OverviewA companion remembered as a teacher of Qur’an recitation.CategoryCompanionPeriodDates not established
Family associationSalim had been enslaved and was later freed. He became closely associated with the household of Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba and is therefore commonly identified as Salim, the freedman of Abu Hudhayfa.Source: SÂLİM MEVLÂ EBÛ HUZEYFE — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
A trusted reciterHis knowledge of the Qur’an led him to conduct prayers for migrants at Quba. Muhammad ﷺ named him among companions from whom Qur’anic recitation could be learned, showing that learning could establish authority regardless of social origin.Source: SÂLİM MEVLÂ EBÛ HUZEYFE — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
Yamama and identitySalim died in the fighting at Yamama during Abu Bakr’s caliphate. He must not be confused with Salim ibn Abdullah, Umar’s grandson and a scholar of the following generation.Source: SÂLİM MEVLÂ EBÛ HUZEYFE — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
SourcesOriginal biographical summary based on the cited references. Uncertain dates and disputed reports are qualified or omitted. This is not an excerpt or paraphrase of the 82 İl 82 Sahabi book.SÂLİM MEVLÂ EBÛ HUZEYFE — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
