Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Ayub (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I heard Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), daughter of Sa’d, saying that my father—by Allah!—the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered his parents for him on the day of Uhud.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I have not heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed his parents for anyone except Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him). I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying on the day of the Battle of Uhud: O Sa’d! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you. Shoot your arrows.

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I heard Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that indeed, on the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined his parents for him.

Hazrat Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I heard Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: Among the Arabs, I am the first person who shot the first arrow in the path of Allah during combat.

Hazrat Abu Balaj (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I heard Hazrat Mus'ab bin Sa'd (may Allah have mercy on him) say that Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) made a contract of emancipation (mukataba) with one of his slaves. He asked the slave for some money, but the slave replied, "I have nothing to give you." However, Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) had demanded some dinars which the slave had hidden in his shoes. So Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) invoked a curse against him, and both of his shoes were stolen.

Hazrat Mus'ab bin Sa'd (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) heard a man speaking ill about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), so he (Sa'd) invoked a curse against him. Then a Khurasani she-camel trampled him and killed him.

Hazrat Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware of the supplications (curses) of Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah have mercy on him).

Hazrat Saeed bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that Saad (may Allah be pleased with him) is in Paradise.

Hazrat Abdullah, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, used to say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stayed awake one night while he was beside me. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! What has happened to you? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Would that some righteous man from my Ummah would guard me tonight. Hazrat Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, says: While we were in this state, I heard the sound of weapons, so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: Who is it? A voice replied: I am Sa’d bin Malik. He, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: Why have you come? He said: O Messenger of Allah! I have come to guard you. Hazrat Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, says: Then I heard the sound of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, snoring in his sleep.

Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, I saw two men on the right and left side of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who were dressed in white clothes. I had never seen them before nor after that. That is, Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) and Hazrat Mikaeel (peace be upon him).

Hazrat Hashim bin Hashim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah have mercy on him) was the person who fought the fiercest among the Muslims on the day of the Battle of Uhud.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Utbah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Qasim bin Abdur Rahman said: The first person to shoot an arrow in the path of Allah was Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him).