Abu Bakr's Commission to al-Muthanna ibn Haritha
عهد أبي بكر للمثنى بن حارثة
c. 633 CE · c. 12 AH† †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
In al-Baladhuri: al-Muthanna ibn Haritha ibn Salama ibn Damdam al-Shaybani raided the Sawad with men of his people; news reached Abu Bakr who asked about him, and Qays ibn Asim ibn Sinan al-Minqari said 'a man neither of hidden fame nor unknown lineage nor weak support — this is al-Muthanna ibn Haritha al-Shaybani.' Then al-Muthanna came to Abu Bakr saying 'O caliph of God's messenger, employ me over those of my people who have Islamized to fight these Persians'; Abu Bakr wrote him a patent for it, and he went to Khaffan, called his people to Islam and they Islamized. Then Abu Bakr wrote Khalid ibn al-Walid al-Makhzumi ordering him to march to Iraq — it is said he dispatched him from Medina — and wrote al-Muthanna ordering his hearing, obeying and supporting him.
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- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Arabia
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- Had participant
- المثنى بن حارثة· Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Qays ibn Asim
- Occurred at
- Medina
People and things also explored
Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The affair of the Badr prisoners· The burial of the Prophet· The Death of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· The death of the Prophet· The expedition to Tabuk· The first Friday prayer
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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