Khuzaima ibn Thabit

Khuzaima ibn Thabit Dhu'sh-Shahadatain al-Ansari ( _ar. خزيمة بن ثابت ذو الشهادتين الأنصاري) was one of the companions of Muhammad.

Biography

610 – 632: Muhammad's era

He was an Ansar A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims on [http://www.al-islam.org/ Al-islam.org] [http://www.al-islam.org/restatement/64.htm] ] .

In the Itqan, Al-Suyuti discussed the number of witnesses and quoted the following from Ibn Ashta's Kitab al-Masahif:

He is among those on whose authority the Hadith of the pond of Khumm was reported Tarikh al-Yaqubi, as quoted in Peshawar Nights on [http://www.al-islam.org/ Al-islam.org] [http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/7.2.html] . Also, a list composed of sources such as Ibn Hajar Asqalani and Baladhuri, both in his Ta'rikh, Muhammad Bin Khawind Shah in his Rauzatu's-Safa, Ibn Abdu'l-Birr in his Isti'ab ] .

632 – 634: Abu Bakr's era

He was among those who initially refused to give allegiance to Abu Bakr.Tarikh al-Yaqubi, as quoted in Peshawar Nights on [http://www.al-islam.org/ Al-islam.org] [http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/7.2.html] . Also, a list composed of sources such as Ibn Hajar Asqalani and Baladhuri, each in his Ta'rikh, Muhammad Bin Khawind Shah in his Rauzatu's-Safa, Ibn Abdu'l-Birr in his Isti'ab ] A Shi'i-Sunni dialogue on [http://www.al-islam.org/ Al-islam.org] [http://al-islam.org/murajaat/80.htm] ]

634 – 644: Umar's era

644 – 656: Uthman's era

656 – 661: Ali's era

He was a general under Ali's command during the Battle of the Camel, riding in the head of 1000 Ansar cavaliers [A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims on [http://www.al-islam.org/ Al-islam.org] [http://www.al-islam.org/restatement/61.htm] ] .

661 – 680: Muawiyah's era

He became martyred in the Battle of Siffin, fighting on the side of Ali .

ee also

*Thabit (name)

References