At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
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Life in time
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
The blow on Abu Jahl
Ibn Ishaq relates from him that he heard the people saying "Abu al-Hakam cannot be reached", so he made that his affair; he charged him and struck a blow that sent his foot flying off with half his shin. Then his son Ikrama struck him on the shoulder and threw his hand off — it hung by a strip of his side's skin, and he fought that day dragging it until he stretched it free and cast it aside 2. Then his brother Mu'awwidh ibn Afra' passed by Abu Jahl while he lay hamstrung and finished him; afterwards Abdullah ibn Mas'ud took off his head 3.
When the Prophet asked the two youths which of them had killed him and each said "I", he looked at the two swords and said: "you both killed him", and awarded Abu Jahl's spoil to Mu'adh since Mu'awwidh was killed in the same battle 1 4. Mu'adh remained until the time of Uthman ibn Affan (may God be pleased with him) 2.
Connections
- Child of
- Amr ibn al-Jamuh
- Member of
- The Ansar· The early Muslim community
- Participated in
- The Battle of Badr· The death of Abu Jahl at Badr
- Related to
- Mu'awwaz ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh
People and things also explored
The Battle of Uhud· Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)· Mu'awwidh ibn Afra· Sa'd ibn Mu'adh· The Battle of Badr· Abdullah ibn Mas'ud· Quraysh· Abd Allah ibn Rawaha
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p. 221
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , pp. 220-221
- Mishkat al-Masabih — al-Tabrizi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muadh-ibn-amr-ibn-al-jamuh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.