Amrah bint Abdul Rahman (Arabic: ùàñé èÃÂê ùèï çÃÂñÃÂàÃÂ, died 717 CE) was an early Islamic mufti and scholar.
Rahman was a member of the tabieen who followed the generation of the ProphetâÂÂs companions. Most mistake her as the granddaughter of AsâÂÂad ibn Zurara due to his popularity as the first chief in Medina to become a Muslim convert.. Rather, the knowledgeable of the genealogies of the Aná¹£ÃÂr noted that she is from the descendants of Saÿd ibn ZurÃÂra, the brother of AsâÂÂad ibn Zurara. She grew up under the care of the Prophet Muhammad's third wife, Aisha bint Abu Bakr, and may have acted as AishaâÂÂs personal secretary.
Rahman became an early Islamic scholar who was an expert in Islamic theology and jurisprudence. She was among the most authoritative and reliable narrators of the hadith of Aisha (including her fiqh judgments), Umm Salama, Rafi' ibn Khadij, and Umm Hisham bint Harithah.
When the Judge of Medina Muhammad bin Abë Bakr bin Hazm ruled in a case involving a Christian thief from Syria who had stolen something, he wrote to Rahman for advice. She informed him that he could not order the severing of the man's hand, as the hand of a thief could only be cut off for stolen amounts over one-quarter of a dënÃÂr, so he ordered that the man be released. He did not question her judgement or seek out other scholars.
Umar bin Abdul Aziz, caliph and scholar, would advise people that if they wanted to learn prophetic sayings, they should go to Rahman, as none knew more of the hadith than her. Ahmad bin Hanbal described Rahman as "an eminent theologian and great scholar." Her knowledge and piety attracted students who she transmitted her knowledge to, including Urwa ibn alâÂÂZubayr, SulaymÃÂn ibn YasÃÂr, Amr ibn Dinar and Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, who called her a "sea of knowledge."
Rahman belonged to a family composed of scholars and transmitters. Her siblings, children, nephews and grandchildren formed a household of learning. Among those who narrated from her are her son Abà « alâÂÂRijÃÂl, her brother Muḥammad ibn ÿAbd alâÂÂRaḥmÃÂn alâÂÂAná¹£ÃÂrë, her nephew Yaḥyàibn ÿAbd AllÃÂh ibn ÿAbd alâÂÂRaḥmÃÂn, her grandson ḤÃÂrithah ibn Abë alâÂÂRijÃÂl and her sisterâÂÂs son Abà « Bakr ibn Muḥammad ibn ÿAmr ibn Ḥazm. . Among the female transmitters were RÃÂâÂÂita al Muznëyya and FÃÂtima bint Munzar bin Zubaër.
Rahman died in 98 AH (717 CE) in Medina, aged 77. âÂÂAbd al-RaḥmÃÂn bin ḤÃÂrithah bin al-NuâÂÂmÃÂn was Rahman's husband, and her son was Abà « al-RijÃÂl Muḥammad, àwho had transmitted hadith from his mother mostly. Her nephew was the judge Abu Bakr ibn Hazm.
Her narrations appear in all the major authoritative hadith collections, including the six canonical hadith collections.