Among the believers
Because no one would give him their daughters to marry
And so Saad brought up his issue with the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Who ordered him to go to the house of Ibn Wahab
One of the leaders of Madinah
To request for his daughter’s hand in marriage
Ibn Wahab’s daughter was renowned for her beauty
And her bloodline of nobility
And Saad was promptly rejected
As her father don’t see him fit for her
And Saad walked away feeling dejected
Only to realise that his future bride to be
Had overturned her father’s decision
Acknowledging the orders of the Messenger (pbuh)
And she told Saad
Go to the Prophet (pbuh)
And tell him
“I’m ready to marry you!”
And Saad who was poor
So the rest of the Companions aided him
Until Saad got more than he needed
So he decided to go to the marketplace
So that he can present his beautiful wife
With some beautiful gifts
And by the time he reached the marketplace
He froze and stood still
As he heard the call of Jihad
He looked to the heavens and said
“Oh Allah, I will buy with this wealth something which is pleasing for You”
So this man,
Whom no one wanted to marry
Was about to marry one of the beauties of Madinah
Used up all the wealth he was given
To buy a horse and a sword
Went into the battlefield with his face covered
As he feared he would be asked to return
And in the battlefield his horse was struck
And he fell off from his horse
And when he stood up
The Prophet (pbuh) recognized him
Realized what he did and told him
“Oh Saad, there is no other abode for you but Jannah!”
Upon hearing this
Saad jumped back into the front
And he fought fiercely
Until he was martyred
There was a time where there were countless man of substance
And within that countless count
There was Saad Al Aswad As Sulumi
And many more
Seldom told, almost forgotten
Muhammad Hazwady