Jabir bin Abdullah bin Riyab ra, خطبہ جمعہ, January 25, 2019
Jabir bin Abdullah bin Riyab was among the first six Ansar to have accepted Islam in Mecca. Hazrat Jabir participated alongside the Holy Prophet (sa) in all battles, including the battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq. Prior to the first pledge of initiation at Aqabah, a group of six individuals from among the Ansar met the Holy Prophet (sa). When these people departed from the Holy Prophet (sa), they said while they were leaving that the civil wars had made them very weak. There is a lot of discord between us. We will go to Yathrib [earlier name for Medina] and preach the message of Islam to our brothers. It is very possible that Allah the Exalted may unite us once again though your message and through our preaching. Furthermore, once we unite, we will be prepared to support you in every manner. Hence, they left, and Islam started to spread.