Muhammad ibn Maslamah

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Muhammad ibn Maslamah al-Ansari (Arabic: محمد بن مسلمة الأنصاري, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Maslamah al-Anṣārī; c. 588 or 591 – c. 663 or 666) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was known as "The Knight of Allah's Prophet".^[1]: 349 His kunya was Abu Abdullah or Abu Abdurrahman.^[2] Ibn Maslamah embraced Islam before the Hijrah of Muhammad and his followers. Ibn Maslamah witnessed all the battles except for the expedition of Tabuk, as he was appointed as deputy governor of Medina during the campaign.

During the time of the Rashidun Caliphate, Ibn Maslamah participated in the Muslim conquest of Egypt under Zubayr ibn al-Awwam. For the rest of Caliph Umar's reign, Ibn Maslamah was put in charge as the personal agent of Umar to oversee his governors.