Jariya ibn Amir

جارية بن عامر

One of the twelve men who built Masjid al-Dirar, according to Ibn Ishaq; his ascription: Ibn Ishaq does not name his clan in this passage.

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The Prophetic Era
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Summary

One of the twelve men who built the mosque of Dirar per Ibn Ishaq; his lineage: Ibn Ishaq did not mention his clan at this point. 1

In the mosque of Dirar

Ibn Ishaq names him in the list of those who built the mosque the Prophet ordered demolished on his return from Tabuk. 1 He names with him his sons Mujammi' ibn Jariya and Zayd ibn Jariya. 1

Source notes and markers of doubt

  • Ibn Ishaq mentions nothing here of the man beyond his name and descent among the twelve.
  • The book's description of the group as "hypocrites" is not attached here to this man in particular; the verse's descent covers them all together (p. 174).

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Participated in
The builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in it
Member of
The builders of Masjid al-Dirar

People and things also explored

The demolition of Masjid al-DirarAbbad ibn HunayfAbu Habiba ibn al-Az'arBahzajBijad ibn UthmanKhudham ibn KhalidMu'tib ibn QushayrMujammi' ibn Jariya

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/174
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The demolition of Masjid al-Dirar

When the Prophet stopped at Dhi Awan on his return from Tabuk, news of the mosque reached him; he summoned Malik ibn al-Dukhshum and Ma'n ibn Adi (or his brother Asim) and ordered them to demolish and burn it. They did so, its people dispersed, and Qur'an was revealed about them, according to Ibn Ishaq.