Acceptance of Islam

Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid was the brother-in-law of Hazrat Umar (ra). Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid’s (ra) sister, Atikah (ra) bint Zaid was married to Hazrat Umar (ra). Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid and his wife, Hazrat Fatima (ra) bint Khattab accepted Islam in its very early days. They had professed their belief in Islam before the Holy Prophet (sa) went to Dar-e-Arqam. As has been mentioned earlier, Hazrat Saeed’s (ra) wife was the reason for Hazrat Umar (ra) to accept Islam.

(Usdul Ghabah, Vol. 2, p. 476, Saeed bin Zaid, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003) (al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 292, Saeed bin Zaid wa min Bani Adiyy bin Ka‘b bin Lu‘ayy, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)