Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs

In my dream, I have seen complete darkness, I could not see anything… But a moon shone for me, so I followed it… I could almost see who had preceded me to that moon… I could see Zaid Ibn Hârithah, ‘Alî Ibn ’Abî Tâlib and ’Abû Bakr As-Siddîq… I was like asking them: When did you get here?!… They said: Now, the Prophet Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, had been sent as a Messenger… I went to him and I became a Muslim… Nobody had preceded me to that except those three…

That was how Sa‘d Ibn Mâlik Ibn Wahîb Al Qurashî known as Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs became a Muslim…He was the cousin of ’Amînah Bint Wahb the Prophet’s Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, mother, so he was considered as one of his uncles…

His daughter ‘Â’ishah relates on his behalf saying: Sa‘d became a Muslim when he was seventeen years old… He was a very good and obedient son to his mother… When she saw he had become a Muslim, she tried to change his mind… When she failed, she threatened him that she would refrain from eating and drinking till she would die, and people would blame him for that… The mother started carrying out her threat, she started losing her energy and falling sick… Some people of his family went to Sa‘d asking him to go and see his mother before she died, hoping that he will sympathise with her condition and give up that religion… When he went to her she was almost dying… He told her: O mother… By Allah, everyone knows that I am most kind to my mother… O mother… By Allah, if you possessed one hundred souls, and these souls would depart your body one by one, I could not leave that –religion- at all… Therefore, eat or refrain, that is your choice.. When she realised how determined he was about his religion, she ate and drank… Jibrîl came to the Prophet Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, on that incident by Allah’s words:

(But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not; but behave with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do).(Luqmân,15).

Sa‘d’s courage and knighthood is apparent in his early years… For he was seen by a non-believer praying in one of Makkah’s roads… The non-believer tried to attack him, but Sa‘d hit him and injured his head… The man started bleeding… By that Sa‘d was considered the first to shed blood for Allah’s Cause, and the first to shot an arrow for Allah’s Cause …

Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs immigrates to Al Madînah… He witnesses the battle of Badr with Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, and proves himself as a strong fighter in that conquest… He also joins in the battle of ’Uhud… He stays close to Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, defending him against the non-believers with his arrows that hardly miss…Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, tells him: “Sa‘d… Throw (arrows), let my father and mother be sacrificed for you![1]… O Allah, strengthen his throw (of the arrows), and accept his prayer”[2]…

Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, never said this saying to anyone except Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs… He, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, was proud of Sa‘d, he would point to him and say to his companions: “That is my uncle… Let any of you show me his uncle”[3].. One day, Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, tells his companions: “Would you like to see a man who will go to Paradise… See him now entering from that door”… Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs enters… ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Al ‘Âs tries to inspect about Sa‘d, and what he does to deserve that special prophecy… He does not find what contradicts, or is more than what the other companions do… Sa‘d explains: I have never gone to sleep having any feeling in my heart of envy, hatred, or spite to anyone!…

Indeed, he held no ill feeling to anyone… He had a clean pure heart… He would make sure his food was from Halâl (lawful money), and that is why his prayers were accepted… He was highly respected… People honoured him, they considered his non refused prayers cautiously, just as his enemies feared his arrows that never failed or missed…

Time passes and Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs is totally involved in fighting for Allah’s Cause to spread Islam and the monotheistic word… During the Khilafat[4] (Caliphate) -ruling time- of ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb, the Persians take this chance to take back some of the land taken by the Muslims during the time of ’Abû Bakr As-Siddîq… ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb is worried and concerned about that matter… He decides to prepare an army -led by himself- hoping to teach the Persians a lesson, and to take back what they have taken from Muslim land… He appoints ‘Aly Ibn ’Abî Tâlib to take over ruling Al Madînah while he is away… As he starts preparing himself to leave, ‘Abdur-Rahmân Ibn ‘Auf accompanied by some of the companions approach him, trying to influence him to change his mind saying: O ruler of the believers… do not hurt us by getting yourself hurt… By that, you shall hurt all the Muslims, so do send out another man in your place to fulfil that matter..

‘Umar says: O people… Advise me… Who would fit for that serious matter?!… Who would bear that great responsibility, while the Persians have formed an enormous army led by their vicious ruler; Rustum?!.. The men present wonder… Then ‘Abdur-Rahmân Ibn ‘Auf cries: O ruler of the believers… I have found him.. ‘Umar says: And who is he?.. ‘Abdur-Rahmân replies: He is the one whose arrows never miss the enemy, and whose prayer is never refused by Allah, Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs.. All the men present agree with Ibn ‘Auf on his opinion… Some of them speak of Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs saying: O ruler of the believers… He is humble in his true self… a real Arabian in his appearance (costume), and a lion when he guards his property… He is just and fair… He would travel very far if needed for the sake of war… He is also as kind to us as a mother to her children… He gives each one of us his right to the smallest detail…

Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs leads the army… He goes out to meet the Persian army… ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb sends him a letter saying: O Sa‘d… do not be overwhelmed if they call you the Prophet’s, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, uncle, for between Allah and his servants, there is no such thing as family ties… The only asset to Allah is through being obedient to him… All people, the noblest and lowest, are basically equal in essence except that they rank differently according to their purity… They will win Allah’s reward, only through their obedience to him… O Sa‘d, regard what we have learnt from Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, ever since he was sent, until he departed from us… Stick to that Sa‘d, for that is the real issue… O Sa‘d… Write me, telling me how you are, where your enemies are from you, and where you are to them… When you write to me, imagine that I am seeing you, and I am with you…

Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs carries out ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb’s wish… He writes him daily describing the whole situation, and asking for his opinion and his advice…

The two armies meet… Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs leads the army lines, riding wildly on his horse, waving with his sword, crying to his soldiers: Come on, you are Muhammad’s companions, welcome to Paradise… He calls: Allahu-Akbar (Allah is the Most Great) four times… The Muslim army achieves victory in the battle of Al Jisr and also in Nahâwand… He is still after the Persians… He crosses Tigris (Degla) River crying: Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best Disposer of Affairs … The army echoes with his words…

Sa‘d reaches Al Madâ’in, the largest Persian city, and the ruling capital… It surrenders completely to Sa‘d and the Muslim army… The Persian Empire ends forever… Sa‘d sends Kisra’s treasure, and all his royal jewellery to ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb in Al Madînah…

Sa‘d constructs Kûfah and ‘Umar appoints him as leader upon ‘Irâq… He sorts out the people’s problems, takes care of them, protects the Muslim homes and borders that have extended to the Persian countries…

But jealousy and malice emerge in the hearts of some of the new believers in Islam… They send repeated complaints to ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb, accusing Sa‘d of a weird serious matter; that he did not pray properly… ‘Umar sent for Sa‘d to come to Al Madînah… He asks him, and Sa‘d replies: By Allah, I was the first amongst the Arabs who shot an arrow for Allah’s Cause… And by Allah, we used to fight along with the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, while we had nothing to eat except the leaves of trees so that one’s excreta would look like the excreta balls of camel or sheep, containing nothing to mix them together. Today Banû ’Asad tribe blame me for not having understood Islâm. I would be loser if my deeds were in vain… By Allah, ruler of the believers, I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him,… And I never reduced anything of it… I used to prolong the first two Rak‘âs of ‘Ishâ prayer and shorten the last two Rak‘âs… ‘Umar said: O ’Abâ Ishâq.. This was what I thought about you, …

Sa‘d returns to Kûfah… ‘Umar sends some men to Kûfah’s mosques to inquire about Sa‘d… All the people praise him except one man from Banû ’Asad, whose heart was filled with envy and malice named ’Abû Si‘dah… He accused him that he never went himself with the army and never distributed (the war booty) equally and never did justice in legal verdicts… ‘Umar deposes Sa‘d from ruling ‘Irâq… Sa‘d prays to Allah regarding the man who has done him injustice… He says: O Allah, If this slave of Yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a long life, increase his poverty and put him to trials…

Sa‘d’s prayer is accepted… The man’s life is prolonged… He becomes so old, his eyebrows were over-hanging his eyes owing to old age… He becomes extremely poor… People watch him tease and assault the small girls in Kûfah roads… When he is blamed for that, he says about himself: I am an old man in trial as the result of Sa‘d’s curse…

‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb tries to let Sa‘d rule Kûfah once more, but he refuses saying: Ruler of the believers… Would I return to the people who claimed that I do not pray well?!…

On his death bed, ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb orders the Khilafat (Caliphate) -ruling authority- to go to one of the six men of the Shurah (consultaion): ‘Uthmân, ‘Alî, Talhah, Az-Zubayr, ‘Abdur-Rahman Ibn ‘Auf and Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs… Whom Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, had been pleased with before he died… If Sa‘d becomes the ruler, it will be alright; otherwise, whoever becomes the ruler should seek his help, as I have not dismissed him because of disability or dishonesty. ‘Uthmân Ibn ‘Affân becomes Khalifah (Caliph)… Sa‘d remains as a Muslim soldier defending Muslim homes, until ‘Uthmân is murdered… ‘Alî Ibn ’Abî Tâlib becomes Khalifah (Caliph)… The clash takes place between ‘Alî and Mu‘âwiyah… The companions worry that the Muslim nation would break down… The dissension takes place… A group of men go to Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs led by ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar and Hishâm Ibn ‘Utbah Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs… They tell him: O uncle… One hundred thousand swords (fighters) find you worthy to take over… So come and take over… The people have chosen you.. Sa‘d refuses and says: Leave me alone, and do not tell me any news…When the people insist, he says: I want a sword that would kill a non-believer, and refrain from hitting the believer.. (Meaning staying away from all)… Sa‘d stays away from the clashes and disturbances… He joins neither ‘Alî nor Mu‘âwiyah…

As time passes, the immigrants die one after the other, only Sa‘d is left in Al Madînah… He is eighty years old… He falls into his death illness… His son ‘Âmir Ibn Sa‘d embraces his father and takes his head on his lap… He weeps, but his father Sa‘d tells him: My son… Do not weep, and do not fear anything… By Allah, Allah will never torture me… I have been promised by Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, that I will go to Paradise… My son, open that closet, and you will find in it a woollen cloak, use it as my shroud, for I have worn it when I fought the non-believers in Badr, and so I have kept it for this day…

Sa‘d’s pure soul returns to its creator… His will is fulfilled, and he is shrouded in his woollen cloak… Muslim men carry him on their shoulders to the mosque… Marwân Ibn Al Hakam and the Prophet’s, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, wives pray in his funeral prayer… He is buried in Al Baqî‘ near Allah’s Prophet’s, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, companions who have preceded him to true satisfaction and accession…

[1] By saying so, the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, expressed his satisfaction.

[2] As Al Sheikhain narrated that ‘Alî (may Allah be pleased with him) said, At-Tirmidhi.

[3] As At Tirmidhi narrated that Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said.

[4] Khilafat: succession.

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	In my dream, I have seen complete darkness, I could not see anything… But a moon shone for me, so I followed it… I could almost see who had preceded me to that moon… I could see Zaid Ibn Hârithah, ‘Alî Ibn ’Abî Tâlib and ’Abû Bakr As-Siddîq… I was like asking them: When did you get here?!… They said: Now, the Prophet Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, had been sent as a Messenger… I went to him and I became a Muslim… Nobody had preceded me to that except those three… That was how Sa‘d Ibn Mâlik Ibn Wahîb Al Qurashî known as Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs became a Muslim…He was the cousin of ’Amînah Bint Wahb the Prophet’s Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, mother, so he was considered as one of his uncles… His daughter ‘Â’ishah relates on his behalf saying: Sa‘d became a Muslim when he was seventeen years old… He was a very good and obedient son to his mother… When she saw he had become a Muslim, she tried to change his mind… When she failed, she threatened him that she would refrain from eating and drinking till she would die, and people would blame him for that… The mother started carrying out her threat, she started losing her energy and falling sick… Some people of his family went to Sa‘d asking him to go and see his mother before she died, hoping that he will sympathise with her condition and give up that religion… When he went to her she was almost dying… He told her: O mother… By Allah, everyone knows that I am most kind to my mother… O mother… By Allah, if you possessed one hundred souls, and these souls would depart your body one by one, I could not leave that –religion- at all… Therefore, eat or refrain, that is your choice.. When she realised how determined he was about his religion, she ate and drank… Jibrîl came to the Prophet Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, on that incident by Allah’s words: (But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not; but behave with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do).(Luqmân,15). Sa‘d’s courage and knighthood is apparent in his early years… For he was seen by a non-believer praying in one of Makkah’s roads… The non-believer tried to attack him, but Sa‘d hit him and injured his head… The man started bleeding… By that Sa‘d was considered the first to shed blood for Allah’s Cause, and the first to shot an arrow for Allah’s Cause … Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs immigrates to Al Madînah… He witnesses the battle of Badr with Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, and proves himself as a strong fighter in that conquest… He also joins in the battle of ’Uhud… He stays close to Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, defending him against the non-believers with his arrows that hardly miss…Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, tells him: “Sa‘d… Throw (arrows), let my father and mother be sacrificed for you![1]… O Allah, strengthen his throw (of the arrows), and accept his prayer”[2]… Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, never said this saying to anyone except Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs… He, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, was proud of Sa‘d, he would point to him and say to his companions: “That is my uncle… Let any of you show me his uncle”[3].. One day, Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, tells his companions: “Would you like to see a man who will go to Paradise… See him now entering from that door”… Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs enters… ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Al ‘Âs tries to inspect about Sa‘d, and what he does to deserve that special prophecy… He does not find what contradicts, or is more than what the other companions do… Sa‘d explains: I have never gone to sleep having any feeling in my heart of envy, hatred, or spite to anyone!… Indeed, he held no ill feeling to anyone… He had a clean pure heart… He would make sure his food was from Halâl (lawful money), and that is why his prayers were accepted… He was highly respected… People honoured him, they considered his non refused prayers cautiously, just as his enemies feared his arrows that never failed or missed… Time passes and Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs is totally involved in fighting for Allah’s Cause to spread Islam and the monotheistic word… During the Khilafat[4] (Caliphate) -ruling time- of ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb, the Persians take this chance to take back some of the land taken by the Muslims during the time of ’Abû Bakr As-Siddîq… ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb is worried and concerned about that matter… He decides to prepare an army -led by himself- hoping to teach the Persians a lesson, and to take back what they have taken from Muslim land… He appoints ‘Aly Ibn ’Abî Tâlib to take over ruling Al Madînah while he is away… As he starts preparing himself to leave, ‘Abdur-Rahmân Ibn ‘Auf accompanied by some of the companions approach him, trying to influence him to change his mind saying: O ruler of the believers… do not hurt us by getting yourself hurt… By that, you shall hurt all the Muslims, so do send out another man in your place to fulfil that matter.. ‘Umar says: O people… Advise me… Who would fit for that serious matter?!… Who would bear that great responsibility, while the Persians have formed an enormous army led by their vicious ruler; Rustum?!.. The men present wonder… Then ‘Abdur-Rahmân Ibn ‘Auf cries: O ruler of the believers… I have found him.. ‘Umar says: And who is he?.. ‘Abdur-Rahmân replies: He is the one whose arrows never miss the enemy, and whose prayer is never refused by Allah, Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs.. All the men present agree with Ibn ‘Auf on his opinion… Some of them speak of Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs saying: O ruler of the believers… He is humble in his true self… a real Arabian in his appearance (costume), and a lion when he guards his property… He is just and fair… He would travel very far if needed for the sake of war… He is also as kind to us as a mother to her children… He gives each one of us his right to the smallest detail… Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs leads the army… He goes out to meet the Persian army… ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb sends him a letter saying: O Sa‘d… do not be overwhelmed if they call you the Prophet’s, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, uncle, for between Allah and his servants, there is no such thing as family ties… The only asset to Allah is through being obedient to him… All people, the noblest and lowest, are basically equal in essence except that they rank differently according to their purity… They will win Allah’s reward, only through their obedience to him… O Sa‘d, regard what we have learnt from Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, ever since he was sent, until he departed from us… Stick to that Sa‘d, for that is the real issue… O Sa‘d… Write me, telling me how you are, where your enemies are from you, and where you are to them… When you write to me, imagine that I am seeing you, and I am with you… Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs carries out ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb’s wish… He writes him daily describing the whole situation, and asking for his opinion and his advice… The two armies meet… Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs leads the army lines, riding wildly on his horse, waving with his sword, crying to his soldiers: Come on, you are Muhammad’s companions, welcome to Paradise… He calls: *Allah*u-Akbar (Allah is the Most Great) four times… The Muslim army achieves victory in the battle of Al Jisr and also in Nahâwand… He is still after the Persians… He crosses Tigris (Degla) River crying: Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best Disposer of Affairs … The army echoes with his words… Sa‘d reaches Al Madâ’in, the largest Persian city, and the ruling capital… It surrenders completely to Sa‘d and the Muslim army… The Persian Empire ends forever… Sa‘d sends Kisra’s treasure, and all his royal jewellery to ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb in Al Madînah… Sa‘d constructs Kûfah and ‘Umar appoints him as leader upon ‘Irâq… He sorts out the people’s problems, takes care of them, protects the Muslim homes and borders that have extended to the Persian countries… But jealousy and malice emerge in the hearts of some of the new believers in Islam… They send repeated complaints to ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb, accusing Sa‘d of a weird serious matter; that he did not pray properly… ‘Umar sent for Sa‘d to come to Al Madînah… He asks him, and Sa‘d replies: By Allah, I was the first amongst the Arabs who shot an arrow for Allah’s Cause… And by Allah, we used to fight along with the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, while we had nothing to eat except the leaves of trees so that one’s excreta would look like the excreta balls of camel or sheep, containing nothing to mix them together. Today Banû ’Asad tribe blame me for not having understood Islâm. I would be loser if my deeds were in vain… By Allah, ruler of the believers, I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him,… And I never reduced anything of it… I used to prolong the first two Rak‘âs of ‘Ishâ prayer and shorten the last two Rak‘âs… ‘Umar said: O ’Abâ Ishâq.. This was what I thought about you, … Sa‘d returns to Kûfah… ‘Umar sends some men to Kûfah’s mosques to inquire about Sa‘d… All the people praise him except one man from Banû ’Asad, whose heart was filled with envy and malice named ’Abû Si‘dah… He accused him that he never went himself with the army and never distributed (the war booty) equally and never did justice in legal verdicts… ‘Umar deposes Sa‘d from ruling ‘Irâq… Sa‘d prays to Allah regarding the man who has done him injustice… He says: O Allah, If this slave of Yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a long life, increase his poverty and put him to trials… Sa‘d’s prayer is accepted… The man’s life is prolonged… He becomes so old, his eyebrows were over-hanging his eyes owing to old age… He becomes extremely poor… People watch him tease and assault the small girls in Kûfah roads… When he is blamed for that, he says about himself: I am an old man in trial as the result of Sa‘d’s curse… ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb tries to let Sa‘d rule Kûfah once more, but he refuses saying: Ruler of the believers… Would I return to the people who claimed that I do not pray well?!… On his death bed, ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb orders the Khilafat (Caliphate) -ruling authority- to go to one of the six men of the Shurah (consultaion): ‘Uthmân, ‘Alî, Talhah, Az-Zubayr, ‘Abdur-Rahman Ibn ‘Auf and Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs… Whom Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, had been pleased with before he died… If Sa‘d becomes the ruler, it will be alright; otherwise, whoever becomes the ruler should seek his help, as I have not dismissed him because of disability or dishonesty. ‘Uthmân Ibn ‘Affân becomes Khalifah (Caliph)… Sa‘d remains as a Muslim soldier defending Muslim homes, until ‘Uthmân is murdered… ‘Alî Ibn ’Abî Tâlib becomes Khalifah (Caliph)… The clash takes place between ‘Alî and Mu‘âwiyah… The companions worry that the Muslim nation would break down… The dissension takes place… A group of men go to Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs led by ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar and Hishâm Ibn ‘Utbah Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs… They tell him: O uncle… One hundred thousand swords (fighters) find you worthy to take over… So come and take over… The people have chosen you.. Sa‘d refuses and says: Leave me alone, and do not tell me any news…When the people insist, he says: I want a sword that would kill a non-believer, and refrain from hitting the believer.. (Meaning staying away from all)… Sa‘d stays away from the clashes and disturbances… He joins neither ‘Alî nor Mu‘âwiyah… As time passes, the immigrants die one after the other, only Sa‘d is left in Al Madînah… He is eighty years old… He falls into his death illness… His son ‘Âmir Ibn Sa‘d embraces his father and takes his head on his lap… He weeps, but his father Sa‘d tells him: My son… Do not weep, and do not fear anything… By Allah, Allah will never torture me… I have been promised by Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, that I will go to Paradise… My son, open that closet, and you will find in it a woollen cloak, use it as my shroud, for I have worn it when I fought the non-believers in Badr, and so I have kept it for this day… Sa‘d’s pure soul returns to its creator… His will is fulfilled, and he is shrouded in his woollen cloak… Muslim men carry him on their shoulders to the mosque… Marwân Ibn Al Hakam and the Prophet’s, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, wives pray in his funeral prayer… He is buried in Al Baqî‘ near Allah’s Prophet’s, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, companions who have preceded him to true satisfaction and accession… Back To Main Page Back To Amongst The Prophet’s Companions [1] By saying so, the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, expressed his satisfaction. [2] As Al Sheikhain narrated that ‘Alî (may Allah be pleased with him) said, At-Tirmidhi. [3] As At Tirmidhi narrated that Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said. [4] Khilafat: succession.

Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs

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