Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Host of the Prophet ﷺ

CompanionHost of the Prophet ﷺ

Abu Ayyub al-Ansariأبو أيوب الأنصاري

Died c. 674 CEApproximate dateConstantinople

The Madinan whose house the Prophet's camel chose, and who died in old age before Constantinople.

When the Prophet ﷺ arrived in Madinah, his camel knelt by Abu Ayyub's home, and he lived there until his own rooms were built. Abu Ayyub fought in every campaign he could. In his eighties he joined the army besieging Constantinople, fell ill, and asked to be buried as close to its walls as possible.

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