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Yahya ibn Yamur

يحيى بن يعمر

Yahya ibn Yamur, Abu Sulayman al-Layti al-Basri, one of the Successors, learned in hadith, fiqh and the Arabic tongues. He narrated from Uthman, Ali, Ammar, Abu Dharr and Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him); Yahya ibn Uqayl, Ata al-Khurasani, Qatada and Ikrima narrated from him. He was the first to dot the copies of the Qur'an, and al-Hajjaj appointed him judge of Marw, where he judged by one witness and an oath. He died in 129 AH. 1

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Roles
Scholar
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Umayyad Period
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Scripture and its sciences

Overview

Yahya ibn Yamur al-Layti al-Basri, Abu Sulayman, a scholar among the Successors (d. 129 AH). 1

Transmission and office

He narrated from Uthman, Ali, Ammar, Abu Dharr and Abu Hurayra. He is said to be the first to dot the copies of the Qur'an, and al-Hajjaj appointed him judge of Marw. 1

People and things also explored

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)

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3496
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The seven ahruf

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