Reports narrated by Sad bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sa'id bin Amr bin Shurahbil bin Sa'id bin Sa'd bin Ubadah narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave judgement on the basis of an oath together with a single witness in matters of rights.

Isma'il bin Amr bin Qays bin Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father that they found in the writing of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him): the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave judgement on the basis of an oath together with a single witness. These are the words of the narration of Ibn Abi Uways.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Take charge of the zakah of such-and-such a tribe, and take care that you do not come on the Day of Resurrection carrying on your neck or shoulder a young camel that is groaning." He said: O Messenger of Allah! Relieve me of this responsibility. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) relieved him of that responsibility.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a vow that was due from his mother, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to fulfil it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My mother has died, and a vow was due from her which she had not fulfilled. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fulfil it on her behalf."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a vow that his mother had made, and she had died without fulfilling it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fulfil it on her behalf."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a vow that was due from his mother, and she had died without fulfilling it. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Fulfil it on her behalf." So the Muslims should follow this practice in everything that was due from a person who died without fulfilling it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! My mother has died, and a vow was due from her; will it suffice if I free a slave on her behalf? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Free a slave on behalf of your mother."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a debt that was due from his mother, which was the freeing of a slave: Shall I free one on her behalf? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that his mother had passed away while he was away from her; would it benefit her if he gave charity on her behalf? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: Then I call you to witness that the two gardens of al-Mikhraf are charity on her behalf.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My mother has died, and a vow was due from her which she had not fulfilled. the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Fulfil it on her behalf."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about a vow that was due from his mother, and she had died without fulfilling it. the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fulfil it on her behalf."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about fulfilling a vow that was due from his mother, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to fulfil it on her behalf.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a vow that his mother owed, and she had died before fulfilling it. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the ruling that he should fulfil it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought a ruling from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a debt that his mother owed, and she had died before paying it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pay it on her behalf."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The day of Friday has five distinctive features: on it Allah created Adam (peace be upon him); on it Adam (peace be upon him) died; on it there is an hour in which the servant does not ask for anything except that Allah grants it to him, as long as he does not ask for something sinful or for the severing of family ties; on it the Hour will be established; and there is no angel brought near, no heaven, no wind and no mountain except that it is fearful of the day of Friday."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This tribe of the Ansar is a test: loving them is faith, and hating them is hypocrisy."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib narrated that the mother of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) died while he was away. When he returned, he said: "O Messenger of Allah, I would like you to offer the funeral prayer for my mother." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to her grave and offered the funeral prayer for her, even though a month had passed since her death.

Qatadah narrates, through Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; shall I give charity on her behalf?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: "Which charity is best?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Giving water to drink."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "My mother has died; she made no bequest and gave no charity. If I give charity on her behalf, will it be accepted?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: "Then will it benefit her?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, even if it is only a burnt trotter of a goat."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that his mother died while he was away, so he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Will it benefit her if I give charity on her behalf?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, the mother of Sa'd has died and she made no bequest; shall I give charity on her behalf?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, during her lifetime my mother used to give charity and spend from my wealth, and now she has died. Tell me, if I give charity on her behalf or free a slave on her behalf, may we hope for something for her?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, guide me to a charity." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give water to drink." Al-Hasan (al-Basri) (may Allah have mercy on him) said: After that, the water jars of Sa'd (for giving people water to drink) remained constantly in Madinah.

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, guide me to a charity." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give water to drink."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O Sa'd, shall I not guide you to a charity whose effort is little and whose reward is immense?" He said: "Certainly." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give water to drink." So Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) began giving water to drink.

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a house. I stood facing the door and began asking permission to enter, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to me to move away. Then I came and asked permission, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Asking permission is only so that the gaze does not fall (inside)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no official appointed over ten people except that he will be brought on the Day of Resurrection with his hands bound, and nothing will release him except justice."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no one who becomes the leader of ten people except that he will be brought on the Day of Resurrection with his hands bound, and nothing will release him from his bonds except justice."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "There is no one who becomes the leader of ten people except that he will be brought on the Day of Resurrection with his hands bound, and nothing will release him from that shackle except justice."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever learned the Qur'an and then forgot it will meet Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, as a leper (with severed hands)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites the Qur'an and then forgets it will meet Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, as a leper."

A similar hadith is also narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he asked permission to enter while facing the door, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Do not ask permission while facing the door."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I found a man with my wife; shall I kill him with the sword?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What witness could be clearer than the sword?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went back on it and said: "This is the Book of our Lord." Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, what witness could be clearer than the sword?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Book of Allah, and a witness (present) there." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar, this is your chief; his jealousy provoked him to the point that he said something contrary to the Book of Allah." At this a man from the Ansar said: "O Messenger of Allah, Sa'd is a very jealous man. Because of his jealousy he has never married a thayyib (previously married) woman, and because of his jealousy none of us has been able to marry a woman whom he has divorced." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sa'd is jealous, and I am more jealous than him, and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is more jealous than me." At this a man from the Ansar said: "Over what does Allah Almighty become jealous?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah is jealous that the family of a man striving in the path of Allah should be betrayed in his absence."