(Friday Sermon - November 23, 2018 )

Background

Hazrat Hatib^(ra) bin Amr bin Abd Shams. His title was Abu Hatib and belonged to the tribe of Banu Aamir bin Luayy. His mother was Asma bint Harith bin Naufal, who belonged to the tribe of Ashja. Hazrat Sohail bin Amr, Hazrat Saleet bin Amr and Hazrat Sakraan bin Amr were his brothers. One of his children was Amr bin Hatib and his mother’s name was Raitah bint Alqamah. (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 1, p. 662, Hatib bin Amr, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 309, Hatib bin Amr, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)

Before the Holy Prophet^(sa) went to Dar-e-Arqam [House of Arqam – first designated place where Muslims could meet and worship in secrecy], he had accepted Islam through the preaching of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique^(ra). He migrated to Abyssinia on two occasions. According to one narration, the first person to reach Abyssinia during the first migration was Hazrat Hatib bin Amr bin Abd Shams.

Participation in Battles

When he migrated from Mecca to Medina, he stayed at the house of Hazrat Rifa‘ah bin Abdul Munzir, who was the brother of Hazrat Abu Lubabah bin Abdul Munzir. He took part in the Battle of Badr along with his brother, Hazrat Saleet bin Amr and also took part in the Battle of Uhud. (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 309, Hatib bin Amr, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990) (Sirat Ibn Hisham, pp. 117-119, Bab Islam Abi Bakr Wa Man Ma’ahu Min Al-Saabiqeen, Dar Ibn Hazam, Beirut, 2009)

Marriage of the Holy Prophet^(sa)to Hazrat Saudah^(ra) bint Zamaa

Hazrat Saleet bin Amr arranged the marriage between the Holy Prophet^(sa) and Hazrat Saudah^(ra) bint Zamaa. According to some, Hazrat Abu Hatib bin Amr arranged this marriage. The dowry on that occasion was set at four hundred dirhams. The details of this marriage have been recorded in Al-Tabaqatul Kubra where it mentions that the first husband of Hazrat Sauda^(ra), Hazrat Sakran bin Amr – who was the brother of Hazrat Hatib bin Amr – passed away in Mecca after having returned from Abyssinia. When the iddat [prescribed waiting period] of Hazrat Sauda^(ra) came to an end, the Holy Prophet^(sa) sent a proposal of marriage to her. Hazrat Sauda^(ra) said; “I leave this matter in your hands.” Upon this, the Holy Prophet^(sa) said that she should appoint a man from her tribe so that he may give her into marriage to him. Subsequently, Hazrat Sauda^(ra) appointed Hazrat Hatib bin Amr for this task. Thus, Hazrat Hatib gave Hazrat Sauda^(ra) into marriage to the Holy Prophet^(sa). Following Hazrat Khadija^(ra), Hazrat Sauda^(ra) was the first woman to be married to the Holy Prophet^(sa). (Sirat Ibn Hisham, pp. 117-119, Dhikr Azwaajihi Saudah bint Zamaa, Dar Ibn Hazam, Beirut, 2009) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 8, p. 42, Dhikr Azwaaji Rasul Allah, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)

Hazrat Hatib also took part in the Bai‘at-e-Rizwan at Hudaybiyyah. (Kitab-ul-Maghaazi, Vol. 2, p. 92, Bab Ghazwah Hudaibiyyah, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2004)