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Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As was a Companion of Banu Abd Shams who emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife and two sons, returning on the two ships, and fell at Marj al-Saffar in Abu Bakr's caliphate.
Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As, a Companion of Banu Abd Shams. Ibn Ishaq counts him among those the Negus carried on the two ships, with his wife Umayma bint Khallaf — or Humayna in one telling — and his sons Sa'id and Umma, born in Abyssinia. When the Prophet ﷺ appointed Farwa ibn Musayk over Murad, Zubayd and Madhhij, he sent Khalid with him for the sadaqa, and he stayed with him in his land until the Prophet died. He fell at Marj al-Saffar in Syria in Abu Bakr's caliphate; his father Sa'id ibn al-As perished at al-Zariba near Taif, and his brother Aban ibn Sa'id addressed Khalid and Umar in verse when they entered Islam, Khalid answering in verse.
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Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As, a Companion of Banu Abd Shams. Ibn Ishaq counts him among the Banu Abd Shams whom the Negus carried on the two ships, with his wife Umayma bint Khallaf — Ibn Hisham noting 'it is also said: Humayna bint Khallaf' — and his sons Sa'id and Umma, born in the land of Abyssinia. When the Prophet ﷺ appointed Farwa ibn Musayk over Murad, Zubayd and Madhhij he sent Khalid ibn Sa'id with him for the sadaqa, and he remained with him in his land until the Prophet died. He fell at Marj al-Saffar in the land of Syria in Abu Bakr's caliphate; his father Sa'id ibn al-As perished at al-Zariba on the Taif side, and his brother Aban ibn Sa'id addressed Khalid and Umar in verse when they entered Islam, and Khalid answered him in verse.
Summary
A Companion of Banu Abd Shams. He emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife and two sons, came in the two ships, and was killed at Marj al-Saffar in the caliphate of Abu Bakr 1.
In the chapter on the emigration to Abyssinia
Ibn Ishaq names him among Banu Abd Shams, of those whom the Negus carried in the two ships, together with his wife Amina bint Khalaf and his sons Sa'id and Umma, who had been born in the land of Abyssinia 1 2. He says that Khalid was killed at Marj al-Saffar in the land of Syria in the caliphate of Abu Bakr 2. His father Sa'id ibn al-As died at al-Zariba, on the outskirts of Ta'if. His brother Aban ibn Sa'id addressed Khalid and Amr in verses when they became Muslims, and Khalid answered him in verses 2.
Tribe
According to Ibn Ishaq, he belongs to Banu Abd Shams 1.
Source notes and weak reports
- Ibn Hisham, on the name of his wife: "and it is said: Humayna bint Khalaf" (pp. 3–4).
On the alms of Murad and Madhhij
When the Prophet ﷺ appointed Farwa ibn Musayk over Murad, Zubayd and Madhhij, he sent Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As with him to collect the alms. Khalid stayed with him in their lands until the Prophet died 3.
In the delegation of Thaqif
He walked between the delegation and the Prophet, and he wrote their document with his own hand. They would not eat any food that came to them from the Prophet until Khalid had eaten from it 4. The document given to Thaqif was written by the Prophet's command: its thorn trees at Wajj and its game are not to be cut 5. See the delegation of Thaqif.
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Connections
- Sibling of
- Aban ibn Sa'id ibn al-As· Amr ibn Sa'id ibn al-As
- Parent of
- Ama bint Khalid ibn Sa'id· Sa'id ibn Khalid ibn Sa'id
- Spouse of
- Amina bint Khalf· Umm Hakim bint al-Harith al-Makhzumiyya
- Participated in
- The delegation of Thaqif· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Farwa ibn Musayk al-Muradi comes to the Prophet and embraces Islam· The Battle of Marj al-Suffar· The Dispatch of the Armies to Syria· The Prophet's Appointments in Yemen
- Member of
- Banu Abd Shams
- Child of
- Sa'id ibn al-As Abu Uhayha
- Died in
- Marj al-Suffar
- Mentioned in
- Verses of Aban ibn Said to his brothers Khalid and Amr
People and things also explored
Amr ibn Sa'id ibn al-As· Banu Abd Shams· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Ama bint Khalid ibn Sa'id· Sa'id ibn al-As Abu Uhayha· Sa'id ibn Khalid ibn Sa'id· Aban ibn Sa'id ibn al-As· Amina bint Khalf
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/3
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/4
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/229
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/184
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/187
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islam.museum contributors. “Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khalid-ibn-said-ibn-al-as/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.