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Abu Ayyub was among the 70 people who gave allegiance to the Prophet (s) that they would not abandon his support. Nasr b. Muzahim considered Abu Ayyub among the elders of Ansar (Helpers) and the Shia of Imam Ali (a). | Abu Ayyub was among the 70 people who gave allegiance to the Prophet (s) that they would not abandon his support. Nasr b. Muzahim considered Abu Ayyub among the elders of Ansar (Helpers) and the Shia of Imam Ali (a). | ||
150 hadiths have been attributed to Abu Ayyub, but Bukhari and Muslim have only approved of 7 hadiths from him. | 150 hadiths have been attributed to Abu Ayyub, but Bukhari and Muslim have only approved of 7 hadiths from him. | ||
=== Host of the Prophet (s) === | === Host of the Prophet (s) === | ||
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=== Defender of the Succession of Ali (a) === | === Defender of the Succession of Ali (a) === | ||
After the demise of the noble Prophet (s), Abu Ayyub and 11 other companions, defended the succession of Ali b. Abi Talib (a). Therefore, Ibn Athir regarded him among the special companions of Imam Ali (a). After the death of ‘Uthman, he was among the first people who gave allegiance to Imam Ali (a) and encouraged Ansar to do so. Also in 35 AH, he, together with a group of others, testified in Kufa that they heard hadith of Ghadir from the Prophet (s). | After the demise of the noble Prophet (s), Abu Ayyub and 11 other companions, defended the succession of Ali b. Abi Talib (a). Therefore, Ibn Athir regarded him among the special companions of Imam Ali (a). After the death of ‘Uthman, he was among the first people who gave allegiance to Imam Ali (a) and encouraged Ansar to do so. Also in 35 AH, he, together with a group of others, testified in Kufa that they heard hadith of Ghadir from the Prophet (s). | ||
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In the Group of the Compilers of the Qur’an === | === In the Group of the Compilers of the Qur’an === | ||
Bukhari considered him among the five from Ansar who tried to compile the Qur’an at the time of the noble Prophet (s). | Bukhari considered him among the five from Ansar who tried to compile the Qur’an at the time of the noble Prophet (s). | ||
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Participating in Ghazawat (Battles of the Prophet (s)) === | === Participating in Ghazawat (Battles of the Prophet (s)) === | ||
Abu Ayyub participated in all the battles of the Prophet (s) and historians have considered him among the participants of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq battles. Only once because the commander of Muslims’ army was a young man, he refrained to participate in the battle and was always regretful about it. | Abu Ayyub participated in all the battles of the Prophet (s) and historians have considered him among the participants of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq battles. Only once because the commander of Muslims’ army was a young man, he refrained to participate in the battle and was always regretful about it. | ||
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=== Participating in the Battles at the Time of Imam Ali (a) === | === Participating in the Battles at the Time of Imam Ali (a) === | ||
Abu Ayyub participated in all battles Imam Ali (a) engaged in, but Ibn Sa’d mentioned only Nahrawan, Waqidi and Siffin. Everyone has mentioned extraordinary braveries of Abu Ayyub. In the battle of Nahrawan, Ali (a) assigned him as the commander of the horsemen and before beginning of the war, sent him to negotiate with and advise Khawarij. | Abu Ayyub participated in all battles Imam Ali (a) engaged in, but Ibn Sa’d mentioned only Nahrawan, Waqidi and Siffin. Everyone has mentioned extraordinary braveries of Abu Ayyub. In the battle of Nahrawan, Ali (a) assigned him as the commander of the horsemen and before beginning of the war, sent him to negotiate with and advise Khawarij. | ||
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The Governor of Medina Assigned by Imam Ali (a) === | The Governor of Medina Assigned by Imam Ali (a) === | ||
After Nahrawan, he was assigned by Imam Ali (a) as the governor of Medina, but after Mu’awiya sent Busr b. Abi Artah with 3000 soldiers to Hijaz in 40 AH, Abu Ayyub left Medina and joined Ali (a) in Iraq. After invading Medina and taking the city, Busr burned Abu Ayyub’s house. | After Nahrawan, he was assigned by Imam Ali (a) as the governor of Medina, but after Mu’awiya sent Busr b. Abi Artah with 3000 soldiers to Hijaz in 40 AH, Abu Ayyub left Medina and joined Ali (a) in Iraq. After invading Medina and taking the city, Busr burned Abu Ayyub’s house. | ||
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Participating in the Battle against Romans === | Participating in the Battle against Romans === | ||
After the martyrdom of Ali (a), Abu Ayyub once again went to the borders for war. Tabari has reported that in 49 Ah, Yazid b. Mu’awiya moved to war with Romans and took the old Abu Ayyub with himself. | After the martyrdom of Ali (a), Abu Ayyub once again went to the borders for war. Tabari has reported that in 49 Ah, Yazid b. Mu’awiya moved to war with Romans and took the old Abu Ayyub with himself. | ||
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After the demise of Abu Ayyub, Yazid prayed upon his body and ordered that they bury him at the feet of the wall of Constantinople; then, according to some reports, he ordered the horsemen to trample the burial ground and make it disappear so that the enemy would be able to find his grave. | After the demise of Abu Ayyub, Yazid prayed upon his body and ordered that they bury him at the feet of the wall of Constantinople; then, according to some reports, he ordered the horsemen to trample the burial ground and make it disappear so that the enemy would be able to find his grave. | ||
== Visiting his Grave by Muslims and Romans == | == Visiting his Grave by Muslims and Romans == | ||
Ibn Sa’d reported that his grave was so much respected by the Romans that some of them visited his grave especially at the time of drought and asked for rain. According to Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih, later a mausoleum was built upon his grave which still existed at his time. | Ibn Sa’d reported that his grave was so much respected by the Romans that some of them visited his grave especially at the time of drought and asked for rain. According to Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih, later a mausoleum was built upon his grave which still existed at his time. | ||