(Friday Sermon - July 6, 2018 )

Recently I have been describing some of the Companions of the Holy Prophet^(sa), who took part in the Battle of Badr. Some of them are well described in history while many get only a brief reference. Nonetheless, they all occupy a great stature for having taken part in the Battle of Badr. Thus, they should be mentioned, even if only in a few lines. Many of the companions I will mention today will only be described very briefly.

There is Hazrat Ab-uz-Zayyah bin Thabit bin Nu‘man. He passed away in the seventh year of Hijra. In one narration, his name has been mentioned as ‘Umair bin Thabit bin Nu‘man bin Umayyah bin Imra-ul-Qais. According to another narration it is Nu‘man bin Thabit bin Imra-ul-Qais. He was known by his title, Ab-uz-Zayyah. He took part in the battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq as well as in the treaty of Hudaibiyah. He was martyred in the seventh year of Hijra during the battle of Khaybar. It is narrated that a Jew struck him and severed his head, as a result of which he was martyred. (Usdul Ghaaba, Vol. 6, p. 175, ‘Ab-uz-Zayyah bin Thabit, Dar-ul-Kutub-ul-Ilmiyyah, Beirut), (At-Tabaqat Al-Kubra, Vol. 3, pp. 364-365, Ab-uz-Zayyah bin Thabit, Da-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, 1990, Beirut)