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'''Abu Thābit''' or '''Abu Qays''', ''' | '''Abu Thābit''' or '''Abu Qays''', '''Saʿd b. ʿUbada b. Dulaym b. Ḥaritha al-Khazraji''' was from the chiefs of [[Medina]] and the leader of the [[Khazraj]] tribe. Before the advent of [[Islam]], he was known as Sa'd Kamil. Sa'd signed a treaty with [[the Prophet (s)]] in [['Aqaba]] and was one of the twelve heads there. | ||
After the demise of the Prophet (s), few leaders from [[Ansar]] gathered in [[Saqifa Bani Sa'ida|Saqifa]] intending to elect Sa'd b. 'Ubadah as their caliph. But after the arrival of [[Abu Bakr]], [['Umar]] and [[Abu 'Ubaydah al-Jarrah]], the people were inclined towards Abu Bakr and paid [[allegiance]] to him. Sa'd never pledged allegiance to the first or second caliph. He was killed during the reign of 'Umar b. Khattab and some believed him to be killed by the [[Jinn]]s. | After the demise of the Prophet (s), few leaders from [[Ansar]] gathered in [[Saqifa Bani Sa'ida|Saqifa]] intending to elect Sa'd b. 'Ubadah as their caliph. But after the arrival of [[Abu Bakr]], [['Umar]] and [[Abu 'Ubaydah al-Jarrah]], the people were inclined towards Abu Bakr and paid [[allegiance]] to him. Sa'd never pledged allegiance to the first or second caliph. He was killed during the reign of 'Umar b. Khattab and some believed him to be killed by the [[Jinn]]s. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
The family of Sa'd consisted of eminent personalities from the Khazraj tribe. His father 'Ubadah was one of the chiefs of the Khazraj tribe in Yathrib and his mother ' | The family of Sa'd consisted of eminent personalities from the Khazraj tribe. His father 'Ubadah was one of the chiefs of the Khazraj tribe in [[Yathrib]] and his mother 'Umara bt. Mas'ud b. Qays was one of the ladies who pledged allegiance to [[the Prophet (s)]], and passed away in the year [[5]]/626-627. | ||
Sa'd was one of the companions of the Prophet (s), an inhabitant of Medina and a leader of the Khazraj tribe during the Age of Ignorance as well as after the advent of Islam. Ibn Hazam states that he narrated 21 | Sa'd was one of the companions of the Prophet (s), an inhabitant of Medina and a leader of the Khazraj tribe during the [[Age of Ignorance]] as well as after the advent of Islam. Ibn Hazam states that he narrated 21 [[hadith]]s from the Prophet (s). Before the dawn of Islam, he was known as Sa'd Kamil because of his knowledge of reading, writing, archery and swimming. | ||
Sa'd and his forefathers were known for their generosity in the Age of Ignorance and even after it because of their honor, dignity, and open-handedness in giving feasts in Medina. It has been said that no Arab family boasted of generosity to last in four generations in such a manner. Qays, the son of Sa'd was the most charitable of them all. | Sa'd and his forefathers were known for their generosity in the Age of Ignorance and even after it because of their honor, dignity, and open-handedness in giving feasts in Medina. It has been said that no Arab family boasted of generosity to last in four generations in such a manner. Qays, the son of Sa'd was the most charitable of them all. | ||
Several reports recount Sa'd's generosity. It is narrated that Dulaym, his grandfather, owned a house that was famously called "Dulaym's eating place" where everyday a person would call out "Anybody who wants meat | Several reports recount Sa'd's generosity. It is narrated that Dulaym, his grandfather, owned a house that was famously called "Dulaym's eating place" where everyday a person would call out: "Anybody who wants meat, come to Dulaym's house." After Dulaym's death, this benevolent act was continued by Sa'd, and later by his son, Qays. | ||
Ibn Sirin narrates that the Prophet (s) used to split up the people of | [[Ibn Sirin]] narrates that the Prophet (s) used to split up the [[Ashab al-Suffa|people of Suffa]] among his companions for every nightly meal. Some people invited one or two persons but Sa'd used to invite eighty people from them every night to his house for the meal. | ||
One day, after breaking the fast at the house of Sa'd, the Prophet (s) supplicated saying, "The righteous ate from your food, and the | One day, after breaking the [[fast]] at the house of Sa'd, the Prophet (s) supplicated saying, "The righteous ate from your food, and the angles sent blessings upon you and the fasting ones broke their fast near you." | ||
Sa'd and his children were of great assistance in preparing for the wedding ceremony of Imam Ali (a) and [[Lady Fatima | Sa'd and his children were of great assistance in preparing for the [[wedding ceremony]] of [[Imam Ali (a)]] and [[Lady Fatima (a)]]. | ||
==Embracing Islam== | ==Embracing Islam== | ||