Mariyyah, or Sa'diyyah, was the daughter of Sa'd (Munqidh or Sa'id) al-'Abdi. She was a woman from the tribe of 'Abd al-Qays in al-Basrah.

Her Merits

Al-Tabari has related from Abu Mikhnaf1 as saying, "The Shi'ah used to gather at the house of a Shi'ah woman from the tribe of 'Abd al-Qays who was called Mariyyah the daughter of Sa'd or Munqidh. They would relate and talk about traditions. Ibn Ziyad heard about this and ordered his agents to prevent this."2

Therefore, it is clear that Mariyyah was an eminent person in whose house political matters were discussed and information passed along.

'Allamah Mamqani has mentioned Mariyyah to be among the women transmitters of traditions. He has said, "From what Abu Ja'far al-Tabari has said it may be concluded that Mariyyah was a Shi'ah woman, because the Shi'ah gathered in her house and exchanged information there."3

Shaykh Mahallati has written, "Yazid Ibn Thabit and his two sons 'Abdullah and 'Ubaydullah started out from the house of this woman to go and help Imam al-Husayn ('a). They hurried to Makkah, and joined him there."4

• 1. Abu Mikhnaf Lut Ibn Yahya Ibn Sa'id Ibn Mikhnaf Ibn Muslim, was the companion of Imam al-Hasan, Imam al-Husayn, and Imam al-Sadiq ('a). His father, Yahya, was one of the companions of Imam 'Ali ('a). Abu Mikhnaf was the author of many books of traditions. He wrote the book al-Maqtal al-Azdi al-Ghamidi.
• 2. Tarikh al-Tabari, vol. 3, p. 278.
• 3. Tanqih al-Maqal, vol. 3, p. 83.
• 4. Rayahin al-Shari'ah, vol. 4, p. 326.