At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
In space
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Overview
When Ja'far was killed at Mu'tah, Abd Allah ibn Rawaha took the banner, and hesitated to charge. He reproached himself in a rajaz poem and then dismounted. 1
His cousin brought him a piece of meat, and he took a bite from it. Then he heard the clamour among the people, threw it down and went forward to fight until he was killed. 1
The vision
Ibn Hisham says that the Prophet ﷺ saw his couch in Paradise inclined away from the couches of Zayd and Ja'far, because he hesitated a little and then went on. 1
Connections
- Part of
- The Battle of Mu'tah
- Occurred at
- Mu'tah
- Had participant
- Abd Allah ibn Rawaha
People and things also explored
The Battle of Mu'tah· Abd Allah ibn Rawaha· Mu'tah· Dispatch of the Mu'tah army· The army's halt at Ma'an and Ibn Rawaha's speech· Khalid ibn al-Walid's command and the army's withdrawal· Martyrdom of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and his hamstringing of his horse· Martyrdom of Zayd ibn Haritha as first commander
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Martyrdom of Abd Allah ibn Rawaha after his hesitation”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutah-martyrdom-of-ibn-rawaha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.