Amr ibn Humam ibn al-Jamuh

عمرو بن حمام بن الجموح

The fourth of the Weepers, brother of Banu Salama; Ibn Ishaq lists him among those who begged the Prophet ﷺ for mounts on the Tabuk campaign when he found nothing to carry them on.

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Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Summary

The fourth of the Weepers, brother of Banu Salama; Ibn Ishaq names him among those who asked the Prophet for mounts on the Tabuk expedition when he found nothing to carry them on. 1

In the Tabuk expedition

Ibn Ishaq names him fourth of the Weepers, brother of Banu Salama, among the seven men who came asking the Prophet for mounts — he said he found nothing to carry them on, and they turned back with eyes overflowing with tears. 1

Tribe

Ibn Ishaq gives his lineage: brother of Banu Salama. 1

Source notes and markers of doubt

  • The editors note a disagreement on some of the Weepers' names (note p. 161).

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The Weepers: seven who asked to be carried

People and things also explored

The expedition to Tabuk· Abdullah ibn al-Mughaffal al-Muzani· Abu Layla Abd al-Rahman ibn Ka'b· Harami ibn Abdullah· Irbad ibn Sariya al-Fazari· Muhammad· Salim ibn Umayr· Ulba ibn Zayd

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/161
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The expedition to Tabuk

The Prophet led a large expedition north toward the Byzantine frontier as far as Tabuk; no battle took place. وفي صحيح البخاري يروي كعب بن مالك قصة تخلفه عنها بلسانه: المسير في الحر الشديد والمفازة البعيدة، وأن النبي كان يوري بغير الغزوة حتى جلاها هذه المرة، وأن المسلمين كانوا «كثيراً ولا يجمعهم كتاب حافظ» ، وعدّها يعلى بن أمية «أوثق أعمالي».