Muadh ibn Anas al-Juhani

معاذ بن أنس الجهني

Muadh ibn Anas al-Juhani (may God be pleased with him) al-Ansari, a Companion who fought with the Prophet ﷺ and settled in Egypt. He narrated from the Prophet, Abu al-Darda' and Ka'b al-Ahbar; only his son Sahl narrated from him, and his hadith is weak. Al-Askari indicates that he lived into the caliphate of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. 1 2

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Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Umayyad Period
Region
Egypt & Nile
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Scripture and its sciences

Overview

Muadh ibn Anas al-Juhani al-Ansari, a Companion who fought with the Prophet and settled in Egypt. 1

Transmission

He narrated from the Prophet, Abu al-Darda' and Ka'b al-Ahbar; only his son Sahl narrated from him, and his hadith is weak. 2

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3494
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3495
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