Question: who is ayyub al ansari?
Answer: Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (died 674) — born Khalid bin Zayd bin Kulayb in Yathrib — hailed from the tribe of Banu Najjar and was a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, sahaba) of Muhammad. He was named after the biblical Job. ... Abu Ayyub died of dysentery during the First Arab Siege of Constantinople.