Hanzala Ibn Abi Amir or Ḥanẓala Ibn Abī ʿĀmir (

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: ﺣﻨﻈﻠـة ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﺑﻲ ﻋﺎﻣﺮ) (c. 601625) was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet

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. He belonged to the ''Banu Aus'' tribe of the Ansar. His father, Abu Aamir was said to be a Christian. Hanzala was just 24years old when he died in the

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while fighting against the polytheists. Hanzala, being a foot soldier, attacked

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's horse. However, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb was saved by Shaddād bin al-Aswad (also known as Ibn Sha'ub) who then killed Hanzala. Hanzala had left for the battlefield to respond the call of

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leaving his wife Jamila, daughter of

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, on the first wedding night. He did not have time carry out

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(ablution). Muhammad is said to have seen angels giving Hanzala a bath in between heaven and earth with fresh rainwater kept in silver vessels. Because of this honour, Hanzala earned the title of ''Ghaseel al-Malāʾika'' (Arabic: غسيل الملائكة) or the one cleansed by the angels. His son,

Abd Allah ibn Hanzala ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥanẓala ibn Abī ʿĀmir al-Anṣārī (625/26 – August 683) was the leader of the Ansar faction of Medina during the city’s revolt against Caliph Yazid I in 682–683. He was killed when he led his forces to confront Ya ...

, would command the people of

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in opposition to the Umayyad Caliph

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