84 - Steering away from causing harm

Abu Muhammad – or as some reports put it Abu ‘Abd al-Raḥmān – ‘Abdullāh ibn ꜤAmr ibn al-‘Āṣ ibn Wāʼil belonged to the Sahm branch of the Quraysh tribe. He learnt writing before the days of Islam, and he mastered the Syriac language. He embraced Islam long before his father. He used to fast often and spend much of his nights in voluntary worship. He was one of the scholars among the Prophet’s companions and he narrated a large number of hadiths. He died in Year 65 AH 685 CE