Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr

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Qasim ibn Muhammad (Arabic: قاسم بن محمد‎) (d. 108 AH[1] or 106 AH [2]) was the son of Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr.

He is not to be confused with the islamic prophet Muhammads son Qasim ibn Muhammad.

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[edit] Family

His daughter Farwah bint al-Qasim was the mother of the sixth in the Shi'a Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq.

He was nephew of Aishah bint Abi Bakr [1].


[edit] Biography

He learned hadith and fiqh from his aunt and from Ibn Abbas. He was a transmitter of hadith and criticised the use of a hadith if its text was put before the Quran and established Sunnah [1].

He was among "the seven fuqaha' of Medina" [1] who were largely responsible for the transmission of knowledge from Medina and were the source of much of the information of Islam and the Sunnah available today.

[edit] Legacy

His famous student, Abu'z-Zinad 'Abdullah ibn Dhakwan said about him [1]:

"I never saw a faqih with more knowledge than al-Qasim. I never saw anyone who had more knowledge of the Sunna than him."

The Sunni Imam Malik related that Umar Ibn Abdul-Aziz said [1]:

"If I had authority in the matter, I would appoint the blind one of Banu Taym," meaning al-Qasim ibn Muhammad.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f The Four Imams by Muhammad Abu Zahrah, chapter on Imam Malik
  2. ^ ibnalhyderabadee.wordpress.com