Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

192 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '- (Vol-I)
saying, "You will know what it is when Khaalid bin Waleed and Zubayr bin
Awaam arrive.''
Hadhrat Abbaas %Gw waited by a narrow pass just ahead of Araak and Marruz
Zahraan. Abu Sufyaan kept the words of Hadhrat Abbaas !&Wi% in mind as
Rasulullaah k$@ dispatched the various battalions of horsemen one after the
other. Rasulullaah k$@ divided the horsemen into'two sections, the first with
~adh;at Zubayr bin Awaam %3WG (and Hadhrat ~haal.id bin Waleed ?&%@&),
followed by another comprising of soldiers from the Aslam, Ghifaar and
Qudhaa'ah tribes. Abu Sufyaan asked, "0 Abbaas! Is this Rasulullaah m?" "No,"
replied Hadhrat Abbaas B,W, this is Khaalid bin Waleed."
Ahead of him, Rasulullaah @@ hadsentHadhratSaldbin Ubaadah %&&!& together
with a -regiment of the Ansaar. Hadhrat Sa'd W3W6 called out, "Today is the day
of bloodshed! Today, the sacredness of the Haram shall be lifted!" Thereafter,
Rasulullaah @@ arrived with the battalion of Imaan, namely the Muhaajireen
and Ansaar. When Abu Sufyaan saw so many faces that he did not recognise, he
said, "0 Rasulullaah m! You have given preference to these people over your
people?" Rasulullaah k$@ replied, 'This is the result of your people's doings.
These people believed in me when you people called me a liar and it was them
who assisted me when you people expelled me (from Makkah)."
On that day, Hadhrat Aqra bin Haabis, Hadhrat Abbaas bin Mirdaas and Hadhrat
Uyayna bin Hisn Fazaari were with Rasulullaah m. When he saw them around
~asulullaa'h w, Abu Sufyaan asked, "Who are these people, 0 Abbaas?"
Hadhrat Abbaas %,w replied, "These are the battalion of ~asuiullaah m.
With them is the red death. They are the Muhaajireen and the Ansaar. Abu
Sufyaan then said, "Come on, 0 Abbaas! I have never seen an army or group as
large as I have seen today."
Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awaam @3W proceeded with his battalion until they
reached Hajoon while Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed !&WfW penetrated further
and entered the lower end of Makkah. There he encountered some ruffians from
the Banu Bakr tribe and had to fight them. Allaah granted Hadhrat Khaalid
33!3&6 victory over them and while some were killed at a place called Hazwara,
others fled to their homes. Those who were mounted on horseback climbed the
Handama hill as the Muslims followed in pursuit. Rasulullaah eventually
entered Makkah with the last group of people.
A crier announced, 'Whoever locks himself in his house without fighting shall be
safe." Abu Sufyaan was also calling out in Makkah, "Accept Islaam and remain
safe." It was really through Hadhrat Abbaas !BSB3 that Allaah had protected the
people of Makkah. Hind bint Utba (Abu Sufyaan's wife) grabbed hold of his beard
and shouted, "0 family of Ghaalib! Kill this madman!" He shouted at her, "Let go
of my beard! I swear by Allaah that you will definitely be executed if you do not
accept Islaam. Woe to you! Rasulullaah @@ has come with the truth. Go home
and hide." ('1
(1) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.173) has commented on the chain of narrators. Ibn Aa'idh has also
narrated the Hadith as quoted in Fatlhul 3aari (vo1.8 Pg.4). Bukhari has also narrated it in brief
from Hadhrat Urwa @WM. Bayhaqi (Vo1.9 Pg.119) has also narrated the same.