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Rabi'a ibn Umayya ibn Khalaf

ربيعة بن أمية بن خلف

Qurashi Companion with a powerful voice who stood at Arafat relaying the Prophet's Farewell Sermon phrase by phrase to the vast crowd.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Companion
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Pilgrimages and mass gatherings

Place in the story

  • CompanionTradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Summary

A Qurashi Companion who called out the Prophet's words to the people at Arafat during the Farewell Sermon, relaying his words to the great crowd 1.

His account

The one who called out the Messenger of God's words to the people while he stood at Arafat was Rabi'a ibn Umayya ibn Khalaf 2. The crowd that day reached a hundred and twenty-four or a hundred and forty-four thousand, and his voice carried the sermon section by section 3.

For young visitors

A strong-voiced man who stood beside the Prophet repeating the words of his sermon in a loud voice so that all the people at Arafat could hear.

Connections

Member of
Banu Jumah
Participated in
The Farewell Sermon at Arafat

People and things also explored

The Farewell PilgrimageThe Farewell SermonThe Farewell Sermon at ArafatQurayshAl-Harith ibn HatibBilal ibn RabahFukayha bint YasarHatib ibn al-Harith

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 460
  2. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 460; ibn-hisham-sira
  3. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp. 459-460
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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Related

The Farewell Pilgrimage

The only pilgrimage the Prophet led, during which he gave the sermon known as the Farewell Sermon.