Said ibn al-Musayyib

سَعِيد بْن المُسَيَّب

The greatest of the Tabien

Born: 637 CE, Medina

Died: 715 CE, Medina

Era: Tabeen

Field: Fiqh, Hadith

Origin: Medina, Arabia

Said ibn al-Musayyib is widely regarded as the greatest scholar among the Tabien generation. His legal opinions became a major source for Imam Malik in formulating the Maliki school.