جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّه
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا
Jabir ibn Abdullah
Ansari · Narrator of the Farewell Hajj · Left with his sisters
may Allah be pleased with them both
Khazraj — Banu Salimah, of Madinah · Madinah, up to about 78 AH
His father was killed at Uhud, leaving him with a household of sisters and a load of debt. He narrated a great deal, including the fullest single account of the Farewell Hajj, and taught in Madinah into old age.
Known for
He gave the fullest single account of the Farewell Hajj
It is one of the longest reports in Sahih Muslim.
His father was killed at Uhud, leaving him responsible for the household
He was left with his sisters and with debts that his father had not settled.
Among the largest transmitters among the Companions
He taught in Madinah into old age
Story
His story in moments
Short episodes from his life, in order. Read one at a time.
In full
Life & legacy
Madinah
Jabir was of Banu Salimah, a clan of Khazraj. His father, Abdullah ibn Amr, was killed at Uhud in 3 AH, leaving Jabir as a young man responsible for a household of sisters and for debts his father had left behind.
That situation comes up more than once in what he narrated, and it is part of why his reports have a particular texture — a good deal of them are about money, marriage, debt and work rather than about great occasions.
Later years
He was present at the Farewell Hajj and gave the fullest account of it that survives — a long, sequential description of what was done and in what order, which is one of the longest single reports in Sahih Muslim and remains a primary basis for how the pilgrimage is performed.
He taught in Madinah for decades and had a circle in the mosque. He lived into his eighties and lost his sight towards the end.
The sources give his death in the 70s AH.
How the sources describe him
He took on a household before he was ready for one
He noticed the details other people left out
Connect
People around him
Family
- Abdullah ibn Amr al-Ansariعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْروParent
His father, killed at Uhud in 3 AH.
Alongside
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺCompanion
He narrated a great deal from him, including the fullest account of the Farewell Hajj.
Full timeline
- 3 AH
His father is killed at Uhud
- The Madinan years
Sells his camel on the road home, and is given it back
- 10 AH
Present at the Farewell Hajj, which he later described in full
- In the 70s AH approximate, reports differReports give 73, 77 and 78 AH.
Dies in Madinah at a great age
Part of
Sources & review
Draft content — undergoing reviewThis content was written for SahabaMate and has not yet been checked by a reviewer against the works below. Treat it as a starting point, not a citation.
Sahih al-Bukhariصحيح البخاري
Hadith collection · Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari
Sahih Muslimصحيح مسلم
Hadith collection · Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyahالسيرة النبوية
Classical biography · Ibn Hisham, from the recension of Ibn Ishaq
Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabirالطبقات الكبرى
Classical biography · Ibn Sa'd
Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz as-Sahabahالإصابة في تمييز الصحابة
Classical biography · Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani
Siyar A'lam an-Nubalaسير أعلام النبلاء
Classical biography · Shams ad-Din adh-Dhahabi
SahabaMate editorial summary
Editorial summary
Where a reference names a work without a page or number, that is deliberate: SahabaMate does not publish a locator it cannot stand behind.
SahabaMate Pro
Want to remember what you learn about the Sahabah?
Pro will help you retain what you have read — personalised review, learning paths, and your own Sahaba Album.