Biography of Jabr ibn Abd Allah
Jabir b. 'Abd Allah al-Qibti, the freed slave of Abu Basrah al-Ghafari.
He was the one who came from the Magi (Coptic) with Mary, the Coptic woman, as a messenger, as Abu Sa'id b. Yunus said.
The prince Abu Nasr said: Jabir b. 'Abd Allah al-Qibti, the freed slave of the Banu Ghifar, was the Magi's messenger with Mary to the Prophet (peace be upon him).
It was said: He was the freed slave of Abu Basrah, and Ibn Yunus said: Some people from Ghifar claimed that he was one of them, and they attributed their ancestry to him, so they said: Jabir b. Anas b. Sa'd b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Abd Yalil b. Harim b. Ghifar.
Hani' b. al-Mundhir mentioned that he died in the year 63.
He was mentioned by the three.