Introduction

He was the son of Sakkhar bin Ummaiya. Hazrat Jabbar (ra)along with 70 Ansar [inhabitants of Medina] took the Bai‘at at Aqbah Sania. The Holy Prophet (sa) established a bond of brotherhood between him and Hazrat Miqdad (ra) bin Amr.

At the time of the Battle of Badr he was 32 years of age. The Holy Prophet (sa) would appoint him as Haris (one who assess the produce from the date trees) and would send him to Khaybar and other places.

He passed away in Medina during the era of Hazrat Usman’s Khilafat in 30 AH. He was 62 years of age at the time of his demise.

Hazrat Jabbar took part in the Battle of Badr, Uhud, Khandaq and all other battles alongside the Holy Prophet (sa).

(Al-Tabkaat-ul-Qubra Li Ibn Sa‘d, pt. 3, p. 293, Dar-e-Ihyaa, Al-Turath Al-Arabi, Beirut, 1996) (Al-Mujam Al-Kabir Li Al-Tibrani, Vol. 2, p. 270, Jabbar bin Sakkhar, Second Ediiton, Dar-ul-Hayaa, Al-Turath Al-Arabi, Beirut)