96 - Modesty

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amr ibn ThaꜤlabah, Abu Mas‘ūd, was an Anṣārī companion of the Prophet belonging to the clan of al-Ḥārith ibn al-Khazraj. He was better known by his appellation and commonly referred to as Abu MasꜤūd al-Badrī. It is reported that he did not take part in the Battle of Badr, but he once stopped at a place called Badr and was named after it. He took part in the pledge given by the Anṣār to the Prophet at ‘Aqabah. At the time, he was a youth of the same age as Jābir, which means that the two were the youngest of the Anṣār who took part in that pledge. He narrated a large number of hadiths. He is considered among the Prophet’s companions who were considered scholars. He lived at Kufah.‘Alī appointed him as his deputy there when he left for Ṣiffīn. He died in Year 41 or 42 AH, 662 CE,