Piety & Righteousness

Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid witnessed many revolutions and countless wars in his lifetime. Also, owing to his piety and righteousness he would never involve himself in quarrels, but even then, he would not hesitate in expressing his opinion in a certain matter.

After Hazrat Uthman (ra) was martyred, Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid would often say in the Kufa mosque, “It would be of no surprise if the Uhud Mountain were to tremble due to what you people did.”

(Siyar as-Sahabah, Vol. 2, p. 139, Saeed bin Zaid, Darul Ishaat)

Similarly, one day, whilst in the Kufa mosque, Mughirah bin Shu‘bah uttered something against the honour of Hazrat Ali (ra). Hazrat Saeed (ra) bin Zaid thereupon stated, “O Mughirah bin Shu‘bah, O Mughirah bin Shu‘bah, O Mughirah bin Shu‘bah, I heard the Holy Prophet (sa) say that ten people will be in paradise and Hazrat Ali (ra) was among them.”

(Roshan Sitarey az Ghulam Bari Saif, Vol. 2, p. 165)