Naqib of the Ansar
Mundhir ibn Amr was a chief of Banu Sa’ida of the Khazraj — one of the twelve naqibs the Prophet ﷺ named at the Pledge of Aqaba. At Uhud, he commanded the left wing of the Muslim army. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 135–136, 171 — Najeebabadi — Mundhir ibn Amr among the twelve naqibs; commander of the left wing at Uhud.
The Seventy of Bir Ma’una
When the chief Abu Bara asked for teachers for Najd, the Prophet ﷺ sent Mundhir at the head of seventy of the best of the Companions — the reciters. At the well of Bir Ma’una they were betrayed by the clans of Banu Sulaym and slaughtered to a man. When a surviving Companion urged retreat, an Ansari refused, saying: “I will not leave a place where one like Mundhir ibn Amr has been martyred.” So beloved was his name that az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam later named his own son Mundhir after him. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 511–512 — Kandhlawi — Mundhir leads the seventy reciters to Bir Ma'una and is martyred; az-Zubayr later names his son for him.
Life Timeline
Born in Madinah
A chief of Banu Sa'ida; the Khazraj.
Among the twelve naqibs of the Ansar
Commands the left wing at Uhud
Martyred at Bir Ma'una
Commanding the seventy reciters.
References
- History of Islam — Najeebabadi — Mundhir ibn Amr among the twelve naqibs; commands the left wing at Uhud Vol 1 · pp. 135–136, 171
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — Mundhir leads the seventy reciters to Bir Ma'una and is martyred there Vol 1 · pp. 511–512