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Sahaba / Tabi‘eenPhase 4a · Muhajirun, Ansar, Tabi‘eenSupporting figure

Sa'd ibn Ubadah (RA)

سعد بن عبادة

d. c. 15 AH in Syria date disputed

Chief of the Khazraj, famed for generosity, and standard-bearer of the Ansar. At Saqifah the Ansar initially proposed him for leadership before allegiance went to Abu Bakr.

Biography

Sa'd was one of the twelve leaders (nuqaba') at the second Pledge of Aqabah and was known for feeding the people of the Suffah. The Prophet ﷺ praised the households of the Ansar, including Banu Sa'idah, his clan (Sahih Bukhari).

At Saqifah Bani Sa'idah after the Prophet's death, the Ansar gathered around him before the Muhajirun arrived and Abu Bakr was chosen (Sahih Bukhari). He later moved to Syria and died at Hawran.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 3667, 3668 Sahih

    At the Prophet's death Abu Bakr said 'Whoever worshipped Muhammad, Muhammad has died...' and recited 3:144; then the Saqifah gathering with Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah and the Ansar.

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 2756 Sahih

    Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah gave a garden in charity on behalf of his deceased mother.

💬 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 (Saqifah).

Further references

  • Sahih Bukhari (Saqifah)
  • Sahih Bukhari (virtues of Ansar households)

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