(Friday Sermon - September 20, 2019 )

Background

Hazrat Amr^(ra) bin Ma‘bad’s name is also reported as Umair^(ra) bin Ma‘bad. His father’s name was Ma‘bad bin Az‘ar. Hazrat Amr^(ra) bin Ma‘bad belonged to the Banu Zubaya branch of the Aus tribe of the Ansar. (Al-Sirat al-Nabawiyyah li Ibn Hisham, p. 465, Baab Al-Ansar wa man ma’ahum, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2001)

Participation in Battles

Hazrat Amr^(ra) bin Ma‘bad participated in all the battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa), including the Battle of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq. Hazrat Amr^(ra) bin Ma‘bad was among the 100 companions who stood their ground during the Battle of Hunayn and valiantly fought, as a result of which God Almighty Himself became responsible for their provisions (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 353, Umair^(ra) bin Ma’bad Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2012). This is because they stood by with the Holy Prophet^(sa).

According to one narration, Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar^(ra) states, “On the day of Hunayn, our condition was such that two of the parties among the Muslims retreated and there were not even as much as a hundred people who remained with the Holy Prophet^(sa).” (Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Abwab-ul-Jihad, Hadith no. 1689)

There are varying opinions in relation to the number of companions who remained firmly stood alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa). Some estimate that it was between 80 and a 100. (Subul Al-Huda Wa Al-Rishaad, Vol. 5, p. 484, Dar-e-Ihyaa Al-Turath, Cairo, 1992) However, others state 100, but nonetheless they were very few in number.