The Seven Fuqaha of Medina

The Seven Fuqaha of Medina is the title of seven Muslim scholars who were the largest contributors as to the transmission of hadith and making of fatwas in Medina during the 2nd century AH:[1]

  1. Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib
  2. 'Urwah ibn Az-Zubayr ibn al 'Awwam
  3. Salim Ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar
  4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
  5. Abu Salama ibn Abdur Rahman bin Awf
  6. Sulayman ibn Yasar
  7. Kharijah ibn Zayd Ibn Thabit.

Some scholars include Abu Bakr ibn Abd ur-Rahman ibn al-Harith, and Ubaydullah ibn Abdillah ibn Utbah ibn Mas'ud instead.[1]

See also

References

  1. The Four Imams by Muhammad Abu Zahrah, chapter on Imam Malik Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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