Said ibn al-Musayyib

Abu Muhammad Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib ibn Hazn al-Makhzumi (Arabic: سعید بن المسیب, romanized: Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyib; 642–715) was one of the foremost authorities of jurisprudence (fiqh) among the taba'een (generation succeeding the companions of Muhammad who are referred to as the sahaba). He was based in Medina.

Said ibn al-Musayyib
Personal
Born642 CE
Hejaz, Arabia (present day KSA)
Died715 (aged 7273)
ReligionIslam
ParentAl-Musayyib ibn Hazn al-Makhzumi (father)
EraRashidun Era,
Umayyad Era
RegionMedina
JurisprudenceHis fiqh transmitted by the Syrian and Medinan schools
Main interest(s)Fiqh; tafsir, hadith (his students)
Notable work(s)oral only
Muslim leader
Influenced
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