Ibn Buraidah

Ibn Buraidah refers to the two sons of the companion Buraidah ibn al-Husayb al-Aslami (RA): Sulayman ibn Buraidah and Abdullah ibn Buraidah, both of whom were Tabi'i scholars and hadith narrators of standing. Buraidah (RA) was a companion who embraced Islam as the Prophet ﷺ was migrating to Medina and went on to participate in dozens of military campaigns. He eventually settled in Merv (in present-day Turkmenistan) during the conquests, and his sons were raised and educated in Khorasan. Both Sulayman and Abdullah ibn Buraidah narrated from their father and from other companions, and their narrations appear in all six canonical hadith collections. Sulayman ibn Buraidah in particular is cited by name in many chains, and he served as a judge in Merv. Abdullah ibn Buraidah also narrated extensively and was praised by the hadith critics. Together they represent an important node in the transmission of prophetic hadith from the eastern Islamic provinces. The hadith they transmitted from Buraidah (RA) include narrations on prayer, zakah, purity, and various aspects of personal conduct and legal rulings. Their father's narrations on the rules of warfare, treatment of prisoners, and the Prophet's ﷺ instructions to military commanders are among the most referenced texts in classical books of Islamic law on the subject.