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Abu Awfa
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Abu Awfa Alqamah bin Khalid was a companion of Prophet Muhammad. He is known for narrating a hadith about the prohibition of usury. His narration is recorded in Sahih Bukhari. He is also mentioned in the biographical dictionaries of companions as a Sahabi. His full name indicates his lineage (bin Khalid) and his teknonym (Abu Awfa).
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Abu Awfa Alqamah bin Khalid
Abu Awfa Alqamah bin Khalid was a companion of Prophet Muhammad. He is known for narrating a hadith about the prohibition of usury. His narration is recorded in Sahih Bukhari. He is also mentioned in the biographical dictionaries of companions as a Sahabi. His full name indicates his lineage (bin Khalid) and his teknonym (Abu Awfa).
"Abu Awfa narrated that the Prophet said: 'Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates, salt by salt, like for like, equal for equal, hand to hand. If the types differ, sell as you wish if it is hand to hand.'"
Era: 7th century CE
Companion of Prophet Muhammad and narrator of hadith on the prohibition of usury.
Abu Awfa Alqamah bin Khalid is the name of a respected companion and hadith narrator, making it a permissible and honorable name.
Scholar Consensus: agreed
Extremely Rare • Middle East, South Asia
Sahaba Names
Names of male Companions (Sahaba) of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
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