Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh

Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh
عبيدالله إبن جحش
Born
Ubaydullah

588
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died627 (aged 38-39)
SpouseUmm Habiba
Parents

Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh ibn Ri'ab (Arabic: عُبَيْد اللَّه ٱبْن جَحْش ٱبْن رِئَاب, romanizedʿUbayd Allāh ibn Jaḥsh ibn Riʾāb; c. 588–627) was a contemporary and first cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad following his migration to Abyssinia in around 615 CE. He is one of the four hanifs (a type of monotheists) mentioned by Ibn Ishaq, the others being Waraka ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn Huwairith and Zayd ibn Amr.