Abbad ibn Hunayf
عباد بن حنيف
One of the twelve men who built Masjid al-Dirar, according to Ibn Ishaq; his ascription: brother of Sahl ibn Hunayf, of Banu Amr ibn Awf.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
One of the twelve men who built the Dirar mosque, per Ibn Ishaq; his lineage: brother of Sahl ibn Hunayf, of Banu Amr ibn Awf. 1
In the Dirar mosque
Source notes and markers of doubt
- Ibn Ishaq mentions nothing more of the man here than his lineage and his name among the twelve.
- Describing the group as "hypocrites" in the book is not attributed here to this man in particular; the verse's descent "among them" is collective (p. 174).
Connections
- Participated in
- The builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in it
- Member of
- The builders of Masjid al-DirarBanu Amr ibn Awf
People and things also explored
The demolition of Masjid al-DirarAbu Habiba ibn al-Az'arBahzajBijad ibn UthmanJariya ibn AmirKhudham ibn KhalidMu'tib ibn QushayrMujammi' ibn Jariya
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/174
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