**Abu Sa'id al-Khudri** (أبو سعيد الخدري) lived during the 1st century AH and was an [[al-Ansar|Ansari companion]] of [[Prophet Muhammad]] (peace be upon him and his family), and a member of the [[Bani Khudra tribe]] in Medina. He is a prolific narrator of hadith and his narrations are foundational to the studies of [[Fiqh|Islamic jurisprudence]]. > [!encountered]- Encountered > - [[Prophet Muhammad]] > - [[Imam Ali]] > - [[Lady Fatima]] > - [[Imam al-Hasan]] > - [[Imam al-Husayn]] > - [[Imam al-Sajjad]] > [!relatives]- Relatives > - Father: [[Malik b. Sinan]] > - Half-brother: [[Qatada b. al-Nu'man]] > [!students]- Students > - [['Atiyya]] > [!contemporaries]- Contemporaries > - [[Miqdad b. Aswad]] > - [[Salman al-Muhammadi]] > - [[Abu Dhar al-Ghifari]] > - [[Ammar b. Yasir]] > - [[Jabir b. Abdullah]] > [!evaluation]- Evaluation > - [[al-Dhahabi says Abu Sa'id al-Khudri was an Imam and reliable narrator]] ## Quotations - [[Abu Sa'id al-Khudri's hadith of the lizard hole, Sahih al-Bukhari]] - [[Abu Sa'id al-Khudri's hadith of the Masters of Paradise, Sunan al-Tirmidhi]] - [[Abu Sa'id al-Khudri’s report of Imam Ali's appointment at Ghadir Khumm with mention of authority and underarm, Tarikh al-Kabir]] - [[Abu Sa’id al-Khudri’s report of the Prophet saying the killers of Ammar will invite to Hellfire, Sahih al-Bukhari]]