Abu Umamah Al-Bahili | |
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أبو أمامة الباهلي | |
| Died | 81 or 86 AH |
Abu Umamah al-Bahili (Arabic:أبو أمامة الباهلي,romanized: Abū ʾUmāmah Al-Bāhili;d. 81 or 86 AH) was acompanion ofMuhammad, and the last of them to die inSyria.
Abu Umamah was of theBāhila tribe, itself descending from theQays. His personal name was Ṣadiy (Arabic:صدي,romanized: Ṣadiy), and his father's name was `Ajlān, Wahb, or `Amr.[1] In ahadith narrated byAl-Tabarani, it can be inferred that Abu Umamah fought at theBattle of Uhud. However,Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani commented on this narration, saying its chain of narration isḍa`īf (weak).[1] Abu Umamah is known to have resided inHoms, which was part of theBilad al-Sham region, and died there in 81 or 86 AH. There is some difference of opinion as to whether he resided in Egypt before moving to Homs.[1][2] He fought alongsideAli in theBattle of Siffin, and later settled inSyria.[1]