IsmÃÂÿël ibn ÿAbd al-RaḥmÃÂn al-Suddë (died 745) was a popular preacher and QurþÃÂnic exegete in Kà «fa. His nickname al-Suddë comes from his habit of sitting on the threshold (sudd) of the Great Mosque of Kà «fa. His status as a traditionist is unclear, since his presence in isnÃÂds is often inauthentic and he was sometimes accused of fabrication. He criticized Abà « Bakr and ÿUmar and was accused of having Shëÿë tendencies (tashayyuÿ). His reputation rests on his exegesis, which was considered inconsequential by al-Shaÿbë and merely "popular" by IbrÃÂhëm al-Nakhaÿr, but was cited extensively in al-Ṭabarë's Tafsër.
Al-Suddë relied on Jewish and Christian traditions. His accounts "are to a large extent essentially rewritten Qurþan, reminiscent of the qiá¹£aá¹£ al-anbiyÃÂþ", the stories about the prophets. He is probably responsible for an account of the episode of the Satanic verses which depicts Muḥammad, unaware of what he has uttered, being carried through the city of Mecca on the shoulders of his cheering companions before being corrected by Gabriel.