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Al-Bara' ibn Azib the Ansari of Aws, kunya Abu Ammara; the Prophet ﷺ judged him too young at Badr and sent him back — he witnessed Uhud and campaigned with the Prophet some fourteen expeditions.
Al-Bara' ibn Azib ibn al-Harith the Ansari of Aws, kunya Abu Ammara, also said Abu Amr; he and his father have companionship. He said: 'The Messenger of God judged me too young at Badr, me and Ibn Umar, and sent us back so we did not witness it' — and he witnessed Uhud. It is told he campaigned with the Prophet ﷺ fourteen expeditions, in one telling fifteen, and said 'I travelled with the Messenger of God eighteen journeys'. Ahmad transmits from him that they did not hear all their hadith from the Prophet directly — their companions related it, since tending camels kept them busy. He opened Rayy in 24 AH in Abu Amr al-Shaybani's saying, though others disagree; he witnessed Tustar with Abu Musa, and with Ali the Camel, Siffin and the fighting of the Kharijites; he settled in Kufa, built a house, and died under Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr's governorship — Ibn Hibban dates him 72 AH.
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Al-Bara' ibn Azib ibn al-Harith the Ansari of Aws, kunya Abu Ammara, also said Abu Amr; he and his father have companionship. He said: 'The Messenger of God judged me too young at Badr, me and Ibn Umar, and sent us back so we did not witness it', adding in Abd al-Rahman ibn Awsaja's telling 'and I witnessed Uhud'. It is told he campaigned with the Prophet ﷺ fourteen expeditions, in one telling fifteen, and he said 'I travelled with the Messenger of God eighteen journeys'. Ahmad transmits from him: 'not all we relate to you from the Messenger of God did we hear from him — our companions related it to us; tending the camels kept us busy'. He opened Rayy in 24 AH in Abu Amr al-Shaybani's saying, though others disagree; he witnessed the Tustar campaign with Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and with Ali the Camel, Siffin and the fighting of the Kharijites; he settled in Kufa and built a house there. He died under Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr's governorship; Ibn Hibban dates him 72 AH. He related a body of hadith from the Prophet and from his father, Abu Bakr, Umar and others; Abu Juhayfa, Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi and others down to Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i related from him.
Summary
Al-Bara' ibn Azib ibn al-Harith al-Ansari al-Awsi, kunya Abu Umara — it is also said Abu Amr. He and his father have companionship 1.
Badr and Uhud
Al-Bara' said: "the Messenger of God found me too young on the day of Badr — I and Ibn Umar — and sent us back, so we did not witness it"; in Abd al-Rahman ibn Awsaja's account he adds: "and I witnessed Uhud" 1. It is related of him that he campaigned with the Messenger of God on fourteen expeditions — fifteen in another account — and he said: "I travelled with the Messenger of God eighteen journeys" 1.
What he related about the source of his hadith
Ahmad relates from al-Bara': "not all we tell you from the Messenger of God did we hear from him — our companions told it to us, for tending camels kept us busy" 2.
After the Prophet
His death
He died in Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr's emirate; Ibn Hibban dates it 72 AH 2.
His transmitters
He related a body of hadith from the Prophet, and from his father, Abu Bakr, Umar and others; from him relate Abu Juhayfa, Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi and a group ending with Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i 2.
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Connections
- Member of
- The Ansar
- Lived in
- Kufa
- Participated in
- The Battle of Uhud· Conquest of Qazvin and Zanjan (22 AH)· Conquest of Qazwin· Conquest of Tustar and the capture of al-Hurmuzan
- Mentioned in
- Muslim 2421 — O God, I love him, so love him· Muslim 2486 — Satirise them, and Jibril is with you· Muwatta 211· Muwatta 525· Muwatta 2177· Muwatta 1387
People and things also explored
Muhammad· Medina· Abu Dujana· Abu Talha al-Ansari· al-Bara' ibn Malik· Amr ibn al-Jamuh· Fadala ibn Ubayd· Hassan ibn Thabit
Sources
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p. 137
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p. 138
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Bara' ibn Azib”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-bara-ibn-azib/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.