(Friday Sermon - January 25, 2019 )

Background, Participation in Battles and Demise

The name of Hazrat Sulaim^(ra) bin Qais Ansari’s mother was Umme Sulaim bint Khalid. He was the brother of Hazrat Khola^(ra) bint Qais, the wife of Hazrat Hamza^(ra). He participated alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa) in all battles, including the battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq. He passed away during the caliphate of Hazrat Uthman. (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 2, pp. 545-546, Sulaim bin Qais^(ra), Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra, Vol. 3, p. 372, Sulaim bin Qaisr^(ra), Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)