The staff of Abdullah ibn Unays
عصا عبد الله بن أنيس
A staff the Prophet ﷺ gave Abdullah ibn Unays (may God be pleased with him) after he killed Khalid ibn Sufyan al-Hudhali, saying it would be a sign between them on the Day of Resurrection, when those leaning on staffs would be the fewest; he kept it tied to his sword until he died, and it was wrapped in his shroud and buried with him.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Overview
A staff that the Prophet gave to Abd Allah ibn Unays at his home, after his return from the killing of Khalid ibn Sufyan al-Hudhali. 1
Its story
The Prophet said to him: "Keep this staff with you." When people asked him about it, he returned to ask the Prophet, who said: "It is a sign between me and you on the Day of Resurrection; the fewest of people that day will be those who lean on staves." 1 Ibn Unays then attached it to his sword, and it stayed with him until he died. He then ordered it placed in his shroud, and the two were buried together. 1 Scholars explain "those who lean on staves" as those who rest on the makhasir, which are staves. 1
Note
The staff has no material trace. The entry preserves its story as Ibn Ishaq relates it.
Connections
People and things also explored
Hudhayl· Abdullah ibn Unays· Khalid ibn Sufyan ibn Nubayh al-Hudhali· Muhammad· Nakhla al-Yamaniya· Abdullah ibn Unays's verses on killing Ibn Nubayh al-Hudhali· Abdullah ibn Unays's mission to kill Khalid ibn Sufyan ibn Nubayh al-Hudhali· The endings of deeds (khawatim)
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/268
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islam.museum contributors. “The staff of Abdullah ibn Unays”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/staff-of-abdullah-ibn-unays/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.