At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Kuayba bint Sa'd al-Aslamiyya, a Companion known for treating the wounded at the Battle of Uhud. 1
At Uhud
Her tent was near the field of battle. She grieved over the death of many Muslims, and then bent to treating some of the wounded and watching over their comfort. 1
The lesson of Uhud
The book Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul says that from Uhud she learned to set her tent close to the field of battle, so that she could help the wounded and save them. 1
Notes for researchers
- The events here are taken from Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul, a modern reference used for events and references only. They have not yet been checked against the reports of Ibn Sa'd and Ibn Ishaq.
- Her dates of birth and death, her husband and her detailed lineage are not given here, as they have not been read in the local sources yet.
Connections
- Lived in
- Medina
- Member of
- Aslam· The Ansar
- Participated in
- The Battle of Uhud
People and things also explored
Rufayda al-Aslamiyya· Nusayba bint Ka'b (Umm Umara)· Rafi' ibn Khadij· Medina· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· Khawla bint Tha'laba· Umm Ayman (Baraka bint Tha'laba)· Umm Muni' (Asma bint Amr)
Sources
- Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas — al-Maktaba al-Asriyya , p.363
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ku'ayba bint Sa'd”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kuayba-bint-sad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.