The Battle of Qadisiyyah by Abdul Malik Mujahid

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Abu Mihjan's
Release is Secured
Salma had observed Abu Mihjan' s gallant performance.
He had inflicted severe damage on the enemy, and true to
his promise, returned to his cell and chained his feet again.
She said to herself, "The Muslims need a brave and gallant
person with such selfless courage. He should not be kept in
chains at this critical time."
Sayyida Salma went to Abu Mihjan ~ and asked him,
"O Abu Mihjan, why did Sa' d imprison you?" He said,
"By Allah, he did not imprison me for a prohibited thing
that I ate or drank. But before the advent of Islam, I was
fascinated with wine. Because I am a poet, poetry creeps
onto my tongue, and sometimes it reaches my lips. I say
whatever comes to my lips and that gets me into trouble. I
once recited a few poetic verses praising wine. I had said,
'Bury me when I die by the roots of the vine, the moisture
thereof will distil into my bones; bury me not in the desert,
for then I fear that no more again shall I taste the flavour
of the grape.' When Sa' d ~ learned about these verses of
mine, he imprisoned me."
Salma then went to her husband and told him what
had passed between herself and Abu Mihjan ~ - Sa' d ~
had his fetters rem ed