(Friday Sermon - October 12, 2018 )

Background, Participation in Battles and Demise

Hazrat Mu‘attib bin Auf belonged to the tribe of Banu Khuza‘ah and they had a treaty with the Banu Makhzum tribe. He is also known as Mu‘attib bin al-Hamra. His title is Abu Auf. Hazrat Mu‘attib bin Auf participated in the second migration towards Abyssinia. When Hazrat Mu‘attib bin Auf migrated from Mecca to Medina, he stayed with Hazrat Mubashir bin Abdul Munzir. During the time of forming the bonds of brotherhood between the Companions, the Holy Prophet^(sa) formed a bond of brotherhood between him and Hazrat Tha‘labah bin Hatib Ansari. Hazrat Mu‘attib bin Auf participated in all the battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa), including the battles of Badr, Uhud and The Ditch. Hazrat Mu‘attib bin Auf passed away in 57 Hijra at the age of 78. (Al-Tabkaat-ul-Qubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 1, p. 141, Mu’attib bin Auf, Dar-ul-Hayaa Al-Turath Al-Arabi, Beirut, 1996)