Abu Layla Abd al-Rahman ibn Ka'b
أبو ليلى عبد الرحمن بن كعب
The third of the Weepers, brother of Banu Mazin ibn al-Najjar; Ibn Ishaq lists him among those who begged the Prophet for mounts on the Tabuk campaign when he found nothing to carry them on.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
The third of the Weepers, brother of Banu Mazin ibn al-Najjar; Ibn Ishaq names him among those who asked the Prophet for mounts on the Tabuk expedition when he found nothing to carry them on. 1
In the Tabuk expedition
Ibn Ishaq names him third of the Weepers, brother of Banu Mazin ibn al-Najjar, among the seven men who came asking the Prophet for mounts — he said he found nothing to carry them on, and they turned back with eyes overflowing with tears. 1
Tribe
Ibn Ishaq gives his lineage: brother of Banu Mazin ibn al-Najjar. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- The editors note a disagreement on some of the Weepers' names (note p. 161).
Connections
- Participated in
- The Weepers: seven who asked to be carried
People and things also explored
The expedition to TabukAbdullah ibn al-Mughaffal al-MuzaniAmr ibn Humam ibn al-JamuhHarami ibn AbdullahIrbad ibn Sariya al-FazariMuhammadSalim ibn UmayrUlba ibn Zayd
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/161
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