} ʿAyyāsh ibn Abī Rabīʿa () was one of the Islamic prophet

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's companions who converted into Islam before immigration. He was also a half brother of

Abu Jahl ʿAmr ibn Hishām al-Makhzūmī ( ar, عمرو بن هشام المخزومي), (570 – 13 March 624), also known as Abu Jahl (lit. 'Father of Ignorance'), was one of the Meccan polytheist pagan leaders from the Quraysh known for his opposition t ...

as they shared the same mother, and his paternal cousin.

Imprisonment by Abu Jahl

Ayyash was one of the immigrants who migrated to

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before

. He migrated with

Umar ibn Khattab ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

decided to take him back. So he made a false story of Ayyash's mother's illness. Abu Jahl went to

with his brother Harith and told Ayyash that his mother was ill and she had taken an oath that she would not sit in shade and would not comb her hair before she sees Ayyash's face. Umar warned Ayyash not to go. But Ayyash was so emotional that he became strongly determined. Then Umar gave his own healthy camel to Ayyash to help him escape if needed. On the way to

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, Abu Jahl cleverly tied Ayyash and took him to

and then imprisoned him.

Muhammad's prayer

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reported that Abu Hurayra said that, Prophet Muhammad used to say it in his prayers, "O' Allah, rescue Ayyash ibn Abi Rabia! O' Allah, rescue Salama ibn Hisham! O' Allah, rescue al-Walid ibn al-Walid! O' Allah, rescue all oppressed believers!O' Allah, be hard on Mudhars! O Allah, give them droughts like the drought years of Yusuf!" (Sahih Bukhari: 6541) Ar-Raheeq-al-Makhtoum.

Death

Ayyash participated in the Battle of Yarmouk in 636 AD and was martyred in the battle. He was then buried with his brother, Salama, and his paternal nephew, Ikrimah. He was martyred during the 2nd year of his maternal nephew Umar ibn Al Khattab's caliphate. After the battle, Ayyash's cousin, Khalid ibn Al Waleed, went to the grave of Ayyash, Salama and Ikrimah, and said that

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had never known two brothers like Ayyash and Salama.

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Imprisonment by Abu Jahl

Muhammad's prayer

Death

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