Was Suhayb ibn Sinan called "Suhayb ar-Rumi" because he was a Roman?
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Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him) was not Roman; rather, he was an Arab from the clan of Namir ibn Qasit. The reason he was called "Ar-Rumi" (the Roman) is that he was captured as a child by the Romans, so he learned their language.
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