The Seven Fuqaha of Medina

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The Seven Fuqaha of Medina is the title of seven Muslim scholars who were the largest contributors as to the transmission of hadith and making of fatwas in Medina during the 2nd century AH:^[1]

1. Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib
2. 'Urwah ibn Az-Zubayr ibn al 'Awwam
3. Salim Ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
5. Abu Salama ibn Abdur Rahman bin Awf
6. Sulayman ibn Yasar
7. Zayd Ibn Thabit.

Some scholars include Abu Bakr ibn Abd ur-Rahman ibn al-Harith, and Ubaydullah ibn Abdillah ibn Utbah ibn Mas'ud instead.^[1]

See also

• The Four Companions
• The Seven People of the Cave
• Jafar al Sadiq

External links

• (in English) Text about The Seven Fuqaha of Medina by Shaykh Muhammad Abu Zahrah (extract of Mâlik, Hayâtuhu wa 'Asruhu, Arâ°uhu wa Fiqhuhu)
• (in French) Presentation and biography of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina (at-tawhid.net)

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