Al-Sāʾib bin ʿUthmān bin Maẓʿūn[1] (Arabic: السائب بن عثمان بن مظعون الجمحي; died 632 AD) was the son of the sahabi Uthman ibn Maz'un and Khawlah bint Hakim. He was among the companions of the Prophet Muhammad who participated in the battles of Badr, Uhud, Khandaq and Al-Yamama as a well-known archer.[2][3]
Al-Sāʾib bin ʿUthmān bin Maẓʿūn | |
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السائب بن عثمان بن مظعون الجمحي | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Al-Sāʾib bin ʿUthmān |
| Died | 632 Plain of Aqraba, al-Yamama |
| Cause of death | Battle of al-Yamama |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parent(s) | Uthman ibn Maz'un Khawlah bint Hakim |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Badr Battle of Uhud Battle of Khandaq Battle of al-Yamama |
Biography
editAl-Sāʾib bin ʿUthmān bin Maẓʿūn particpated in the second migration to Abyssinia, alongside his family (Banu Maẓʿūn) and sahaba.[4] He returned to Medina after the Hijrah occurred and participated in the Battle of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq alongside his father and uncles, Qudāmah ibn Maẓʿūn and ʿAbdullāh bin Maẓʿūn.[citation needed]
The Prophet Muhammad established a bond of brotherhood between Al-Sāʾib and Ḥārithah bin Suraqah al-Anṣārī, who was martyred at Badr.[5][2] He also participated in the battle of Al-Yamama.[2]
Death
editAl-Sāʾib died from injuries he sustained during the battle of Al-Yamama at the approximate age of thirty,[6] after getting struck by an arrow.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ṭabaqāt Ibn Saʿd: 3/1/292, Nisab Quraysh: 393, Ṭabaqāt Khalīfa: 25, al-Jarḥ wa al-Taʿdīl: 4/241-242, Mashāhīr ʿUlamāʾ al-Amṣār: entry 188, al-Istiʿāb: 4/114, Usd al-Ghābah: 2/318, Tārīkh al-Islām: 1/368, al-ʿIqd al-Thamīn: 4/505-506, al-Iṣābah: 4/114.
- ^ a b c d SIYAR 'ALAAM AN-NUBALAA [Biography of the Nobles] (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al Risala Foundation. 1985. pp. 161–162.
- ^ Al-Aʿlām lil-Zarkalī 3/68
- ^ "أسد الغابة ط العلمية" [Lion of the Jungle in Knowing the Companions]. المكتبة الشاملة (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Aḥmad 1/260, 1/264, 1/272, al-Bukhārī 2809, Book of Maghāzī 3982, 6560, 6567
- ^ Al-Thiqat li-Ibn Hibban 3/172