Virtues of Shaddad bin al-Had (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that: Among the allies of Banu Hashim (who were not among the people of Badr) was Shaddad bin al-Had (and the name of al-Had was Usamah) bin Amr bin Abdullah bin Jabir bin Bishr bin Itwarah bin Amir bin Malik bin al-Layth bin Bakr bin Abd Manat bin Ali bin Kinanah. He is the father of Abdullah bin Shaddad bin al-Had. Shaddad was the brother-in-law (silf) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Salma bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) was married to him, having come into his marriage after (the martyrdom of) Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin al-Had (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin believed in the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and followed him, and said: I will emigrate with you. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed his Companions concerning him (to look after him). When the Battle of Khaybar (or Hunayn) took place, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) obtained some spoils of war. He (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed them and set aside that man's share too, and handed that share over to his Companions. The man was at that time grazing their mounts. When he returned, they gave that share to him. He asked: What is this? They said: This is the share which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set aside for you. So he took it and came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is this? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is your share which I set aside for you." He said: I did not follow you for this (wealth); rather, I followed you so that I would be struck here (and he pointed to his throat) by an arrow, and die, and enter Paradise. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you are true to Allah, He will be true to you (He will fulfil your wish)." Then they waited a little while, then they rose to fight the enemy. He was brought, being carried, having been struck by an arrow exactly where he had pointed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Is it him?" The people said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He was true to Allah, so Allah was true to him." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded him, placed him in front and offered the funeral prayer over him. Among the words of his (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer over him that became audible were these: "O Allah, this is Your servant who went out as an emigrant in Your path and was killed as a martyr, and I am a witness over him."