and the tribe of Hudhayl themselves were deemed the most gifted poets among the Arabs. From his poetry are these lines:

When Death sinks deep its talons in your flesh,
You learn that every talisman is worthless.

My fortitude before the ones who gloat
Shows them that Time’s caprice cannot unseat me.

He died while campaigning in Ifriqiyah during the caliphate of ʿUthmān. He had been present at the Saqīfah of Banū Sāʿidah and had joined in the funeral prayer for the Prophet ﷺ.

Abū Zubayd al-Ṭāʾī, the poet—his given name was Ḥarmalah ibn al-Mundhir, a Christian. He recited to ʿUthmān a superb ode on the lion, whereupon ʿUthmān said, “You never stop evoking the lion as long as you live; I suspect you are a coward.” Abū Zubayd used to frequent the company of al-Walīd ibn ʿUqbah.

Abū Sabrah ibn Abī Ruhm ibn ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn Abī Qays ibn ʿAbd Wadd, a Qurashī of the Banū ʿĀmir branch, was an early convert to Islam. It is said that he emigrated to Abyssinia, and he fought at Badr and every subsequent battle. He was the brother of Abū Salamah ibn ʿAbd al-Asad; their mother was Barra bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, the Prophet’s paternal aunt. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ established brotherhood between Abū Sabrah and Salamah ibn Salamah ibn Waqsh.

Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkār said, “We know of no one from the veterans of Badr who returned to Mecca and settled there except Abū Sabrah: he took up residence there after the Prophet’s death, though his children deny this.” He died during the caliphate of ʿUthmān.

Abū Lubābah ibn ʿAbd al-Mundhir ibn Zanbar ibn Zayd ibn Umayyah al-Anṣārī—his given name was Bashīr, though some say Rifāʿah—was sent back by the Prophet ﷺ from al-Rawḥāʾ during the expedition of Badr and was put in charge of Medina in his absence.