Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfa ( ar, سَالِم مَوْلَىٰ أَبِي حُذَيْفَة, ') was a

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سير أعلام النبلاء «الصحابة رضوان الله عليهم» سالم مولى أبي حذيفة
companion of the Islamic prophet

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. He was named so since he was the freed

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Abu Hudhayfa ibn 'Utba Abū Ḥudhayfa ibn ʿUtba (Arabic: أبو حذيفة بن عتبة; died 633), full name Abū Ḥudhayfa ibn ʿUtba ibn Rabīʿa was an early companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the son of Utba ibn Rabi'a, one of the Leaders of Ban ...

, see

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. He participated in the battle against

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as a standard bearer of the

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and displayed unexpected valour. His people feared that he would show weakness or be too terrified to fight. To them he said, "If you manage to overtake me, what a miserable bearer of the

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I shall be." He then plunged into the enemy ranks and eventually died in battle. Muhammad is quoted as saying:

Learn the Qur'an from four persons:
Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud Abdullah ibn Masūd, or Abdullah ibn Masood, or Abdullah Ben Messaoud ( ar, عبد الله بن مسعود, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʽūd; c.594-c.653), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who he is regarded the greatest mufassir of Qu ...
, Salim Mawla Abu Hudhayfa,
Ubayy ibn Kab Ubayy ibn Ka'b ( ar, أُبَيّ ٱبْن كَعْب, ') (died 649), also known as Abu Mundhir, was a Sahabah, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a person of high esteem in the early Muslim community. Biography Ubayy was born in Me ...
and
Muadh ibn Jabal Muʿādh ibn Jabal ( ar, مُعاذ بن جبل; 605 – 639) was a sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muadh was an '' Ansar'' of Banu Khazraj and compiled the Quran with five companions while Muhammad was still alive. He was kn ...
.

He had contributed in all major battles, such as

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, Ahzab etc., so he is a Badrian Companion of Muhammad.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20060107184025/http://www.islamic-council.org/lib/men/SAALIM-MAWLAA-ABIHOUDHAIFAH.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20051221223407/http://web.umr.edu/~msaumr/reference/companions/English/salim.html 7th-century Iranian people 630s deaths Year of birth unknown Arabian slaves and freedmen Sahabah killed in battle {{MEast-bio-stub

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