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After that, Sa‘d left the two Muslim preachers and went to his tribe and addressed them, “O children of ‘Abd al-Ashhal, What do you think about me?” They answered, “You are an elder of our clan!

Your opinions, management, cleanliness and purity are higher than those of any of us!” Sa‘d said, “Then you must know that from today onwards, none of you has any right to talk to me until he or she has not become a Muslim, a believing man and a believing woman.” The day had not yet ended before the entire clan of Banī Ashhal converted to Islam. They were one of the biggest clans of the tribe of Banī Aws. The most renowned and prominent people of the tribe of Banī Khazraj also converted to Islam.

Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr took part in the wars of Badr and Uhud. He was the standard-bearer for the Muslims during the Battle of Uhud when he attained martyrdom. He was buried next to Hamzah, the Noble Prophet’s (S) uncle.[^1] [^1]: Zarkulī, Al-A‘lām, vol. 7, p. 248; Ibn Sa‘d, Tabaqāt, vol. 3, p. 82; Al-Isābah, vol. 3, p. 401; Sifat al-Safwah, vol. 1, p. 52; Usd al-Ghābah, vol. 4, p. 268; Hilyat al-Awliyā’, vol. 1, p. 106; Ibn Hishām, Al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 2, p. 294; Nahāyat al-Arb, p.