QuizTime(125) Who was that Sahabi on his deathbed asked his son to Shroud him dress of badr as He wanted to Meet Allah in it ?

 

QuizTime(125) Who was that  Sahabi on his deathbed asked his son to Shroud him dress of badr as He wanted to Meet Allah in it ?

 

 

Ans:  Sa'ad Ibn Abi Waqqaas(R.a)

 

“He lived until he was almost 80 years old. He was blessed with much influence and wealth but as the time of death approached in the year 54 AH, he asked his son to open a box in which he had kept a coarse woolen shirt (Jubbah) and said:

“Shroud me in this, for in this (Jubbah) I met the polytheists on the day of Badr and in it I desire to meet Allah the Almighty.”

 Sa'ad(r.a) distinguished himself in many encounters that took place during the life of the Prophet and after. Sa'ad is known as the first Companion to have shot an arrow in the defense of Islam. During the Battle of Badr, Sa'ad fought alongside his brother ‘Umayr . ‘Umayr was a mere lad in his early teens, and had begged to be allowed to accompany the Muslim army. Sa'ad returned alone to Al-Madeenah, for `Umayr was one among the fourteen Muslim martyrs who fell that day.

 At the Battle of Uhud, Sa'ad was especially chosen as one of the best archers along with Zayd and Sa’ib . 

Sa'ad was one of the companions of the Prophet who was blessed with great wealth. Just as he was known for his bravery, so he was known for his generosity. Sa'ad is mainly renowned as the commander-in-chief of the strong Muslim army which 'Umar dispatched to confront the. Persians at Qadisiyah. 'Umar wanted nothing less than an end to Sasanian power which for centuries had dominated the region.

Just how ferocious the battle was, could be imagined when it is known that some 30,000 persons on both sides fell in the course of four days' fighting. In one day alone, some 2000 Muslims and about 10,000 Persians lost their lives.

 The Battle of Qadisiyah is one of the major decisive battles of world history. It sealed the fate of the Sasanian Empire, just as the Battle of Yarmook had sealed the fate of the Byzantine Empire in the West. Two years after Qadisiyah, Sa'ad went on to take the Sasanian capital.

 

Link : https://www.islamweb.net/.../134458/saad-ibn-abi-waqqaas

 

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By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli

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