Abi l-Lahm al-Ghifari
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | 'Abd Allah b. 'Abd al-Malik al-Ghifari |
| Epithet | Abi l-Lahm |
| Martyrdom | Disputed: Battle of Hunayn, Battle of Khaybar, or Battle of Siffin |
| Religious Information | |
| Known for | Refusing to eat the meat of animals slaughtered for idols |
ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Ghifārī (Arabic: عبدالله بن عبدالملك بن عبدالله الغِفاری), known as Ābī l-Laḥm (Arabic: آبِي اللَّحْم), was a Companion of Prophet Muhammad (s). Al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasa'i, the authors of al-Sihah al-Sitta, have transmitted hadiths from him.
Appellation
According to Ibn Qutayba (d. 276/889), 'Abd Allah b. 'Abd al-Malik refused to eat the meat of animals slaughtered for idols during the Jahiliyya era;[1] thus, he became famous as "Abi l-Lahm" (the one who refuses meat).[2] Some have stated that he was known by this title because he did not eat meat at all.[3]
Martyrdom
There is a disagreement regarding the time and place of Abi l-Lahm's martyrdom. Ibn Hazm (d. 456/1064) considered his martyrdom to be in the Battle of Hunayn,[4] while Ibn al-Athir mentioned in the book Usd al-ghaba that he was martyred in the Battle of Khaybar.[5] Sayyid Kazim Musawi Bujnurdi, the author of the article "Abi l-Lahm" in the Great Islamic Encyclopedia, has considered Ibn al-Athir's report to be incorrect.[6]
'Abd Allah Mamaqani (d. 1351/1932), a Shi'a biographical scholar, stated that he was martyred in the Battle of Siffin and considers this a proof of his reliability (thiqa).[7]
Narration
'Umayr, the freed slave (mawla) of Abi l-Lahm, has narrated from him.[8] According to Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani (d. 852/1449), a Sunni biographer of the Companions, al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasa'i, the authors of al-Sihah al-Sitta, have narrated hadith from him.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Māmaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 3, p. 196.
- ↑ Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 1, p. 35; Qutayba, Al-Maʿārif, p. 323.
- ↑ Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 1, p. 35.
- ↑ Ḥazm, Jamharat ansāb al-ʿArab, p. 186.
- ↑ Athīr, Usd al-ghāba, vol. 1, p. 35.
- ↑ Mūsawī Bujnūrdī, "Ābī l-Laḥm", p. 71.
- ↑ Māmaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 2, p. 196.
- ↑ Ḥākim, Al-Mustadrak ʿalā l-ṣaḥīḥayn, vol. 1, p. 327.
- ↑ Ḥajar, Al-Iṣāba, vol. 1, p. 13.
References
- Athīr, ʿAlī b. Muḥammad... Ibn al-. Usd al-ghāba. Cairo, al-Maṭbaʿa al-Wahbiyya, 1286/1869-70.
- Ḥajar, Aḥmad b. ʿAlī... Ibn. Al-Iṣāba fī tamyīz al-ṣaḥāba. Cairo, 1328/1910.
- Ḥākim, Muḥammad... al-. Al-Mustadrak ʿalā l-ṣaḥīḥayn fī l-ḥadīth. Beirut, Dār al-Fikr, 1398/1978.
- Ḥazm, ʿAlī b. Aḥmad... Ibn. Jamharat ansāb al-ʿArab. Beirut, Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyya, 1403/1983.
- Māmaqānī, ʿAbd Allāh. Tanqīḥ al-maqāl. Najaf, Al-Maktaba al-Murtaḍawiyya, 1350/1931-2.
- Mūsawī Bujnūrdī, Sayyid Kāẓim. Ābī l-Laḥm. In Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i buzurg-i Islāmī. Vol. 1.
- Qutayba, ʿAbd Allāh b. Muslim... Ibn. Al-Maʿārif. Editor: Tharwat ʿUkāsha. Cairo, Dār al-Maʿārif, 1960.