Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari
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Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari was an early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Medina, regarded as one of the prominent transmitters of prophetic traditions in the generation following the Companions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7839623 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari Context triple: [Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, student, Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari]
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Yahya ibn Zakariya
Yahya ibn Zakariya is the Islamic name for the prophet known in Christianity as John the Baptist, revered for his piety, asceticism, and role in heralding Jesus.
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Yahya ibn Muhammad
Yahya ibn Muhammad was a 9th-century Idrisid ruler of Morocco known for consolidating Idrisid power and fostering urban and economic development, particularly in Fes.
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Abu Bakr al-Shibli
Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a prominent early Sufi mystic of Baghdad known for his ecstatic spirituality, paradoxical sayings, and influential role in the development of Islamic mysticism.
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Yaʿqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari
Yaʿqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari, known as Abu Yusuf, was a prominent 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief disciple of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and spreading the Hanafi school of law.
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Sa'id ibn Uthman
Sa'id ibn Uthman was a 7th-century Umayyad prince and early Islamic military commander, known as a son of the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan and for his role in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari Target entity description: Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari was an early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Medina, regarded as one of the prominent transmitters of prophetic traditions in the generation following the Companions.
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A.
Yahya ibn Zakariya
Yahya ibn Zakariya is the Islamic name for the prophet known in Christianity as John the Baptist, revered for his piety, asceticism, and role in heralding Jesus.
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B.
Yahya ibn Muhammad
Yahya ibn Muhammad was a 9th-century Idrisid ruler of Morocco known for consolidating Idrisid power and fostering urban and economic development, particularly in Fes.
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C.
Abu Bakr al-Shibli
Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a prominent early Sufi mystic of Baghdad known for his ecstatic spirituality, paradoxical sayings, and influential role in the development of Islamic mysticism.
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D.
Yaʿqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari
Yaʿqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari, known as Abu Yusuf, was a prominent 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief disciple of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and spreading the Hanafi school of law.
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E.
Sa'id ibn Uthman
Sa'id ibn Uthman was a 7th-century Umayyad prince and early Islamic military commander, known as a son of the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan and for his role in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hadith scholar
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tabiʿi ⓘ |
| era | generation following the Companions ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ansar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiqh
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hadith ⓘ |
| hadithCriticismRating | thiqa ⓘ |
| hasRoleInIsnad | reliable transmitter in major hadith collections ⓘ |
| influenced | Malik ibn Anas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
combining hadith transmission with legal reasoning
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precision in transmitting Medinan hadith ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf | seven jurists of Medina ⓘ |
| movement | Medinan school of law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Islamic jurisprudence in Medina
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transmission of hadith ⓘ |
| notableWork |
narrations in the Muwatta of Malik
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transmission of the hadith of ʿAmra bint ʿAbd al-Rahman ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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traditionist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | qadi of Medina ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
NERFINISHED
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Ibn Hibban NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn Saʿd NERFINISHED ⓘ Yahya ibn Maʿin NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Nasaʾi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hejaz ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| student |
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
NERFINISHED
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Hammad ibn Zayd NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn Jurayj NERFINISHED ⓘ Malik ibn Anas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuʿba ibn al-Hajjaj NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufyan al-Thawri NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufyan ibn ʿUyayna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacher |
Abu Bakr ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith
NERFINISHED
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Abu Salama ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Taymi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nafiʿ mawla Ibn ʿUmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Saʿid ibn al-Musayyib NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulayman ibn Yasar NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Zuhri (Muhammad ibn Shihab al-Zuhri) NERFINISHED ⓘ ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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