(Friday Sermon - October 12, 2018 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Amr bin Tha‘labah Ansari belonged to the Ansar tribe of Banu Adiyy. However, he was more commonly known by his title. He participated in the battles of Badr and Uhud. Hazrat Amr bin Tha‘labah narrates, “I met the Holy Prophet^(sa) at Sayala and accepted Islam at this very place and the Holy Prophet^(sa) placed his hand on my head.” Another companion, Wadhah bin Salma narrates from his father that even though Hazrat Amr bin Tha‘labah reached the age of one hundred, however the patch of hair on his head, where the Holy Prophet^(sa) placed his hand, did not turn white. (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 3, p. 700, Amr bin Tha‘labah, Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Isti‘aab Fi Marfiti Al-Sahaba, Vol. 3, p. 253, Amr bin Tha’labah, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2002)