Martyrdom of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and his hamstringing of his horse
استشهاد جعفر بن أبي طالب وعقره فرسه
c. September 629 CE · Jumada I 8 AH
After Zayd's death Ja'far took the standard, dismounted and hamstrung his chestnut horse — the first such act in Islam — then fought until killed. Ibn Hisham adds (from a trusted source) that he gripped the banner with his right hand (cut off), then his left (cut off), then clasped it between his arms, dying at thirty-three. Ibn Hisham also records (ويقال) that a Roman cut him in two.
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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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- Part of
- The Battle of Mu'tah
- Occurred at
- Mu'tah
- Had participant
- Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
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Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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