Participation in Battles

Hence, for him to accept Islam and then to go on and make sacrifices for the cause of Islam is sufficient as an answer to the allegation of Margolius. As it were, these people have a habit of overlooking such aspects. Hazrat Utbah (ra) bin Ghazwan had the honour of participating alongside the Holy Prophet (sa) in the Battle of Badr and all the battles thereafter.

(Usdul Ghabah, Vol. 3, p. 559, Utbah bin Ghazwan (ra), Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2003)

Khabbab and Sa‘d, the freed slaves of Hazrat Utbah (ra) bin Ghazwan also had the distinction of fighting alongside him in the Battle of Badr.

(Al-Isti‘ab, Vol. 2, p. 439, Khabbab Maula Utbah bin Ghazwan, Dar-ul-Jeel, Beirut, 1992) (Al-Isti‘ab, Vol. 2, p. 612, Sa‘d Maula Utbah bin Ghazwan, Dar-ul-Jeel, Beirut, 1992)

Hazrat Utbah (ra) bin Ghazwan was among the elite archers of the Holy Prophet (sa).

(Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 72, Min Hulafa Bani Naufal bin Abdi Manaf, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)