(Friday Sermon - July 26, 2019 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Mas‘ud^(ra) bin Rabi‘ah bin Amr. Hazrat Mas‘ud^(ra) bin Rabi‘ah belonged to the Qaara tribe and they were the confederates of the Banu Zuhra tribe. Hazrat Mas‘ud’s title was Abu Umair. Hazrat Mas‘ud’s father was Rabi‘ and his name is also reported as Rabi‘ah and Aamir. Hazrat Mas‘ud^(ra) had a son called Abdullah. Hazrat Mas‘ud’s family was also known in Medina as Qari. Hazrat Mas‘ud^(ra) bin Rabi‘ah accepted Islam prior to the Holy Prophet^(sa) coming to Dar-e-Arqam. When Hazrat Mas‘ud^(ra) bin Rabi‘ah migrated to Medina, the Holy Prophet^(sa) established a bond of brotherhood between him and Hazrat Ubaid^(ra) bin Tayyihan. Hazrat Mas‘ud^(ra) bin Rabi‘ah participated in all the battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa), including the Battle of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq. Hazrat Mas‘ud^(ra) passed away in 30 AH and was just over 60 years of age. (Al-Sirat al-Nabawiyyah li Ibn Hisham, pp. 460-461, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2001) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Saad, Vol. 3, p. 89-90, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1996) (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 5, pp. 154-155, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (Al-Isaba Fi Tamyeez Al-Sahaba, Vol. 6, p. 77, Darul Fikr, Beirut, 2001)