Abu Salih as-Samman

Abu Salih as-Samman (أبو صالح السمان) (died AH 101, CE 720) was an early Islamic scholar of Medinah. He was a narrator of Hadith is among the Tabi'un generation of Muslims.

Biography
He was born during the reign of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, and was the freed slave of Juwayriyya - the wife of Muhammad. He resided in Medina and witnessed the siege of Uthman. He died in 101 AH at the end of the reign of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.

Teachers
He met many of the companions of Muhammad, and narrated hadith from:


 * Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
 * Aisha
 * Abu Hurairah
 * Abd Allah ibn Abbas
 * Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab

Students
Some of the people who narrated from him include:
 * Sohail ibn Abi Saleh (son)
 * Sulaiman Al-A’mash
 * Zayd ibn Aslam
 * Abdullah ibn Dinar
 * Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri

Reception
Ahmad ibn Hanbal said that he is considered Thiqa, (trustworthy in matters of hadith) and was greatly renowned and respected.