(Friday Sermon - October 12, 2018 )

Background, Participation in Battles and Martyrdom

Hazrat Zaid bin Aslam was an Ansari Companion. Hazrat Zaid bin Aslam belonged to the Ansar tribe of Banu Ujlaan. He participated in the battles of Badr and Uhud. He was martyred on the day of Ghuzakha, whilst fighting Tulaiha bin Khuwailid al-Asadi during the Khilafat of Hazrat Abu Bakr^(ra). Ghuzakha is the name of a fountain in Najd, where Muslims engaged in battle against Tulaiha bin Khuwailid Al-Asadi, who rebelled against the Islamic government and also claimed prophethood. (Al-Tabkaat-ul-Qubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Pt. 3, p. 246, Zaid bin Aslam, Dar-ul-Hayaa Al-Turath Al-Arabi, 1996) (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 2, p. 135-136, Zaid bin Aslam, Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut, 2003)