Mehjaa' ibn Saleh (Arabic: مهجع بن صالح, d. 624 CE) was a Sahaba from the tribe of Banu 'Akk. Mehjaa' participated in the Battle of Badr and was reportedly the first of the Muslims to have been killed in action.
Biography Mehjaa' ibn Salih was of Yemeni descent. Muslim scholar Ibn Hajar states that he was descended from the Yemeni Banu 'Akk tribe. Mehjaa' was taken into captivity by the Quraysh when he was in Mecca, but was eventually freed by Umar ibn al-Khattab who had converted to Islam. Death Mehjaa' was amongst the Muslim fighters in the Battle of Badr. He was killed by a polytheist named 'Amir ibn al-Hadhrami. Mehjaa' left no descendants.
Legacy Mehjaa' is honoured and remembered by Muslims as the first Muslim casualty in the Battle of Badr. He was buried in a plot of land adjacent to the battlefield, that is currently not accessible to the public. Today a memorial bearing the names of the martyred individuals stands near the site of the Battle of Badr.
Some Muslim scholarsIbn al-Athir. Usd al-ghabah fi marifat al-Saḥabah. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Ibn Hazm. Guezzou, Mokrane (2008). Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Translated into English. Amman, Jordan: Royal Aal Al Bayt Institute For Islamic Thought. stated the Qur'anic verse 6:52 was revealed about him; ˹O Prophet!˺ Do not dismiss those ˹poor believers˺ who invoke their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure. You are not accountable for them whatsoever, nor are they accountable for you. So do not dismiss them, or you will be one of the wrongdoers.Qur'an 6:52, translation of Mustafa Khattab in The Clear Qur'an
See also List of Sahaba
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