Biography abu saeed al khudri

Shining Stars

Sayyidunā Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ

Mawlana Adnan Ahmad Attari Madani

A Companion of the Messenger states:

My father was martyred in the Expedition of Uhud without leaving any inheritance. So, we became desperately needy. My mother said to me, “Go to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and bring something back.” At that time, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was in a gathering. After greeting everyone, I sat down. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated, “Whosoever desires richness, Allah Almighty makes him rich; whosoever wishes to avoid begging, Allah Almighty saves him; whosoever desires something only to the extent that he requires, Allah Almighty grants it to him.” I said to myself that I do not need anything, and so I did not say anything and returned home. When my mother asked me, I informed her of what had occurred. In the end, Allah Almighty granted us patience and sustenance too.

Another version states: “Allah Almighty granted us so much sustenance that I am not aware of a house from the Anṣār that is wealthier than ours.”

This young Companion, a prominent jurist of Madina and scholar of hadith, was Saʿd ibn Mālik ibn Sinān, better known as Sayyidunā Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ. Al-Khudrī is a reference to his ancestor, Khudra.

Virtues and merits: He was present during the Pledge of Ridwan and a learned man from the Companions of the Bench. As a trusted point of reference for people, he issued legal edicts (fatāwā) for a long time. He once fell ill, and so the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came to visit him. His sister served lamb shank, of which the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ate a little. He is the son of the esteemed Companion regarding whom the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى

7th-century Arabian and early Muslim

Abū Saʿīd Saʿd ibn Mālik ibn Sinān al-Khazrajī al-Khudrī (Arabic: أبو سعيد سعد بن مالك بن سنان الخزرجي الخدري) was an inhabitant of Medina and early ally (Ansari) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and one of the younger "companions of the prophet". Too young to fight at the Battle of Uhud in 625 where his father Malik ibn Sinan fell, he participated in subsequent campaigns. Although he traveled to Syria once to visit the UmayyadcaliphMu'awiya, he resided in Medina all his life. Later, he is said to have participated with his fellow Medinans in the defense of their city against the Umayyad army at the Battle of al-Harrah in 64/683. He is said variously to have died in 63/682, 64/683, 65/684, or 74/693. Abu Saʽid is one of the narrators of hadith most frequently quoted. By one count, he has 1170 narrations, making him the seventh most prolific Companion in the transmission of the hadith.

Shia Muslims do not automatically dismiss his narrations but compare what he narrates with other sources.

Hadith transmitted by him

The following quotations are from books of hadith. These books relate accounts taken from the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions. They were compiled by Islamic scholars after Muhammad's death. These quotations include information about those who related the accounts, as well as the accounts themselves.

It was narrated from Abu Sa’id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah said: “Do not write anything from me; whoever has written anything from me other than the Qur’an, let him erase it and narrate from me, for there is nothing wrong with that.” (Narrated by Muslim, al-Zuhd wa’l-Raqa’iq, 5326)

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that Muhammad said, "There is no gift better and wider than Ṣabr." from Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrates that Muhammad said, "He who fasts for a day in the Path of Allah,

Saʿd b. Mālik b. Sinān, (Arabic: سَعد بن مالک بن سِنان) (b. 10 BH/612-3 - d. 74/693-4), Known as Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī, (Arabic: ابو سعید الخُدری), was one of the youngest Companions of the Prophet (s). His father was a companion to the Prophet (s) and his mother, Anisa bt. Abi Haritha, was from Banu l-Najjar tribe.

He accompanied the Prophet (s) in various battles. In the caliphate period of Imam 'Ali (a) he participated in the battles of Siffin and Nahrawan with Imam 'Ali (a). Historians counted him among the elites of Ansar and emphasized on his knowledge.

Shi'a scholars in rijal honored and admired him very much. Most historians dated his demise in 74/693-4, but some believed that he passed away a year after the Incident of Harra in 64/683-84. Some sources assert that he was buried in al-Baqi' Cemetery in Medina.

Lineage

Abu Sa'id Sa'd b. Malik b. Sinan al-Khudri, (b. 10 before Hijra/612-3 ; d. 74/693-4) was a companion to the Prophet (s) and one of Ansar in Medina. His surname was derived from his great ancestor "Khudra" who was also known as "al-Abjar". Banu Khudra was a clan of Banu 'Awf from Ansar. His father was a companion to the Prophet (s) and his mother, Anisa bt. Abi Haritha, was from Banu Najjar tribe.

Merits and Characteristics

Historians counted him among the elites of Ansar and emphasized on his knowledge.Shi'a scholars in 'ilm al-rijal honored and admired him very much and regarded him in the rank of Salman al-Farsi and Abu Dhar among the companions of the Prophet (s).^[6]