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Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

Abū Salama al-Tujībī—the Egyptian, and he was nicknamed “the Ascetic” because of the depth of his devotion to Allah.

He attended ʿUmar’s sermon at al-Jābiya (1) and later narrated from him, as well as from ʿAlī, Abū al-Dardāʾ, and Ḥafṣa.

Those who transmitted from him include ʿAlī ibn Rabāḥ, Mishraḥ ibn Hāʿān, Abū Qabīl, ʿUqba ibn Muslim, al-Ḥasan ibn Thawbān, and his cousin al-Haytham ibn Khālid.

Al-Dāraqutnī said: “Sulaym ibn ʿItr used to relate his stories while standing.”

He also reported that Sulaym would complete three full readings of the Quran every night (2), then go in to his wife and bathe three times; after his death she said, “May Allah have mercy on you—you pleased your Lord and you pleased your family.” (3)

Ibn Hujayra related: “A dispute over an inheritance was brought before Sulaym ibn ʿItr. He judged between the heirs, but when they quarrelled again they returned to him. He ruled a second time, wrote a document (4) recording his decision, and summoned the senior officers of the garrison to witness it; he was thus the first to have his judicial ruling formally registered.”

Ibn Lahīʿa, quoting al-Ḥārith ibn Yazīd, said that Sulaym ibn ʿItr recited the Quran three times every night.

Ḍamām ibn Ismāʿīl, from al-Ḥasan ibn Thawbān, from Sulaym ibn ʿItr, reported that he said:

(1) al-Jabiyah: a village that first belonged to the district of Damascus and later to the province of Jaydur in the Golan, near Marj al-Sufr north of Hauran. If one stands in al-Sanamayn facing north it becomes visible, and it can also be seen from Nawa. Nearby is a mound called Tall al-Jabiyah. The Damascene city gate Bab al-Jabiyah is named after this locality. Muʿjam al-Buldan. (2) That view is hardly conceivable and is most likely not soundly attributed to him, because it conflicts with the guidance of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—who said: “He has not truly understood (the Quran) who completes its recitation in less than three days.” Narrated by Abu Dawud (1394) and al-Tirmidhi (2950) with an authentic chain from Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As. The Prophet also refused to allow Abd Allah ibn Amr to finish the Quran in fewer than three days; this is reported by al-Bukhari 9/84 and Muslim (1159). See the author’s comment on p. 325. (3) See Wulat Misr wa-Qudatuha, pp. 303, 307, 308. (4) The manuscript reads “his book,” but the preferred reading here follows Tarikh al-Islam and Qudat Misr.

المِصْرِيُّ، وَكَانَ يُدْعَى: النَّاسِكَ؛ لِشِدَّةِ تَأَلُّهِهِ. حَضَرَ خُطْبَةَ عُمَرَ بِالجَابِيَةِ (١) ، وَحَدَّثَ عَنْهُ، وَعَنْ: عَلِيٍّ، وَأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، وَحَفْصَةَ. وَعَنْهُ: عُلَيُّ بنُ رَبَاحٍ، وَمِشْرَحُ بنُ هَاعَانَ، وَأَبُو قَبِيْلٍ، وَعُقْبَةُ بنُ مُسْلِمٍ، وَالحَسَنُ بنُ ثَوْبَانَ، وَابْنُ عَمِّهِ؛ الهَيْثَمُ بنُ خَالِدٍ. قَالَ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ: كَانَ سُلَيْمُ بنُ عِتْرٍ يَقُصُّ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ. قَالَ: وَرُوِيَ عَنْهُ: أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَخْتِمُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ ثَلاَثَ خَتَمَاتٍ (٢) ، وَيَأْتِي امْرَأَتَهُ، وَيَغْتَسِلُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَأَنَّهَا قَالَتْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ: رَحِمَكَ اللهُ، لَقَدْ كُنْتَ تُرْضِي رَبَّكَ، وَتُرْضِي أَهْلَكَ (٣) . وَعَنِ ابْنِ حُجَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: اخْتُصِمَ إِلَى سُلَيْمِ بنِ عِتْرٍ فِي مِيْرَاثٍ، فَقَضَى بَيْنَ الوَرَثَةِ، ثُمَّ تَنَاكَرُوا، فَعَادُوا إِلَيْهِ، فَقَضَى بَيْنَهُمْ، وَكَتَبَ كِتَاباً (٤) بِقَضَائِهِ، وَأَشْهَدَ فِيْهِ شُيُوْخَ الجُنْدِ، فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَجَّلَ بِقَضَائِهِ. ابْنُ لَهِيْعَةَ: عَنِ الحَارِثِ بنِ يَزِيْدَ: أَنَّ سُلَيْمَ بنَ عِتْرٍ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ القُرْآنَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ. ضَمَامُ بنُ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ: عَنِ الحَسَنِ بنِ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بنِ عِتْرٍ، قَالَ:

(١) الجابية: قرية من أعمال دمشق، ثم من عمل الجيدور من ناحية الجولان قرب مرج الصفر في شمالي حوران، إذا وقف الإنسان في الصنمين واستقبل الشمال ظهرت له، وتظهر من نوى أيضا، وبالقرب منها تل يسمى تل الجابية، وباب الجابية بدمشق، منسوب لهذا الموضع. معجم البلدان. (٢) لا يعقل ذلك، وربما لا يصح عنه، لأنه مخالف لهدي رسول الله ﷺ حيث يقول: " لم يفقه من قرأ القرآن في أقل من ثلاث " رواه ابو داود (١٣٩٤) والترمذي (٢٩٥٠) بسند صحيح عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، ولم يرخص لعبد الله بن عمرو أن يختم القرآن في أقل من ثلاث أخرجه البخاري ٩ / ٨٤، ومسلم (١١٥٩) ، وانظر تعليق المؤلف ص ٣٢٥. (٣) انظر " ولاة مصر وقضاتها " ٣٠٣ و٣٠٧ و٣٠٨. (٤) في الأصل: (كتابه) ، وما أثبتناه من " تاريخ الإسلام " و" قضاة مصر ".