Hazrat Abbad ibn Bishr

Devotion Under Fire

Abbad ibn Bishr was a devout Ansari of the Aws. On the expedition of Dhat al-Riqa, standing guard at the mouth of a valley, he was praying when an enemy archer shot him — once, twice, three times; each time he drew out the arrow and continued his prayer, unwilling to cut short his recitation, only rousing his companion when the wounds grew grave. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 471 — Kandhlawi — Abbad continues his prayer though struck by three successive arrows on guard duty. On a pitch-dark night, leaving the Prophet ﷺ with Usayd ibn Hudayr رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Usayd ibn Hudayrرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُChief of Banu Abd al-Ashhal whose conversion through Mus'ab opened the way for Sa'd ibn Mu'adhAnsar, a light shone from his staff to guide his way home. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 610 — Kandhlawi — a light shines from the staffs of Abbad and Usayd on a dark night.

Martyr of Yamamah

At the Battle of Yamamah he called the Ansar to rally and, with Abu Dujana رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Abu Dujanaرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe warrior who took the Prophet's ﷺ sword 'with its right' at UhudAnsar · People of Badr · Martyrs and al-Bara ibn Malik رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat al-Bara ibn Malik al-Ansariرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُA fearless warrior whose oaths Allah fulfilled; brother of AnasAnsar · Martyrs, led some four hundred of them into Musaylama’s garden, where he was martyred — his body so covered in wounds that he was known only by a mark. 3 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 518 — Kandhlawi — Abbad rallies the Ansar at Yamamah and is martyred, his body covered in wounds.