A section naming those who died during the caliphate (1) of ʿUthmān whose exact date of death is not definitively known, as recorded by our teacher Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Dhahabī (2).

Anas ibn Muʿādh (3) ibn Anas ibn Qays al-Anṣārī al-Najjārī—also called Unays—witnessed every campaign, may Allah be pleased with him.

ʾAws ibn al-Ṣāmit (4), the brother of ʿUbādah ibn al-Ṣāmit—both of them Anṣārīs (5)—fought at Badr. ʾAws is the husband referred to in the verse:
“Allah has indeed heard the statement of the woman who disputes with you concerning her husband and complains to Allah; and Allah hears the two of you conversing. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.” [al-Mujādilah: 1]
His wife was Khawlah (6) bint Thaʿlabah.

ʾAws ibn Khawliyy (7) al-Anṣārī of Banū al-Hublā also fought at Badr. He was the only man from the Anṣār present at the Prophet’s washing and who descended with his family into his grave—may Allah have mercy on them.

Al-Jadd (8) ibn Qays (9) was a leader among the Anṣār, yet he was stingy and suspected of hypocrisy. It is said that he came to the Pledge of al-Riḍwān but did not pledge, hiding behind one of his camels. Concerning him the verse was revealed:
“And among them is he who says, ‘Give me leave and do not put me to trial.’ Surely they have fallen into trial…” [al-Tawbah: 49]
It is also said that he later repented and desisted; Allah knows best.

Al-Ḥuṭayʾah (10), the famous poet—said to be named Jarwal, with the kunya Abū Mulaykah—was from Banū ʿAbs. He lived through the Jāhiliyyah and into the early period of Islam. He roamed about lauding the great men of the land and seeking their gifts, and yet it is reported that he himself was miserly. Once, when setting out on a journey, he bade farewell to his wife and said to her:

(in the Kāmil metre)