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Umm al-Mundhir Salma bint Qays

أم المنذر سلمى بنت قيس

Salma bint Qays ibn Amr, Umm al-Mundhir al-Ansariyya, better known by her kunya, sister of Sulayt ibn Qays and one of the Prophet ﷺ's maternal aunts through his father. She prayed towards both qiblas and swore the pledge of Ridwan. Umm Sulayt ibn Ayyub ibn al-Hakam related from her. The book gives no date of death. 1

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Salma bint Qays ibn Amr, Umm al-Mundhir al-Ansariyya, better known by her kunya, sister of Sulayt ibn Qays and one of the Prophet's maternal aunts through his father. She prayed towards both qiblas and swore the pledge of Ridwan. Umm Sulayt ibn Ayyub ibn al-Hakam related from her. The book gives no date of death. 1

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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)

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  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7150
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The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.