Salim ibn Ma'qil

Salim ibn Ma'qil (Arabic: سَالِم بْنِ مَعْقِل, romanized: Sālim ibn Maʿqil) was a Persian companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the freed slave (mawla) of Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba.

He participated in the battle against Musaylima as a standard bearer of the Muhajirin and displayed unexpected valour. His people feared that he would show weakness or be too terrified to fight. To them he said, "If you manage to overtake me, what a miserable bearer of the Qur'an I shall be." He then plunged into the enemy ranks and eventually died in battle.

Muhammad is quoted as saying:

Learn the Qur'an from four persons: Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud, Salim Mawla Abu Hudhayfa, Ubayy ibn Kab and Muadh ibn Jabal.

Taha Husain, a 20th century Sunni Islamic scholar

When Umar was dying, he was questioned about his successor, and he said: 'If Abu Obaida bin al-Jarrah were alive, I would have made him the khalifa. If Khalid bin al-Walid were alive, I would have appointed him the amir of the Muslims. And if Salim, the client of Abu Hudhaifa, were living today, then I would have designated him as your ruler.' This Salim was a slave who came from Istakhr in Persia. He was emancipated, and became a 'mawali' (client) of Abu Hudhaifa. He was well-known for his piety. Many Muslims deferred to him in matters of Faith even in the times of the prophet Muhammad. Sometimes he led the Muslims in prayer also. He was killed in the Ridda wars during the khilafat of Abu Bakr. He was a devout and God-fearing man.

He had contributed in all major battles, such as Badr, Uhud, Ahzab etc., so he is a Badrian companion of Muhammad.

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