Jabbar ibn Sakhr al-Ansari
جبار بن صخر الأنصاري
An Ansari whom the Prophet ﷺ sent with Amr ibn Umayya (may God be pleased with him) al-Damri (may God be pleased with him) to Mecca to kill Abu Sufyan ibn Harb; it was he who proposed circling the Ka'ba and praying at night, and being no walker, Amr told him to flee to his camel when Quraysh pursued them.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
An Ansari whom the Prophet sent with Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri on the mission to Mecca to kill Abu Sufyan. When they entered Mecca at night, he said to Amr: "If we circled the House and prayed two rak'as." They did so. When Quraysh pursued them after the body of Khubayb had been taken down, Amr told him to flee until he reached his camel and mounted it, since Amr would occupy the people; the Ansari "had no strength in walking" (la rujla lahu), meaning he lacked the strength to walk. 1 2
Notes on the report
- His whole account is in Ibn Hisham's version, from one he trusted, and not in Ibn Ishaq at this point. 1
Connections
- Member of
- The Ansar
- Participated in
- The dispatch of Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri to kill Abu Sufyan, and what he did on the way
People and things also explored
Khubayb ibn Adi· The Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan)· The brotherhood of the Muhajirun and Ansar· The Constitution of Medina· Expedition of al-Sawiq· Expedition of Buhran· Expedition of Dhu Amarr· First encounter with the six Ansar at al-Aqaba
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/282
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/283
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