The Guards of the Prophet - III ‘Abbaad ibn Bishr ibn Waqish ibn Zaghbah ibn Zu‘awraa ibn ‘Abd Al-Ashhal : He was one of those who witnessed the Battle of Badr, and he was among the leaders of the tribe of Al-Aws. He is the one whose stick had lit up for him at night when he was returning to his home after accompanying the Prophet . He embraced Islam at the hands of Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr and he was among those who killed the leader of the Jews, Ka’b ibn Al-Ashraf. The Prophet nominated him to collect the obligatory charity and alms from the tribes of Muznah and Bani Saleem. He also assigned to him to lead the guard during the Battle of Tabook. ‘Abbaad showed extreme courage in the Battle of Al-Yamaamah, and he had a lofty status. He lived to be forty-five years and make him pleased. Abu Ayyoob Al-Ansaari : He is Khaalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha‘labah Abd Amr ibn Aw fibn Ghanam ibn Maalik ibn An-Najjaar ibn Tha‘labah ibn ‘Amr Al-Ansaari Al-Khazraji. He witnessed the second Al-‘Aqabah Pledge of Allegiance, as he went out with the delegation of Madeenah to give the Prophet their pledge of allegiance in Makkah. When the Prophet reached Madeenah, emigrating from Makkah, he stayed at the house of Abu Ayyoob and he also paired him and Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr as brothers. He witnessed all the military expeditions with the Prophet . It is narrated that when the Prophet married Safiyyah in Khaybar, he passed the night with her in a tent belonging to Abu Ayyoob who passed the night carrying his sword to guard the Prophet . He remained going around the tent until the morning, and when the Prophet got up and saw him in his place, he asked him: What is up with you, O Abu Ayyoob? He replied, “O Messenger of Allaah, I was afraid of this woman (i.e., Safiyyah) on you, for you have just killed her father, her husband and her people, and until recently, she was in unbelief. So I was afraid of her on you. Whereupon, the Prophet said: O Allaah! Preserve Abu Ayyoob as he spent the night preserving me. He died in the year 52 A.H. ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood ibn Ghaafil Al-Huthali : The Prophet nicknamed him Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmaan. His father died in the Jaahiliyyah (Period of Ignorance), but his mother embraced Islam and accompanied the Prophet so he was often called by the name of his mother, ‘Ibn Umm ‘Abd’. He was among the first forerunners to Islam, being the sixth among the first six to enter into this religion. He emigrated to Al-Habashah and to Madeenah as well, and he witnessed the Battle of Badr and all the other battles with the Prophet . He was the one who delivered the deathblow to Abu Jahl, and the Prophet granted him the sword of Abu Jahl when he brought his head to him. He also guarded the Prophet on the day of the treaty of Al-Hudaybiyah. Moreover, ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab put him in charge of the state treasury in Al-Koofah during his Caliphate. Ibn Mas‘ood died in the year 32 A.H., at the end of the Caliphate of ‘Uthmaan . Abu Qataadah Al-Ansaari : He was the horseman of the Prophet . There is a difference of opinion among historians about his name, yet the most well-known opinion is that his name is Al-Haarith ibn Rab‘iyy ibn Dawmah ibn Khinaas. He was also among the guards of the Prophet . He narrated about one-hundred and seventy Hadeeths (narrations) from the Prophet and from these Al-Bukhaari and Muslim have agreed upon eleven. Al-Bukhaari has exclusively related two Hadeeths, and Muslim related eight. Anas ibn Abi Marthad Al-Ghanawi : His nickname is Abu Yazeed, and the name of his father is Kinaaz ibn Al-Haseen. Both Anas and his father accompanied the Prophet the father being twenty years older than his son. On the day of the Battle of Hunayn, the Prophet asked his Companions : Who will be on guard tonight? Anas ibn Abi Marthad Al-Ghanawi said, I shall, O Messenger of Allaah. [Abu Daawood]
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