Narrated Abu Uqbah: Abdur Rahman ibn Abu Uqbah quoted his father Abu Uqbah who was a client from the people of Persia as saying: I was present at Uhud along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and on smiting one of the polytheists I said: Take this from me who is the young Persian. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then turned to me and said: Why did you not say: Take this from me who is the young Ansari?
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak.
However, one should not ascribe oneself to, nor express pride in, disbelievers, polytheists, innovators, or ignorant communities.
Rather, expressing ascription to Islam, monotheism (tawhid), the Sunnah, and the people of knowledge is desirable and was the practice among the predecessors (salaf).
The undersigned translator’s father, Shaykh Abdul Aziz Saeedi rahimahullah, used to say:
“I wish to give such prominence to the Saeedi ascription among my children that our own tribal affiliation is forgotten.”
The aforementioned ascription is derived from the well-known Saeediya Madrasah of Delhi,
which was established by Hazrat Mawlana Abu Saeed Muhammad Sharafuddin Muhaddith Dehlavi rahimahullah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5123