Hazrat Jareer رضي الله عنه once passed by Hazrat ‘Umar رضي الله عنه during the period when Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله عنه was governor over Kufah. Seeing Hazrat Jareer رضي الله عنه, Hazrat ‘Umar رضي الله عنه asked him regarding Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله عنه. Hazrat Jareer رضي...

Hazrat Sa‘eed bin Musayyib رحمه الله has mentioned, “Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله عنه was an excellent archer.” (Taareekh-ul-Islam 4/216) Imaam Zuhri (rahimahullah) has mentioned, “During the Battle of Uhud, Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله عنه killed three disbelievers with the same...

Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله عنه had mentioned, “I participated in the Battle of Badr at a time when I had only one strand of hair on my face. Later on, Allah Ta‘ala blessed me with a beard. (ibn Sa’d 3/105, Siyar A’laam min Nubalaa 3/62) Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله عنه had...

Hazrat ‘Aa’ishah bint Sa’d رضي الله تعالى عنها, the daughter of Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله تعالى عنه, narrates the following from Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله تعالى عنه: During the Battle of Uhud, (when the enemy had attacked from the rear and many Sahaabah رضي الله تعالى عنهم were...

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ishaaq رحمه الله تعالى narrates: The Sahaabah رضي الله تعالى عنهم of Rasulullah صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم would (in the early days of Islam) go into the valleys when performing Salaah so that they would be able to keep their Salaah hidden from the...

Sayyiduna Abu Zarr Ghifaari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was a companion of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) who hailed from the Ghifaar tribe — a people notorious for highway robbery. He was exceptionally brave and daring. Before accepting Islam, he would...

Abu ‘Uthmaan رحمه الله تعالى narrates that Hazrat Sa’d رضي الله تعالى عنه said, “The following verse of the Qur’aan Majeed was revealed in my regard: We have enjoined upon man kindness to parents. And if they (your disbelieving parents) force you to join partners with...

Amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar (commanding good and forbidding evil) is an obligation in deen. The Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم, throughout their lives, upheld this obligation to the best of their ability wherever they went. There are three levels of carrying out amr...

On the occasion of the Battle of Ahzaab (also known as the Battle of Khandaq – the Trench), a group of disbelievers managed to cross over a narrow portion of the trench with their horses. Observing this, a group of Muslims, including Hazrat ‘Ali رضي الله عنه, came...

Hazrat ‘Ali رضي الله عنه was a brave warrior who fought many battles for the cause of Islam. Allah Ta‘ala had blessed him with great strength and prowess in battle on account of which he was able to easily defeat the enemy. We will next discuss various occasions when...