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

196 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,mk (Vol-1)
"I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah and that
Muhammad @%! is Allaah's servant and messenger"
Hadhrat Ikrama BGm then asked what else he could say. Rasulullaah '&@ told
him to say, "I make Allaah and all present witness to the fact that I am a
Muslim, Mujaahid and Muhaajir." Hadhrat Ikr@ma %@@% then said what
Rasulullaah @@ told him.
The Da'wah that Rasulullaah @@ gave to Hadhrat
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Rasulullaah @@ then said to Hadhrat Ikrama S%>, "I shall grant you anything
you ask for if I am able to." Hadhrat Ikrama S3W> asked, "I ask you to seek
forgiveness from Allaah for every type of enmity I have shown towards you, for 1
every journey I have undertaken to oppose you, for every battle I have fought
against you and for every harsh word I have said in your face or behind your
back." Rasulullaah made du'aa thiS, "0 Allaah! Forgive him for every type of
enmity he has displayed and for every journey he undertook to any place with the
intention of extinguishing Your light. Also forgive him for every defamatory
remark he has made in my face or behind my back." Hadhrat Ikrama B!SWij
remarked, "I am pleased, 0 Rasulullaah w." ,
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Hadhrat Ikrama then went on to say, "0 Rasulullaah @@! I swear by
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Allaah that every expense I bore opposing the Deen of Allaah, I shall spend
double that amount in the path of Allaah. I swear also that every battle 1
fought opposing the Deen of Allaah, I shall fight double the number of battles
in the path of Allaah." (True t.0 his word) Hadhrat Ikrama %&&!& exerted every
effort to fight in Jihaad until he was martyred. Rasulullaah @?@ upheld the
marriage of Hadhrat Ikrama to his wife without renewing the Nikah.
Waaqidi has narrated that during the Battle of Hunayn (when the Muslims were
suffering a temporarily defeat at the beginning), Suhayl bin Arnr remarked, "The
Muslims have never before experienced the likes of these two tribes (the Thaqeef
and Hawaazin) before." To this, Hadhrat Ikrama ?B%!!% responded by saying,
"One should not speak like this. Everything lies in the control of Allaah and.
Muhammad @@ has no control over things. If he is defeated today, tomorrow
shall hold promising results(')." Suhayl mocked, "By Allaah! It was not long
before this that you opposed Rasulullaah m!" Hadhrat lkrama S43&$ then
replied by saying, "By Allaah! All our previous efforts have been futile.
Considering ourselves to be intelligent people, we used to worship stones that ,
could neither harm nor give any benefit." (2)
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Zubayr ?i3!%%$ has also narrated their incident but in
fewer words. He says that when Hadhrat Ikrama SiW&!i5 reached the door of
Rasulullaah @, ~asulullaah @@ was so overjoyed at his arrival that he
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jumped up into a standing position. A narration of Hadhrat Urwa bin Zubayr
(1) The Muslims shall either win victory or at least they shall learn that they ought to place all their
trust in Allaah rather than in their superior numbers.
(2) Waaqidi and Ibn Asaabqs quoted in Kantul Ummaal (Vo1.7 Pg.75).