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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
The Companion for Whose Recitation Angels Descended • رضي الله عنه
A noble chieftain of Aws and one of the 12 Naqibs of Aqabah. Celebrated for reciting the Qur'an with such sublime beauty that angelic light descended from the heavens like a canopy of lamps to listen to him. A decisive statesman at the Saqifah assembly who supported Abu Bakr's caliphate.
“While Usayd was reciting Surah Al-Baqarah at night, his horse reared and he saw a cloud resembling a canopy containing lamp-like lights rising into the sky. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Those were angels who drew near to listen to your voice; had you continued reciting, the people would have seen them in the morning.'”
Embraced Islam alongside Sa'd ibn Mu'adh through Mus'ab ibn Umayr
18 authentic narrations in canonical collections.
20 AH (641 CE) • Buried in Jannat al-Baqi, Madinah
No specific linear migration pathway is isolated for this companion. Their events are anchored in their native region and canonical sanctuaries.