مصعبMuslim boy names
Meaning
Hard, difficult, tough
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Alternate spellings
- Mus'ab
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Islamic historical; not necessarily Qur'anic
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Companions and early Muslims
Historical context · Companion / Sahabi or Sahabiyyah
Musab ibn Umayr radiyallahu anhu
Khabbab radiyallahu anhu’s report in Bukhari 1276 names Musab ibn Umayr radiyallahu anhu and recounts his death at Uhud. It provides a specific early-Muslim bearer rather than a personality claim inferred from the name.
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Historical references
- Sahih al-Bukhari 1276
Context checked: 2026-10-25
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