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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH i@,!Z@!% (~01-1) 283
m at Safa and caused him great harm. During those days, Hadhrat Hamza
-2 was an avid hunter and was out hunting that day. His wife had seen what
Abu Jahal did and when Hadhrat Hamza returned, she said to him, "0 Abu
Umaarah! If only you had seen what that man (Abu Jahal) had done to your
nephew!" Hadhrat Hamza was furious and without even entering his
home, he proceeded as he was. With his bow still hanging from his shoulders, he
entered the Masjidul Haraam where he found Abu Jahal sitting in a gathering of
the Quraysh. Without saying a word, he lifted his bow above ALju Jahal's head and
wounded him. When some others members of the Quraysh stood up to restrain
Hadhrat Hamza ?&WMk, he said, '"MY religion is the same as that of Muhammad
m. I testify that he is the Rasul of Allaah. I swear by Allaah that I shall never
budge from this. You may try to stop me if you are true in your religion!"
When Hadhrat Hamza %3!2@% accepted Islaam, Rasulullaah @!@ and the
Muslims were strengthened and they became more steadfast in their affairs. The
Quraysh became frightened because they knew that Hadhrat Hamza ~~ would
be there to protect Rasulullaah @&.(I)
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Ka'b Qurazi narrates that once when Hadhrat Hamza
?ZG&% was returning from doing some archery, a woman met him and told him
that his nephew (Rasulullaah m) had suffered terribly at the hands of Abu Jahal
who had sworn at him, hurt him and done many terrible things to him. Hadhrat
Hamza S$!G@!&j asked, "Did anyone see him doing this?" When she informed him
that many people had witnessed the incident, he proceeded to a gathering near
Safa and Marwa. There he found the gathering still present with Abu Jahal sitting
amongst them. Leaning on his bow, Hadhrat Hamza ?iWM told the people what
he had shot with his bow and other things he had done. He then took hold of the
bow with both hands and struck Abu Jahal so hard on the middle of his head that
the bow broke. He then said, "Take that with a bow. Next time it will be a sword. I
testlfy that he (Muhammad @%) is the R ~su~ of Allaah who had brought the
truth from Allaah." The people said, "0 Abu Urnaarah! He insults our gods and
although you are better than him, we would never tolerate that even from you.
However, 0 Abu Umaarah, you have never been an unpleasant person." (2)
Abu Jahal Resolves to Cause Harm to Rasulullaah
and Allaah Humiliates him
Hadhrat Abbaas ?BW% narrates that he was once in the Masjidul Haraam when
Abu Jahal arrived and said, "I have vowed for Allaah that if I see Muhammad in
Sajdah, I will tramp on his neck." Hadhrat Abbaas @- says, "When I informed
Rasulullaah @@ about this, Rasulullaah @?# left angrily for the Masjidul
Haraam and was in such a hurry to get there that instead of using the door, he
scaled the wall. I said, 'This is bound to be a horrible day.' I tied my lower
garment tightly and followed Rasulullaah @%."
(1) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.267) has commented on the chain of narratcrs.
(2) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol.9 Pg.267) has commented on the chain of narrators. Haakim has also
reported the narration in his Mustadrak (Vo1.3 Pg.192).