Salama ibn al-Mayla' al-Juhani
سلمة بن الميلاء الجهني
A warrior of Juhayna who was killed in Khalid ibn al-Walid's cavalry during the entry into Mecca on the day of the Conquest.
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 fighter of Juhayna who was in the cavalry of Khalid ibn al-Walid on the day Mecca was conquered; he was martyred in the skirmishes of the entry into Mecca on the conquest morning 1.
His martyrdom
Salama ibn al-Mayla' was struck down in the al-Khandama clash and the skirmishes at Mecca's lower end, and was among the three Muslim martyrs of the conquest day, with Kurz ibn Jabir and Khunays ibn Khalid 1.
For young visitors
A Muslim fighter of the tribe of Juhayna who was among the horsemen who entered Mecca on the conquest morning and was martyred there.
Connections
- Participated in
- The skirmish of al-Khandama
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)Himas ibn Qays al-DiliKhalid ibn al-WalidKhunays ibn Khalid al-Khuza'iKurz ibn Jabir al-Fihrial-KhandamaThe skirmish of al-KhandamaMecca
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/50
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Salama ibn al-Mayla' al-Juhani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/salama-ibn-al-mayla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.