Abū Ḥudhayfah bin ʿUtbah[1] (Arabic: أبو حذيفة بن عتبة; died 633), full name Qays ibn Utbah ibn Rabi'ah ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusay ibn Kilab al-Qurashī al-ʿAbshamī[1] was from the early companions of the prophet Muhammad and the leader of his tribe, Banu 'Absham. He participated in several battles such as the battle of Badr.[2]
Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba أبو حذيفة بن عتبة | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | c. 581 |
| Died | c. 633 (aged 51–52) al-Yamama, Arabia |
| Cause of death | Killed at the Battle of al-Yamama |
| Known for | Being a companion of Muhammad |
| Spouse | Sahla bint Suhail |
| Children | Muhammad Salim (adopted) |
| Parent(s) | Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (father) Safiya bint Umayya (mother) |
| Relatives | Al-walid (brother) Hind (sister) |
| Family | Banu Abd-Shams (clan) |
- ^ a b Ṭabaqāt Ibn Saʿd 3/1/59-60, Tārīkh Khalīfah: 111, al-Maʿārif: 272, al-Istiʿāb: 11/194, Usd al-Ghābah: 6/70-72, Tahdhīb al-Asmāʾ wa al-Lughāt: 2/212, al-ʿIbar: 1/14, al-ʿIqd al-Thamīn: 3/295, al-Iṣābah: 11/81.
- ^ SIYAR 'ALAAM AN-NUBALAA [Biography of the Nobles] (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al Risala Foundation. 1985. pp. 164–167.