Zayd ibn Arqam (
Arabic
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: زيد بن أرقم) was a
Sahabi
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("Companion") of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
. He was from the tribe of Khazraj and a senior Companion from the Ansar "Helpers" in Madina, he attended 17 campaigns with Muhammad and died in 66 Hijri
He was the first person in
Islam to give his home for the first
Salat (ritual prayer) in Islam, which was led by Muhammad. He
gave allegiance to Abu Bakr.
Tarikh al-Yaqubi
''Tārīkh Ibn Wāḍiḥ'' () or popularly ''Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī'' ( ar, تآريخ اليعقوبي, lit=History of al-Yaʿqūbī) is a well-known classical Islamic history book, written by al-Yaʿqūbī.
Like his contemporary Al-Dinawari, Ya ...
, as quoted in Peshawar Nights
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o
Al-islam.org
Also, a list composed of sources such as Ibn Hajar Asqalani and Baladhuri
ʾAḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī ( ar, أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري) was a 9th-century Muslim historian. One of the eminent Middle Eastern historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and e ...
, each in his ''Ta'rikh'', Muhammad Bin Khawind Shah in his '' Rauzatu's-Safa'', Ibn Abdu'l-Birr in his '' Isti'ab''
After the
Invasion of Banu Mustaliq 'Abdullāh ibn ‘Ubayy, who was referred to as the head of the "Hypocrites" (''
munāfiqūn''), was furious for the challenge which the Muslims showed towards the hostile plans and intrigues woven behind closed doors, and swore "the most honourable will expel the meanest out of Madinah," and added: "They (the Muslims) have outnumbered and shared us our land. If you fatten your dog, it will eat you." Zayd ibn Arqam narrated this to Muhammad who then asked for
Abdullāh ibn ‘Ubayy's presence. ibn ‘Ubayy swore oaths denying he had stated something like this and because of this he was let go. But later on the testimony of Zayd ibn Arqam was verified by the revelation of
Surah Al-Munāfiqūn.
[Qadhi, Yasir. A Mercy to Mankind]
References
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