Sehl b. Hanîf…
- Kunya
- Ebû Sa'd, Ebû Abdullah, Ebû Sâbit, Ebû Saîd, Ebü'l-Velîd
- Nisba
- el-Ensârî, el-Evsî, el-Medenî
- Generation (tabaqa)
- Companion
- City
- Basra, Kûfe, Fâris
- Death record
- 37 AH (some sources: 38)
- Jarh wa ta'dil
- sahâbî
Father: Hunayf b. Wahib; mother: Hind bint Rafa'a bin Umays. Spouse(s): Habiba bint As'ad bin Zurara, Umm Khultum bint 'Utba bin Abi Waqqas. Siblings: 'Uthman bin Hunayf, 'Abbad bin Hunayf. Children: Abu Umama bin Sahl, 'Uthman, Sa'd. Places of residence: Medina, Kufa. Birthplace: Medinah. Place of death: Kufa.
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Narrated Sal: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should say Khabuthat Nafsi but he is recommended to say 'Laqisat Nafsi (See Hadith No. 202)
Narrated Al-A`mash: I asked Abu Wail, "Did you witness the battle of Siffin between `Ali and Muawiya?" He said, "Yes," and added, "Then I heard Sahl bin Hunaif saying, 'O people! Blame your personal opinions in your religion. No doubt, I remember myself on the day of Abi Jandal; if I had the power to refuse the order of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I would have refused it. We have never put our swords on our shoulders to get involved in a situation that might have been horrible for us, but those swords brought us to victory and peace, except this present situation.' " Abu Wail said, "I witnessed the battle of Siffin, and how nasty Siffin was!"
