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Abu Barzah al-Aslami (RA)

أبو برزة الأسلمي

d. c. 64-65 AH date disputed

Companion (Nadlah ibn Ubayd) who criticised the rulers fighting over worldly power after Yazid's death and was mocked by Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad.

Biography

Sahih Bukhari (Kitab al-Fitan) records Abu Barzah saying that those fighting for power in Syria, Makkah and Basra were fighting only for the world. Sunan Abi Dawud records Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad mocking him and asking about the Hawd (the Prophet's pool), which Abu Barzah affirmed.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 7112 Sahih

    Abu Barzah al-Aslami criticised those fighting for worldly power: Marwan in Sham, Ibn al-Zubayr in Makkah, and the qurra' in Basra.

💬 Explanation Unverified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: In a verified lecture Mirza cites Abu Barzah's encounter with Ibn Ziyad.

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Further references

  • Sahih Bukhari (Kitab al-Fitan: Abu Barzah)
  • Sunan Abi Dawud (Abu Barzah and Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad on the Hawd)

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