Umayr ibn Sa’d (ra): First in Salah and Battle

About this episode

The episode tells the story of Umayr ibn Sa’d (ra), a young boy who chose truth over family and was praised for his integrity and justice.

He was just a boy — yet Allah revealed a verse of the Qur’an verse to defend him. This is the story of Umayr ibn Sa‘d (ra), who chose truth over family when his guardian uttered words of disbelief. Surah al-Tawbah (9:74) confirmed his honesty: “They swear by Allah they did not say it… but they did say a word of disbelief.” Praised by Umar (ra) as “one of a kind”, Umayr (ra) grew into a man of justice, humility, and integrity, reminding the Muslims that the wall of Islam is justice and its gat...

Topics covered

• Islam
• justice
• integrity
• spirituality
• historical figures

Keywords

• Umayr ibn Sa’d
• Umar
• Surah al-Tawbah
• Islam
• justice
• integrity
• disbelief

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Surah al-Tawbah

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