Salim ibn Umayr
سالم بن عمير
The first of the seven Weepers, of Banu Amr ibn Awf in Ibn Ishaq's context; Ibn Ishaq lists him among those who begged the Prophet for mounts on the Tabuk campaign when he found nothing to carry them on.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
The first of the seven Weepers, of Banu Amr ibn Awf per Ibn Ishaq's context; Ibn Ishaq names him among those who asked the Prophet for mounts on the Tabuk expedition when he found nothing to carry them on. 1
In the Tabuk expedition
Ibn Ishaq names him first of the seven Weepers, of Banu Amr ibn Awf per Ibn Ishaq's context, among the seven men who came asking the Prophet for mounts — he said he found nothing to carry them on, and they turned back with eyes overflowing with tears. 1
Tribe
Ibn Ishaq gives his lineage: of Banu Amr ibn Awf per Ibn Ishaq's context. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- The editors note a disagreement on some of the Weepers' names (note p. 161).
Connections
- Participated in
- The Weepers: seven who asked to be carried
People and things also explored
The expedition to TabukAbdullah ibn al-Mughaffal al-MuzaniAbu Layla Abd al-Rahman ibn Ka'bAmr ibn Humam ibn al-JamuhHarami ibn AbdullahIrbad ibn Sariya al-FazariMuhammadUlba ibn Zayd
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/161
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islam.museum contributors. “Salim ibn Umayr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/salim-ibn-umayr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.