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‘Amr ibn al Jamuh
Sayyidina ‘Amr ibn al Jamuh ibn Zaid ibn Haram ibn Ghanam ibn Salamah, Abu Muaz al Ansari al Sulami radiya Llahu ‘anhu. He attended al ‘Aqabah. And it is said that he participated in Badr. He was one of the last of the Ansar to embrace Islam.
Ibn Ishaq reports:
كان عمرو بن الجموح سيدا من سادة بني سلمة و شريفا من أشرافهم و كان قد اتخذ صنما من خشب يقال له مناة يعظمه و يطهره فلما أسلم فتيان بني سلمة ابنه معاذ بن عمرو و معاذ بن جبل في فتيان منهم كانوا ممن شهد العقبة فكانوا يدخلون الليل على صنم عمرو فيحملونه فيطرحونه في بعض حفر بني سلمة و فيها عذر الناس منكسا على رأسه فإذا أصبح عمرو قال ويلكم من عدا على آلهتنا هذه الليلة ثم يغدو فيلتمسه فإذا وجده غسله و طيبه ثم يقول والله لو أعلم من يصنع لك هذا لأخزينه فإذا أمسى و نام عمرو عدوا عليه ففعلوا به ذلك فيغدو فيجده فيغسله و يطيبه فلما ألحوا عليه استخرجه فغسله و طيبه ثم جاء بسيفه فعلقه عليه ثم قال إني والله لا أعلم من يصنع بك ذلك فإن كان فيك خير فامتنع هذا السيف معك فلما أمسى عدوا عليه و أخذوا السيف من عنقه ثم أخذوا كلبا ميتا فقرنوه بحبل ثم ألقوه في بئر من آبار بني سلمة فيها عذر الناس و غدا عمرو فلم يجده فخرج يبتغه حتى وجده مقرونا بكلب فلما رآه أبصر رشده و كلمه من أسلم من قومه فأسلم و حسن إسلامه
‘Amr ibn al Jamuh was one of the chiefs and noblemen of the Banu Salamah. He had placed a wooden idol in his house known as Manat which he would honour and purify. Some of the youngsters of Banu Salamah accepted Islam, inter alia his son Muaz ibn ‘Amr and Muaz ibn Jabal, youngsters who attended al ‘Aqabah. They would come to ‘Amr’s idol at night, take it, and throw it upside down in one of the dumps of the Banu Salamah which was filled with people’s filth. When ‘Amr would wake up, he would say, “Woe to you! Who oppressed our gods last night?”
He would then go and look for it. After locating it, he would wash it and perfume it and then say, “By Allah, had I known who does this to you, I would certainly humiliate him.”
At night when ‘Amr would go to bed, they would again come and do the same. Next morning he would find it, wash it, and perfume it. When they persisted, he took it out, washed it, perfumed it and then brought a sword which he hung around it and said, “Certainly, by Allah, I am not aware of who does this to you. If there is any goodness in you, then defend yourself with this sword.”
At night, they attacked it and took the sword from its neck. Then they took a dead dog and connected the two with a rope and threw it in one of the wells of the Banu Salamah which was filled with people’s filth. Next morning ‘Amr woke up but could not find it. So he went out searching for it until he found it tied to a dog. When he saw this, his eyes of guidance opened. Those of his tribe who accepted Islam spoke to him and finally he embraced Islam. And he was a wonderful devout Muslim.
و لما أراد الخروج إلى أحد استقبل القبلة و قال اللهم ارزقني الشهادة و لا تردني إلى أهلي خائبا فاستشهد يومئذ و دفن هو و عبد الله بن عمرو بن حرام والد جابر و كانا صهرين في قبر واحد
As he intended to depart for Uhud, he faced the Qiblah and supplicated, “O Allah, favour me with martyrdom and do not return me to my family disappointed.”
As a result, he was martyred on that fateful day and was buried alongside ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn Haram, Jabir’s father―they were brother in laws―in one grave.
Al Waqidi says: He was the husband of Sayyidah Hind bint ‘Amr, the paternal aunt of Sayyidina Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah radiya Llahu ‘anhum. He was lame. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam told him:
كأني أنظر إليك تمشي برجلك هذه صحيحة في الجنة
As if I see you walking with this leg of yours healthy in Jannat.[1]
Sayyidina Jabir radiya Llahu ‘anhu narrates:
قال لنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من سيدكم يا بني سلمة قلنا الجد بن قيس على أنا نبخله قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم بيده هكذا و مد يده و أي داء أدوأ من البخل بل سيدكم عمرو بن الجموح قال فكان عمرو على أصنامهم في الجاهلية و يولم على رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إذا تزوج
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam enquired from us, “Who is your leader, O Banu Salamah?”
We replied, “Jadd ibn Qais, but we consider him stingy.”
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam raised his hand and stretched it and exclaimed, “What sickness is worse than stinginess? Rather, your leader is ‘Amr ibn al Jamuh.”
He said: ‘Amr was in charge of their idols during the jahiliyyah. He would prepare the walimah feast when Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam would marry.[2]
A poet from the Ansar recited in this regard:
|
لمن قال منا من تسمون سيدا |
و قال رسول الله و الحق قوله |
| نبخله فيها و إن كان أسودا |
فقالوا له جد بن قيس على التي |
|
و لا مد في يوم إلى سوءة يدا |
فتى ما تخطى خطوة لدنية |
| و حق لعمرو بالندى أن يسودا |
فسود عمرو بن الجموح لجوده |
|
و قال خذوه إنه عائد غدا |
إذا جاءه السؤال أذهب ماله |
| على مثلها عمرو لكنت مسودا |
فلو كنت يا جد بن قيس على التي |
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said―and his words are true―to the one of us who said: Who do you call a leader?
They answered him: Jadd ibn Qais, but we deem him stingy, although he was crowned the leader.
A young lad who never took a step for anything disgraceful, and never stretched his hand on any day to evil.
He crowned ‘Amr ibn al Jamuh owing to his generosity. And it is befitting for ‘Amr due to magnanimity that he be crowned.
When a beggar comes to him, he spends his wealth generously saying, “Take it, for it will surely return tomorrow.”
Had you been on the level, O Jadd ibn Qais, of generosity of ‘Amr, then you would be crowned.[3]
His guarantee of Jannat is established in the hadith of Sayyidina Abu Qatadah al Ansari, Sayyidina Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah radiya Llahu ‘anhum, and some mursal reports. Let us quote the hadith of Sayyidina Abu Qatadah radiya Llahu ‘anhu:
فعن يحيى بن النضر عن أبي قتادة أنه حضر ذلك قال أتى عمرو بن الجموح إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال يا رسول الله أرأيت إن قاتلت في سبيل الله حتى أقتل أمشي برجلي هذه صحيحة في الجنة و كانت رجله عرجاء فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم نعم فقتلوا يوم أحد هو و ابن أخيه و مولى لهم فمر عليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال كأني أنظر إليك تمشي برجلك هذه صحيحة في الجنة فأمر رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم بهما و بمولاهما فجعلوا في قبر واحد
Yahya ibn al Nadr reports from Abu Qatadah who was present at the incident. He relates:
‘Amr ibn al Jamuh approached Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and submitted, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me if I fight in the path of Allah until I am killed, will I walk with this leg of mines being healthy in Jannat?” His leg was lame.
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam affirmed, “Yes.”
They were killed on the Day of Uhud, him, his nephew, and their freed slave. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed him and remarked, “As if I see you walking with this leg of yours healthy in Jannat.”
According to Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam instruction, they―together with their freed slave―were placed in one grave.[4]
Ahmed, Ibn Shabbah, and Abu Nuaim narrated it.
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[1] Its reference will appear shortly.
[2] Shu’ab al Iman, vol. 15 pg. 227 (Awtaf Qatar); Ma’rifat al Sahabah, Hadith: 4987.
[3] Ma’rifat al Sahabah, vol. 14 pg. 155; al Isti’ab, vol. 1 pg. 362; al Isabah, vol. 4 pg. 615.
[4] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 22553; Ibn Shabbah: Tarikh al Madinah, vol. 1 pg. 83; Ma’rifat al Sahabah, Hadith: 4984.
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‘Amr ibn al Jamuh
Sayyidina ‘Amr ibn al Jamuh ibn Zaid ibn Haram ibn Ghanam ibn Salamah, Abu Muaz al Ansari al Sulami radiya Llahu ‘anhu. He attended al ‘Aqabah. And it is said that he participated in Badr. He was one of the last of the Ansar to embrace Islam.
Ibn Ishaq reports:
كان عمرو بن الجموح سيدا من سادة بني سلمة و شريفا من أشرافهم و كان قد اتخذ صنما من خشب يقال له مناة يعظمه و يطهره فلما أسلم فتيان بني سلمة ابنه معاذ بن عمرو و معاذ بن جبل في فتيان منهم كانوا ممن شهد العقبة فكانوا يدخلون الليل على صنم عمرو فيحملونه فيطرحونه في بعض حفر بني سلمة و فيها عذر الناس منكسا على رأسه فإذا أصبح عمرو قال ويلكم من عدا على آلهتنا هذه الليلة ثم يغدو فيلتمسه فإذا وجده غسله و طيبه ثم يقول والله لو أعلم من يصنع لك هذا لأخزينه فإذا أمسى و نام عمرو عدوا عليه ففعلوا به ذلك فيغدو فيجده فيغسله و يطيبه فلما ألحوا عليه استخرجه فغسله و طيبه ثم جاء بسيفه فعلقه عليه ثم قال إني والله لا أعلم من يصنع بك ذلك فإن كان فيك خير فامتنع هذا السيف معك فلما أمسى عدوا عليه و أخذوا السيف من عنقه ثم أخذوا كلبا ميتا فقرنوه بحبل ثم ألقوه في بئر من آبار بني سلمة فيها عذر الناس و غدا عمرو فلم يجده فخرج يبتغه حتى وجده مقرونا بكلب فلما رآه أبصر رشده و كلمه من أسلم من قومه فأسلم و حسن إسلامه
‘Amr ibn al Jamuh was one of the chiefs and noblemen of the Banu Salamah. He had placed a wooden idol in his house known as Manat which he would honour and purify. Some of the youngsters of Banu Salamah accepted Islam, inter alia his son Muaz ibn ‘Amr and Muaz ibn Jabal, youngsters who attended al ‘Aqabah. They would come to ‘Amr’s idol at night, take it, and throw it upside down in one of the dumps of the Banu Salamah which was filled with people’s filth. When ‘Amr would wake up, he would say, “Woe to you! Who oppressed our gods last night?”
He would then go and look for it. After locating it, he would wash it and perfume it and then say, “By Allah, had I known who does this to you, I would certainly humiliate him.”
At night when ‘Amr would go to bed, they would again come and do the same. Next morning he would find it, wash it, and perfume it. When they persisted, he took it out, washed it, perfumed it and then brought a sword which he hung around it and said, “Certainly, by Allah, I am not aware of who does this to you. If there is any goodness in you, then defend yourself with this sword.”
At night, they attacked it and took the sword from its neck. Then they took a dead dog and connected the two with a rope and threw it in one of the wells of the Banu Salamah which was filled with people’s filth. Next morning ‘Amr woke up but could not find it. So he went out searching for it until he found it tied to a dog. When he saw this, his eyes of guidance opened. Those of his tribe who accepted Islam spoke to him and finally he embraced Islam. And he was a wonderful devout Muslim.
و لما أراد الخروج إلى أحد استقبل القبلة و قال اللهم ارزقني الشهادة و لا تردني إلى أهلي خائبا فاستشهد يومئذ و دفن هو و عبد الله بن عمرو بن حرام والد جابر و كانا صهرين في قبر واحد
As he intended to depart for Uhud, he faced the Qiblah and supplicated, “O Allah, favour me with martyrdom and do not return me to my family disappointed.”
As a result, he was martyred on that fateful day and was buried alongside ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn Haram, Jabir’s father―they were brother in laws―in one grave.
Al Waqidi says: He was the husband of Sayyidah Hind bint ‘Amr, the paternal aunt of Sayyidina Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah radiya Llahu ‘anhum. He was lame. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam told him:
كأني أنظر إليك تمشي برجلك هذه صحيحة في الجنة
As if I see you walking with this leg of yours healthy in Jannat.[1]
Sayyidina Jabir radiya Llahu ‘anhu narrates:
قال لنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من سيدكم يا بني سلمة قلنا الجد بن قيس على أنا نبخله قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم بيده هكذا و مد يده و أي داء أدوأ من البخل بل سيدكم عمرو بن الجموح قال فكان عمرو على أصنامهم في الجاهلية و يولم على رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إذا تزوج
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam enquired from us, “Who is your leader, O Banu Salamah?”
We replied, “Jadd ibn Qais, but we consider him stingy.”
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam raised his hand and stretched it and exclaimed, “What sickness is worse than stinginess? Rather, your leader is ‘Amr ibn al Jamuh.”
He said: ‘Amr was in charge of their idols during the jahiliyyah. He would prepare the walimah feast when Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam would marry.[2]
A poet from the Ansar recited in this regard:
|
لمن قال منا من تسمون سيدا |
و قال رسول الله و الحق قوله |
| نبخله فيها و إن كان أسودا |
فقالوا له جد بن قيس على التي |
|
و لا مد في يوم إلى سوءة يدا |
فتى ما تخطى خطوة لدنية |
| و حق لعمرو بالندى أن يسودا |
فسود عمرو بن الجموح لجوده |
|
و قال خذوه إنه عائد غدا |
إذا جاءه السؤال أذهب ماله |
| على مثلها عمرو لكنت مسودا |
فلو كنت يا جد بن قيس على التي |
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said―and his words are true―to the one of us who said: Who do you call a leader?
They answered him: Jadd ibn Qais, but we deem him stingy, although he was crowned the leader.
A young lad who never took a step for anything disgraceful, and never stretched his hand on any day to evil.
He crowned ‘Amr ibn al Jamuh owing to his generosity. And it is befitting for ‘Amr due to magnanimity that he be crowned.
When a beggar comes to him, he spends his wealth generously saying, “Take it, for it will surely return tomorrow.”
Had you been on the level, O Jadd ibn Qais, of generosity of ‘Amr, then you would be crowned.[3]
His guarantee of Jannat is established in the hadith of Sayyidina Abu Qatadah al Ansari, Sayyidina Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah radiya Llahu ‘anhum, and some mursal reports. Let us quote the hadith of Sayyidina Abu Qatadah radiya Llahu ‘anhu:
فعن يحيى بن النضر عن أبي قتادة أنه حضر ذلك قال أتى عمرو بن الجموح إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال يا رسول الله أرأيت إن قاتلت في سبيل الله حتى أقتل أمشي برجلي هذه صحيحة في الجنة و كانت رجله عرجاء فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم نعم فقتلوا يوم أحد هو و ابن أخيه و مولى لهم فمر عليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال كأني أنظر إليك تمشي برجلك هذه صحيحة في الجنة فأمر رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم بهما و بمولاهما فجعلوا في قبر واحد
Yahya ibn al Nadr reports from Abu Qatadah who was present at the incident. He relates:
‘Amr ibn al Jamuh approached Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and submitted, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me if I fight in the path of Allah until I am killed, will I walk with this leg of mines being healthy in Jannat?” His leg was lame.
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam affirmed, “Yes.”
They were killed on the Day of Uhud, him, his nephew, and their freed slave. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed him and remarked, “As if I see you walking with this leg of yours healthy in Jannat.”
According to Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam instruction, they―together with their freed slave―were placed in one grave.[4]
Ahmed, Ibn Shabbah, and Abu Nuaim narrated it.
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[1] Its reference will appear shortly.
[2] Shu’ab al Iman, vol. 15 pg. 227 (Awtaf Qatar); Ma’rifat al Sahabah, Hadith: 4987.
[3] Ma’rifat al Sahabah, vol. 14 pg. 155; al Isti’ab, vol. 1 pg. 362; al Isabah, vol. 4 pg. 615.
[4] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 22553; Ibn Shabbah: Tarikh al Madinah, vol. 1 pg. 83; Ma’rifat al Sahabah, Hadith: 4984.