Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, Jurist raised by Aisha

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Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakrالقاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر

Approximate dateMadinah

Grandson of Abu Bakr, orphaned young and raised and taught by his aunt Aisha.

After his father Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was killed in Egypt, Aisha took him into her home and taught him. He became one of the Seven Jurists of Madinah, famous for answering 'I do not know' rather than guessing.

What grew out of it?

Through his students, Aisha's fiqh flowed into the school of Madinah.

The lesson

Saying 'I do not know' is part of knowledge.

Source: history · Wikipedia

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