The companions رضي الله عنهم
ʿAbdullāh ibn Rawāḥah رضي الله عنه
عبد الله بن رواحة
Ar-Raḥīq names him among the twelve deputies at the second pledge of ʿAqabah.
Ar-Raḥīq names him among the twelve deputies at the second pledge of ʿAqabah.
His challenges and choices
- The Prophet ﷺ appointed him to take command at Muʾtah if Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه was killed.
Connected lives
- Khālid ibn al-Walīd رضي الله عنه
At Muʾtah, after Zayd, Jaʿfar and Ibn Rawāḥah رضي الله عنهم fell, the Prophet ﷺ told the people that the banner was taken by a sword from the swords of Allah, and Allah gave them victory.
- Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه
The Prophet ﷺ appointed him to take command at Muʾtah if Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه was killed.
Sources and accounts
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ʿAbdullāh ibn Rawāḥah رضي الله عنه
Ar-Raḥīq names him among the twelve deputies at the second pledge of ʿAqabah.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Second Aqabah Pledge, pp. 95–98 (Issam Diab translation)The Prophet ﷺ appointed him to take command at Muʾtah if Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه was killed.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4261Biographical account and appearances
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Second Aqabah Pledge, pp. 95–98 (Issam Diab translation); Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4261
Connected accounts
Khālid ibn al-Walīd رضي الله عنه — At Muʾtah, after Zayd, Jaʿfar and Ibn Rawāḥah رضي الله عنهم fell, the Prophet ﷺ told the people that the banner was taken by a sword from the swords of Allah, and Allah gave them victory.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3757, 4262Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه — The Prophet ﷺ appointed him to take command at Muʾtah if Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه was killed.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4261