Al-Sa'ib ibn al-Harith
السائب بن الحارث
between 634 and 644 CE
Of Banu Sahm; he emigrated to Abyssinia, was wounded with the Prophet at al-Ta'if and was killed on the day of Fahl in Umar's caliphate; it is also said he was killed on the day of Khaybar, which is doubted.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Refugees, migrants and diaspora
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Of Banu Sahm; he emigrated to Abyssinia, was wounded at al-Ta'if with the Prophet, and was killed on the day of Fihl in Umar's caliphate — or it is said he was killed at Khaybar, a matter of doubt. 1
In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter
Ibn Ishaq names him among Banu Sahm, saying he was wounded at al-Ta'if with the Prophet and killed on the day of Fihl in Umar ibn al-Khattab's caliphate. 1 He adds that it is said he was killed at Khaybar, and that this is a matter of doubt. 1 The editors' note mentions that Fihl is a place in Syria where the Muslims fought the Romans one year after Damascus's conquest (p. 8).
Tribe
Source notes and markers of doubt
- Ibn Ishaq said: "and it is said: he was killed at Khaybar — it is doubted" (p. 8). Museum note: Khaybar precedes al-Ta'if, so the two reports cannot stand together with his wounding at al-Ta'if; the book leaves the doubt unresolved.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Sahm
- Participated in
- The siege of Ta'if· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
- Died in
- Fahl
People and things also explored
Abdullah ibn al-Harith the Poet· Abdullah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi· Abu Qays ibn al-Harith· Al-Harith ibn al-Harith al-Sahmi· Bishr ibn al-Harith al-Sahmi· Mahmiyya ibn al-Jazu'· Ma'mar ibn al-Harith al-Sahmi· Qays ibn Hudhafa
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/8
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Sa'ib ibn al-Harith”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-saib-ibn-al-harith/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.