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Mu'adh ibn Jabal (RA)

معاذ بن جبل

d. 18 AH (Plague of Amwas)

A young Ansari scholar whom the Prophet ﷺ sent to Yemen as judge and teacher, described as most knowledgeable of halal and haram. He died in the plague of Amwas.

Biography

The Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh to Yemen with instructions to call first to Tawheed, then prayer and zakat (Sahih Bukhari). The Prophet ﷺ told him 'I love you' and taught him a supplication to say after every prayer (Sunan Abi Dawud).

He was among those from whom people were told to learn the Quran (Sahih Bukhari). He died in Syria during the plague of Amwas (18 AH).

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 3808 Sahih

    'Learn the Qur'an from four: 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Salim, Mu'adh ibn Jabal and Ubayy ibn Ka'b.'

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 1496 Sahih

    The Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh to Yemen, telling him to invite the People of the Book first to tawhid, then prayer, then zakah.

💬 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 Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari reports.

Further references

  • Sahih Bukhari (sending Mu'adh to Yemen)
  • Sunan Abi Dawud ('I love you')

Connections

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