A Huge Privilege for the Najjaar Family

After his migration to Madinah, the Holy Prophets aw assigned twelve people the task of protecting religious matters. Hazrat As‘ad Bin Zuraarah (ra) was put in charge of the Najjaar family. After his demise, some members of the Najjaar family approached the Holy Prophet (sas) and requested him to appoint a replacement for Hazrat As‘ad (ra). The Holy Prophet (sas) replied, “You are my uncles, so I will be in charge of the Najjaar family myself.” The Najjaar were overjoyed at this announcement. This was truly a huge privilege for the family. Hazrat Umme Ummaarah belonged to this noble family.1 Once the Holy Prophet (sas) said, “If I was a member of any family in Madinah, it would have been the Najjaar.”