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Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, The generous merchant

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CompanionThe generous merchant

Abd al-Rahman ibn Awfعبد الرحمن بن عوف

Approximate dateMadinah

A Makkan who arrived in Madinah with nothing, asked for the market, and became rich and generous.

When the Ansari Sa'd ibn al-Rabi offered him half his wealth, Abd al-Rahman thanked him and said, 'Show me the market.' Trading honestly, he grew wealthy and gave much of it away for the army and the poor. Umar named him to the council of six that chose the next caliph, and he oversaw the choice of Uthman.

What does the hadith say?

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3747

Who else is linked?

MadinahAbu BakrUmar ibn al-KhattabUthman ibn AffanAli ibn Abi TalibTalhah ibn UbaydullahAl-Zubayr ibn al-AwwamSa'd ibn Abi WaqqasSa'id ibn ZaydAbu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺZayd ibn HarithaThe Three Who Stayed BehindKhosrow IIHeracliusAl-MuqawqisJabalah ibn al-AyhamAl-Numan ibn al-Mundhir

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