Was a person's objection to Salman al-Farisi being described as "al-Khorasani" valid, taking into account the poetic verse: "Abu Lahab is in the Fire, though he is a son of Hashim, and Salman is in Paradise, though he is from Khorasan"?
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Salman al-Farsi — may Allah be pleased with him — was from Persia, specifically from the village of "Jay" in Isfahan, as he himself stated. Al-Albani graded this as . The fact that he became "the son of Islam" does not contradict his Persian lineage, for he was "the first of the Persians to embrace Islam." He was a great companion who served the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, and was characterized by wisdom, rationality, and devotion.
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