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Name and Lineage:

• Abu Abdullah Al Zubayr ibn Al Awwam ibn Kuhwaylid ibn Asad ibn Abdul Uzzah ibn Qusay ibn Kilab
• Mother: Safiyah bint Abdul Muttalib, the Messenger’s ﷺ aunt

His Islam:

• Amongst the early Muslims
• He was the fourth or fifth to become Muslim
• Became Muslim at the age of 8 (some say 16)
• His uncle tortured him with smoke to force him to leave Islam but he didn’t
• Migrated to Abyssinia both times

His Description:

• Fair skinned
• Tall
• Relatively lightweight
• It was also said he was neither tall nor short and he was dark skinned with thick body hair and light facial hair

His Children:

• From Asma bint Abu Bakr: Abdullah, Urwah, Al Mundhir, Aasim, Al Muhajir, Khadijah al Kubra, Umm al Hasan, and Aisha
• From Ummah bint Khalid ibn Sai’d ibn al As: Khalid, Amr, HAbibah, Sawdah, and Hind
• From Al Rabab bint Anif ibn Ubayd: Mus’ab, Hamzah, and Ramlah
• From Zaynab: Ubaydah and Ja’far
• From Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah ibn Abu Mu’ayt: Zaynab
• From Al Halal bint Qays: Khadijah al Sughra

His Virtues and Excellence

• He didn’t miss any battle with the Messenger ﷺ
• He was the first to unsheathe a sword for the sake of Allah
• 1 of the 10 Promised Paradise
• The Prophet ﷺ said: “Every prophet has a disciple and my disciple is Al Zubayr” Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim
• Amr ibn Mus’ab ibn al Zubayr said: “Al Zubayr fought with the Prophet ﷺ when he was 12 years old, and he used to charge at the pagans.”
• Nahik said: “Al Zubayr had a thousand slaves who collected dues owed to him; not a single dirham of which entered his house. He donated it all”
• His total fortune was 50 million and 200 thousand

His Death:

• Killed in the Battle of the Camel at the age of 75 (some say 60, some say 50-something)
• Killed by ibn Jarmuz

Source: Ranks of the Elite by Imam ibn al Jawzi (Dar as Sunnah Publishers, 1st Edition July 2023)

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