- ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Hāshimī
He was the eldest of his brothers and the last of them to die. He is the grandfather of the ḥadith scholar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAqīl.
His sons were: Muslim, Yazīd—after whom he was given the honorific Abū Yazīd—Saʿīd, Jaʿfar, Abū Saʿīd al-Aḥwal, Muḥammad, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, and ʿAbd Allāh.
He was present at Badr on the side of the polytheists, having been forced to march out, and was taken prisoner. Possessing no wealth with which to ransom himself, his uncle al-ʿAbbās paid his ransom.⦗1⦘
It is related that on the day he was captured ʿAqīl asked the Prophet ﷺ, “Which of their nobles have you slain?” He replied, “Abū Jahl has been killed.” ʿAqīl said, “Then the field is now clear for you.”⦗2⦘
Ibn Saʿd states: ʿAqīl emigrated at the beginning of year eight (AH), took part in Muʿtah, then returned and was ill for a time; consequently, his name is not mentioned in the accounts of the Conquest of Mecca, Ḥunayn, or al-Ṭāʾif.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ allotted him a yearly share from Khaybar amounting to one hundred and forty wasqs (a measure of grain).