al-Rabadha

الرَّبَذة

A place near Medina, in the editors' reckoning; Ibn Ishaq records that Abu Dharr was exiled there and died there.

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Overview

al-Rabadha: a place near Medina, according to the editors. Ibn Ishaq reports that Abu Dharr was exiled to it, and that his appointed end overtook him there.

Location

Its approximate coordinates are 24.6319 N and 41.2906 E 1.

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The museum's material on this place includes: events that took place here: 1, people who died here: 1.

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People who died here

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This page gathers what the museum links to the place: events, people and buildings. It is not a full historical account of the place; a description of the place and its history from original sources will be added in later batches.

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Place of death of
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
Site of
The death of Abu Dharr at al-Rabadha
Mentioned in
Muwatta 1277· Muwatta 1365

People and things also explored

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari· The death of Abu Dharr at al-Rabadha· Muwatta 1277· The vow (nadhr) and its rulings· Abu Dharr's banishment to al-Rabdha (30 AH)· Abu Dharr lags behind and follows on foot· The expedition to Tabuk· The First Raid on Cyprus

Sources

  1. GeoNames gazetteer
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Rabadha”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-rabadha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Abu Dharr al-Ghifari

A tribesman of Ghifar among the very first converts, remembered for fierce asceticism and for denouncing the hoarding of wealth; Uthman exiled him to al-Rabadha, where he died.