Islam Museum Islam Museum islam.museum
Search ⌕ ARENUR
Accessibility
Text size 100%

Saved on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere.

Murara ibn al-Rabi al-Amri

مرارة بن الربيع العمري

One of the three who were left behind after Tabuk; of Banu Amr ibn Awf. He kept to his house during the boycott, and Ka'b relates that he spoke as Ka'b had spoken.

Depth

At a glance

Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Summary

One of the three left behind, of Banu Amr ibn Awf; Ka'b ibn Malik names him with Hilal ibn Umayya when asked whether anyone else had met this fate. 1

In the story

His name is mentioned at the opening of the chapter with Ka'b and Hilal; he stayed behind without doubt or hypocrisy per Ibn Ishaq. 2 Ka'b says people mentioned to him "two righteous men in whom is a model", and that his two companions stayed meekly in their houses during the boycott. 3

Source notes and markers of doubt

  • "al-Amri" is the ascription to Banu Amr ibn Awf, read on the page image.
  • The text says no more than the name, the tribe, and his state in the boycott.

Connections

Explore the connections

Participated in
The three who were left behind after Tabuk· The fifty-night boycott of the three· The acceptance of the repentance of the three· The order that the three keep apart from their wives
Member of
Banu Amr ibn Awf
Mentioned in
Ka'b ibn Malik's account of staying behind at Tabuk

People and things also explored

Hilal ibn Umayya al-Waqifi· The three who were left behind after Tabuk· Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari· Muhammad· Medina· Ka'b ibn Malik's account of staying behind at Tabuk· The fifty-night boycott of the three· The acceptance of the repentance of the three

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/175, 178
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/175
  3. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/178
Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Murara ibn al-Rabi al-Amri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/murara-ibn-al-rabi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-12.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · JSON

Wing

People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story. Related

Hilal ibn Umayya al-Waqifi

One of the three who were left behind after Tabuk; of Banu Waqif. An old man, in his wife's words, and she was permitted to serve him during the separation from wives.