First to Pledge at the Saqifa
Bashir ibn Sa’d was an Ansari chief of the Khazraj and the father of Nu’man ibn Bashir. When the Prophet ﷺ passed away and the Ansar gathered at the Saqifa, and Abu Bakr argued that leadership should rest with the Quraysh while the Ansar would be their trusted helpers, it was Bashir ibn Sa’d who first stretched out his hand and pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr — and the people followed him, so that the community was united. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 405 — Kandhlawi — Bashir ibn Sa'd is the first to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa, after which the people unite. He fought at Badr, and afterward gave his life in the campaigns in Iraq.
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Life Timeline
c. 590 CE
Born in Madinah
Of the Khazraj; father of Nu'man ibn Bashir.
2 AH
Fights at Badr
11 AH
First of the Ansar to pledge to Abu Bakr
At the gathering of the Saqifa.
12 AH
Falls in the campaigns in Iraq
References
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — Bashir ibn Sa'd the first to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa Vol 1 · pp. 405