Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi
عمير بن عدي الخطمي
The first of Banu Khatma to accept Islam, called 'the Reciter'; he heard the Prophet ﷺ say 'is there no one to deal with the daughter of Marwan for me?', went to Asma' bint Marwan's house that night and killed her, and the Prophet told him 'you have helped God and His Messenger, Umayr'; he then defied his people, Banu Khatma, to take revenge, and that day Islam first became strong among them.
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- Roles
- Companion
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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- CompanionTradition
- Convert to IslamTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Of the Banu Khatma of the Aws. According to Ibn Ishaq, he was the first of them to embrace Islam, "the one called the Reciter" 1. He was with the Prophet when the Prophet said: "Will no one take for me the daughter of Marwan?" When it was evening he went secretly to Asma' bint Marwan in her house and killed her. He informed the Prophet, who said to him: "You have helped God and His Messenger, O Umayr. Her affair is one on which two goats will not butt heads" 2. He then returned to his people, who were in turmoil about her affair, and she had five sons. He said: "I have killed the daughter of Marwan, so scheme against me all together and do not delay me." That day was the first day Islam was strengthened in the house of the Banu Khatma, and men of them embraced Islam. See the report and its parallels 1.
Notes on the report
- The whole account is in a single report, from Abd Allah ibn al-Harith ibn al-Fudayl from his father 3.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Khatma
- Participated in
- Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan
People and things also explored
Medina· Hassan ibn Thabit's reply to Asma' bint Marwan· Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi's mission to kill Asma' bint Marwan· Banu Khatma· Hassan ibn Thabit· Salim ibn Umayr's mission to kill Abu Afak· al-Aws· Banu Umayya ibn Zayd
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/287
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/286
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/285
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islam.museum contributors. “Umayr ibn Adi al-Khatmi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umayr-ibn-adi-al-khatmi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.