Who Was Utbah ibn Rabi'ah? Who came out first at Badr in Islamic History

Before the worldBefore Adam

The first nationsAdam to Shuayb

Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE

Bani Israil and Romec. 1000 BCE – 250 CE

Arabia before IslamUp to 570 CE

Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE

After the Prophet ﷺ632–1000 CE

Crusades and conquests1090–1502 CE

The end of timeStill to come

Ten signs before the Hour

Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering

Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗

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عتبة بن ربيعة

Utbah ibn Rabi'ah

Who came out first at Badr613–624 CE

Relied onHis standing among Quraysh

Undone byHamzah, Ali and Ubaydah

A respected elder of Quraysh. He once offered the Prophet ﷺ wealth, rule or a cure if he would give up his message, and heard the opening of Surah Fussilat in reply. At Badr he came out to duel with his brother Shaybah and his son al-Walid.

How it ended

All three were killed in the duels that opened Badr. Abu Dharr swore that 22:19, 'These are two adversaries', came down about them.

These are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding water
Quran 22:19

The lessonHe heard the Quran and admitted its power, but would not leave his people's way.

In the Quran

22:19-22 41:1-13

Stood against: Hamzah and Ali
Source: Authentic hadithAbu Dharr's oath about 22:19 is reported by al-Bukhari; the offer and Fussilat are from Ibn Ishaq. His daughter Hind and his son Abu Hudhayfah became Muslims.

Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal

Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.