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Overview
Suwayd ibn Qutba al-Dhahli of Bakr ibn Wa'il; he was at Basra with a band of his people at its conquest. 1
In al-Baladhuri
Al-Baladhuri says he intended to do at Basra what al-Muthanna did at Kufa. Khalid sheltered with him during the battle of Ubulla and then left him in charge of his sector. 1
He transmits from someone other than Abu Mikhnaf that it was Qutba ibn Qatada al-Dhahli who was there. The report differs on the name, and the matter needs an additional source. He is of Bakr ibn Wa'il. 1
In al-Isaba
Ibn Hajar gives him his own entry in al-Isaba, no. 3812: "Suwayd ibn Qutba al-Wa'ili, mentioned in al-Futuh", and transmits from Abu Isma'il al-Azdi in the conquests of Syria that when Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) arrived at the site of Basra he found there a man called Suwayd ibn Qutba of Banu Bakr ibn Wa'il around whom a band had gathered, and Khalid placed him among his companions. 2
Connections
- Participated in
- The Fight at Ubulla· The founding of Basra
- Member of
- Bakr ibn Wa'il
People and things also explored
The War of al-Basus· The Day of al-Burdan· The First Day of al-Kullab· The First Day of Awara· Zuhayr ibn Janab's War on Bakr and Taghlib· Banu Shayban (of Bakr ibn Waʾil)· Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il· Rabi'a ibn Nizar
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
- al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p.639
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “سويد بن قطب ة الذهلي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/suwayd-ibn-qutba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.