Sa'id ibn Zaid (radiAllahu anhu)

His father prayer for him, before the prophethood
Wanting him to follow the Messenger ﷺ, unlike he could
It seems then not strange that he was of the first to accept
And it became clear, that he was far from inept

A cousin and brother in-law to Umar al Khattab
A starring role in converting him, what a grab
Fought in all the battles save in Badr, a scout
Close always to the Prophet ﷺ, ready for a bout

A governor of Damascus but would rather do battle
Such a worthy man, but he thought of himself little
Modesty in barrels, one among those special ten
Qualified & worthy to have been the leader of men

He stayed far away from the fitnah in the years to come
Preferring a simple life, the world being cumbersome
Agriculture kept him busy in his final years
Buried in Madinah, with so many tears

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