(Friday Sermon - October 12, 2018 )

Background, Participation in Battles and Martyrdom

Hazrat Aaiz bin Ma‘is was an Ansari Companion. His name was Aaiz bin Ma‘is and he belonged to the Ansar tribe of Banu Zuraiq. The Holy Prophet^(sa) formed a bond of brotherhood between him and Hazrat Suwaibit bin Harmala. He participated in the Battle of Badr along with his brother, Hazrat Mu‘az bin Ma‘is. He participated in all battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa). Hazrat Aaiz bin Ma‘is was present at Bir-e-Ma‘unah and also participated in the Battle of The Ditch. Furthermore, he participated in all the battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa). He was martyred in the battle of Yamama in the twelfth year of Hijra [migration of the Holy Prophet^(sa) to Medina], during the Khilafat of Hazrat Abu Bakr^(ra). (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 3, p. 43, Aaiz bin Ma‘is, Maktaba Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Tabkaat-ul-Qubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Pt. 3, p. 301, Aaiz bin Ma‘is, Dar-ul-Hayaa Al-Turath Al-Arabi, 1996)