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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH p@%> (Vol-I) 46 1
Spend in the path of Allaah and do not throw (do not Ieadyourselves)
into destruction by (the doing 04 your own hands. {Surah Baqara, verse
195)
The destruction by our own hands refers to sta$ng behind in our fields and
tending to them while neglecting Jihaad." Hadhrat Abu Imraan says that Hadhrat
Abu Ayyoob ?&%5&&j continued fighting in the path of Allaah until he was
eventually buried in Constantinople. ('1
Hadhrat Abu Imraan narrates that someone from amongst the Muhaajireen
attacked the ranks of the enemy soldiers at Constantinople and actually
penetrated them. To this, some people commented, "He is throwing himself into
destruction by his own hand!" In the army was Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob Ansaari
?B%% who then said, "We know this verse best for it was revealed with
reference to us. We remained in the company of ~asulullaah@@, fought many
battles with him and were there to assist him. However, when Islaam spread and
became dominant, we the Ansaar community gathered together for the love of
Islaam and said, 'Allaah has honoured us with the companionship of
~asulullaah@% and giving us the ability to assist him until Islaam has spread
and its adherents have multiplied greatly. We had given preference to Islaam over
our families, our wealth and our children and now that the wars have stopped,
we should return to our families and children and tend to them. With reference
to this, the verse was revealed:
Spend in the path of Allaah and do not throw (do not lead yourselves)
into destruction by (the doing of) your own hands. {Surah Baqara, verse
195)
The destruction being referred to is staying with our families and properties and
neglecting Jihaad."
Warnings to Those who Forsake Jihaad
because of their Preoccupation with Farming
Hadhrat Umar ~,S= Rebukes Hadhrat Abdullaah
Hadhrat Yazeed bin Abi Habeeb narrates that the news reached Hadhrat Umar
(1) Bayhaqi (Vo1.9 Pg.99).
(2) Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa'ee, Abd bin Humayd in his Tafeeer, Ibn Abi Haatim, Ibn Jareer, Ibn
Mardway, Abu Ya'la in his Musnad, Ibn Hibbaan in his Sahih and Haakim in his Mustadrak. The
~adjth is authentic, as confirmed by Tirmidhi and Haakim. The narration is reported in the Taiseer
of Ibn Katheer (Vol.1 Pg.228).