Iyās ibn Abī al-Bukayr

Iyās ibn Abī al-Bukayr ibn ʿAbd Yā Lail al-Laythī^[1] (Arabic: إياس بن أبي البكير بن عبد يا ليل الليثي, c.??? - 34 AH) was an early sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He participated on the Battle of Badr, the Islamic Conquest of Egypt and other battles.^[2]

Lineage

His lineage is: Iyās ibn Abī al-Bukayr ibn ʿAbd Yā Lail ibn Nāshib ibn Ghayrah ibn Saʿd ibn Layth ibn Bukayr ibn ʿAbd Munāf ibn Kinānah al-Laythī^[1]^[2]

Biography

He was from the early converts of Islam where he pledged allegiance in the house of Arqam alongside his brothers ʿĀmir, Āqil, and Khālid.^[2]

Ibn Sa'd said that Muhammad made Iyās brothers, in a sense of friendship, with al-Ḥārith ibn Khuzaymah. ^[3]^[2]

He participated in several battles such as the Battle of Badr, the Islamic Conquest of Egypt and other battles.^[2]

He died on the year 34 AH (654 CE).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d 3/1/283, Tabaqat Khalifa 23, Al-Isti’ab 1/230, Usd al-Ghabah 1/181 and Al-Aqd al-Thamin 3/339, Al-Isabah 1/143
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f SIYAR 'ALAAM AN-NUBALAA [Biography of the Nobles] (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al Risala Foundation. 1985. p. 186.
^ Ibn Saʿd 3/1/283.

[:1-1] Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d 3/1/283, Tabaqat Khalifa 23, Al-Isti’ab 1/230, Usd al-Ghabah 1/181 and Al-Aqd al-Thamin 3/339, Al-Isabah 1/143

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f SIYAR 'ALAAM AN-NUBALAA [Biography of the Nobles] (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al Risala Foundation. 1985. p. 186.

[3] Ibn Saʿd 3/1/283.

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