Amr ibn Salim al-Khuza'i
عمرو بن سالم الخزاعي
A man of Banu Ka'b of Khuza'a who stood before the Prophet in the Medina mosque and recited his famous plea for help after the al-Watir attack — 'that which stirred the conquest of Mecca', in Ibn Ishaq's words.
At a glance
- Roles
- Tribal leader · Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- Convert to IslamTradition
- PoetTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A man of Banu Ka'b of Khuza'a who stood before the Prophet in Medina's mosque adjuring him by the fathers' pact after the aggression at al-Watir; his verses — in Ibn Ishaq's words — were "among what stirred the conquest of Mecca" 1.
The appeal
Amr ibn Salim stood in the mosque reciting the verses of his famous appeal, among them: "O Lord, I adjure Muhammad / by our fathers' and his father's old pact", asking aid for Banu Ka'b and describing how they were surprised at al-Watir and killed bowing and prostrating 1.
The Prophet answered him: "you are aided, Amr ibn Salim" 2. In al-Isti'ab's account: "I am not aided if I do not aid Banu Ka'b ibn Abd Manaf and Abd al-Wulud as I would aid them" 2. It is related that when Banu Ka'b afterwards entered the mosque they saw a cloud moving, and were told: it is for Banu Ka'b 2.
For young visitors
He was a poet of a tribe attacked at night while at peace. He came to Medina and stood reciting verse begging for aid, and the Prophet answered him with a single word: "aided".
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Ka'b ibn Khuza'aKhuza'a
- Participated in
- Khuza'a's appeal to Medina
People and things also explored
Budayl ibn Warqa' al-Khuza'iThe Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-WatirKhuza'a's appeal to MedinaKhuza'aMuhammadTamim ibn Asad al-Khuza'iThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)Banu Bakr ibn Abd Manat
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/36
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/37
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Amr ibn Salim al-Khuza'i”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/amr-ibn-salim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.