Battle of Mu'ta — the martyrdom of Zayd, Ja'far and Ibn Rawaha

غزوة مؤتة — استشهاد زيد وجعفر وابن رواحة

At Mu'ta the three commanders fell in succession — Zayd ibn Haritha (may God be pleased with him), then Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, then Abd Allah ibn Rawaha (may God be pleased with him). Waqidi reports the Prophet ﷺ entering his daughter Fatima's house as she cried 'wa 'ammah', answering 'like Ja'far — let the weeper weep' and ordering food made for the family of Ja'far; Asma' bint Umays narrates the Prophet's words to her that God would give her a better husband.

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«فدخل على ابنته فاطمة وهي تقول: وا عماه! فقال: على مثل جعفر فلتبك الباكية»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Mentions
Zayd ibn Haritha· Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Asma' bint Umays· Fatima bint Muhammad· Muhammad· The Battle of Mu'tah

People and things also explored

Al-Buyut al-Amina (Safe Homes)· The custody of Hamza's daughter· Dispatch of the Mu'tah army· Mu'tah· The Prophet's grief over Ja'far and his instruction to feed his family· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Banu Hashim· The Companions

Sources

  • Kitab al-Maghazi by al-Waqidi — al-Maktaba al-Shamila digital text of the Marsden Jones edition (Oxford 1966)
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islam.museum contributors. “Battle of Mu'ta — the martyrdom of Zayd, Ja'far and Ibn Rawaha”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/waqidi-maghazi-muta/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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