Amr ibn Ma'di Karib

A Warrior of Yemen

Amr ibn Ma’di Karib was a chief of Banu Zubayd of Madhhij in Yemen — a wrestler and swordsman whose strength was famous through Arabia. After the Prophet’s ﷺ death he led his people into apostasy, was defeated by Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya, and brought to Madinah; there he admitted his wrong and returned to Islam. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 295–296 — Najeebabadi — Amr ibn Ma'di Karib's apostasy with his people and his return to Islam in Madinah.

Yarmuk, Qadisiyya, and Umar’s Reckoning

At Yarmuk an Ansari said he had not seen any Muslim that day step forward better than a man who would take on the strongest of the enemy and slay him, then return to a great dish and feed all who came — and he was told that this was Amr ibn Ma’di Karib. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 547 — Kandhlawi — Amr's exploits at Yarmuk; his valour and his hospitality. When Umar sent reinforcements to Sa’d at Qadisiyya, he wrote that he sent two thousand men — but their names were two: Amr ibn Ma’di Karib and Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid, each alone the equal of a thousand. 3 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 548 — Kandhlawi — Umar sends Amr and Tulayha as reinforcements equal to two thousand men. At Qadisiyya he answered the silver mace of the Persian champion, taking him at once. 4 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 343 — Najeebabadi — Amr ibn Ma'di Karib takes the Persian wrestler at Qadisiyya.

Nahawand

At the great battle of Nahawand in 21 AH — the Victory of Victories — when an-Nu’man ibn Muqarrin was martyred and the line wavered, Amr took up the fight and turned the day. A wound from that day did not heal, and he died in the village of Rawdha. 5 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 548 — Kandhlawi — Amr rallies the line at Nahawand after Nu'man's fall; his death of the wound at Rawdha.