Al-Bara' ibn Malik

al-Bara' ibn Malik
البراء بن مالك

al-Ansari
al-Bara' ibn Malik ; البراء بن مالك; al-Ansari
Born	Medina, Hejaz, ; Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died	641/642; Shushtar, Khuzestan, Iran
Burial place	Khuzestan
Other names	Ibn Malik
Employer(s)	Muhammad, Abu Bakar, Umar
Organization	Rashidun caliphate
Known for	Companion of the Prophet; Transmitter of Hadiths; Pledge of the Tree; Campaigns under Muhammad; Battle of Hunayn; Battle of Yamama; Battle of Darin Island; Battle of al-Qadisiyyah; Muslim conquest of Khuzestan; Battle of the bridge of Susa; Siege of Shushtar;
Parents	Malik ibn Nadr (father); Umm Sulaym (mother);
Relatives	Anas ibn Malik (brother) ; Zaid ibn Malik (brother) ; Abdullah ibn Abi Talha (step-brother) ; Abu Talha al-Ansari (step-father)
Family	Banu Najjar branch of Banu Khazraj (clan); Azd (tribe);

Al-Barāʾ ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī (Arabic: البراء بن مالك الأنصاري; died c. 641) was one of the Sahaba (companions of Muhammad), an Ansar belonging to the Banū al-Najjār branch of the Banu Khazraj. He was the brother of Anas ibn Malik.

He died around 641-642 of wounds he received during his siege in Shushtar against the Sasanian Empire.

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