Sa'idah was the sister of Muhammad Ibn Abi 'Umayr al-Bayya' al-Sabiri1 and his sister Minnah.

Her Merits

Sa'idah was one of the transmitters of traditions from Imam al-Sadiq ('a). At the time when her brother's situation became difficult and he was imprisoned for four years, she held in reserve his books (more than 94 books) in a place (room).

Al-Barqi, Shaykh al-Tusi, Muhaqqiq Ardabili, and Mirza Astarabadi have counted her among the transmitters of traditions from Imam al-Sadiq ('a).2

'Allamah Mamqani has said about her and her sister, "It is clear she was a Shi'ah and I heard from Wahid (Bihbihani) that based on the tradition related by Sa'idah from Imam al-Sadiq it may be proven that she was a pious woman."3

She has related traditions from Imam al-Sadiq ('a) and Hakam Ibn Miskin has related traditions from her.

Al-Kulayni based on his documents quotes Hakam Ibn Miskin from Sa'idah and her sister, the sisters of Muhammad Ibn Abi 'Umayr al-Bayya' al-Sabiri as saying, "We went to Abu 'Abdullah (Imam al-Sadiq) and said, 'Can a woman go to see her brother?'

He replied, 'Yes.'

We asked, 'Can they kiss one another?'

He answered, 'From behind clothes.'

One of the two sisters said, 'This, my sister, goes to see her brother.'

He said, 'If you go to see your brother, don't wear colorful clothes."'4

• 1. Muhammad Ibn Abi 'Umayr (Ziyad Ibn 'Isa al-Azdi) was called Abu Ahmad. He was one of the distinguished companions of Imam al-Kazim, Imam al-Ridha, and Imam al­Jawad ('a). All of the biographers agree to his magnificence in science and piety.
• 2. Rijal al-Barqi, p. 62 (al-Barqi has introduced her with the name Sa'idah, and in the handwritten manuscript Sa'rah is written.); Jami' al-Ruwat, vol. 2, p. 458; Manhaj al­Maqal, p. 400; Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 23, p. 193.
• 3. Tanqih al-Maqal, vol. 3, p. 80.
• 4. Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 526, no. 3.