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Saʿd ibn Muʿādh al-Ansari (Arabic: سعد بن معاذ الأنصاري) (c.&#;) was the chief of the Aws tribe in Medina and one of the prominent companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He died shortly after the Battle of the Trench.

Family

Sa'd was born in Medina CE,^[1]:&#;&#; the son of Mu'adh ibn al-Numan, of the Abdul-Ashhal clan of the Aws tribe, and of Kabsha bint Rafi, of the Jewish Banu al-Harith clan of the Khazraj tribe.^[1]:&#;&#; His siblings were Aws (apparently the eldest), Iyas, 'Amr, Iqrab and Umm Hizam.^[2]:&#;&#;

He married his brother Aws's widow, Hind bint Simak,^[2]:&#;&#; who was his agnatic second cousin.^[1]:&#;&#; Her brother had been chief of the Aws tribe until he was killed at the Battle of Bu'ath in ^[1]:&#;&#; They had two sons, Amr and Abdullah.^[1]:&#;&#;

As'ad ibn Zurarah, chief of the al-Najjar clan