Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad

الفضيل بن عياض

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Born: 725 CE (107 AH)Died: 803 CE (187 AH)

Biography

Full biography coming soon. A renowned ascetic and hadith transmitter who, according to tradition, was a highway robber before his dramatic repentance upon hearing a Quranic verse. Al-Fudayl settled in Makkah and became one of the most revered spiritual authorities of his age, known for making Harun ar-Rashid weep.

Books

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Details

Era
tabi tabii
Category
scholar
Birth Place
Samarkand
Death Place
Makkah