Among them was
Abū Ḥudhayfah (1) ibn ʿUtbah ibn Rabīʿah ibn ʿAbd Shams al-Qurashī al-ʿAbshamī. He embraced Islam in the very early days, before the gatherings in the House of al-Arqam, then migrated first to Abyssinia and later to Madinah. He fought at Badr and every battle thereafter. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forged a bond of brotherhood between him and ʿAbbād ibn Bishr, and both were martyred on the Day of al-Yamāmah. At that time Abū Ḥudhayfah was fifty-three or fifty-four years old. He was tall, handsome-faced, and athlaʿ—that is, he had an extra tooth. Some (2) give his name as Hushaym; others, Hāshim.
Among them (3):
Abū Dujānah, whose name is Samāk ibn Kharshah, mentioned shortly above.
In sum, four hundred and fifty Muslims were killed on the Day of al-Yamāmah, including reciters and memorizers of the Quran, Companions, and others besides. We have cited these particular names because of their renown, and Allah’s help is sought.
I say:
Among the Muhājirūn who were martyred that day were:
• Mālik ibn ʿAmr, an ally of Banū Ghanm (4), a Muhājir who fought at Badr;
• Yazīd ibn Ruqaysh ibn Riʾāb (5) al-Asadī, a participant at Badr;
• al-Ḥakam ibn Saʿīd ibn al-ʿĀṣ ibn Umayyah al-Umawī (6);
• Jubayr (7) ibn Mālik ibn Buḥaynah, brother of ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mālik al-Azdī and an ally of Banū al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿAbd Manāf;
• ʿĀmir ibn al-Bukayr (8) al-Laythī, an ally of Banū ʿAdī, who fought at Badr;
• and Mālik ibn Rabīʿah, an ally of Banū ʿAbd Shams.
(1) For the biography of Abu Hudhaifa, see al-Istiba (vol. 3, pp. 1631–1632), which states: his name is variously given as Muhashshim, Hushaym, or Hashim. Al-Jamiʿ al-Usul (vol. 15, pp. 497–498) records “Abu Hudhaifa Hisham,” adding that some say his name was Hushaym. In Asad al-Ghabah (vol. 5, p. 282) it appears as Muhashshim; p. 403 as Hisham; p. 406 as Hushaym; and in vol. 6, pp. 70–72, simply as Abu Hudhaifa. Shar Aʿlam al-Nubalaʾ (vol. 1, pp. 164–167) and al-Isabah (vol. 4, pp. 42–43) report that Muʿawiya said, “His name was Muhashshim,” while others said Hushaym, Hashim, or Qays.
(2) In the printed edition it reads “wa-kana” (and he was); here the conjunction is required by the context.
(3) Our collation shows that this section is taken verbatim from al-Dhahabi’s Tarikh al-Islam. The passage survives in al-Dhahabi’s own hand (Ayasofya MS no. 3005), of which I possess a facsimile; accordingly, we have emended the names based on it. (Bashar)
(4) In al-Istiba (p. 1355): Malik ibn ʿAmr al-Sulami, mawla of the Banu ʿAbd Shams.
(5) In the printed edition “Rabab” (sic): a scribal corruption; the correct reading appears in al-Istiba (p. 1574) and Asad al-Ghabah (vol. 5, p. 487).
(6) al-Istiba, pp. 355–356.
(7) In the printed edition “wa-Hasan” (sic), a scribal error. See the biography of Jubair in Tarikh al-Khalifa (vol. 1, p. 92) and al-Istiba (p. 234).
(8) In the printed edition “Amir ibn Bakir” (sic), a corruption; see the biography of Ibn Bakir in Tarikh al-Khalifa (p. 93) and al-Istiba (p. 788).