Son of the Ansar
al-Nu’man ibn Bashir was the son of Bashir ibn Sa’d رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Bashir ibn Sa'dرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe first of the Ansar to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa and Amra bint Rawaha, among the first children born to the Ansar after the Hijra, and a narrator of the Prophet’s ﷺ words. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 354–356 — Kandhlawi — Nu'man, son of Bashir ibn Sa'd and Amra bint Rawaha; a narrator of hadith.
The Lesson of Justice
It was over the boy Nu’man that the Prophet ﷺ taught an enduring rule. His father wished to single him out with a gift, and brought the Prophet ﷺ to witness it; but the Prophet ﷺ asked whether he had given the same to all his children, and when told he had not, refused to witness an unequal gift:
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَوْلاَدِكُمْ
”Fear Allah, and be just (equal) among your children.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 2587 · Book 51 (Gifts), Hadith 21 · USC-MSA: Vol. 3, Book 47, Hadith 760 · narrated by al-Nu’man ibn Bashir
Nu’man lived on into the Umayyad period and died at Hims.
Life Timeline
Born in Madinah
Son of Bashir ibn Sa'd; among the first Ansari children of the Hijra.
The lesson of justice among children
Dies at Hims
References
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — Nu'man, son of Bashir ibn Sa'd and Amra bint Rawaha; a narrator Vol 3 · pp. 354–356
- Sahih al-Bukhari — 'Fear Allah and be just among your children' — the gift to Nu'man pp. 2587 (Book 51, Hadith 21)