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

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THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%!@&> (Vol-I) 389
sent with Hadhrat Muhammad bin Maslama %SW read, "Leave my land and
never live with me as long as you intend to be treacherous. I am giving you ten
days to leave."
The Episode of the Banu Qurayzah Tribe
Hadhrat Aa'isha @W&S says, "I came out of the house during the Battle of
Khandaq and was following the people when I heard footsteps on the ground
behind me. It was Sa'd bin Mu'aadh S,w and his nephew Haarith bin Aws
%,- carrying a shield. I immediately sat down on the ground and Sa'd ?&W
passed by wearing a coat of steel armour. (Because of his extraordinaly height)
Part of his body was exposed and I feared for those parts (that an enemy should
not strike him there). Sa'd %lGm was one of the largest and tallest of people and
was reciting the following couplets as he passed:
'Wait awhde until Hamal reaches the battle
How beautiful is death when its term arrives'
I then stood up and entered an orchard where 1 found a group of Muslims sitting.
Amongst them was Hadhrat Umar B,- andapersonwearing a helmet. (When
he saw me) Hadhrat Umar ?2X&2G said, 'What brings you here? By Allaah! You are
certainly a brave woman. Do you not fear that a calamity may befall us or that we
are defeated?' He continued reprimanded me until I wished that the earth should
open up at that moment so that I could enter it. The other person then lifted his
helmet and I saw that he was Talha bin Ubaydilaah Wm. He said, 'Shame on
you Umar. You have been overdoing things since today. Where else can we run to
except to Allaah?"'
"A man from the Quraysh called Ibn Arqa shot an arrow at Sa'd bin Mu'aadh
!&G@%j and said, 'Take that for my name is Ibn Arqa!' the arrow struck an artery
in his arm and cut it wide open. Sa'd B,- had been an ally of the Banu
Qurayza during
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the Period of Ignorance and prayed to Allaah saying, '0 Allaah!
Do not let me die until I have had the pleasure of seeing what is to become of the
Banu Qurayza'. His artery then stopped bleeding. Allaah then sent a cyclonic wind
against the Mushrikeen, thereby alleviating the Mu'mineen of having to fight.
Allaah is Most Powerful and Mighty."
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. Hadhrat Aa'isha continues narrating. She says that (since the Mushrikeen
were forced to retreat,) Abu Sufyaan and those with him returned to Tihaama
while Uyayna bin Badr and his people returned to Najd. The Banu Qurayza
returned and locked themselves up in their fortresses. Meanwhile, Rasulullaah
@%% returned to Madinah and had a tent pitched for Sa'd in the Masjid.
Hadhrat Jibra'eel 6@&k then arrived and had sand on his front teeth (indicating
that he was still engaged in battle). He asked Rasulullaah @%$,"Have you already
put down your weapons? By Allaah, the angels have not yet put down their
weapons. You should now fight the Banu Qurayza." ~asulullaah therefore
wore his armour and had an announcement made that the Sahabah i4BWj should
(1) Ibn Sa'd, as quoted in Fatlhul Baari (Vol.7 Pg.233).