Person
Hadith narrator

Ibn al-Zubayr

عبد الله بن الزبير
d. 692 CE Born in Madinah Died in Mecca Quraysh

Ibn al-Zubayr opposed Umayyad rule, controlled Mecca and much of the caliphate for a time, and was killed after the siege of Mecca.

Significance

Led opposition against Umayyads during Second Fitna and declared himself caliph

Reputation in tradition

mixed

Stated motivation

Oppose Umayyad hereditary rule and advocate shura
Classical grade
sahabi
Generation
Ṣaḥābī (Companion)
Narrations by collection
  • sahih bukhari: 0
Why they matter in hadith

He is important as a sahabi who transmitted hadith and was a key figure in early Islamic history.

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