| Abu al-Yusr Ka'b ibn Amr | |
| Birth Date: | 599 |
| Death Date: | 675 (aged 75-76) |
| Allegiance: | First Islamic State |
| Serviceyears: | until 657 |
| Battles: | Battle of Badr, Battle of Siffin |
Abu al-Yusr Ka'b ibn Amr, also known as Hazrat Abul Yasar Ka’b bin Amr,[1] (599 - 675) is believed to have been the last surviving veteran of the Battle of Badr, and also the last surviving veteran who served under Muhammad.[2]
Abu al-Yusr Ka'b ibn Amr was born in 599 to Amr bin Abbad and Naseeba bint Azhar, and he hailed from the Banu Salama tribe; within his tribe, his title was Abul Yasar.
In 622, he participated in the second pledge at al-Aqabah.
Records show that during the Muslim–Quraysh Wars, Abu al-Yusr Ka'b ibn Amr fought alongside Muhammad during the Battle of Badr on 13 March 624. During the battle, he helped to capture Hazrat Abbas, and he also helped to seize the "flag of the disbelievers" from Abu Aziz bin Umair.[3]
He then fought in several other battles during the Muslim–Quraysh Wars and continued to fight alongside Muhammad until his death in 632.
In July 657, Abu al-Yusr Ka'b ibn Amr is recorded as being present at the Battle of Siffin in the army of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
He presumably retired shortly after the Battle of Siffin, and he died in 675 during the reign of Mu'awiya I.
Throughout his life, Abu al-Yusr Ka'b ibn Amr had four wives and four children. They are as follows: