Clarification Regarding the Bond of Brotherhood

In the Friday Sermon of 27 December, whilst introducing Hazrat Sa‘d (ra) bin Ubadah, it was said that the Holy Prophet (sa) established a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Sa‘d (ra) and Tulaib bin Umair, who had migrated from Mecca to Medina. According to Ibn Ishaq, the bond of brotherhood established by the Holy Prophet (sa) was between Hazrat Sa‘d (ra) bin Ubadah and Hazrat Abu Dhar (ra) Ghaffari. However, some disagree with this and Waqidi has rejected this suggestion because, according to him, the Holy Prophet (sa) established this bond of brotherhood between the companions before the Battle of Badr and Hazrat Abu Dhar Ghaffari (ra) was not present in Medina at the time. He did not participate in the battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq. He presented himself to the Holy Prophet (sa) after these battles. In any case, this was the argument given by Waqidi.

However, this is not the case, the narration about the bond of brotherhood was with reference to Hazrat Munzir(ra) bin Amr bin Khunais.

(Usdul Ghabah, Vol. 5, p. 258, Munzir bin Amr (ra), Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)

The Rabwah Research Cell wrote that the book from which they took this particular reference from, also had the name of Hazrat Sa‘d (ra) bin Ubadah and they mistakenly placed this account with Hazrat Sa‘d bin Ubadah (ra). The actual reference in regard to establishing the bond of brotherhood is with reference to Hazrat Munzir (ra) bin Amr, the details of which have already been mentioned in the sermon on 25 January of last year.