Dhiraar bin al-Khattab was born in
Mecca. As his father was a respected head of the Banu Fihr clan, Dhiraar was trained as a brave warrior and known as a skilled poet. Some of those who he had killed were Ansar fighters: Amr bin Muadh al-Nu'man, 'Amr bin Thabit bin Waqqas, Sayf bin Qayz, Iyas bin Aws bin Atik. During the
Battle of Khandaq, when the Qurayshite under
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb led the campaign against Muslims in
Medina, Dhiraar was one of the small band riders of the allied army that was able to jump over the trenches, along with
Amr ibn Abd al-Wud,
Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl, Nawfal ibn Abdullah Ibn Mughirah al-Makhzumi and Hubayrah bin Abi Wahb al-Makhzumi, which prompted two Muslim warriors,
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and
Umar ibn al-Khattab chasing those horsemen and fight them. while Amr ibn Abd al-Wud has been slain by
Ali ibn Abi Talib. in a duel. On the other hand, Dhiraar managed to overcome Umar. At one time, Khalid appointed
Dhiraar ibn al-Azwar,
Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi, Dhiraar ibn al-Khattab,
al-Muthanna ibn Haritha, Dhiraar ibn Muqrin, and Busr ibn Abi Ruhm as
Ummal raiding force to raid Sib, a district located near the city of
Qasr ibn Hubayrah and north of
Hillah.
Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib were the one who instructed the Rashidun soldiers to sever the trunks of the elephants, which done so by the soldiers around him and stopped their advance. Then Dhiraar ibn al-Khattab charged along with
Khalid ibn Urfuta, Jarir ibn Abdullah Al-Bajali,
Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi,
Tulayha, Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib and
Dhiraar ibn al-Azwar to turn and engage against the elephant corps, aiming their weapons to pierced the elephants eyes, while also aimed to kill the elephant riders. Later, Dhiraar fought in the
Battle of Jalula under
Hashim ibn Utba. This force immediately engaged Hormuzan and successfully defeat the Persian in Masabzan, while capturing one of the Persian commander. == Quotes ==