The companions رضي الله عنهم
Abū ʿUbaydah ibn al-Jarrāḥ رضي الله عنه
أبو عبيدة بن الجراح
A commander who rationed scarce provisions and was called trustworthy by the Prophet ﷺ.
The trustworthy one of this nation
His challenges and choices
- Commanding three hundred men on the coast expedition, he pooled their dwindling provisions and rationed the dates until each man received only one date a day.
His standing in the sources
- Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ called him the trustworthy one of this nation.
Connected lives
- Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ called him the trustworthy one of this nation.
Sources and accounts
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Abū ʿUbaydah ibn al-Jarrāḥ رضي الله عنه
The trustworthy one of this nation
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4382Commanding three hundred men on the coast expedition, he pooled their dwindling provisions and rationed the dates until each man received only one date a day.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4360Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ called him the trustworthy one of this nation.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4382Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4382; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4360; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4382
Connected accounts
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه — Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ called him the trustworthy one of this nation.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4382