(Friday Sermon - October 12, 2018 )

Background, Participation in Battles and Demise

Hazrat Khabbab bin Maula Utbah bin Ghazwan^(ra) was the freed slave of Hazrat Utbah bin Ghazwan. His title was Abu Yahya and was a confederate of Banu Nawfal. After the migration to Medina, the Holy Prophet^(sa) formed a bond of brotherhood between him and Hazrat Tamim, the freed slave of Khirash bin Asimah. Hazrat Khabbab fought in all the battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa), including the Battles of Badr, Uhud and the Ditch. In 19 AH, he passed away in Medina at the age of 50. Hazrat Umar^(ra) led his funeral. (Al-Tabkaat-ul-Qubra, Vol. 3, p. 73, Khabbab Maula Utbah, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-ilmiyya, Beirut, 1990), (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 2, p. 151, Khabbab Maula Utbah, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-ilmiyya, Beirut)