Abu ‘Ubaydah, Abu Salamah, al-Arqam, and Others Accept Islam

Ibn Ishaq lists Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah; Abu Salamah ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Asad; al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam; ‘Uthman ibn Maz‘un and his brothers Qudamah and ‘Abd Allah; ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Harith; Sa‘id ibn Zayd and his wife Fatimah bint al-Khattab; Asma bint Abi Bakr; ‘A’ishah, then still young; and Khabbab ibn al-Aratt. Ibn Hisham says Khabbab was from Tamim, though another view makes him from Khuza‘ah.

The editor gives lineages and reports about these early Muslims: Abu ‘Ubaydah’s role at Uhud and his death during the plague of ‘Amwas; Abu Salamah’s migration with Umm Salamah and his later death from a wound; al-Arqam’s house by al-Safa, where Muslims gathered secretly; and ‘Uthman ibn Maz‘un’s early migration and burial in al-Baqi‘. The notes record disagreements about names, ancestry, dates, and the timing of the prohibition of wine. Sa‘id ibn Zayd’s marriage to Fatimah bint al-Khattab is connected in the report to ‘Umar’s later acceptance of Islam.

The notes continue with the ancestry and accounts of al-Arqam, ‘Uthman ibn Maz‘un, ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Harith, and Sa‘id ibn Zayd. They describe the role of al-Arqam’s house as an early place where the Prophet taught Islam, and preserve variants concerning the names and lineage of these Companions. The account also records their migrations, participation in battles, family ties, and deaths.