Shaddad ibn Aws ( ar, شداد بن أوس, Shaddād ibn Aws) was a
companion of the
Islamic prophet
Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. So ...
Muhammad and a
narrator of hadith
Biographical evaluation ( ar, عِلْمُ الرِّجال, ʿilm al-rijāl; literally meaning'' 'Knowledge of Men' , ''but more commonly understood as the ''Science of Narrators)'' refers to a discipline of Islamic religious studies within h ...
. He is known for his narrations of
hadiths regarding good deeds, morals and
al-Sham. He is also known for his own statements which provide some guidance.
His grave is in the
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery, Jerusalem, as is
Ubadah ibn al-Samit
'Ubadah ibn al-Samit ( ar, عبادة بن الصامت ) was a companion of Muhammad and a well-respected chieftain of the Ansar tribes confederation. He participated in almost every battle during Muhammad's era. His official title, according t ...
's.
Narrations
Some famous
hadiths has been reported by him regarding good deeds, for example, Shaddad ibn Aws reported:
The Messenger of Allah said,
“A wise man is the one who calls himself to account (and refrains from doing evil deeds) and does noble deeds to benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who subdues himself to his temptations and desires and seeks from Allah the fulfillment of his vain desires”.
Likewise, he is also famous for reporting hadith regarding
al-Sham, for example, Shaddad ibn Aws reported:
The Messenger of Allah said,
"Al-Sham will be conquered and al-Quds (Jerusalem) will be conquered, and you or your sons will be imams there, if Allah will".
— Tabarani
References
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Governors of the Rashidun Caliphate
Sahabah hadith narrators