The Monotheist.. The Son Of The Monotheist
Sa‘îd Ibn Zaid Ibn ‘Amr
May Allah be pleased with him
When the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, was sent, Sa‘îd Ibn Zaid Ibn ‘Amr was one of
the first followers to that true light the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, came with… Sa‘îd was not twenty yet… He had
been brought up in a home where no one ever worshipped, or prostrated to
an idol… His father was Zaid Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Nufail who was known in the
period of Jâhilia (Pre-Islamic time) as a worshipper to Allah
following ’Ibrâhîm’s, may
Allah be pleased with him, faith… Zaid Ibn
‘Amr believed in the One and Only Allah… He degrades the dreams
of Quraish and did not worship their gods… He would not eat from
their oblations that they slaughtered for their idols, thinking they may
bring them near to Allah…
Sa‘îd Ibn Zaid Ibn ‘Amr was brought up having
that monotheistic father… He devoured from him the monotheistic creed,
and that explains his quick entrance in Islam, the monotheistic
religion… He received it directly from Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, as
soon as he received it… He used to study it with another man to become a
Muslim as early as he did… That man was Khabbâb Ibn Al ’Aratt, who
used to go to him in his house and share his food with him… Sa‘îd’s
wife was Fâtimah Bint Al Khattâb, ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb’s sister…
She was a great help to her husband in that matter… She used to learn
the Qur’ân with him, and make the place suitable for him and for Khabbâb
to study… She also prepared them food and drink in her home, which was
one of the first homes to be lightened by the light of faith.
Islam spreads out secretly amongst the young, free,
youth of Makkah and also amongst
the slaves… The chiefs of Quraish
are aware of that coming danger that threatens them and threatens their
power, even in their own houses…
‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb faces that threat… He
leaves his house, snatching his sword aggressively, heading to destroy the
source of that threat… On his way out, he meets a man who asks him:
Where do you go ‘Umar with your mighty sword?..
‘Umar says: I want to kill the one who has ruined
our ambition, insulted our idols, and separated between the son and his
father.. The man tells him: Look first in your own home ‘Umar… For
your sister Fâtimah and her husband Sa‘îd Ibn Zaid Ibn ‘Amr have
become Muslims.. ‘Umar is furious and angry… He hurries to his
sister’s house… He hears someone reciting, he hits the door harshly…
Khabbâb hides in a corner in the house, while Fâtimah opens the door to
her brother, who questions her to what he has heard…
Sa‘îd stands amidst ‘Umar and Fâtimah … ‘Umar raises his
hand to hit Sa‘îd, but his hand misses Sa‘îd’s face, and lands on
Fâtimah’s face with a hard blow, which causes her to bleed… But she
quickly tells him: ‘Umar… We have become Muslims, and we believe in Allah
and His Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and
Peace be upon him,… So do what you wish…
When ‘Umar sees Fâtimah’s face bleeding, he
feels sorry for her and tries to comfort her by saying: Let me hear what
you read… Khabbâb comes out optimistically from his hiding place and
reads to ‘Umar the verse lines of Sűrat Tâ-Hâ:
(Tâ-Hâ.
We have not sent down the Qur’ân unto you (O Muhammad, Allâh’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him), to cause you distress, But only as a
Reminder to those who fear (Allâh). A revelation from Him (Allâh) Who
has created the earth and high heavens. The Most Gracious (Allâh) rose
over (Istawâ) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty).
To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth,
and all that is between them, and all that is under the soil. And if you
(O Muhammad, Allâh’s Prayers and Peace be upon him), speak (the
invocation) aloud, then verily, He Knows the secret and that which is yet
more hidden. Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names).
(Tâ-Hâ ,1-8).
‘Umar’s eyes are filled
with tears and he says: Lead me to where Muhammad is.. And so Sa‘îd Ibn
Zaid Ibn ‘Amr, may
Allah be pleased with him, was a reason for
‘Umar Ibn Al Khattâb becoming a Muslim and later a leader to the
believers… He became an example to the followers in the path of truth
throughout the years…
Sa‘îd Ibn Zaid Ibn ‘Amr immigrates and becomes
one of the ten men promised to go to Paradise… These men were always in
front of Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, in
the conquests (to fight for Islam and defend it)… And they were also
always behind him in Salâh (prayer)… Sa‘îd does not attend
the battle of Badr for he and Talhah Ibn
‘Ubaidullah have been sent out to find out news about the Quraish
caravan near Shâ’m… When
they returned, the battle had ended… Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, comforted them by assuring them that they would
still get some of the afterlife reward, and the booty of the war just as
the men who attended the war…
During the battle of ’Uhud, he proves
himself very courageous… He attends all the conquests with Allah’s
Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him,…
He never stays behind… He continues carrying his sword, being a knight
during the day and a monk at night… Even after the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, dies, he still takes part in all the battles… He
was one of the men who fought in the battle of Yarműk, and took
part in the siege of Damascus…
When most of the immigrants and the Ansâr
(supporters) die, good and worthy men are not appreciated anymore… Marwân
Ibn Al Hakam rules over Al Madînah. He is appointed by Mu‘âwiyah
Ibn ’Abî Sufyân..
He calls upon Sa‘îd Ibn Zaid, that Muslim who was one of the earliest
men to Islam, Hijrah and fighting for Allah
… He had never ruled over any land, or collected any levy from the
people… He was that kind, contented man whose only concern was to fight
in the Cause of Allah, and
fulfils Allah’s word (In His book), the words he used to learn
night and day… That pious worshipper whose prayers were accepted, and
who was promised to go to Paradise by Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him,
… For he was one of the ten men promised to go to Paradise…
Sa‘îd goes to Marwân, and there he finds a woman
called ’Arwah Bint ’Uways complaining against him saying: He has been
unjust to me, he has taken my land… Sa‘îd says: Do you think I could
have been unjust to her, whilst I heard Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, saying: “He who took a span of land unjustly
would be made to wear around his neck seven earths on the day of
Resurrection”[1]..
Sa‘îd prays to Allah saying: O Allah, make her blind if she has told a lie and make
her grave in her house (own
well)…
As time passes, the woman
becomes blind… She cannot find her way around in her own home… In her
home, there is a well… And she is dragged by her own feet to end up in
the well and dies… And so the well becomes her grave, as Sa‘îd Ibn
Zaid Ibn ‘Amr had prayed…
The people in Al Madînah hear about that
event, and so her story becomes a tale related around: May Allah
blind him as He has blinded ’Arwah!!…
The doors of the Paradise are opened to welcome that
contented fighter of Allah who
had not been properly esteemed and ranked by the people…
His soul returns to its Creator when he is in his
early seventies… ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar and Sa‘d Ibn ’Abî Waqqâs
prepare for his Ghusl (washing to be buried), and his shrouding…
They bury him in Al Baqî‘ beside the men who preceded him from
the immigrants and the Ansâr
(supporters)…
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