Islam Museum Islam Museum islam.museum
Search ⌕ AR | EN | UR

Yahya ibn Sa'id ibn al-'As

يحيى بن سعيد بن العاص

al-Ashdaq's brother — rushed the palace door to break it as his brother was slaughtered, striking the prince al-Walid's hand before the thrown head scattered the crowd 1.

Depth

At a glance

Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Overview

Yahya ibn Sa'id ibn al-As, brother of Amr ibn Sa'id al-Ashdaq. al-Mas'udi reports that when his brother was killed, he came to the door of the house of Abd al-Malik with those who were with him to break it down. He disputed with al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, and al-Walid struck him on the hand with a sword and he was felled. Then they threw the head of Amr among the people, and they dispersed 2.

Connections

Explore the connections

Mentioned in
Muwatta 1693

People and things also explored

Muwatta, Book of Divorce (talaq)· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· al-Qasim ibn Muhammad· Fatima bint Qays al-Fihriyya· Marwan ibn al-Hakam· Sulayman ibn Yasar· Muwatta 1693

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 97
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.97
Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Yahya ibn Sa'id ibn al-'As”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yahya-ibn-said-ibn-al-as/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · JSON

Wing

People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story. Related

Muwatta, Book of Divorce (talaq)

The Book of Divorce, fifteenth book of the Muwatta in Yahya ibn Yahya's recension (ed. Ma'ruf 1997), in volume 2: 181 reports (1581–1761) in thirty-five babs, PDF pp. 59–117 of volume 2, from the irrevocable word al-batta and the words of divorce, through delegation, the oath of abstinence, zihar, khul', li'an, the divorce during illness and of slaves, the 'idda and the two arbiters, the term for a husband who does not touch his wife, the widow's 'idda and residence, the umm walad, 'azl, and mourning.