Ulba ibn Zayd
علبة بن زيد
The second of the Weepers, brother of Banu Haritha; 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 second of the Weepers, brother of Banu Haritha; Ibn Ishaq names him among those who asked the Prophet for mounts in the Tabuk expedition, when he found nothing to carry them on. 1
In the Tabuk expedition
Ibn Ishaq names him second of the Weepers, brother of Banu Haritha, 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's lineage for him: brother of Banu Haritha. 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-FazariMuhammadSalim ibn Umayr
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/161
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islam.museum contributors. “Ulba ibn Zayd”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ulba-ibn-zayd/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.