I remarked: In this episode there is a miraculous favour shared by both the one who uttered the supplication and the persons on whose behalf he was reviled.

Jarir al-Dabbi narrates—from Mughira, from his mother—who said:
“We visited the household of Saʿd and found a young girl whose height was no more than a span. I asked, ‘Who is this?’ They replied, ‘Do you not recognise her? This is Saʿd’s daughter; she dipped her hand into his ablution water. He thereupon said, “May Allah cut off your horn,” and she has never grown since then.’ (1)

ʿAbd al-Razzaq transmits—from his father, from Mina, the client of ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn ʿAwf—that a woman used to peep at Saʿd. He would forbid her, but she would not desist. One day she looked in on him while he was performing ablution, whereupon he said, ‘May your face be disfigured!’ Her face then turned round to the back of her head. Mina is deemed abandoned (2).

Hatim ibn Ismaʿil related to us: Yahya ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Abi Labiba (3) narrated from his grandfather, who said: Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas prayed, ‘O Lord, my children are still small; postpone my death until they are grown.’ His death was therefore deferred for twenty years.

Khalifa ibn Khayyat said: In the year 15 AH the Battle of Qadisiyyah took place, with Saʿd commanding the Muslims; and in the year 21 AH the people of Kufa complained about Saʿd, their governor, to ʿUmar, so he removed him from office.