Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib (RH)

سعيد بن المسيب

15 AH - 94 AH date disputed

The most eminent of the Tabi'un of Madinah and one of its Seven Jurists, son-in-law of Abu Hurayrah, known for refusing to legitimise unjust rulers.

Biography

Sa'id narrated extensively from Umar's judgements and from Abu Hurayrah, whose daughter he married. He was flogged for refusing allegiance to Abd al-Malik's sons as joint heirs. His knowledge underpinned the Madinan school later systematised by Malik.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

Sahih al-Bukhari 3884 Sahih

Transmitted by Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib from his father al-Musayyib (death of Abu Talib).

💬 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: Classical biographical sources.

Further references

al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'

Connections

Linked with

Abu Hurayrah (Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr) (RA) teacher of — Father-in-law and teacher
Maliki School related — Madinan jurisprudence