Malik ibn Nuwayra

Malik ibn Nuwayra
مالك بن نويرة
Born
Arabia
Died632 CE (10/11 AH)
SpouseLayla bint al-Minhal
RelativesBanu Yarbu

Malik ibn Nuwayra (Arabic: مالك بن نويرة: died 632), was the chief of the Banu Yarbu, a clan of the Banu Hanzala, which was a large section of the powerful tribe of Bani Tamim.

Malik was appointed by Muhammad to collect zakah for the Banu Yarbu, but after Muhammad’s death, he reportedly refused to send it to Medina. Abu Bakr ordered his execution through Khalid ibn al-Walid, with historical sources attributing it to alleged apostasy.

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