(Friday Sermon - November 23, 2018 )

Background

Hazrat Tha‘labah bin Zaid belonged to the Ansar tribe of Banu Khazraj. He participated in the Battle of Badr. He was the father of Hazrat Thabit bin Al-Jiz. Hazrat Tha‘labah bin Zaid’s title was Al-Jiz. He is called Al-Jiz due to his strong heart, determination and resolve. A tree with a strong trunk is called Jiz, as well as the beam of a roof. Nevertheless, he possessed a strong heart, determination and resolve and as a result of this, he was given the title of Al-Jiz. No narration of Hazrat Tha‘labah bin Zaid has been preserved. (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 1, p. 467, Tha’labah bin Zaid, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 428, Thabit bin Tha’labah, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990) (Arabic-English Lexicon by William Lane, Part 2, p. 396, Librarie du Liban, 1968)