حبيب بن مسلمة الفهري

Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri

رضي الله عنه
Born
Died
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Tribe
Banu Fihr (Quraysh)

Upper Mesopotamia and the Caucasus

Habib was sent under Iyad ibn Ghanm to Upper Mesopotamia, and afterwards — jointly with Salman ibn Rabi’a — he led the conquest of Armenia, reaching to the Caucasus. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 350, 357, 386 — Najeebabadi — Habib ibn Maslama in Upper Mesopotamia; jointly conquers Armenia with Salman ibn Rabi'a; reaches the Caucasus.

To Relieve Uthman

He set out from Syria to support Uthman during the siege — but the news of his martyrdom reached him before he could arrive. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 412 — Najeebabadi — Habib sets out to relieve Uthman during the siege.

At Siffin

Mu’awiya later sent him as an envoy to Ali at Siffin, alongside Shurahbil ibn al-Samt and Ma’n ibn Yazid. 3 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 460 — Najeebabadi — Habib ibn Maslama envoy of Mu'awiya to Ali at Siffin.

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Life Timeline

Reign of Umar

Sent under Iyad ibn Ghanm to Upper Mesopotamia

Reign of Uthman

Jointly conquers Armenia with Salman ibn Rabi'a

35 AH

Sets out to relieve Uthman during the siege

37 AH / Siffin

Envoy of Mu'awiya to Ali

References

  • History of Islam — Najeebabadi — Habib ibn Maslama under Iyad ibn Ghanm; co-conqueror of Armenia; relief of Uthman; Mu'awiya's envoy at Siffin Vol 1 · pp. 350, 357, 386, 412, 414, 460