al-Aswad ibn Suray'

[144 - Al-Aswad ibn Suray' ibn Humayr ibn 'Ubada ibn al-Nazal ibn Marra ibn 'Ubayd ibn Muqa'is and his name is: al-Harith ibn 'Amr ibn Ka'b ibn Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim al-Sa'di,

He was known as: Abu 'Abd Allah.

He fought along with the Prophet ﷺ and Marra ibn 'Ubayd is the brother of Munqir ibn 'Ubayd. Al-Aswad ibn Suray' and al-Ahnaf ibn Qays meet in 'Ubada, and he was the first to recite [Quran] in the Great Mosque of Basra.

Al-Hasan and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakra reported on his authority, Ibn Manda said: It does not verify that they heard directly from him. Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays also reported on his authority.

Abu Yasir ibn Abi Habba informed us, with his chain of narration to 'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who said: My father informed us, 'Affan told us, Hammad ibn Salamah informed us, 'Ali ibn Zayd informed us, on the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakra, on the authority of al-Aswad ibn Suray', who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have indeed praised my Lord with various praises and I have praised You, He said: Bring what you have praised your Lord with, I said: So I began to recite, and a man with an Adamic complexion came and asked for permission,