6. Abu Ubayd

The real name of Abu Ubayd is not known. He was one of the slaves set free by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It is known that he used to cook for the Prophet (Ibn al Asir, Usd al Ghabe, V, p. 204; Ibn Hajar, al Isaba, VII, p. 224). There is one hadith reported by him in the Musnad by Ahmad ibn Hanbal (Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, III, pp. 484-5).

Neither the date nor the location of his death are reported in the sources.