Hazrat Mus'ab ibn Umayr

From Luxury to Faith

Mus’ab ibn Umayr was the most pampered and best-dressed youth of Makkah, doted on by wealthy parents. When he embraced Islam his family imprisoned him, and he gave up every comfort for his faith, even emigrating to Abyssinia; he who once wore garments worth a fortune would later be seen in patched and humble clothes. 1 Stories of the Sahabah · pp. 137 — Zakariyya Kandhlawi — Mus'ab the pampered youth of Makkah who gave up his luxury and was imprisoned by his family for Islam.

First Teacher of Madinah

The Prophet ﷺ sent Mus’ab as the first teacher and caller to Madinah, where he lodged with As’ad ibn Zurara رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat As'ad ibn Zuraraرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُA first Ansari Muslim and naqib; host of Mus'ab; first to lead the Friday prayer in MadinahAnsar · Early Converts and taught the Qur’an. Through his gentle da’wah, 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 and then the chief Sa’d ibn Mu’adh رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Sa'd ibn Mu'adhرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُChief of the Aws; at whose death the Throne of the Most Merciful shookAnsar · People of Badr accepted Islam — and with Sa’d رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Sa'd ibn Mu'adhرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُChief of the Aws; at whose death the Throne of the Most Merciful shookAnsar · People of Badr, the whole of Banu Abd al-Ashhal believed by that evening. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 206–208 — Kandhlawi — Mus'ab as first teacher in Madinah; through him Usayd ibn Hudayr and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, and then his whole tribe, embrace Islam.

Martyrdom at Uhud

At Uhud Mus’ab carried the Muslim banner. An enemy cut off one hand; he took the banner in the other; that hand too was cut; he clutched the standard to his chest with his bleeding arms until he was pierced through and martyred. 3 Stories of the Sahabah · pp. 137–138 — Zakariyya Kandhlawi — Mus'ab bears the banner at Uhud, both hands cut, holding it to his chest until martyred.

Virtues in the Hadith

His poverty at death moved the Companions. Khabbab رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Khabbab ibn al-Arattرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُAmong the earliest and most cruelly tortured Muslims; a blacksmith of MakkahMuhajirun · People of Badr · Early Converts related:

قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ، فَلَمْ نَجِدْ مَا نُكَفِّنُهُ إِلاَّ بُرْدَةً إِذَا غَطَّيْنَا بِهَا رَأْسَهُ خَرَجَتْ رِجْلاَهُ، وَإِذَا غَطَّيْنَا رِجْلَيْهِ خَرَجَ رَأْسُهُ، فَأَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ نُغَطِّيَ رَأْسَهُ، وَأَنْ نَجْعَلَ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ مِنَ الإِذْخِرِ

”He was martyred at Uhud, and we found nothing to shroud him but a cloak: if we covered his head with it his feet showed, and if we covered his feet his head showed. So the Prophet ﷺ ordered us to cover his head and to put idhkhir (grass) over his feet.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 1276 · Book 23 (Funerals), Hadith 37 · USC-MSA: Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 366 · narrated by Khabbab ibn al-Aratt رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Khabbab ibn al-Arattرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُAmong the earliest and most cruelly tortured Muslims; a blacksmith of MakkahMuhajirun · People of Badr · Early Converts