Salim ibn Fadl Ba'afdal
سالم بن فضل باعفضل
1185 CE · 581 AH
A scholar from Tarim in Hadramawt, descended from Sa'd al-Ashira. He died in 581 AH.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · muhaddith
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- ScholarTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu al-Abbas Salim ibn Fadl Ba'afdal, a scholar and traditionist from Tarim in Hadramawt. His lineage goes back to Sa'd al-Ashira. He died in the year 581 AH 1.
The year corresponds to about 1185 CE in the museum's data. No other details are available, and the entry needs an additional source.
People and things also explored
The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· Command, prohibition and capacity· Bid'a (religious innovation)· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.118
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Salim ibn Fadl Ba'afdal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/salim-ibn-fadl-baafdal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.