Hazrat Ubada ibn as-Samit

A Leader at the Pledge of Aqaba

Ubada ibn as-Samit was an Ansari chief of the Khazraj, chosen as one of the twelve leaders (naqibs) at the Pledge of Aqaba, by whom the Ansar bound themselves to the Prophet ﷺ. He is a chief narrator of the terms of that pledge — to worship none but Allah, not to steal, not to commit unlawful intercourse, and to obey in what is right — and of the believers’ vow to fear no critic’s blame in the cause of Allah. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 257–259 — Kandhlawi — Ubada among the naqibs of Aqaba and his narration of the pledge's terms. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 135 — Najeebabadi — Ubada ibn as-Samit named among the twelve naqibs of Aqaba.

Teacher and Judge in Syria

Ubada fought at Badr and the later battles. In the caliphate of Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun he was sent with Mu’adh ibn Jabal رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Mu'adh ibn Jabalرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe most knowledgeable of the Ummah in the lawful and the unlawfulAnsar · Narrators of Hadith and Abu al-Darda رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Abu al-Dardaرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe sage of the Ummah; ascetic and judge of DamascusAnsar · Narrators of Hadith to teach the people of Syria; he stayed at Hims and then moved to Palestine, where he died — a teacher of the Book to the end. 3 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 237 — Kandhlawi — Ubada sent to teach in Syria, settling at Hims then Palestine, where he died.