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AL-KAFI #1016: KEISTIMEWAAN UWAIS AL-QARANI
Who was Uwais al-Qarani and what was his special status that the Prophet SAW mentioned him?
Short answer
Uwais al-Qarani was a tabi'i from the Banu Murad tribe of Yemen whom the Prophet SAW described as the best of the tabi'in.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
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Summary
Uwais al-Qarani was a tabi'i from the Banu Murad tribe of Yemen whom the Prophet SAW described as the best of the tabi'in. His distinctions include great devotion to his mother, answered supplications, and the instruction that Umar seek forgiveness prayers from him. He was known as a model of asceticism and piety who kept his condition concealed. He could not visit the Prophet SAW because he was caring for his mother, and he died as a martyr at the Battle of Siffin in 37 H.
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Uwais al-Qarani berasal dari kaum Qaran, termasuk dari kabilah Yaman Bani Murad.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1016: KEISTIMEWAAN UWAIS AL-QARANI”, 31 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2969-al-kafi-1016-keistimewaan-uwais-al-qarani. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-was-uwais-al-qarani-and-his-virtues/