Abu 'Abd Allah Mus'ab ibn 'Umair ibn Hashim ibn
'Abd Manaf ibn 'Abd ad-Dar ibn Qusayy ibn Kilab al-Qurashi al-'Abdari, a
Companion of the Prophet and a participant in the Battle of Badr. His mother
was Khunas bint Malik ibn al-Mutarrif ibn Wahb. Mus'ab had only one wife, Hamna
bint Jahsh, from whom God blessed him with one daughter named Zaynab. Zaynab
married 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Umayya ibn al-Mughirah.
Mus'ab ibn 'Umair grew up in Mecca as a
handsome and well-off young man, wearing the finest clothes and using the best
perfumes. He had fair skin and beautiful hair (long hair that grew to or beyond
the earlobes), neither short nor long.
He was among the first to embrace Islam. He
converted secretly in the house of al-Arqam, fearing his mother, Umm Khunas
bint Malik ibn al-Mudrib al-'Amiriyya, and his tribe. Mus'ab remained a secret
Muslim until Uthman ibn Talha saw him praying and informed his people, who
seized and imprisoned him. He remained imprisoned until he emigrated to
Abyssinia, then returned with the Muslims when they did. After his return, the
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him with the twelve
leaders of the Ansar who had pledged allegiance to him at the First Pledge of
Aqaba to teach the Quran to the new Muslims in Yathrib, call them to Islam, and
lead them in prayer. He stayed as a guest with As'ad ibn Zurarah, thus becoming
the first Muslim to emigrate to Yathrib.
After the Prophet's migration, he established a
bond of brotherhood between Mus'ab and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, or, according to
another account, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, or Dhakwan ibn Abd Qays. He witnessed the
Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud alongside the Prophet Muhammad (peace and
blessings be upon him), and in both battles he carried the banner of the
Muhajireen (immigrants).
In the Battle of Uhud. Ibn Qami'ah attacked him
while he was carrying the banner of the Muhajireen, striking his right hand and
severing it. Mus'ab then took the banner with his left hand, which Ibn Qami'ah
also severed. Mus'ab then held the banner to his chest with his arms, whereupon
Ibn Qami'ah stabbed him in the chest with a spear, and he died a martyr on
Saturday, the seventh of Shawwal, in the year 3 AH. When the Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) passed by him as a martyr, he recited the
verse: "Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah.
Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he
who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment]
by any alteration (Surat Al-Ahzab 33:23)
He was martyred at the age of 40 or older, and
he was buried on the day of his martyrdom. His brother was Abu al-Rum ibn
'Umayr, and 'Amir ibn Rabi'ah and Suwaybit ibn Sa'd. Khabbab ibn al-Aratt said
regarding his martyrdom and burial: "We emigrated with the Messenger of
God, may God bless him and grant him peace, seeking the pleasure of God, so our
reward is with God. Some of us passed away without receiving any of the reward.
Among them was Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr, who was killed on the day of Uhud. He left
behind nothing but a single garment. When we covered his head with it, his feet
were exposed, and when we covered his head with it, his feet were
exposed." His head emerged, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon
him) said to us: "Cover his head with it, and place sweet-smelling grass
(idhkhir) on his feet"—or he said: "Put some sweet-smelling grass
(idhkhir) on his feet" (a herbaceous annual plant from the grass family).
(Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Hadith classification: Sahih).
May God have mercy on Mus'ab ibn 'Umair and
grant him the highest Paradise.
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