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Mūsā ibn ʿUqbah

موسى بن عقبة

Abu Muhammad

689 CE – 758 CE (70 AH – 141 AH)(aged ~69) Banu Asad

Mūsā ibn ʿUqbah was an early Medinan historian, jurist, and traditionalist known for his maghāzī works and hadith transmission, active in the 8th century CE.

Mūsā ibn ʿUqbah was a freedman affiliated with the Banū Asad tribe and connected to the family of al-Zubayr through both paternal and maternal lines. Born in Medina around 674–675 CE, he was the youngest of three brothers and studied under prominent scholars such as Urwa ibn al-Zubayr and al-Zuhri. He was a respected jurist and hadith transmitter, with Imam Malik among his students. Mūsā participated in military expeditions during the reign of Walid ibn Abd al-Malik and was known for composing one of the earliest maghāzī works, which was highly praised by later Islamic scholars. He died in Medina in 758–759 CE. His contributions to Islamic historiography and hadith transmission have been influential in Sunni tradition.

Significance

He authored one of the earliest and most influential maghāzī works and was a key transmitter of hadith in early Islamic history.

Reputation in tradition

Highly esteemed by Sunni scholars such as Imam Malik, Al-Shafi'i, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and later historians like Al-Dhahabi and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani for his reliable hadith transmission and maghāzī work.
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Father

ʿUqbah ibn Abī ʿAyyāsh al-Asadī (عقبة بن أبي عياش الأسدي)
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thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
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Why they matter in hadith

He is important as a trustworthy link in hadith transmission chains.

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