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Muhammad ibn Safwan al-Ansari

محمد بن صفوان الأنصاري

Muhammad ibn Safwan, Abu Marhab, al-Ansari, a Companion. Some give the name as Safwan ibn Muhammad; al-Tabari holds Muhammad ibn Safwan to be correct, and Ibn Abd al-Barr says Safwan ibn Muhammad is the more common form. Ibn Abi Khaythama did not know which Ansari clan he belonged to; al-Askari says he was of Banu Malik of the Aws. 1

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The Prophetic Era
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Muhammad ibn Safwan, Abu Marhab, al-Ansari, a Companion. 1

Name

Sources give the name both as Muhammad ibn Safwan and as Safwan ibn Muhammad. al-Tabari prefers the first; Ibn Abd al-Barr says the second is more common. 1

Lineage

Ibn Abi Khaythama did not know his Ansari clan; al-Askari places him among Banu Malik of the Aws. 1

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3137
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