Salim Mawla Abu Hudhayfa (سالم مولى أبي حذيفة) was one of the sahaba of Muhammad. He was named so since he was the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfa ibn 'Utba, see Mawla. He participated in the battle against Musaylimah as a standard bearer of the Muhajireen and displayed unexpected valour. His people feared that he would show weakness or be too terrified to fight. To them he said, "If you manage to overtake me, what a miserable bearer of the Qur'an I shall be." He then valiantly plunged into the enemy ranks and eventually died in battle. Muhammad is quoted as saying:
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