Al-Bara' ibn Aws

البراء بن أوس

Updated on 19 April 2026 at 10:59 PM

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Biography of Al-Bara' ibn Aws

Bara' ibn Aws ibn Khalid witnessed one of the Prophet's ﷺ battles, and led two horses. The Prophet ﷺ shot him with five arrows, as reported by Ibn Mandah and Abu Naim.

Abu 'Umar said: Bara' ibn Aws ibn Khalid ibn al-Ja'd ibn 'Uwf ibn Mabdhul ibn 'Amr ibn Ghunm ibn 'Adi ibn al-Najjar, is Abu Ibrahim, the Prophet's ﷺ foster son, because his wife Umm Barra' nursed him with her milk.

Whether they were one or two, God knows best.

This was narrated by the three.

Spelling variants of Al-Bara' ibn Aws

The name Al-Bara' ibn Aws is also written in the following spellings:

  • Al-Bara' ibn Aws
  • Al-Bara' bin Aws
  • Al-Bara' ben Aws
  • Al-Bara' b. Aws
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