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

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THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,%@&> (VoI I)
causing great damage to the vineyard so that owner came with a stick and
sought help from two of his slaves. When the fox tried to escape through the
hole, it was unable to do so because it had grown so fat and the owner of the
vineyard hit it until it died. This is how you people will leave our land." Rustam
then filled with rage and took an oath by the sun saying, "I shall kill you all
tomorrow!"
Hadhrat Mughiera bin Shu'ba h m calmly said, "You will soon find out."
Rustam then said to Hadhrat Mughiera W-, "I have issued the command that
each of you should receive a set of clothing and that your commander should
receive a thousand Dinaars together with a set of clothing and a conveyance. You
should then leave us." Hadhrat Mughiera said, "You wish to do this after
we have weakened your kingdom and diminished your respect? We have been a
while in your kingdom and shall take the Jizya from you, which you shall pay by
hand as subjects submitting to our authority. Regardless of what you think, you
will soon become our slaves." when Hadhrat Mughiera BGw said this,
Rustam flew into a towering rage. (')
Hadhrat Sa'd %$Gw Sends a group of Sahabah
BWw to give Da'wah to the Persian Leader Before
Engaging in Battle
Hadhrat Abu Waa'il ~,!5W narrates, "Hadhrat Sa'd $jWB.&i marched with the
Muslim army until they set up camp at a place called Qaadisiyya. I cannot tell.
precisely but we numbered no more than seven or eight thousand while the
Mushrikeen numbered thirty thousand." This is the figure according to this
narration. However, according to a narration of Hadhrat say+'), the Kuffaar army
numbered eighty thousand. Another narration places the figure of Rustam's
army at a hundred and twenty thousand with another eighty thousand
reinforcements. In addition to this, Rustam had thirty three elephants, led by the
largest which was a white elephant belonging to Saaboor. All the other elephants
obeyed this elephant. Like this narration, there are others citing various figures.
(Because of their might) The Persians told the Sahabah We-, You have no
strength, no power and no weapons to resist us. You should rather go back
home."
Undeterred, the Sahabah @,- reiterated that they were not going back. The
Persians also laughed at the arrows of the Sahabah W,133% and would say,
"Dook! Dook!" By this they compared the arrows to spindles (because "dook" is a
Persian word referring to knitting needles). However, when the Sahabah W,Gij
refused to return, the Persians said, "Send to us one of your intellectuals to
explaintouswhatbringsyouhere." Hadhrat Mughiera binShuba W i volunteered for
the task. When he went, he sat on Rustam's throne, causing the courtiers to
(1) NBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.7 Pg.38). Tabari (Vo1.4 Pg.105) has $so narrated it and mentioned the
detailed Da'wah that Hadhrat Zuhra, Hadhrat Mughiera, Hadhrat Rib'ee and Hadhrat Hudhayfa
&W&L% gave.
(2) A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vol. 7 Pg.38).