Malik ibn al-Dukhshum
مالك بن الدخشم
Brother of Banu Salim ibn Awf; the Prophet summoned him with Ma'n ibn Adi — or his brother Asim — and they went to Masjid al-Dirar and burned and demolished it.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
Brother of Banu Salim ibn Awf; the Prophet tasked him with demolishing and burning the mosque of Dirar, with Ma'n ibn Adi (or his brother Asim) — he is the clansman of the quarter in which the mosque stood, per the account. 1
In the demolition of the mosque of Dirar
The Prophet called him when he alighted at Dhu Awan and said to him and to Ma'n: go to this mosque, demolish it and burn it. 1 They went out quickly until they came to Banu Salim ibn Awf — Malik's folk — and Malik said to Ma'n: wait for me until I bring you fire from my people; he took palm-fronds, lit fire in them, then the two went on briskly until they entered the mosque with its people inside, burnt it, demolished it, and its people scattered. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- His companion in the report is Ma'n ibn Adi "or his brother Asim ibn Adi"; Ibn Ishaq wavers on naming the second man (p. 174).
Connections
- Participated in
- The demolition of Masjid al-Dirar
- Member of
- Banu Salim ibn Awf
People and things also explored
The expedition to Tabuk· The builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in it· The builders of Masjid al-Dirar· Abu Khaythama· Asim ibn Adi· Ma'n ibn Adi· Muhammad· Dhu Awan
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/174
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