(Friday Sermon - November 23, 2018 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Mu‘az bin Ma‘is was martyred during the incident of Bir-e-Ma‘unah. His father’s name has also been mentioned as Na‘is. He belonged to the tribe of Zarqi which was part of the Khazraj tribe. According to some narrations, he took part in the Battle of Badr and Uhud and was martyred during the incident of Bir-e-Ma‘unah. However, according to another tradition, he sustained an injury during the Battle of Badr and passed away later as a result of that injury. (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 5, p. 196, Mu‘az bin Ma‘is, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)

Alongside him, his brother, Aaiz bin Ma‘is also took part in the Battle of Badr. (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 3, p. 147, Mu‘az bin Ma‘is, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)

Incident after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

After the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, Uyainah bin Hisan along with the tribe of Ghatfan attacked the Holy Prophet’s (sa) camels which were grazing in a jungle and killed the person who was appointed to look after them and also took his wife and the camels along with them. When the Holy Prophet^(sa) was informed about this incident, he sent eight riders to pursue the enemy and Hazrat Mu‘az bin Ma‘is was also among them. According to a narration it states that Hazrat Abu Ayaash was among those eight riders. Before their departure, the Holy Prophet^(sa) told Hazrat Abu Ayaash that he should give his horse to someone who is a more skilled rider than him. Abu Ayaash replied, “O Prophet^(sa) of Allah! I am the most skilled rider out of everyone.” He said that after saying this he had not travelled a mere 50 yards when suddenly his horse threw him off. Abu Ayaash states that he was extremely worried because the Holy Prophet^(sa) had stated that it would be better if he had given his horse to someone else instead, however he had insisted that he was the most skilled out of them. According to the people of Banu Zuraiq, the Holy Prophet^(sa) gave the horse of Abu Ayaash to Hazrat Mu‘az bin Ma‘is or Aaiz bin Ma‘is. (Tarikh Al Tabari, vol. 3, pp. 113, 115, Ghazwah Zi Qard, Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut, 2002) (Sirat ibn Hisham, p. 486, Bab Ghazwah Zi Qard, Dar ibn Hazm, Beirut, 2009)