(Friday Sermon - March 1, 2019 )

Background and Martyrdom in the Battle of Badr

Hazrat Rafay^(ra) bin al-Mu‘alla belonged to the Banu Habib branch of the Khazraj tribe. His mother’s name was Idaam bint Auf. The Holy Prophet^(sa) established a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Rafay^(ra) and Hazrat Safwan^(ra) bin Baidhaa. Both of these companions participated in the Battle of Badr. According to some narrations, both of them were martyred during the Battle of Badr, whereas according to a different narration, Hazrat Safwan^(ra) bin Baidhaa was not martyred during the Battle of Badr. Musa bin Uqba narrates that both Hazrat Rafay^(ra) as well as his brother Hazrat Hilal^(ra) bin al-Mu’alla participated in the Battle of Badr. Hazrat Rafay^(ra) was martyred by Ikrama bin Abu Jahl during the Battle of Badr. (Al-Tabqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 450, Rafay bin al-Mu’alla Dar-ul-Kutb al-Ilimiyya, Beirut, 1990) (Al-Isti’ab, Vol. 2, p. 484-485, Rafay bin al-Mu’alla, Dar-ul-Jeel, Beirut, 1992.)