(radiaAlllahu `anhu)
His name was `Uwaymar (or `Amir) ibn Zayd, known by his kunya Abu Al-Darda'. He was a companion of Prophet Muhammad (sallAllahu `aleihi wa sallam) from the ansar. After the Muslims conquered Syria, he resided in Damascus. `Umar b. al-Khattab appointed him as a judge over Damascus and he remaind in office during the rule of `Uthman b. Affan.
He passed away year 32 H. (653 CE), and is buried in the qibla wall of the Umawi mosque.
His wife, Umm Darda' al-Sughra, is buried with him. She was a tabi`i (of the generation next to the Prophet (sallAllahu `aleihi wa sallam
Outside the
Umawi mosque, inserted in the roman citadel wall, is a small mosque
built over the home of Abu Al-Darda' – the sahabi, great
scholar, imam, ascetic
and
hadith narrator.