Rabi ibn Sabih

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Rabi ibn Sabih (Arabic: ربيع بن صابح‎) (d. 160 AH[1]) was an early Muslim and a pioneer in recording the hadith among the Sunni Muslims in Basra [2]

In the The Muwatta of imam Muhammed Introduction, it is stated [3]:

“ ...is sometimes said, 'The first book composed in Islam was that of Ibn Jurayj, and some said, 'the Muwatta of Malik', and some others said, 'The first man to compile and arrange according to chapters was Rabi ibn Sabih in Basra. ”


[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/asunnah1.htm
  2. ^ http://www.hawza.org.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=27
  3. ^ http://www.turathpublishing.net/index.php/articles/thesearticles/22
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