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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
After the killing of Zayd, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib took the banner at Mu'tah. He dismounted from his sorrel horse and hamstrung it, and it is reported that he was the first to hamstring a mount in Islam; then he fought until he was killed. 1
Ibn Hisham's additions
Ibn Hisham adds, on the authority of one he trusts, that he held the banner in his right hand until it was cut off, then in his left until that was cut off, then he embraced it with his upper arms until he was killed, aged thirty-three. 1
With the report introduced by "it is said", a Roman struck him and cut him in two. 1
Connections
- Part of
- The Battle of Mu'tah
- Occurred at
- Mu'tah
- Had participant
- Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
People and things also explored
The Battle of Mu'tah· Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Mu'tah· Dispatch of the Mu'tah army· Khalid ibn al-Walid's command and the army's withdrawal· Martyrdom of Abd Allah ibn Rawaha after his hesitation· Martyrdom of Zayd ibn Haritha as first commander· The army's march to Mu'tah
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Martyrdom of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and his hamstringing of his horse”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutah-martyrdom-of-jafar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.