Person
Hadith narrator

Abu Bakr ibn Lahi'ah

ابن لهيعة

Abu Bakr

699 CE – 767 CE (80 AH – 150 AH)(aged ~68) Born in Kufa Died in Kufa

Abu Bakr ibn Lahi'ah was a prominent hadith narrator from Kufa known for his reliable transmission and as a student of the early Tabi'in.

Abu Bakr ibn Lahi'ah belonged to the generation of the Tabi'in, the successors of the Sahaba, and was active in Kufa during the early Islamic period. He was renowned for his trustworthy narration of hadiths, contributing significantly to the preservation and transmission of the Prophet Muhammad's traditions. As a student of early Tabi'in, he played a key role in bridging the transmission of knowledge from the companions of the Prophet to later generations. His narrations are considered reliable and are cited in various hadith collections. Abu Bakr ibn Lahi'ah's work helped shape Islamic jurisprudence and hadith sciences. Details about his birth and death years remain uncertain, but his influence persisted through his narrations. He died in Kufa, leaving a legacy as a respected hadith transmitter.

Significance

He is significant for his reliable narration of hadiths and as a key transmitter from the early Tabi'in generation.

Reputation in tradition

Praised in Sunni tradition for his reliable hadith transmission
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
Narrations by collection
  • sunan abi dawud: 0
Why they matter in hadith

He is significant for his trustworthy narrations that contributed to the hadith corpus from the generation of the tabi'in.

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