(Friday Sermon - November 23, 2018 )
Background and Participation in Battles
Hazrat Habeeb(ra) bin Aswad bin Sa‘d was a freed slave from the Ansar tribe Banu Haram. He took part in the battles of Badr and Uhud. He left behind no children. We also find mention of him by the name of Khubaib. (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 429, Habib bin Al-Aswad, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990) (Al-Isaba fi Tamyiz Al- Sahaba, Vol. 2, p. 18, Habib bin Sa’d, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1995) (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 1, p. 671, Habib bin Al-Aswad, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)