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Anas ibn Malik, The Prophet's young servant

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CompanionThe Prophet's young servant

Anas ibn Malikأنس بن مالك

Approximate dateBasra

Given as a boy to serve the Prophet ﷺ, he served ten years and lived past a hundred.

Umm Sulaym brought her son Anas, about ten, to the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah. In ten years, Anas said, he never once said 'uff' to him or asked why something was done. The Prophet ﷺ prayed for his wealth, children and long life. He settled in Basra, narrated over two thousand hadith, and was among the last Companions to die.

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 6038

Who else is linked?

BasraUmm Sulaym bint MilhanAbu Talhah al-AnsariAnas ibn al-NadrMuhammad ibn SirinAbu Hanifa

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺThe Three Who Stayed BehindZayd ibn HarithaConstans IIYazid ibn MuawiyahYazdegerd IIIMuawiyah ibn YazidMarwan ibn al-Hakam

Source: hadith · Wikipedia

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