Name Ayyash Abi | ||
Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah was one of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's companions who converted into Islam before immigration. He was also a half brother of Abu Jahl as they shared the same mother, and his paternal cousin.
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Imprisonment by Abu Jahl
Ayyash was one of the immigrants who migrated to Madinah before Muhammad. He migrated with Umar ibn Khattab. Abu Jahl decided to take him back. So he made a false story of Ayyash's mother's illness. Abu Jahl went to Madinah with his brother Harith and told Ayyash that his mother was ill and she had taken an oath that she would not sit in shed and would not comb before she see Ayyash's face. Umar warned Ayyash not to go. But Ayyash was so emotional that he became strongly determined. Then Umar gave his own healthy camel to Ayyash for escape if needed. In the way of Makkah, Abu Jahl cleverly tied Ayyash and took him to Makkah and then imprisoned him.
Muhammad's prayer
Salama ibn Hisham reported that Abu Hurayra said that, Muhammad used to say it in his prayers, "O' Allah, rescue Ayyash ibn Abi Rabia! O' Allah, resque Salama ibn Hisham! O' Allah, rescue al-Walid ibn al-Walid! O' Allah, rescue all oppressed believers!O' Allah, be hard on Mudhars! O Allah, give them droughts like the drought years of Yusuf!" (Sahih Bukhari: 6541)