Ubayy b. Ka'b: Difference between revisions

The first event in which Ubayy b. Ka'b is mentioned is the Second Pledge of 'Aqaba in which 70 people from Ansar pledged their allegiance to the Prophet (s). After the [[Hijra|migration]] to [[Medina]], the Prophet (s) made a [[Pact of Brotherhood]] between Ubayy and [[Sa'id b. Zayd b. 'Amr b. Nufayl]], or on another account, between him and [[Talha b. 'Ubayd Allah]]. He then accompanied the Prophet (s) in the battles of Badr, Khandaq, Uhud, and others. He also attended a [[sariyya]] which occurred at the beginning of the 7th month after the [[Hijra]] under the commandership of [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]].

In addition to a Scribe of the Revelation, Ubayy served as the secretary of the Prophet (s), and when he was not available, Zayd b. Thabit took care of his tasks. It is reported that Ubayy was the first person who wrote his and his father's name at the bottom of letters as a scribe ("it was written by such and such the son of such and such"). He was sometimes commissioned by the Prophet (s) to teach Islamic rulings and the Qur'an to new Muslim converts, including the wafd (envoys) of 'Amir and the wafd of Banu Hanifa who went to [[Medina]].