Fadala ibn Umayr al-Laythi
فضالة بن عمير الليثي
A man of Banu Layth who intended to assassinate the Prophet while he was performing tawaf around the Kaaba during the Conquest; the Prophet called him by name, placed his hand over his chest until his heart calmed, and Fadala embraced Islam.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Converts and those who leaveSacred space and pilgrimage
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A man of Banu Layth who meant to assassinate the Prophet while he circled the Ka'ba during the conquest of Mecca; the Prophet called him by name and laid his hand on his chest — his heart grew calm and he became Muslim on the spot 1.
His affair at the tawaf
Ibn Hisham relates that Fadala ibn Umayr al-Laythi meant to kill the Prophet as he circled the House in the conquest year; when he drew near the Prophet said: "Fadala?" He said: yes, Fadala, Messenger of God. He said: "what were you telling yourself?" He said: nothing — I was remembering God. The Prophet laughed, then said: "ask God's forgiveness", laid his hand on his chest, and his heart grew calm 1.
Fadala used to say afterwards: "by God, he had not lifted his hand from my chest before nothing of God's creation was dearer to me than him"; he returned to his family a believing Muslim 2.
For young visitors
A man thought of harming the Prophet as he circled the Ka'ba; the Prophet surprised him by calling him by name with kindness and praying for him — and all anger left his heart, making him among his most devoted companions.
Connections
- Participated in
- The cleansing of the Kaaba and destruction of idols
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The cleansing of the Kaaba and destruction of idolsBilal ibn RabahMuhammadMeccaal-Qullays (the Yemeni Kaaba)Dar al-NadwaThe Kaaba
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/59-60
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/60
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islam.museum contributors. “Fadala ibn Umayr al-Laythi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fadala-ibn-umayr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.