al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-Kilabi
الضحاك بن سفيان الكلابي
A companion of Banu Kilab appointed sadaqa collector over his people in 9 AH; when a clan of them refused the call to Islam and fought, he led the expedition that routed them in Rabi' al-Awwal of that year.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Skirmishes, raids and expeditionsConverts and those who leave
Place in the story
- Official · 631 CE · 10 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-Kilabi, a Companion of Banu Kilab; the Prophet appointed him over the alms of his people in the alms-collectors' dispatch of year 9 AH 1.
The Banu Kilab detachment
When his people refused to answer Islam and fought, the Prophet set him over a detachment against them in Rabi' al-Awwal of year 9 AH; the Muslims routed them and killed one man 2.
For young visitors
Al-Dahhak was a man of Banu Kilab who became Muslim; the Prophet sent him to call his people first, and when they fought he led the detachment and prevailed.
Connections
People and things also explored
The Prophetic EraMuhammadal-Zibriqan ibn Badral-Dahhak ibn Sufyan's expedition to Banu KilabAbbad ibn BishrAdi ibn Hatimal-Ala ibn al-HadramiQays ibn Asim
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 424
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 426
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-Kilabi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-dahhak-ibn-sufyan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.