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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
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- Arabia
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Overview
A report that Ibn Hisham relates, not Ibn Ishaq, from Abd Allah ibn Hasan ibn Hasan from his mother Fatima bint al-Husayn ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him): the Prophet sent Zayd ibn Haritha toward Madyan, with Dumayra, a client of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and a brother of his. 1
The captives
Fatima said: he took captives from the people of Mina'a, that is the coasts, where there were mixed people; they were sold and separated from one another. The Prophet went out to them while they were weeping, and said: what is the matter with them? He was told: they have been separated. He said: do not sell them except all together. 1 Ibn Hisham explains that he meant the mothers and the children. 1
In the museum
The report belongs to the origins of the chapter on forbidding the separation of a mother from her child in the sale of slaves; it is among the few places in the raids where the weeping of captives is heard. It is read with the report of Safana, daughter of Hatim. Its chain is of the People of the House: Fatima bint al-Husayn from an unnamed person. 1
Marks of the report
- "Abd Allah ibn Hasan ibn Hasan" in the printed text, and "Abd Allah ibn Husayn ibn Hasan" in one copy, which the editors consider a distortion. 1
- The words "and the expedition of Zayd ibn Haritha to Madyan" are missing from one copy. 1
- "Mina'" is explained by the report as the coasts; its location is not fixed (needs_source).
Connections
- Had participant
- Dumayra, client of Ali ibn Abi Talib· Zayd ibn Haritha· Muhammad
- Occurred at
- Madyan
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
People and things also explored
The three years of the secret call· After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina· The Battle of Badr· Expedition of Safwan (First Badr)· The Prophet's journey to al-Ta'if· Ibn Abi Hadrad's raid on al-Ghaba and the killing of Rifa'a ibn Qays al-Jushami· Kurz ibn Jabir's detachment against the men of Bajila who killed Yasar· Ali's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/284
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Zayd ibn Haritha's detachment to Madyan and the captives”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/sariyya-of-zayd-to-madyan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.