Uwaym ibn Sa'ida
عويم بن ساعدة
One of the Ansar who met Abu Bakr, Umar and Abu Ubayda on their way to Saqifa with Ma'n ibn Adi, and told them what the assembly had agreed; Ibn Ishaq says the Prophet ﷺ praised him as an excellent man among them.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Uwaym ibn Sa'ida, of the Ansar. He met Abu Bakr, Umar and Abu Ubayda on their way to the Saqifa with Ma'n ibn Adi, and they told them what the people had gathered upon. In Ibn Ishaq's account the verse about men who love to be purified is revealed concerning him, and the Prophet said of him: "He is an excellent man among them" 1. See the Saqifa.
Notes on the report
- Ibn Ishaq transmits this from al-Zuhri, from Urwa ibn al-Zubayr 1.
Connections
People and things also explored
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Medina· The meeting at Saqifa· Umar's Friday sermon on the stoning verse and on Abu Bakr's pledge· The death of the Prophet· Banu Sa'ida· Bukhari 2462 — The Saqifa account
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/307
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