'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As
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'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As , the son of 'Amr ibn al-'As
, was a companion
of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
. He was the author of "Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah" ("The Truthful Script"), a hadith
compilation document which recorded about one thousand of Muhammad
's narrations.
He embraced Islam in the year 7 AH
a year before his father, Amr ibn al-'As. The prophet Muhammad use to show preference to Abd Allah ibn 'Amr due to his knowledge. He was one of the first companions to write down the Hadith, after receiving permission from prophet Muhammad to do so. Abu Huraira used to say that Abd Allah ibn 'Amr was more knowledgable than him.
His work Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah remained in his family and was used by his grandson 'Amr ibn Suhayb. Ahmad ibn Hanbal
incorporated the whole of the work of Abd Allah ibn 'Amr in his voluminous book Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
thereby covering up for the missing Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah which was written in the days of prophet Muhammad.
'Amr ibn al-'As
`Amr ibn al-`As was an Arab military commander who is most noted for leading the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640. A contemporary of Muhammad, and one of the Sahaba , who rose quickly through the Muslim hierarchy following his conversion to Islam in the year 8 AH...
, was a companion
Sahaba
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of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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. He was the author of "Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah" ("The Truthful Script"), a hadith
Hadith
The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
compilation document which recorded about one thousand of Muhammad
Muhammad
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's narrations.
He embraced Islam in the year 7 AH
AH
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a year before his father, Amr ibn al-'As. The prophet Muhammad use to show preference to Abd Allah ibn 'Amr due to his knowledge. He was one of the first companions to write down the Hadith, after receiving permission from prophet Muhammad to do so. Abu Huraira used to say that Abd Allah ibn 'Amr was more knowledgable than him.
His work Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah remained in his family and was used by his grandson 'Amr ibn Suhayb. Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Abu `Abd Allah al-Shaybani was an important Muslim scholar and theologian. He is considered the founder of the Hanbali school of fiqh...
incorporated the whole of the work of Abd Allah ibn 'Amr in his voluminous book Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a collection of Hadith collected by the famous Sunni scholar Ibn Hanbal to whom the Hanbali madhab of Sunnis is attributed.-Description:...
thereby covering up for the missing Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah which was written in the days of prophet Muhammad.