Khunays ibn Khalid al-Khuza'i
خنيس بن خالد الخزاعي (أبو صخر)
A Khuza'i Companion (kunya Abu Sakhr, allied to Banu Munqidh) in Khalid ibn al-Walid's cavalry; he took an alternate path on entering Mecca and was killed at al-Khandama along with Kurz ibn Jabir.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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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
A Companion of Khuza'a with the kunya Abu Sakhr, an ally of Banu Munqidh; he was in the cavalry of Khalid ibn al-Walid on the day Mecca was conquered, and was martyred at al-Khandama with Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri 1.
His martyrdom
Khunays and Kurz strayed off the road and took a path where they met the fighters at the bottom of Mecca by al-Khandama; Khunays was struck and killed, and Kurz defended him until he too was killed 1.
For young visitors
A Companion of the tribe of Khuza'a who was martyred with his companion Kurz in the battle of al-Khandama on the morning Mecca was conquered.
Connections
- Member of
- Khuza'a
- Participated in
- The skirmish of al-Khandama
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-WatirBanu Bakr ibn Abd ManatAmr ibn Salim al-Khuza'iBudayl ibn Warqa' al-Khuza'iHimas ibn Qays al-DiliKhalid ibn al-WalidKhirash ibn Umayya al-Ka'bi
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/50
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Khunays ibn Khalid al-Khuza'i”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khunays-ibn-khalid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.