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Umayr ibn Wahb al-Jumahi (of Tabuk)

عمير بن وهب الجمحي (صاحب تبوك)

Umayr ibn Wahb of Banu Jumah; Ibn Ishaq mentions him in Abu Khaythama (may God be pleased with him)'s Tabuk report — met on the road seeking the Prophet ﷺ, they travelled together until nearing Tabuk, where Abu Khaythama asked him to hang back so he might reach the Prophet first. Ibn Ishaq does not state here that he is the famous Umayr ibn Wahb who embraced Islam after Badr, and the two have not been merged.

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The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Summary

He met Abu Khaythama on the road seeking the Prophet; they travelled together until they drew near Tabuk, and Abu Khaythama asked him to fall behind so he could come to the Prophet first. 1

In the Tabuk expedition

Ibn Ishaq names him in Abu Khaythama's report: he caught up with Abu Khaythama on the road while seeking the Prophet, and they travelled together until they drew near Tabuk. 1 Abu Khaythama asked him to fall behind so he could reach the Prophet first, and he did. 1

Tribe

Ibn Ishaq's lineage for him: of Banu Jumah. 1

Source notes and markers of doubt

  • The book does not state here that this "Umayr ibn Wahb" is the well-known Umayr ibn Wahb who became Muslim after Badr; the museum has not merged the two Companions.

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Banu Jumah

People and things also explored

Quraysh· Abdullah ibn Mazun· Al-Harith ibn Hatib· Fukayha bint Yasar· Hatib ibn al-Harith· Hattab ibn al-Harith· Jabir ibn Sufyan· Junada ibn Sufyan

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/164
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