The builders of Masjid al-Dirar
أصحاب مسجد الضرار
Twelve men whom Ibn Ishaq names as the builders of the mosque the Prophet ordered demolished on his return from Tabuk.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Summary
Twelve men whom Ibn Ishaq names as builders of the mosque the Prophet ordered demolished; they are of Medina's people and its quarters. 1
The members
The group's description
Ibn Ishaq describes the mosque — on the Prophet's tongue — as "the mosque whose people do harm", and mentions that a verse descended concerning them; the judgement on their intentions in the book is reported from the account, not the museum's own word. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- Ibn Ishaq's phrase "its builders" enumerates twelve men (p. 174); the name count matches if Jariya and his two sons are counted as three.
- Wadi'a ibn Thabit: "of Banu Umayya [ibn Zayd]" — the bracketed addition is from manuscript (a) per the editors.
Connections
- Has member
- Abbad ibn Hunayf· Abu Habiba ibn al-Az'ar· Bahzaj· Bijad ibn Uthman· Jariya ibn Amir· Khudham ibn Khalid· Mu'tib ibn Qushayr· Mujammi' ibn Jariya· Nabtal ibn al-Harith· Tha'laba ibn Hatib· Wadi'a ibn Thabit· Zayd ibn Jariya
- Participated in
- The builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in it· The demolition of Masjid al-Dirar
People and things also explored
The builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in it· Banu Dubay'a ibn Zayd· The expedition to Tabuk· Banu Umayya ibn Zayd· Muhammad· The demolition of Masjid al-Dirar· Abbad ibn Hunayf· Abu Habiba ibn al-Az'ar
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/174
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The builders of Masjid al-Dirar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/builders-of-masjid-al-dirar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.