Tawus ibn Kaysan
طاوس بن كيسان
Yemen's jurist — his one-line counsel to the new caliph: 'if you want all your work to be good, employ the people of good' 1.
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Tawus ibn Kaysan, jurist of Yemen. al-Mas'udi reports that when Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was made caliph, he wrote to him: "If you want your work to be entirely good, appoint people of goodness." Umar said: "That is sufficient as an admonition" 2.
He died in the year 104 AH, and it is said in Mecca in the year 106 AH. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik led the funeral prayer over him 3.
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 573· Muwatta 574· Muwatta 698
People and things also explored
Muhammad· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Abdullah ibn Abbas· Muslim Ibn Al Hajjaj· Muwatta, Book of Zakat· ابن عبد البر· Mu'adh ibn Jabal· Yemen
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 173
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.173
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.191
- الدولة الأموية — بكر محمد إبراهيم بكر (الطبعة الأولى، مركز الراية للنشر والإعلام، القاهرة 2002)
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