Malik ibn Abbad al-Hadrami
مالك بن عباد الحضرمي
A trader of Banu al-Hadrami under the protection pact of Banu al-Aswad ibn Razn; Khuza'a killed him on their land and took his goods — the first link in the feud that ended at al-Watir.
At a glance
- Roles
- Tribal leader
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
- VictimTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A merchant of Banu al-Hadrami whose pact ran to Banu al-Aswad ibn Razn; Khuza'a fell upon him in their own land, killed him and took his goods — his killing was the first link of the feud that ended in the night attack of al-Watir 1.
What Ibn Ishaq relates
Malik ibn Abbad al-Hadrami set out as a merchant until he was deep in Khuza'a's land, where they fell upon him, killed him and took his goods 1. The Hadrami's pact at that time ran to al-Aswad ibn Razn — that is, Banu al-Aswad, the nobles of Banu al-Dayl — so vengeance for the slain man and his goods together fell upon Banu Bakr 1.
For young visitors
He was a travelling merchant who passed through Khuza'a's land; they killed him and took his merchandise. He had blood-kin in Banu Bakr, so his killing became the cause of a great later war.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu al-Hadrami
- Allied with
- Banu al-Aswad ibn Razn
- Died in
- Mecca
People and things also explored
The Battle of HunaynThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The Demolition of al-Uzza and Major IdolsThe Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')The Expedition of Dhat al-SalasilThe skirmish of al-KhandamaThe Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-WatirThe early Muslim community
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/31
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Malik ibn Abbad al-Hadrami”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/malik-ibn-abbad-al-hadrami/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.