Introduction

Hazrat Simak (ra) bin Kharasha. Hazrat Abu Dujana (ra) belonged to the Banu Sa‘idah branch of the Khazraj tribe of the Ansar.

Hazrat Abu Dujana’s (ra) father’s name was Kharasha, whilst it has also been reported that his father’s name was Aus and his grandfather was Kharasha. Hazrat Abu Dujana’s (ra) mother’s name was Hazmah bint Harmalah.

Hazrat Abu Dujana (ra) was more commonly known by his title of Abu Dujana than his actual name. Hazrat Abu Dujana (ra) had a son whose name was Khalid and whose mother’s name was Aminah bint Amr.

(Ali Ibn al-Athir, Usd al-Ghabah fi Ma‘rifat al-Sahabah, Vol. 2, Simak bin Kharashah [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Fikr, 2003], 317) (Ibn Saad, Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Vol. 3, Abu Dujanah [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 1990], 419)