it killed him; the troops scattered, but ʿAbd Allah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi outpaced them, cut the bridge, and called out, “Fight for your commander!” He then rode off at full speed and conveyed the news to ʿUmar.

His father, Yazid, was among the Companions who died during the Prophet’s lifetime ﷺ.

ʿAbd Allah fought at Ṣiffīn and Nahrawān alongside Imām ʿAlī, then served as governor of Kūfa for Ibn al-Zubayr, appointing al-Shaʿbī as his confidential secretary in 65 AH; he was later replaced by ʿAbd Allah ibn Muṭīʿ.

He died shortly before 70 AH, at roughly eighty years of age—may Allah have mercy on him.

41 – al-Rubayyiʿ bint Muʿawwidh ibn ʿAfrāʾ al-Anṣārīyah * (ʿ)

From the clan of Banū al-Najjār.

She enjoyed the distinction of Companionship and was a recognized transmitter of hadith. The Prophet ﷺ visited her on the morning after her wedding as a gesture of kinship. She lived to a great age and related several narrations.

Those who reported from her include Abū Salamah ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, Sulaymān ibn Yasār, ʿUbādah ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿUbādah, ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, Khālid ibn Dhakwān, ʿAbd Allah ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAqīl, and others.

Her father was one of the senior participants at Badr and was the man who killed Abū Jahl (1).

She died during the caliphate of ʿAbd al-Malik, in the early 70s AH—may Allah be pleased with her.