Durayd ibn al-Simma
| Durayd ibn al-Simma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6th century |
| Died | January 630 |
| Father | Mu'awiya ibn al-Harith al-Khuza'i al-Jushami |
| Mother | Rayhana bint Ma'adi Yakrib |
| Occupation | Poet, knight |
Durayd ibn al-Simma (Arabic: دريد بن الصمة, romanized: Durayd ibn al-Ṣimma) was a pre-Islamic warrior, knight and poet of the Hawazin tribe. He was also the chief of the Banu Jusham ibn Mu'awiya, or the modern day Al-Qthami clan of the tribe of Otaibah. Historians have cited that he contributed to more than a hundred battles for his tribe. By the time of the rise of Islam, he was already an old man and remained a pagan.