Wahshi ibn Harb

Wahshi ibn Harb
Wahshi ibn Harb
Died	Homs
Nationality	Afro-Arabs
Known for	Killing Muhammad's uncle, Hamza in the Battle of Uhud; ; Killing Musaylimah in the Battle of Yamama;

Wahshi ibn Harb ("The Savage, Son of War"), also known as Abu Dusmah was a former slave of Jubayr ibn Mut'im before becoming a freedman and a Sahabi (companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad). He is best known for killing a leading Muslim fighter, Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle, prior to accepting Islam, and afterwards reportedly killing Musaylimah, the leader of an enemy apostate army who were waging war against the Muslims.

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