Sa'id ibn Jubayr (665–714) (Arabic: سعيد بن جبير), also known as Abū Muhammad, was originally from Kufa, in modern-day Iraq. He was regarded as one of the leading members of the Tabi'in (d. ca. 712). Sa'īd is held in the highest esteem by scholars of the Shi'a and Sunni Islamic tradition and was considered one of the leading jurists of the time. He also narrated several hadith from Ibn Abbas.
At the battle of Jamājim in 82 AH (699-701), Ibn al-Ash'ath and his followers, including 100,000 from amongst the mawāli, took on the army of al-Hajjāj (d. 714), the governor of the Iraqi provinces during the reign of the UmayyadcaliphAbd al-Malik. Within their forces was a group known as the 'Battalion of Qur'an Reciters' headed by Kumayl ibn Ziyad an-Nakha`i and including Sa`īd ibn Jubayr. The revolt was brutally put down and Sa`īd was forced to flee to the outskirts of Mecca. He persisted in travelling to Mecca itself twice a year to perform the hajj and `umrah and would enter Kufa secretly to help resolve peoples' religious issues.
Dialogue between Ibn Jubayr and al-Hajjajedit
Sa'īd was finally apprehended and brought before al-Hajjāj. Excerpts from a transcript of their dialogue follows:Sa'īd ibn Jubayr entered upon al-Hajjāj, who asked his name (and he knew his name well):
Sa'īd: Sa'īd ibn Jubayr.
Al-Hajjaj: Nay, you are Shaqīy ibn Kusayr. (al-Hajjāj is playing with words here: Sa'īd means happy and Shaqī means unhappy; Jubayr means one who splints broken bones and Kusayr means one who breaks them.)
Sa'īd: My mother knew better when she named me.
Al-Hajjāj: You are wretched (shaqīta) and your mother is wretched" (shaqiyat). Then he told him: "By Allah, I will replace your dunya with a blazing Fire.
Sa'īd: If I knew you could do it, I would take you as a God.
Al-Hajjāj: I have gold and wealth.
Bags of gold and silver were brought and spread before Sa'īd ibn Jubayr in order to try him.
Sa'īd: O Hajjāj, if you gathered it to be seen and heard in showing off, and to use it to avert others from the way of Allah, then by Allah, it will not avail you against Him in any way. Saying this, he aligned himself towards Qiblah.
Al-Hajjāj: Take him and turn him to other than the Qiblah. By Allah, O Sa'īd ibn Jubayr, I will kill you with a killing with which I have not killed any of the people.
Sa'īd: O Hajjāj choose for yourself whatever killing you want, by Allah you will not kill me with a killing except that Allah will kill you with a like of it, so choose for yourself whatever killing you like.
Al-Hajjāj: Turn him to other than the Qiblah.
Sa'īd: Wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah.[1]
Al-Hajjāj: Put him under the earth.
Sa'īd: From it (the earth) We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.[2]
Al-Hajjāj was outdone and ordered the beheading of Sa'īd ibn Jubayr. Sa'īd was martyred in the month of Sha'bān, 95 AH (ca. May 714) at the age of 49. Al-Hajjāj is reported to have soon lost his senses and died within a month.
....He narrated hadiths from Ibn Abbas, Ibn Al-Zubayr, Ibn Umar, Ibn Maqal, Udayy Ibn Hatim, Abu Mas`uod al-Ansari, Abu Sa`id al-Khudri, Abu Hurayra, Abu Musa al-Ash`ari, al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri, Anas, `Amr ibn Maymun, Abu `Abdulrahman al-Sulami and lady `A'isha..... Ibn Abi Mughira said that when people of Kufa visit Ibn `Abbas they used to ask him for Fatwa, he used to say them: "Isn't Sa'id Ibn Jubayr among you?".... `Amr ibn Maymun said that his father said that Sa'id ibn Jubayr passed away and every one on the earth attained his knowledge... Abu al-Qasim al-Tabari said: "He is a reliable Imam and hujjah on Muslims".....Ibn Hibban said: "He was jurist, worshiper, righteous and pious".
From him are recorded by Imams Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud, Ibn Maja, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Imam Malik ibn Anas. Sa'id narrates 147 traditions in Sahih Bukhari and 78 in Sahih Muslim.[4]
Sa'id was asked by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to write a book concerning Quranic exegesis. His exegesis is mentioned by Ibn al-Nadim in his al-Fihrist under Shiite exegeses, without mentioning any other exegesis that is temporally prior to it.
His mausoleum is located in al-Hay city in the Wasit Province of Iraq. In Iraq, Rabi' al-Awwal 25 of every year is recognized as the anniversary of Sa'id ibn Jubayr's martyrdom. On this day people congregate in his mausoleum and honor the day. His mausoleum is a pilgrimage site for the Shia Muslims.
al-Qarashi, B.S., The Life of Imam Zayn l-'Abidin, Ansariyan Publications, 2000.
al-Sayyid, K., Saeed bin Jubayr, Ansariyan Publications, 1996.
Jafri,S.H.M., The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam, Oxford University Press, 2001.
Madelung, W., The Succession to Muhammad (A study of the early Caliphate), Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Weststeijn. J.K. & de Voogt, A.J., "Dreams in Tabari: Husayn, Jubayr, and those in God's favor in the Umayyad period", Le Muséon: Revue d'études orientales 120:225–29, 2007.
Weststeijn, Johan, & Alex de Voogt, "Sa'id b. Gubayr: piety, chess and rebellion", Arabica, 49/3 (2002): 383–6.
January 01, 1970
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Sa id ibn Jubayr 665 714 Arabic سعيد بن جبير also known as Abu Muhammad was originally from Kufa in modern day Iraq He was regarded as one of the leading members of the Tabi in d ca 712 Sa id is held in the highest esteem by scholars of the Shi a and Sunni Islamic tradition and was considered one of the leading jurists of the time He also narrated several hadith from Ibn Abbas Sa id ibn Jubayr سعيد بن جبيرPersonalBornc 665Kufa Umayyad CaliphateDiedc 714Al Hay Umayyad CaliphateReligionIslamEraUmayyad EraRegionUmayyad CaliphateMuslim leaderInfluenced by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al Abidin Abd Allah ibn Abbas Abd Allah ibn Umar Contents 1 Life 2 Dialogue between Ibn Jubayr and al Hajjaj 3 Legacy 3 1 Sunni view 3 2 Shia view 4 See also 5 Notes 6 BibliographyLife editAt the battle of Jamajim in 82 AH 699 701 Ibn al Ash ath and his followers including 100 000 from amongst the mawali took on the army of al Hajjaj d 714 the governor of the Iraqi provinces during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Abd al Malik Within their forces was a group known as the Battalion of Qur an Reciters headed by Kumayl ibn Ziyad an Nakha i and including Sa id ibn Jubayr The revolt was brutally put down and Sa id was forced to flee to the outskirts of Mecca He persisted in travelling to Mecca itself twice a year to perform the hajj and umrah and would enter Kufa secretly to help resolve peoples religious issues Dialogue between Ibn Jubayr and al Hajjaj editSa id was finally apprehended and brought before al Hajjaj Excerpts from a transcript of their dialogue follows Sa id ibn Jubayr entered upon al Hajjaj who asked his name and he knew his name well Sa id Sa id ibn Jubayr Al Hajjaj Nay you are Shaqiy ibn Kusayr al Hajjaj is playing with words here Sa id means happy and Shaqi means unhappy Jubayr means one who splints broken bones and Kusayr means one who breaks them Sa id My mother knew better when she named me Al Hajjaj You are wretched shaqita and your mother is wretched shaqiyat Then he told him By Allah I will replace your dunya with a blazing Fire Sa id If I knew you could do it I would take you as a God Al Hajjaj I have gold and wealth Bags of gold and silver were brought and spread before Sa id ibn Jubayr in order to try him Sa id O Hajjaj if you gathered it to be seen and heard in showing off and to use it to avert others from the way of Allah then by Allah it will not avail you against Him in any way Saying this he aligned himself towards Qiblah Al Hajjaj Take him and turn him to other than the Qiblah By Allah O Sa id ibn Jubayr I will kill you with a killing with which I have not killed any of the people Sa id O Hajjaj choose for yourself whatever killing you want by Allah you will not kill me with a killing except that Allah will kill you with a like of it so choose for yourself whatever killing you like Al Hajjaj Turn him to other than the Qiblah Sa id Wherever you might turn there is the Face of Allah 1 Al Hajjaj Put him under the earth Sa id From it the earth We created you and into it We will return you and from it We will extract you another time 2 Al Hajjaj was outdone and ordered the beheading of Sa id ibn Jubayr Sa id was martyred in the month of Sha ban 95 AH ca May 714 at the age of 49 Al Hajjaj is reported to have soon lost his senses and died within a month Legacy editSunni view edit Ibn Hajar al Asqalani a 15th century Shafi i Islamic scholar writes 3 He narrated hadiths from Ibn Abbas Ibn Al Zubayr Ibn Umar Ibn Maqal Udayy Ibn Hatim Abu Mas uod al Ansari Abu Sa id al Khudri Abu Hurayra Abu Musa al Ash ari al Dahhak ibn Qays al Fihri Anas Amr ibn Maymun Abu Abdulrahman al Sulami and lady A isha Ibn Abi Mughira said that when people of Kufa visit Ibn Abbas they used to ask him for Fatwa he used to say them Isn t Sa id Ibn Jubayr among you Amr ibn Maymun said that his father said that Sa id ibn Jubayr passed away and every one on the earth attained his knowledge Abu al Qasim al Tabari said He is a reliable Imam and hujjah on Muslims Ibn Hibban said He was jurist worshiper righteous and pious From him are recorded by Imams Bukhari Muslim al Tirmidhi al Nasa i Abu Dawud Ibn Maja Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Imam Malik ibn Anas Sa id narrates 147 traditions in Sahih Bukhari and 78 in Sahih Muslim 4 Shia view edit According to Khulasat al aqwal by Al Hilli and Rijal al Kashshi by Muhammad ibn Umar al Kashshi he was a Shia Muslim They point out among many that Sa id ibn Jubayr was a follower and companion of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al Abidin supported the Alid rebellion against the Umayyads for which he was killed by the Umayyad appointed Al Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Sa id was asked by Abd al Malik ibn Marwan to write a book concerning Quranic exegesis His exegesis is mentioned by Ibn al Nadim in his al Fihrist under Shiite exegeses without mentioning any other exegesis that is temporally prior to it His mausoleum is located in al Hay city in the Wasit Province of Iraq In Iraq Rabi al Awwal 25 of every year is recognized as the anniversary of Sa id ibn Jubayr s martyrdom On this day people congregate in his mausoleum and honor the day His mausoleum is a pilgrimage site for the Shia Muslims See also editIbn Abbas Kumayl ibn ZiyadNotes edit Qur an 2 115 Qur an 20 55 Tahdhib al Tahdhib Volume 4 No 14 Sahih Bukhari Volume 007 Book 063 Hadith Number 231 Archived from the original on 2012 03 23 Bibliography edital Mufid Kitab al Irshad Ansariyan Publications al Qarashi B S The Life of Imam Zayn l Abidin Ansariyan Publications 2000 al Sayyid K Saeed bin Jubayr Ansariyan Publications 1996 Jafri S H M The Origins and Early Development of Shi a Islam Oxford University Press 2001 Madelung W The Succession to Muhammad A study of the early Caliphate Cambridge University Press 1997 Weststeijn J K amp de Voogt A J Dreams in Tabari Husayn Jubayr and those in God s favor in the Umayyad period Le Museon Revue d etudes orientales 120 225 29 2007 Weststeijn Johan amp Alex de Voogt Sa id b Gubayr piety chess and rebellion Arabica 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