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

338 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @@&3 (Vol-I)
The Story of Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh a,gw and
his Martyrdom During the Battle of Uhud
Several elders of the Banu Salma tribe have reported that Hadhrat Amr bin
Jamooh was badly crippled while his four sons were like lions and
participated in every battle by the side ~asulullaahf@%. When the Battle of Uhud
took place, his sons tried to prevent him from participating saying, "Allaah has
excused you." He then approached Rasulullaah @% saying, "My sons want to
stop me from leaving with you to participate in this battle. By Allaah! I wish to
walk in Jannah with my paralysis." Rasulullaah @8% said to him, "Allaah has
excused you. Jihaad is not compulsory for you." Rasulullaah k?@% then said to his
sons, "You need not prevent him (from participating) because Allaah may perhaps
grant him the high rank of martyrdom." Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh BGw then
left with Rasulullaah @@ and was martyred during the Battle of Uhud. (')
Hadhrat Abu Qataadah %Iw who participated in the Battle of Uhud says that
Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh 4%U4Wwho was crippled once approached Rasulullaah
@%# and said, "0 Rasulullaah @%#! If I fight in the path of Allaah and am killed,
will I walk with a healthy leg in Jannah?" "Certainly,' replied Rasulullaah m.
Subsequently, the Kuffaar martyred Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh !&Ew, his nephew
and their slave during the Battle of Uhud. When Rasulullaah kf6% passed by (the
corpse of) Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh %3w, he said, "I can see him walking in
Jannah with a healthy leg." Rasulullaah then instructed that Hadhrat Amr
bin Jamooh ?-3Iw, his nephew and slave should be buried in one grave. (2)
The Story of Hadhrat Raafi bin Khadeej ~,%@!&
Hadhrat Yahya bin Abdul Hameedh narrates from his grandfather that an arrow
struck Hadhrat Raafi bin Khadeej S,w during either the Battle of Uhud or the
Battle of ~ una~n(~). He then went to Rasulullaah @@ and asked him to remove
the arrow. Rasulullaah @%# said, "0 Raafi! If you want, I could remove the shaft
together with arrowhead. Otherwise, I could remove only the shaft without
arrowhead and testify on the Day of Qiyaamah that you are a martyr." Hadhrat
Raafi said, "0 Rasulullaah @?@! Remove the shaft without the arrowhead
and testify for me on the Day of Qiyaamah that I am a martyr." Rasulullaah @%
did this. Hadhrat Raafi %,Wj lived until the period when Hadhrat Mu'aawiya
3.%&6 was Khalifah, when the wound reopened and he passed away after Asr.
Such is the report accsrding to this narration. However, the correct version of the
story according to Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya is that Hadhrat Raafi bin Khadeej
@,Uw passed away after the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Mu'aawiya %3,%&5. Isaaba
(Vol. 1 Pg.496) states that a period elapsed between the time his wound reopened
and the time that he passed away. (4) Several such Ahadeeth shall Insha Allaah be
quoted in the chapter discussing patience..
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(1) Ibn Is'haaq as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya ('01.4 Pg.37).
(2) Ahmad. ~ a~thami (Vo19. pg.315j has commented on thechain of narrators. Bayhaqi (Vo1.9 Pg.24)
has also reported the narration.
(3) One of narrators Amr bin Marzooq is unsure which battle it was.
(4) Bayhaqi. The narration is also reported by Baawardi, Ibn Mandah and Tabraani as quoted in
Isaaba (Vo1.4 Pg.474) as well as Ibn Shaaheen as quoted in Isaaba (Vol.1 Pg.496).