AbuMusa

AbuMusa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, whose full name was Abdullah ibn Qays ibn Sulaym al-Ash'ari, was a companion of the Prophet ﷺ from Yemen and one of the most distinguished scholars and administrators of the early Islamic state. He came from the Ash'ari tribe, which the Prophet ﷺ praised for their collective solidarity and generosity. He emigrated to Medina and became a close companion of the Prophet ﷺ. After the conquests, he was appointed governor of Basra and then Kufa by Umar ibn al-Khattab, serving with notable justice and competence. He was renowned for his extraordinarily beautiful recitation of the Quran, which the Prophet ﷺ praised by saying: 'He has been given one of the melodic flutes (mizmar) of the family of David.' Umar would ask him to recite at gatherings for the beauty of his voice. He narrated numerous hadiths on topics including prayer, purification, leadership, and the Quran, and was a primary religious authority for the people of Iraq. He died around 42–52 AH. His narrations appear in all six major hadith collections.