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Zayd ibn al-Khattab

زيد بن الخطاب

Umar's older brother, who embraced Islam before him; he fought at Badr and the later campaigns and carried the Muslim banner at al-Yamama in 12 AH, where he was killed; Umar said when he fell: 'He beat me to the two good things: he embraced Islam before me and was martyred before me.'

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Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Arabia
Identifiers
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Place in the story

  • CompanionTradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Summary

Zayd ibn al-Khattab ibn Nufayl al-Adawi, brother of Umar ibn al-Khattab — his mother Asma' bint Wahb of Banu Asad. He was older than Umar, became Muslim before him, and witnessed Badr and the campaigns 1.

Al-Yamama

He was martyred at al-Yamama in 12 AH in Abu Bakr's caliphate — the Muslims' banner was with him 1. Umar grieved for him deeply, and when he was killed said: "he beat me to the two best things: he became Muslim before me and was martyred before me" 1.

Narration

He has one hadith in the Sahih, on the prohibition of killing houses' snakes, in Ibn Umar's account from him joined with Abu Lubaba; Salih Jazara judged the correct version to be from Abu Lubaba alone 1.

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Sibling of
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Participated in
The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Yamama

People and things also explored

Conversion of Umayr ibn Wahb· Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba· The Badr war council· The affair of the Badr prisoners· The Qulayb at Badr· The Battle of Uhud· The Hijra· Quraysh

Sources

  1. al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-sahaba — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p. 515
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