Islamic Timeline of RevelationOpen in flowchart →Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (RA)
سعد بن معاذ
Chief of the Aws in Madinah who accepted Islam through Mus'ab ibn Umayr. The Prophet ﷺ said the Throne of the Most Merciful shook at his death.
Biography
Sa'd's conversion brought his whole clan, Banu Abd al-Ashhal, into Islam. Before Badr he assured the Prophet ﷺ of the Ansar's full support. Wounded at the Trench, he gave judgement on Banu Qurayzah (Sahih Bukhari).
He died of his wound in 5 AH; the Prophet ﷺ said 'The Throne of the Most Merciful shook at the death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh' (Sahih Bukhari; Sahih Muslim).
Sources & explanation
۞ Qur'an
No specific verses cited for this node.
📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com
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Sahih al-Bukhari 3803 Sahih
'The Throne shook at the death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh.'
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4121 Sahih
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh judged the case of Banu Qurayzah after the Battle of the Trench.
💬 Explanation Unverified
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective
Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari and Muslim.
Further references
- Sahih Bukhari & Muslim (the Throne shook)
- Sahih Bukhari (Banu Qurayzah)
Connections
Linked with
- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ companion — Companion
- Mus'ab ibn Umayr (RA) related — Sa'd accepted Islam through Mus'ab