Aban ibn Uthman
أبان بن عثمان
Aban ibn Uthman ibn Affan (may God be pleased with him); a Medinan jurist once its governor, who lashed the dirham-cutter thirty and paraded him — for hollowing and salting with counterfeits.
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate · The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Overview
Aban ibn Uthman ibn Affan, one of the jurists of Medina, who once served as its governor. He punished a man who clipped dirhams with thirty lashes and had him paraded among the people, because he had clipped them and mixed in hollow and counterfeit coins. 1
The dates of his life need an additional source.
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 57· Muwatta 1583· Muwatta 1790· Muwatta 1914· Muwatta 2245· Muwatta 2278· Muwatta 937· Muwatta 997
People and things also explored
Malik ibn Anas· Muwatta, Book of Pilgrimage (hajj)· Muwatta, Book of Sales (buyu')· Muwatta, Book of Manumission and patronage· Uthman ibn Affan· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Muwatta, Book of Divorce (talaq)· عبد الملك بن مروان
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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