Sa'd b. 'Ubada: Difference between revisions

After the [[demise of the Prophet (s)]], Sa'd b. 'Ubadah was nominated as one of the candidates to succeed the Prophet (s) in [[Event of Saqifa Bani Sa'ida|Saqifa of Bani Sa'ida]]. But after the entry of [[Abu Bakr]], [['Umar]] and [[Abu 'Ubaydah b. al-Jarrah]], the Muslims were inclined towards Abu Bakr and taking into account Sa'd's prominent opposition there, they pledged [[allegiance]] to Abu Bakr for [[caliphate]]. However, some maintain that Sa'd himself never aspired for caliphate rather it was the people from the [[Khazrij]] tribe who wished for him to be caliph. Sa'd never paid allegiance to Abu Bakr and his tribe followed suit and didn't pay allegiance to him either. Contrastingly, some have recorded that Sa'd wished to be caliph but since he did not reach his ambition, he did not pledge allegiance to the caliph.