Sa'id ibn Zayd
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Sa'id ibn Zayd, (Arabic: سعيد بن زيد), was one of the most known companions of the prophet Muhammad (Arabic: Sahaba). He is also nicknamed "Abu-al-Aawar" [link].
Biography
Family
Said ibn Zayd was the son of Zayd ibn Umar.
Khattab ibn Nufayl was the father of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Sunni Caliph.
Sa'id's grandfather, Umar ibn Nufayl was the brother and then also step-father of Khattab ibn Nufayl, since Sa'id's great grandmother and then also grandmother married one of her sons (Sa'id's grandfather) after becoming a widow. Said's grandmother and great granmother where the same woman, she came from Fehm tribe known as San'a [#endnote_1].
Biography
Said ibn Zayd was a hanif, the monotheistic tradition of Abraham, and hence never worshipped idols and used to mock his uncle Khattab ibn Nufayl for worshiping idols, which resulted in him receiving his uncles wrath.He eventually married Fatimah bint al-Khattab, and both became Muslims and hid their faith for Umar, the wifes brother, until the wife managed to contribute to Umar becoming a Muslim also.
He is involved in the Hadith of the ten promised paradise.
Muslim view
Sunni view
Sunnis praise him as one of The Ten Promised Paradise.See also
- Family tree of Said ibn Zayd
- Sahaba
Reference
↑ 1) al Maarif, by Ibn Qutaybah page 77, Chapter "Dhikr Umar" [link]External links
- http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/seerah/0019.htm
- http://www.umr.edu/~msaumr/reference/companions/English/SaidZayd.html
- http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/02_abu_bakr.htm
- http://www.esaj.net/Mobashareen.html
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