At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Converts and those who leaveSacred space and pilgrimage
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A man of Banu Layth who meant to assassinate the Prophet while he circled the Ka'ba during the conquest of Mecca; the Prophet called him by name and laid his hand on his chest — his heart grew calm and he became Muslim on the spot 1.
His affair at the tawaf
Ibn Hisham relates that Fadala ibn Umayr al-Laythi (may God be pleased with him) meant to kill the Prophet as he circled the House in the conquest year; when he drew near the Prophet said: "Fadala?" He said: yes, Fadala, Messenger of God. He said: "what were you telling yourself?" He said: nothing — I was remembering God. The Prophet laughed, then said: "ask God's forgiveness", laid his hand on his chest, and his heart grew calm 1.
Fadala used to say afterwards: "by God, he had not lifted his hand from my chest before nothing of God's creation was dearer to me than him"; he returned to his family a believing Muslim 2.
For young visitors
A man thought of harming the Prophet as he circled the Ka'ba; the Prophet surprised him by calling him by name with kindness and praying for him — and all anger left his heart, making him among his most devoted companions.
Connections
- Participated in
- The cleansing of the Kaaba and destruction of idols
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)· The cleansing of the Kaaba and destruction of idols· Bilal ibn Rabah· Muhammad· Mecca· Malcolm X· A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad· Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Kazimayn shrine)
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/59-60
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/60
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Fadala ibn Umayr al-Laythi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fadala-ibn-umayr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-12.