al-Zibriqan ibn Badr
الزبرقان بن بدر
A Tamimi notable and poet who came among his people's ten chiefs to Medina after Uyayna's raid, declaimed boastfully against Hassan ibn Thabit and was answered; he accepted Islam and was later appointed sadaqa collector over part of Banu Sa'd.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet · Companion
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Converts and those who leaveSkirmishes, raids and expeditions
Place in the story
- PoetTradition
- Convert to Islam · 631 CE · 10 AH†Tradition
- Official · 631 CE · 10 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Al-Zibriqan ibn Badr al-Tamimi, a chief and poet of Banu Tamim; he came in the delegation of his people's ten chiefs to Medina after Uyayna ibn Hisn's detachment in year 9 AH 1.
The boasting match and Islam
Banu Tamim's delegation showed their wish for a contest of boasting and put forward their poet al-Zibriqan ibn Badr, who recited; Islam's poet Hassan ibn Thabit answered him on the spot — whereupon al-Aqra' ibn Habis said: his poet is a better poet than ours — and al-Zibriqan became Muslim with his people 2.
His charge of the alms
The Prophet appointed him over the alms of a division of Banu Sa'd in the alms-collectors' dispatch of year 9 AH 3.
For young visitors
Al-Zibriqan was a poet who boasted for his people; when he heard the Muslims' poet answer him he confessed his excellence and became Muslim, and the Prophet rewarded him by making him keeper of his people's alms.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Tamim
- Participated in
- Uyayna ibn Hisn's raid on Banu TamimThe dispatch of the sadaqa collectors
- Converted under
- Muhammad
People and things also explored
Qays ibn AsimUtarid ibn HajibMuhammadUyayna ibn Hisn's raid on Banu Tamimal-Aqra' ibn Habis al-TamimiThe dispatch of the sadaqa collectorsThe Prophetic EraMedina
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp. 425-426
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 426
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 425
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Zibriqan ibn Badr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-zibriqan-ibn-badr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.