Rabi ibn Sabih ( ar, ربيع بن صبيح) (d. 160 AH) was an early
Muslim and a pioneer in recording the
hadith
Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...
among the
Sunni Muslims in
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...
In the book titled 'The Muwatta of imam Muhammed', Introduction, Topic one:How the writing of Ahadith Spread,
it is stated:
Turath Publishing :: The Muwatta of Imam Muhammad (p.1)
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References
Tabi‘un
770s deaths
Year of birth unknown
8th-century Arabs
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