Battle of al-Yamama

BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateBanu Hanifa and Musaylima's followersCommanders and leadersAbu Bakr
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
Zayd ibn al-Khattab†
Abu Dujana†
Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba†
Salim ibn Ma'qil†
Ikrima ibn Amr
Ammar ibn Yasir
al-Bara' ibn Malik
Abd Allah ibn Suhayl†
Wahshi ibn HarbMusaylima†
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†Strength 10,000 (before reinforcements) 13,000 (after reinforcements) 40,000 – 100,000Casualties and losses 1,200 10,000 – 21,000

The Battle of al-Yamama was fought in December 632 as part of the Ridda Wars against a rebellion within the Rashidun Caliphate in the region of al-Yamama (in present-day Saudi Arabia, South of Riyadh City) between the forces of Abu Bakr and Musaylima, a self-proclaimed prophet. This battle was a part of a multi-prolonged engagement in the plains of Aqrama and the city of Al-Hadiqat.