Mu'tib ibn Qushayr
معتب بن قشير
One of the twelve men who built Masjid al-Dirar, according to Ibn Ishaq; his ascription: of Banu Dubay'a ibn Zayd.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
One of the twelve men who built the mosque of Dirar per Ibn Ishaq; his lineage: of Banu Dubay'a ibn Zayd. 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
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).
Connections
- Participated in
- The builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in it
- Member of
- The builders of Masjid al-DirarBanu Dubay'a ibn Zayd
People and things also explored
Abu Habiba ibn al-Az'arBahzajBijad ibn UthmanNabtal ibn al-HarithThe demolition of Masjid al-DirarAbbad ibn HunayfJariya ibn AmirKhudham ibn Khalid
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/174
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