(Friday Sermon - April 5, 2019 )

Background and Participation in the Battle of Badr

Abu Hannah was his title, while his actual name was Malik bin Amr. Muhammad bin Umar Waqidi has counted him among those who took part in the Battle of Badr. There are varying opinions regarding his name. In some narrations, his name is reported as Aamir and also Thabit bin Nu‘man. His title is also reported as Abu Habbah and Abu Hayyah. However, Muhammad bin Umar Waqidi states that two people are reported to have the title of Abu Habbah; one is Abu Habbah bin Ghazziyyah bin Amr and the other is Abu Habbah bin Abd Amr al-Ma‘azani. Neither of the two participated in the Battle of Badr. None of the participants of the Battle of Badr bore the title of “Abu Habbah”. An individual, who participated in the Battle of Badr did however bear the title of “Abu Hannah”. Due to this, he emphasises that his title was indeed Abu Hannah. (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 365, Abul Hannah, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 1990) (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 6, p. 63, Abu Habbah al-Ansari, Dar-ul-Kutub Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)