At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Salit ibn Qays ibn Amr al-Ansari, sent by Umar with Abu Ubayd to Iraq. al-Baladhuri reports that Umar said to him: "Were it not for a haste in you, I would have appointed you. But war is a cruel thing, and only a steady man is fit for it" 1.
The Battle of the Bridge
On the day of the Bridge, he told Abu Ubayd that he had forbidden him to cut the bridge to the enemy. He advised him to withdraw, and to write to the Commander of the Faithful asking for reinforcements, but Abu Ubayd refused. Salit fought until he was killed 1.
His death is reported at the end of Ramadan of the year 13 AH. This date rests on al-Baladhuri alone (pp.351-352), and it needs an additional source.
Connections
- Participated in
- Abu Ubayd's Dispatch to Iraq· The Day of the Bridge
People and things also explored
Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi· al-Muthanna ibn Haritha· Abu Muhjan ibn Habib al-Thaqafi· Abu Zayd al-Ansari· Dhu al-Hajib Mardanshah· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Urwa ibn Zayd al-Khayl al-Ta'i· al-Hira
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Salit ibn Qays al-Ansari”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/salit-ibn-qays/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.