Said ibn al-Musayyib

Said ibn al-Musayyib
Personal life
Born637 CE
Hejaz, Arabia (present day KSA)
Died715 (aged 7778)
ParentAl-Musayyib ibn Hazn al-Makhzumi (father)
EraRashidun Era,
Umayyad Era
RegionMedina
Main interest(s)Fiqh; tafsir, hadith (his students)
Notable work(s)oral only
Religious life
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceHis fiqh transmitted by the Syrian and Medinan schools
Muslim leader
Influenced

Abu Muhammad Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib ibn Hazn al-Makhzumi (Arabic: سعید بن المسیب, romanized: Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyib; 637–715) was one of the foremost authorities of jurisprudence (fiqh) among the taba'een (generation succeeding the companions of Muhammad who are referred to as the sahaba). He was based in Medina.