Abu Barza al-Aslami: Difference between revisions

'''Naḍla b. 'Abd Allāh b. Ḥarith''' (Arabic: نَضلة بن عبداللـه بن حارث, d. 64/684), known as '''Abū Barza al-Aslamī''' (Arabic: اَبوبَرْزه اَسْلَمی), was a [[sahaba|companion]] of [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]] and [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]. He attended numerous [[ghazwas]] as well as the battles of [[Battle of Jamal|Jamal]], [[Battle of Siffin|Siffin]], and [[Battle of Nahrawan|Nahrawan]]. He also attended some conquests of the early [[caliphs]]. Some people regarded him as being equivalent in significance to [[Salman al-Farsi]], [[Miqdad b. 'Amr]], [[Abu Dhar al-Ghifari]], and [['Ammar b. Yasir]]. Abu Barza has cited several hadiths from the Prophet (s) and [[Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]]. He was one of the people who objected to [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya]] after the [[martyrdom]] of [[Husayn b. 'Ali (a)]].

Ibn Sa'd has cited Abu Barza’s son as referring to him as 'Abd Allah b. Nadla, and Khalifa b. Khayyat has referred to him as Nadla b. 'Abd Allah. However, most sources have agreed over Nadla b. 'Ubayd, although there are other variations of his name as well.

According to some people, he was called Nadla b. Nayyar before the emergence of Islam, and since “Nayyar” meant Satan, the Prophet (s) called him Nadla b. 'Abd Allah. There is no disagreement about his [[kunya]], Abu Barza, except for [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]] who referred to him under the companions of the Prophet (s) as Abu Barda, and under the companions of 'Ali (a) as Abu Barza, which seems to be a mistake. It is said that among the companions of the Prophet (s) he was the only person with the kunya, Abu Barza.

==Attending the Prophet’s (s) Battles==

'''Battle of Ain Shams: ''' According to al-Tabari, in 20/640, there was a battle in Ain Shams (a city in Egypt) in which [['Amr b. 'As]] fought [[al-Muqawqis]]. Some Muslims were afraid and exhibited weakness. Then 'Amr, one of the [[Sahaba]] who had attended the battle, asked for help. Other Sahaba, including Abu Barza, stepped forward, which led to the victory of Muslims.

'''In the Conquest of Balkh and Istakhr: ''' in 29/649, Abu Barza was the commander of the right wing of 'Abd Allah b. 'Amir’s army which conquered Istakhr, Darabgird, Jur, and Ardishir Khurra.

Abu Barza was a companion of Imam 'Ali (a). Al-Barqi considered him as equal in significance to Salman, Miqdad, Abu Dhar, and 'Ammar.

He accompanied Imam 'Ali (a) in the battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan.

==Abu Barza’s Transmission of Hadiths from the Infallibles (a)==

Abu Barza transmitted [[hadiths]] from the [[Infallibles (a)]], including the Prophet Muhammad (s). In his ''al-Musnad'', [[Ahmad b. Hanbal]] cited 49 hadiths transmitted by Abu Barza. Also [[Imami]] scholars of hadiths, such as [[al-Kulayni]], cited Abu Barza’s hadiths from [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]].

==Transmitters of Abu Barza’s Hadiths==

His son, Mughira, Abu l-Minhal Sayyar b. Salama, Abu l-Wazi', 'Abd Allah b. Mutrif, and Azraq b. Qays were some people who transmitted Abu Barza’s hadiths.

When Yazid was hitting Imam al-Husayn’s (a) decapitated head with a wooden stick and poured wine in it, Abu Barza al-Aslami objected to him, and so he was dismissed from the meeting by Yazid.

After the Prophet’s (s) demise, Abu Barza and his family moved from Medina to [[Basra]] and resided there. He eventually died in [[Merv]] where he was on a trip for a battle in [[Khorasan]]. According to Ibn Habban, he is buried in a desert between Sistan and Herat, and according to al-Hakim, he is buried in Nishapur.