Sa'd ibn Mua'dh

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Sa’d ibn Mu'adh was a chief of the Banu Aus tribe in Yathrib. He later converted to Islam after the coming of Muhammad.

1 Biography
2 Legacy
- 2.1 Muslim view
3 See also

[edit] Biography

[edit] Islam

He became a Muslim in 622, when Muhammad arrived to Medina

[Saad(r.a)] was among the leading figures in Medinan Muslims at the time, who were known (and still are to Muslims) as Ansars.

Once, during the pre-Badr period, Sa’d ibn Mua'dh, the chief of the Banu Aus, visited Mecca to perform his Umra with Umayah ibn Khalaf, his old friend that had not embrace Islam unlike Sa’d. One day Sa’d and Umayah were both on the way to the Ka'ba for making a Tawaf(circmambulation round the Ka'ba), when they came across Abu Jahl.

"Who goes with you," asked Abu Jahl of Umayya. "He is Sa’d," said Umayya. Then Abu Jahl turned to Sa'd and said, "You people have given shelter to the Sabaean". the non-Muslims of Mecca called Muhammad and the Muslims "Sabaeans", "the apostates".

I cannot bear to see you step into the Ka'ba. By my God, you would not have returned home, had not Umayya accompanied you." Sa'd replied, "If you let us not perform the Hajj, mind, we will stop your Medina route. He meant the trade route to Syria.

[edit] Banu Qurayza

Muslim histories say he was a friend of the Banu Qurayza tribe and after their recorded break of the treaty he was appointed as their judge. He is recorded as saying that he was invoking the laws of the Torah with his judgement which was to execute all adult male members of the tribe.

Sa'd died shortly after his verdict.

[edit] Legacy

[edit] Muslim view

He dutifully served as a member of the Muslim community and even commandeered military campaigns for the Prophet during his lifetime. Saad is said to have been a stern and passionate man, willing to impulsively fight for what he believed in. In Muslim history, he is well-regarded as a noble companion who enjoyed a close relationship with the Prophet.