Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (May Allah be pleased with him)
Overview
Companion named Amir ibn Abdullah, described as the community’s trustworthy man and a major commander in Syria.
Identity and background
Abu Ubaydah was his kunyah; his name was Amir ibn Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah, an early Muslim.
His life extended from companionship to responsibilities in Syria, with trustworthiness central to his hadith-based distinction.
References · 1
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
Quranic and hadith references
Bukhari 3744 calls him this community’s trustworthy man.
Tirmidhi 3747 records his promise of Paradise; the epithet concerns trustworthiness, not prophethood.
References · 2
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3744
- Jami at-Tirmidhi 3747
Life and notable role
He later held important military and administrative responsibilities in Syria.
Those posts belong to caliphal history and should not be conflated with every event of the Prophet’s lifetime.
References · 1
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
Later life and death
Biographies place his death in the plague of Amwas in 18 AH.
His later life belongs to Syria’s community and epidemic history, without implying a modern laboratory diagnosis.
References · 1
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
References
References · 3
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3744
- Jami at-Tirmidhi 3747