Ashra Mubashra

Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid was among the Asharah Mubasharah, i.e. the ten fortunate companions who were given the glad tidings of paradise by the Holy Prophet (sa) during his lifetime.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf relates that the Holy Prophet (sa) mentioned each of the following names of those given the glad tidings of paradise: Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), Hazrat Umar (ra), Hazrat Uthman (ra), Hazrat Ali (ra), Hazrat Talha (ra), Hazrat Zubair (ra), Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf, Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas (ra), Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid and Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (ra).

(Roshan Sitarey az Ghulam Bari Saif Sahib, Vol. 2, p. 155)

Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid narrates:

“I bear testimony that nine individuals are paradise-bound, but if I give the same testimony about the tenth, it would not be a sin on my part to do so.” Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid was asked how exactly, to which he replied, “We were on mount Hira with the Holy Prophet(sa) and it began shaking. The Holy Prophet (sa) then said, ‘Remain still O Hira for a prophet or siddeeq [truthful one] or a shaheed [martyr] stands upon you.’” A person then asked, “Who are the ten paradise-bound?” Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid answered, “The Holy Prophet (sa), Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), Hazrat Umar (ra), Hazrat Uthman (ra), Hazrat Ali (ra), Hazrat Talha (ra), Hazrat Zubair (ra), Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas (ra) and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (ra).” They asked, “Who is the tenth?” Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid replied, “Me.”

(Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Abwab Manaqib Abi al-A‘war wa asma, Saeed bin Zaid, Hadith 3757) (Usdul Ghabah, Vol. 2, p. 478, Saeed bin Zaid, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)

Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Jubair relates that Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), Hazrat Umar (ra), Hazrat Uthman (ra), Hazrat Ali (ra), Hazrat Talha (ra), Hazrat Zubair (ra), Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas (ra), Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (ra) and Hazrat Saeed bin Zaid (ra) would always be in front of the Holy Prophet (sa) in the battlefield, in other words, they would be keeping guard and during prayer, they would stand behind him.

(Usdul Ghabah, Vol. 2, p. 478, Saeed bin Zaid, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)

Hakeem bin Muhammad relates from his father that he saw Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid wearing a ring with a verse of the Holy Quran inscribed in it.

(al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, pp. 294, Saeed bin Zaid wa min Bani Adiyy bin Ka‘b bin Lu‘ayy, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)