Zuhayr ibn Sard
زهير بن صُرَد
A chieftain of Hawazin who headed the fourteen-man delegation that came to the Prophet at al-Ji'rana as Muslims, pleading foster-kinship for the return of their captured women and children; the Prophet and the Muslims released six thousand captives in response.
At a glance
- Roles
- emir
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Converts and those who leavePeace-making and coexistence
Place in the story
- InterlocutortowardMuhammad · 630 CE · 9 AH†Tradition
- Convert to Islam · 630 CE · 9 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Zuhayr ibn Surad, a chief of Hawazin's chiefs; he headed their delegation to the Prophet at al-Ji'rana in Dhu al-Qa'da of year 8 AH after the division of Hunayn's spoils 1.
Heading the Hawazin delegation
Hawazin's delegation came to the Prophet as Muslims, fourteen men headed by Zuhayr ibn Surad, among them Abu Burqan, the Prophet's milk-uncle 1. They asked him to bestow the captives and wealth on them, presenting words that melt hearts; the Prophet gave them the choice between the wealth and the sons and women — they chose their kin, saying: we would not exchange our kin for anything 1.
The Prophet taught them the plea-formula after the noon prayer; he and Banu Abd al-Muttalib waived their shares, the Muhajirun and Ansar followed, and six thousand of Hawazin's women and children were returned — the Prophet clothed them each in a Coptic garment 2.
For young visitors
Zuhayr led a delegation of his people asking the Prophet to free their families' captives; the Prophet freed them all, clothed them in new garments, and they returned home safe.
Connections
- Member of
- Hawazin
- Participated in
- The Hawazin delegation and the amnesty of captives
- Converted under
- Muhammad
People and things also explored
Malik ibn Awf al-NasriThe Battle of HunaynThe Hawazin delegation and the amnesty of captivesThe siege of Ta'ifThe delegation and mission to HamdanThe delegation of ThaqifMuhammadSuhayl ibn Amr
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 421
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 422
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islam.museum contributors. “Zuhayr ibn Sard”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/zuhayr-ibn-sard/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.