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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH %r-5 (Vol-I) 407
Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob !BW says, "We Ansaar wished that we had said what
Miqdaad B!&M had said. This would have been more beloved to us than having
an abundance of wealth." It was then that Allaah revealed the following verse of
the Qur'aan:
Just as your Rabb took you (0 Muhammad
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@%$) from your home with
the truth (with good cause to fight the battle) while there was certainly
a group of the Mu'mineen who were unhappy (to fight the K~ffaar
because they were not prepared for battle). {Surah Anfaal, Lerse s)(')
Hadhrat Anas WiW narrates that when Rasulullaah @@ consulted with the
Sahabah itBW&j to march to Badr, Hadhrat Abu Bakr gave his opinion (in
favour of marching). Rasulullaah @@ again asked for opinions and Hadhrat
Umar HX% gave his. When Rasulullaah @@ again asked for opinions,
someone from the Ansaar said, "0 assembly of Ansaar! It is your opinion that
Rasulullaah wants." A person from the Ansaar then said, "In that case, 0
Rasulullaah @& (if we have to fight them),
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we shall not say to you what the Bani
Israa'eel said to Moosa when they told him, 'You and your Rabb both go
ahead and fight. We ;hall remain sitting here.' In fact, we shear by the Being Who
sent you with the truth that we shall follow you even if you travel to (the distant
city of) Barkul Ghimaad (in Yemen)." (2)
Another narration from Hadhrat Anas states that when Rasulullaah
heard about the arrival of (the caravan of) Abu Sufyaan, he consulted with the
Sahabah -. When Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~,Wj voiced his opinion (to march),
Rasulullaah @@ turned away from him. Thereafter, when Hadhrat Umar %3W%
voiced his opinion, Rasulullaah @%$ turned away from him as well. Hadhrat Sa'd
bin Ubaadah !@Mi% (from the Ansaar) then said, "It is our opinion that
Rasulullaah @$?@wants." Addressing Rasulullaah @@, he then said, "I swear by
the Being Who controls my life! If you command us to ride our animals into
the sea, we shall readily do'so and if you command us to travel to (the distant
city of) ~arkul Ghimaad (in Yemen), we shall certainly do so." It was only then
that Rasulullaah @& gave the command (for the Sahabah i+EW&i to march). (3)
Hadhrat Alqama bin Waqqaas Laythi ?&w narrates that after leaving for Badr,
when he reached a place called Rowhaa, Rasulullaah @%% addressed the
Sahabah i@!S&-% asking, "What is your opinion?" Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?&W responded
by mentioning the news that had reached them about the extensive battle
preparations that Mushrikeen had made. When Rasulullaah &%@again asked for
(1) Ibn Abi Haatim and Ibn Mardaway, as quoted in A/ Bidaaya wan Nihai?ya (Vo1.3 Pg.263). The
complete narration appears in Majma'uzzawaa'id (Vol.6 Pg.73) and in (Vo1.6 Pg.74), lmaam
Haythami has commented on the chain of narrators.
(2) Ahmad, narrating from reliable sources as confirmed by Ibn Kathcer in A/ Bidaaya wan Nlhaaya
(Vo1.3 Pg.263). The narration is "ThulaathiUinature.
(3) Ahmad, as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vol.3 Pg.263) and Ibn Asaakir as quoted in Kanzui
Ummaal (vol.5 Pg.273).