At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Of Banu Salim ibn Awf; Ibn Ishaq names him among the four who stayed behind without doubt, then caught up with the Prophet at Tabuk after refusing to enter his leafy arbours on a hot day. 1
In the Tabuk expedition
Ibn Ishaq names him among the "party of truth, not suspected in their Islam" who stayed behind without doubt or misgiving. 1 He returned to his family after the Prophet had travelled days, refused to shade himself in his two wives' arbours while the Prophet was in the heat, and went out until he caught up with the Prophet at Tabuk. 2 Ibn Hisham says his name was Malik ibn Qays and that he spoke verse on it. 3
Tribe
Ibn Ishaq gives his lineage: brother of Banu Salim ibn Awf. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- Ibn Hisham said: "and his name was Malik ibn Qays" (p. 164); the museum does not verify this in another batch.
Connections
- Participated in
- Four believers lag behind without doubt· Abu Khaythama catches up with the Prophet
- Member of
- Banu Salim ibn Awf
People and things also explored
The expedition to Tabuk· Malik ibn al-Dukhshum· Muhammad· Utban ibn Malik· Medina· Tabuk· Abu Khaythama's verses on joining the Prophet· Abu Khaythama catches up with the Prophet
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/162
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/163-164
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/164
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Khaythama”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-khaythama/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-20.