Ibn Wahb

Ibn Wahb
Personal life
Born743 CE (125 AH)
Fustat, Egypt
Died813 CE (197 AH)
Egypt
EraAbbasid Caliphate
RegionMedina and Egypt
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Hadith
Religious life
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceMaliki
Muslim leader
Influenced

Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibn Wahb ibn Muslim al-Fihri al-Qurashi al-Misri (743 – 813 CE) (125 – 197 AH ), better known as Ibn Wahb (not to be confused with Ibn Wahb al-Kātib) was an important Egyptian early jurist in the Maliki school. He was one of Malik's best known companions and had a tremendous influence in spreading the Maliki school in Egypt and the Maghreb.