It is said that she met the Prophet, but al-Daraquṭni denies that.

It is said that she met the Prophet, but al-Daraquṭni denies that. Al-‘Ijli said: Thiqah (trustworthy) .[^6] Safiyyah is also a narrator of Sahih Muslim .[^7] In summary, the above chain is impeccably sahih . Elsewhere, ‘Abd al-Razzaq has recorded the exact same report with this chain: أخبرنا عبد الرزاق قال: أخبرنا معمر عن أيوب عن نافع عن صفية ‘Abd al-Razzak – Ma’mar – Ayub – Nafi’ - Safiyyah[^8] The only new name is Ayub. So, who is he? Al-Hafiz answers: أيوب بن أبي تميمة جلس السختياني ….

أبو بكر البصري ثقة ثبت حجة من كبار الفقهاء العباد Ayub b. Abi Tamimah al-Sakhtayani, Abu Bakr al-Basri: Thiqah (trustworthy), thabt (accurate), hujjah (an authority in hadith **)**, from the greatest jurists and worshippers of Allah.[^9] In other words, the athar about ‘Umar is doubly sahih ! ‘Allamah al-Albani (d. 1420 H) also has some further words: روى الدولابي في الكنى " (1 / 189) عن إبراهيم بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف قال: رأيت عمر أحرق بيت رويشد الثقفي حتى كأنه جمرة أو حمة وكان جارنا يبيع الخمر.

وسنده صحيح. ورواه عبد الرزاق عن صفية بنت ابي عبيد كما في " الجامع الكبيرة " (3 / 204 / 1) وأبو عبيد في " الأموال " (ص 103) عن ابن عمر وسنده صحيح أيضا Al-Dawlabi reported in al-Kuni (1/189) on the authority Ibrahim b. ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Awf that he said: “I saw ‘Umar burning the house of Ruwayshid al-Thaqafi until it became like firebrand or a hot spring. He was our neighbour who sold alcohol. ” Its chain is sahih .

‘Abd al-Razzaq also narrated on the authority of Safiyyah bint Abi ‘Ubayd, as stated in al-Jami’ al-Kabirah (3/204/1) as well as Abu ‘Ubayd in al-Amwal (p. 103) on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar, and its chain is sahih too .[^10] Interestingly, this Ruwayshid was one of the Sahabah!

Al-Hafiz states: رويشد الثقفي أبو علاج الطائفي ثم المدني له إدراك وله قصة مع عمر بسبب بيعه الشراب قال بن أبي ذئب انا سعد بن إبراهيم بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف عن أبيه ان عمر أمر باحراق بيت رويشد وكان يبيع فيه الشراب فنهاه عمر فلم ينته Ruwayshid al-Thaqafi, Abu ‘Alaj al-Taifi al-Madani: He met the Prophet. He also had a story with ‘Umar due to his selling of alcoholic drinks. Ibn Abi Dhaib said: Sa’d b. Ibrahim b. ‘Abd al-Rahman b.

‘Awf narrated to us from his father that ‘Umar ordered that the house of Ruwayshid be burnt down. He used to sell alcoholic drinks in it. ‘Umar had warned him to desist, but he never desisted .[^11] Elsewhere, he reiterates: رويشد .... الثقفي .... وله قصة مع عمر في شربه الخمر ....