Bashir ibn Sa'ad

Bashir ibn Sa'ad was one of the companions of Muhammad.

Biography

Early life

He became the chief of Banu Aus[1]

610 632: Muhammad's era

He was a Companion who was present at the battle of Badr.

He became the chief of Banu Aus[1]

Military campaigns during Muhammad's era

He participated in the Battle of Badr. Muhammad's forces included Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, Hamza, Mus`ab ibn `Umair, Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam, Ammar ibn Yasir, and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari. The Muslims also brought seventy camels and two horses, meaning that they either had to walk or fit three to four men per camel.[2] However, many early Muslim sources indicate that no serious fighting was expected,[3] and the future Caliph Uthman stayed behind to care for his sick wife Ruqayyah, the daughter of Muhammad.[4] Salman the Persian also could not join the battle, as he was still not a free man.[5][6]

He also led a military campaign as a commander known as the Expedition of Bashir Ibn Sa’d al-Ansari (Fadak). He was sent to Fadak, the event took place in Shaban, 7AH i.e. December 628 AD,3rd Month 7AH, of the Islamic Calendar.[7][8]

Succession to Muhammad

Main article: saqifah

Death

He was killed at 'Ayn at-Tamr, as az-Zurqani mentioned.

Legacy

Shi'a view

Ali Asgher Razwy, a 20th century Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar states:

Others were Muhammad bin Maslama, Bashir bin Saad, and Zayd bin Thabit. They had shown great zeal in taking the oath of loyalty to Abu Bakr in Saqifa.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet Al-islam.org
  2. Lings, pp. 138–139
  3. "Sahih al-Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 59, Number 287". Usc.edu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. "Sahih al-Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 53, Number 359". Usc.edu. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  5. "Witness-pioneer.org". Witness-pioneer.org. 16 September 2002. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  6. "Sahih al-Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 59, Number 286". Usc.edu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  7. Shawqī Abū Khalīl, Atlas of the Prophet's biography: places, nations, landmarks P. 205]
  8. List of Battles of Muhammad
  9. A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims on Al-Islam.org

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