Abu Hudhayfa: Difference between revisions

There are different opinions about his name. Ibn Sa'd believed his name is Hushaym,<ref>Ibn Sa'd,'' 'al-Tabaqat al-kubra'', Vol. 3, P.84.</ref> whereas Ibn Hisham has called him Mihsham.<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sirat al-nabawiyya'', Vol.1, P.277.</ref> Also, Khalifa b. al-Khayyat stated it to be Hisham,<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sirat al-nabawiyya'', Vol.1, P.28.</ref> while others believe it to be Hashim.<ref>Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, ''al-Isti'ab'', Vol.4, P.1631; Ibn Hajar, ''al-Asaba'', Vol.4, P.42.</ref> Al-Suhayli has reminded that Abu Hudhayfa's name is Qays and Mihsham is someone else who is an offspring of a person by the name of Mughayra b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar b. al-Makhzum.<ref>See: Al-Suhayli, ''al-Rawd al-unuf'', Vol.3, P.33; Ibn Hazm, ''Jawami' al-sirat al-nabawiyya'', P.88.</ref> His mother is Fatima, daughter of Safwan b. Umayya al-Kinani.<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''al-Tabaqat al-kubra'', Vol.3, P.84; to see other opinions see: Khalifa, ''al-Tabaqat'', Vol.1, P.28.</ref>

Ibn sa'd has stated his death to be at the age of 53 or 54,<ref>Ibn Sa'd,'' 'al-Tabaqat al-kubra'', Vol. 3, P.85.</ref> but Ibn Hajar believed it to be 56.<ref>'Asqalani, ''al-Asaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba'', Vol.4, P.43..</ref>