Ayman ibn Ubayd
أيمن بن عبيد
c. January 630 CE · Shawwal 8 AH
The son of Barakah (Umm Ayman, the Prophet's nursemaid) and half-brother of Usama ibn Zayd; an Ethiopian-Arab Muslim who remained steadfast around the Prophet when the lines broke at Hunayn and fell fighting as a martyr.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Tradition
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
BattlesRace, colour and ethnicity
Place in the story
- Martyr (as regarded)Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
His gallantry and martyrdom
When Hawazin's ambush struck and the people fell back at the battle's start, Ayman ibn Ubayd was among the few who held firm around the Prophet, gathering round him at his mount, and kept defending with his sword until he fell a martyr in the valley of Hunayn 1.
Ibn Ishaq names him at the head of that day's martyrs of Banu Hashim and their allies 2.
For young visitors
The son of the noble nurse Umm Ayman stood like a shield defending the Prophet bravely on the day of Hunayn until he won martyrdom.
Connections
- Child of
- Umm Ayman (Baraka bint Tha'laba)
- Participated in
- The Battle of Hunayn
People and things also explored
Usama ibn ZaydMeccaThe Battle of UhudThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The expedition to AwtasBanu JushamBanu NasrThe early Muslim community
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), pp. 88, 101
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/101
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islam.museum contributors. “Ayman ibn Ubayd”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ayman-ibn-ubayd/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.