَعَلْتُ. وَقَالَ سُلَيْمَان بْن حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْن زَيْدٍ عَنْ غَيْلَانَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ قَالَ: أنا أَصْلَحْتُ بَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَعُثْمَانَ، وَقَالَ عُبَيْدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ قَالَ أنا ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَكْحُولا يَقُولُ: طُفْتُ الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ فَمَا لَقِيتُ أَعْلَمَ مِنَ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ: حَجَجْتُ أَرْبَعِينَ حَجَّةً، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُفَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ لا يَكَادُ يفى فُتْيَا وَلَا يَقُولُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْنِي وَسَلِّمْ مِنِّي، وَقَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ: مَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ أَعْلَمَ بِقَضَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْر وعمر مِنِّي. وَقَالَ مَالِكٌ: دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَعِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَلَى ابن الْمُسَيِّبِ السِّجْنَ وَكَانَ ضُرِبَ ضَرْبًا شَدِيدًا فَقَالَ: أَتَرَيَانِنِي أَلْعَبُ بِدِينِي كَمَا لَعِبْتُمَا بِدِينِكُمَا.