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

432 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%&&> (Vol-I)
well. Although Hadhrat Ali %,Gw was also present, he remained silent all the
while.
Hadhrat Ali ?&&3@3j Gives Glad Tidings to Hadhrat
Abu Bakr !BGh%j', Who is Pleased by this and then
Delivers a Lecture to Motivate the Sahabah 'B.-
to March in Jihaad
(Addressing Hadhrat Ali %U@2) Hadhrat Abu Bakr %LWG said, "what is your
opinion, 0 Abul Hasan?" Hadhrat Ali %BWj said, "I feel that whether you march
against them yourself or whether you send others against them, you will have
Allaah's assistance, Inshaa Allaah." Hadhrat Abu Bakr %3w said, "May Allaah
always give you good news! How do you know this?" Hadhrat Ali 8- replied,
"I have heard Rasulullaah@@ say that this Deen will always dominate those who
oppose it until the Deen and its adherents are victorious." Hadhrat Abu Bakr
4-j exclaimed, "Subhaanallaah! What a beautiful Hadith! You have made me
very happy with this. May Allaah always keep you happy."
Hadhrat Abu Bakr %Wj then stood up to address the people. After duly praising
Allaah and sending salutations to ~asulullaah@&, he said, "0 people! Allaah has
certainly blessed you with Islaam and honoured you with the institution of
Jihaad. Through this Deen Allaah has elevated your status over the people of
other religions. Therefore, 0 servants of Allaah, prepare to fight the Romans in
Shaam. I shall appoint commanders over you and make flags for you. Obey your
Rabb, do not disobey your commanders and make good your intentions and your
provisions for food and drink for Allaah is with those who have Taqwa and who
do things well."
An Exchange of Words between Hadhrat Umar
BGwj and Hadhrat Amr bin Sa'eed !&)3&2> and
Hadhrat Khaalid bin Sa'eed !BGwj Advises his
Brother to Assist Hadhrat Abu Bakr %Gwj
(After listening to the address of Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~l3Wj) The Sahabah i@U&j
were silent without any of them offering any response. Hadhrat Umar !FdW
then said, "0 assembly of Muslims! What is the matter with you that you do not
respond to the Khalifah of Rasulullaah~ when he is calling you towards that
which will give life to you?" Had the gains been near at hand and the journey an
easy one, you would have certainly jumped to it (I)."
In response to this, Hadhrat Amr bin Sa'eed ~ 'Wj stood up and retorted, "0 son
of Khattaab! Are you comparing us to the e"xamp1e of the Munaafiqeen? What
prevented you from taking the initiative to do that which you accused us of not
doing?" Hadhrat Umar %Wj replied, "Hadhrat Abu Bakr 8BK knows well that
I will surely respond if he calls me and fight if he asks me to." Hadhrat Amr bin
(1) Here Hadhrat Umar 4-2 was referr~ng to a statement in verse 42 of Surah Taubah.