Reports on Sad bin Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even the Throne moved because of the death of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even the Throne moved at the death of Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even the Throne moved at the death of Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Throne swayed out of love for meeting Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: This only means the bier. He said: Its pieces of wood broke apart. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered his grave and stayed there for quite some time. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, it was asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what kept you (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sa'd was squeezed once in the grave, so I supplicated to Allah to remove it from him."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even the Throne moved because of the soul of Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Ishaq bin Rashid (may Allah have mercy on him) said that an Ansari woman named Sayyidah Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the funeral of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought out, his mother cried out. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his mother: "Why do your tears not dry, and why does your grief not end? Your son is the first person for whom Allah laughed, and even the Throne moved because of him."

Waqid bin Amr bin Sa'd bin Mu'adh said: When Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Madinah, I went in to him with my nephew, and I greeted him. He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Who are you?" I said: "I am Waqid bin Amr bin Sa'd bin Mu'adh." He (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep and wept greatly. Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You certainly resemble Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him). He was among the greatest and tallest of people. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an army to Ukaydir of Dumah, and he sent him (peace and blessings be upon him) a garment of silk with gold woven into it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) put it on, and the people began touching the garment with their hands because of its beauty. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Does this please you?' The people said: 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we have never seen you (peace and blessings be upon him) looking finer than today.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The handkerchiefs of Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) in Paradise are finer than this garment you see.'"

Sayyiduna al-Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A silk garment was given as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the people began to marvel at its softness. At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The handkerchiefs of Sa'd in Paradise are far softer than this."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was in the throes of death: "May Allah give you the best reward, O chief of the people. You have made true what you promised Allah, and He too is true in fulfilling what He promised you."

Amr bin Shurahbil (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was struck by an arrow on the day of the Battle of the Trench, his blood was flowing onto the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came and began saying: "Alas, my back is broken!" At this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Bakr!" Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and recited: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (We belong to Allah and to Him we return).