At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
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Overview
Banu al-Najjar is a branch of al-Khazraj in Yathrib. In the account of The Sealed Nectar they were the maternal uncles of Abd al-Muttalib: Hashim married Salma bint Amr of Banu Adi ibn al-Najjar, and Abd al-Muttalib grew up in her father's house. 1 2
Their support for Abd al-Muttalib
When Nawfal seized Abd al-Muttalib's water-skins and none of the men of Quraysh supported him, he wrote verses to his maternal uncles of Banu al-Najjar asking for help. His uncle Abu Sad ibn Adi set out with eighty riders and camped in al-Abtah in Mecca, and drew his sword on Nawfal until the water-skins were returned. 3 4
When Khuza'a saw Banu al-Najjar support Abd al-Muttalib, they said: "We gave birth to him as you did, so we have a better claim to support him", because the mother of Abd Manaf was from them. They then allied themselves with Banu Hashim. 3 See the recovery of Abd al-Muttalib's water-skins.
Not covered here
Banu al-Najjar among the Ansar after the migration, and the Prophet ﷺ's stay with them, are covered in their proper entries.
For young visitors
Banu al-Najjar were people of Medina who were the maternal uncles of Abd al-Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, and they came to support him when he was wronged.
Connections
- Has member
- Abū Saʿd ibn ʿAdī al-Najjārī· Salmā bint ʿAmr
- Part of
- al-Khazraj
- Lived in
- Medina
- Participated in
- The Recovery of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’s Rights
- Has part
- Banu Maghala
- Mentioned in
- Bukhari 3807 — The best houses of the Ansar
People and things also explored
Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim· Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj· Banu Sa'ida· Medina· The Recovery of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’s Rights· The day of Bu'ath· The Ansar· Banu Abd al-Ashhal
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.49
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/137
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.50
- Mukhtasar Sirat al-Rasul — al-Najdi , p.41-42
- Sahih al-Bukhari
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Banu al-Najjar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/banu-al-najjar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.