Tomb of Zaid-bin-Haritha (may Allah be pleased with him)

This is the tomb of Zaid-bin-Haritha (may Allah
be pleased with him), the first amir appointed by
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on
him) to lead the Muslim army in the battle of
Mu’ta.
Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) was the
first to embrace Islam after Ali (may Allah be
pleased with him).
When still a small child he was travelling in a
caravan when it was attacked by the tribe of
Banu Qais. He was taken as a slave and sold
in Makkah to Hakim-bin-Hizam who purchased
him for his aunt Khadijah (may Allah be
pleased with him), who offered him as a
present to the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be on him) at the time of her marriage to
him.
Zaid’s father was in immense grief at the loss
of his son and roamed about in search of him.
Zaid met some people of his clan during their
pilgrimage to Makkah and sent a letter to his
father assuring him that he was quite well and
happy with his noble master. Zaid’s father and
uncle came to Makkah with sufficient money to
ransom Zaid and approached the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) to
free him so they could take him back. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on
him) gave Zaid the free choice to go back with
his father but he refused saying, “How can I
prefer anybody else to you? You are everybody
for me, including my father and uncle.” On this
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
on him) took Zaid in his lap and said, “From
today, I adopt Zaid as my son.” Zaid’s father
and uncle were quite satisfied with the
situation and gladly left Zaid with the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him).
Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) is the
only companion (Sahabi) of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
mentioned by name in the Quran which
concerned his divorce from Zainab (may Allah
be pleased with him): “So when Zaid had
dissolved (his marriage) with her, We gave her
unto thee in marriage.” [Quran 33:37]
Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) died at
the age of 55.
References: Fazail-e-Aamal – Sheik Zakariyya
Kandhalvi, The Holy sites of Jordan – TURAB
Publishing.
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