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معاذ بن جبل

Mu'adh ibn Jabal (RA)

Also known as: Muadh

c. 20 BH – 18 AH · c. 603–639 CE

Companions

The Companion most knowledgeable about halal and haram, sent to teach Yemen.

Mu'adh accepted Islam as a youth in Madinah and was present at the Second Pledge of 'Aqabah. The Prophet ﷺ described him as the most knowledgeable of the community about the lawful and the unlawful, and once told him, 'O Mu'adh, by Allah, I love you.'

Around 10 AH the Prophet ﷺ sent him to Yemen as a teacher and judge, saying farewell to him as he walked beside his mount. Later he taught in Syria and succeeded Abu 'Ubaydah as commander, but he died in the same plague of 'Amwas, still in his thirties.

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Life journey

  1. c. 603 CE Madinah المدينة
    From the Khazraj tribe of the Ansar.
  2. 631 CE San'a صنعاء
    Sent by the Prophet ﷺ to Yemen as teacher and judge; the map point is approximate (he was based at al-Janad).
  3. 634 CE Damascus دمشق
    Went to Syria after the Prophet ﷺ passed away.
  4. 639 CE 'Amwas (Emmaus) عمواس
    Died 639 CE · 18 AH
    Died in the plague of 'Amwas.

Places in their life

al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
Photo: TheHadiRahim, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
The courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
The courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukhari (Book of Zakah, the sending of Mu'adh to Yemen)
  • Sunan al-Tirmidhi (Book of Virtues)
  • Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, al-Isaba fi Tamyiz al-Sahaba
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Birth year approximate. Death reported as 17 or 18 AH.