Salim ibn Umayr

One of the Seven Weepers, from the Banu Amr ibn Awf according to Ibn Ishaq's account. Ibn Ishaq names him among the men who asked the Prophet for mounts at the expedition of Tabuk, and the Prophet had nothing to give them. ¹

Ibn Ishaq mentions him as the first of the Seven Weepers, from the Banu Amr ibn Awf according to Ibn Ishaq's account. He was among the seven men who came to the Prophet asking to be carried. The Prophet said, “I have nothing to carry you on,” and they turned away with tears streaming from their eyes. ¹

Ibn Ishaq gives his lineage as the Banu Amr ibn Awf, according to Ibn Ishaq's account. ¹

• The editors note a disagreement about the naming of some of the Weepers (footnote, p.161).

Ibn Ishaq lists among the expeditions “the raid of Salim ibn Umayr (may God be pleased with him) to kill Abu Afak.” When the Prophet said, “Who will deal with this wicked man for me?”, Salim, a member of the Banu Amr ibn Awf and one of the Weepers, went out and killed him. See the report and its parallels. ²