—a confederate of the Banū ʿAbd Shams, known by the kunya Abū Miḥṣan. He ranked among the noble and eminent Companions; he emigrated, fought at Badr, and on that day performed outstandingly. When his sword broke, the Messenger of Allah gave him a ʿurjūn (the rib of a date-palm frond), which in his hand became a sword sharper than steel and firm of blade. That sword was thereafter called “al-ʿAwn.” He was present at ʾUḥud, the Trench, and every engagement that followed.

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke of the seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning, ʿUkkāshah said, “Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah that I be one of them.” He replied, “O Allah, make him one of them.” (1) Another man then rose and said, “Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah that I be one of them.” He answered, “ʿUkkāshah has beaten you to it.” This ḥadith is narrated through multiple chains that yield certitude.

During the caliphate of al-Ṣiddīq, ʿUkkāshah marched with Khālid to Dhū al-Qaṣṣah. Abū Bakr sent him and Thābit ibn Aqram ahead as scouts; they were met by Tulayḥah al-Asadī and his brother Salamah, who killed them both. Before falling, however, ʿUkkāshah had slain Hibāl ibn Tulayḥah. Tulayḥah later embraced Islam, as mentioned previously. ʿUkkāshah was then forty-four years old and one of the most handsome of men (may Allah be pleased with him).

Among them was:
Maʿn (2) ibn ʿAdī ibn al-Jadd (3) ibn ʿAjlān ibn Ḍubayʿah al-Balawī, a confederate of Banū ʿAmr ibn ʿAwf. He was the brother of ʿĀṣim ibn ʿAdī, and he witnessed the Pledge at al-ʿAqabah, Badr, ʾUḥud, the Trench, and all subsequent battles. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ established brotherhood between him and Zayd ibn al-Khattāb, and both were martyred on the Day of al-Yamāmah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Mālik narrated—from Ibn Shihāb, from Sālim, from his father—that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away the people wept and said, “By Allah, we wish we had died before him; we fear we may be tempted after him.” Maʿn ibn ʿAdī said, “By Allah, I would not wish to die before him, for I wish to affirm his truthfulness after his death just as I affirmed it while he was alive.”

Among them were:
al-Walīd and Abū ʿUbaydah, the two sons of ʿUmārah ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah (4). They were killed alongside their uncle Khālid ibn al-Walīd at al-Buṭāḥ. Their father, ʿUmārah ibn al-Walīd, was the companion of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ on the mission to the Negus, a story well known.