Hanzala Ibn Abi Amir


Hanzala Ibn Abi Amir or Ḥanẓala Ibn Abī ʿĀmir was one of the companionship of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He belonged to the Banu Aus tribe of the Ansar. His father, Abu Aamir was a
Christian. However it is not known was he really a christian or otherwise. Hanzala's age was just 24 years when he was martyred in the Battle of Uhud while fighting against the polytheists. Hanzala being a foot soldier, assaulted the mount of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb to attack him. However, the latter was saved by Shaddād bin al-Aswad who also killed Hanzala.
Hanzala had earlier left for the battlefield to respond the call of Jihad leaving his wife Jamila, sister of Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, on the first wedding night. He did not have the time for doing Ghusl. Muhammad is narrated to have seen angels giving Hanzala a bath in between heavens and the earth with fresh rainwater kept in silver vessels. Because of this honor, Hanzala earned the title of Ghaseel al-Malāʾika or the one cleansed by the angels. His son, Abdullāh ibn Hanzala would later command the people of Medina to dissent against the Umayyad Caliph Yazid I.