Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari
Sa'id ibn Aws al-Ansari | |
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| Born | Ṣulbīyah al-Khazraj |
| Died | 831 [215 A.H.] |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | poetry, philology, fiqh (law), etc. |
| Notable works | Ṭabaqāt al-Naḥwīyīn wa-al-Lughawīyīn |
Abū Zayd Sa’īd ibn Aws al-Anṣārī (أبو زيد سعيد بن أوس الأنصاري; died 830 CE/215 AH) was an Arab linguist and a reputable narrator of hadith. Sibawayh and al-Jāḥiẓ were among his pupils. His father was Aws ibn Thabit also a hadith narrator, while his grandfather Thabit ibn Bashir was one of the three scribes who wrote down the Qur'an during Muhammad's era.
He died in Basra, Iraq.