Rifa'a bin Rafi' bin Malik bin al-'Ajlan

Ebû Muâz · Companion

Rifâa b. Râfi' b. Mâlik b. el-Aclân b. Amr b. Âmir b. Züreyk

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BornMedine

Died41 AH · Medine

KunyaEbû Muâz

Nisbaez-Zürakî, el-Ensârî, el-Hazrecî, el-Medenî, el-Bedrî

Places livedMedine

Generation (tabaqa)Companion

Family

Father: Rafi' bin Malik bin al-'Ajlan
Mother: Umm Malik bint Ubayy bin Malik
Spouse: Umm 'Abdur Rahman, Umm Walad, Salma bint Mu'adh, bint al-Fakah
Siblings: Malik bin Rafi' bin Malik, Khallad bin Rafi' bin Malik
Children: 'Abduar Rahman, 'Ubaid bin Rifa'a bin Rafi' bin Malik, Mu'adh bin Rifa'a bin Rafi' bin Malik, 'Ubaidullah, al-Nu'man, Ramla, Buthayna, Umm Sa'd, Umm Sa'd(younger), Kulthum

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Hadiths where he is the source of the saying

Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 3992

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64. Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)

Source of the saying

Narrated Rifaa: (who was one of the Badr warriors) Gabriel came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "How do you look upon the warriors of Badr among yourselves?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "As the best of the Muslims." or said a similar statement. On that, Gabriel said, "And so are the Angels who participated in the Badr (battle).

Chain of narrators: al-Bukhari ← Wahb bin Jarir bin Hazim bin Zayd ← Jarir bin Hazim bin Zayd ← Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari ← Mu'adh bin Rifa'a bin Rafi' bin Malik ← Rifa'a bin Rafi' bin Malik bin al-'Ajlan