الرحلةThe Journey

سعيد بن زيد

Sa'id ibn Zayd (RA)

Also known as: Said bin Zaid

c. 30 BH – 51 AH · c. 593–671 CE

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One of the Ten Promised Paradise, in whose house 'Umar heard the Quran and believed.

Sa'id was the son of Zayd ibn 'Amr, one of the few Makkans who had rejected idol worship before Islam. He and his wife Fatimah bint al-Khattab, 'Umar's sister, were among the earliest Muslims. 'Umar burst into their house in anger, heard the Quran being recited there, and accepted Islam.

Sa'id fought in every battle with the Prophet ﷺ after Badr, and later at Yarmuk. He is one of the Ten Promised Paradise, and he was known for his asceticism and for staying away from the political disputes of his time.

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Life journey

  1. c. 593 CE Makkah مكة
  2. 622 CE Madinah المدينة
    Died 671 CE · 51 AH
    Died at al-'Aqiq near Madinah; some reports say Kufa.

Places in their life

The Ka'bah in al-Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
The Ka'bah in al-Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
Photo: Adli Wahid (minor modifications by Basile Morin), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
Photo: TheHadiRahim, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

  • Ibn Hisham, al-Sira al-Nabawiyya (The conversion of 'Umar)
  • Ibn Sa'd, al-Tabaqat al-Kubra
  • Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, al-Isaba fi Tamyiz al-Sahaba
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Birth year approximate. He was away on a mission during Badr but was counted among its participants.