Ubada ibn as-Samit

A Leader at the Pledge of Aqaba

Ubada ibn as-Samit was an Ansari chief of the Khazraj, chosen as one of the twelve leaders (naqibs) at the Pledge of Aqaba, by whom the Ansar bound themselves to the Prophet ﷺ. He is a chief narrator of the terms of that pledge — to worship none but Allah, not to steal, not to commit unlawful intercourse, and to obey in what is right — and of the believers’ vow to fear no critic’s blame in the cause of Allah. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 257–259 — Kandhlawi — Ubada among the naqibs of Aqaba and his narration of the pledge's terms. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 135 — Najeebabadi — Ubada ibn as-Samit named among the twelve naqibs of Aqaba.

Teacher and Judge in Syria

Ubada fought at Badr and the later battles. In the caliphate of Umar he was sent with Mu’adh ibn Jabal and Abu al-Darda to teach the people of Syria; he stayed at Hims and then moved to Palestine, where he died — a teacher of the Book to the end. 3 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 237 — Kandhlawi — Ubada sent to teach in Syria, settling at Hims then Palestine, where he died.