If anyone raised a little objection...
If anyone raised a little objection, he was silenced either by force or through promises of material benefit. Those who had some power behind them were avoided for the time being. Therefore, clashing with Sa`d ibn `Abadah was not thought discreet before establishing themselves in the reins of power. When the disposition was consolidated with the bay`ah of `Uthman, `Abd al-Rahman ibn `Awf, Sa`d ibn Abi-Waqqas, Banū-Umayyah and Banū-Zahrah, he was sent a message to come and owe his allegiance.
His reply was: “By Allah! I shall not owe my allegiance until I throw the arrows from my quiver on you and battle with you along with the men of my Tribe!”[1] Hearing this reply Abū-Bakr kept quiet but `Umar was furious and said that he will not rest until he took the bay`ah from the person. Bashir ibn Sa`d said at this point that if he has refused to owe allegiance, he would rather give his life than condescend to the demand!
His family members too will prefer to die with him and they will not die until the tribe of Khazraj totally perished and Khazraj will not perish until a single person of the Aws lived. The most far-sighted thing would be to leave Sa`d ibn `Abadah to his own scruples. Therefore, they did not approach him thereafter. During the rule of Abū-Bakr, he lived in al-Madinah but kept no contact with the ruling clique. He neither participated with them in the prayers nor went with them for the Hajj.
When `Umar came to power, he once met Sa`d on the way and told him if he was the same Sa`d. He replied in the affirmative and added that his stand was the same and unaltered as before! He said that he hated `Umar’s company as much as he hated before! `Umar asked him why he then did not leave al-Madinah for good? Sa`d now felt that `Umar might make an attempt on his life any time.
Therefore, he left al-Madinah and moved away to Syria and after sometime became the victim of someone’s arrows at a place called Hawran. Ibn `Abd-Rabbih al-Andalusi writes: [1] Tabaqāt Ibn Sa`d, Vol 3, Page 616 “`Umar sent one person to Syria and asked him to demand bay`ah from Sa`d. If he refused, seek Allah’s help against him. The person reached Syria and met Sa`d within the four walls of a house and invited him for the bay`ah . He replied that he would never give bay`ah to any Qarashi.
The person said that in the case he would battle with him. Sa`d replied that he did not mind battling. The man said that he wanted to be out of what the entire Ummah had accepted.