Bishr ibn al-Harith al-Sahmi
بشر بن الحارث السهمي
Of Banu Sahm; he emigrated to Abyssinia. Ibn Ishaq mentions after him a maternal half-brother of his from Banu Tamim.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
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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. Ibn Ishaq mentions after him a brother of his by his mother, of Banu Tamim. 1
In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter
Ibn Ishaq names him among Banu Sahm, then says he has a brother by his mother of Banu Tamim called Sa'id ibn Amr. 1
Tribe
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Sahm
- Participated in
- Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
- Traveled to
- Aksum
- Sibling of
- Sa'id ibn Amr al-Tamimi
People and things also explored
Abdullah ibn al-Harith the PoetAbdullah ibn Hudhafa al-SahmiAl-Harith ibn al-Harith al-SahmiMahmiyya ibn al-Jazu'Ma'mar ibn al-Harith al-SahmiQays ibn HudhafaRamla bint Abi AwfReturn of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/8
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Bishr ibn al-Harith al-Sahmi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/bishr-ibn-al-harith-sahmi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.