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    Question ID: 50882Country: India

    Title: was MAlik Bin DInar sahabee or tabeen

    Question: My question is that was Malik Bin Dinar a Sahabi or Tabeyi? Please give me detailed information related to this person. Also tell me which book should I consult regarding the biographies of Sahabas or Tabiyin?

    Answer ID: 50882

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 355/L=91/TL=04/1435) (1) Yes, Malik Ibn Dinar was a Tabiye, not a Sahabi. (2) In order to know the history of Sahaba and Tabiyeen you should study the books: Seeratut Tabiyeen, Siyarus Sahaba, Siyarus Sahabiyat and Hayatus Sahaba etc.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India