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

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THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,\;j~~ (Vol-I) 483
Rasulullaah @@! (Tell me about) A person who proceeds in Jihaad with the
intention of earning some worldly profits?" Rasulullaah @@ repeated, "He shall
not be rewarded." Again regarding this to be a very serious matter, the Sahabah
@,GWj instructed the person to again repeat the question. The man asked for
the third time, "0 Rasulullaah @@! (Tell me about) A person who proceeds in
Jihaad with the intention of earning some worldly profits?" Rasulullaah @@
again repeated, "He shall not be rewarded." (')
Hadhrat Abu maa amah !3Gw narrates that a man approached Rasulullaah @&
with the query, "Tell me about a person who wages Jihaad in search of fame and
fortune. What is there for him?" "There shall be nothing for him," replied
Rasulullaah @@. When the man repeated his question three times, Rasulullaah
@@ replied each time, "There shall be nothing for him." Thereafter, Rasulullaah
@@ added, "Allaah accepts only those actions that are carried out solely for
Him, through which His pleasure is sought." (2)
The Story of Quzmaan
Hadhrat Aasim bin Arnr bin Qataadah B,Gw narrates that a man lived amongst
them whose identity no one really knew. He was only known as Quzmaan.
Whenever his name was mentioned, Rasulullaah k%% used to say, "He is from
the inmates of Jahannam." He fought very fiercely during the Battle of Uhud and
single-handedly killed seven to eight Mushrikeen. He was a true warrior.
However, he was eventually incapacitated by a nasty wound. When he was
carried to the Banu Zafar district, many Muslims said to him, "You fought with
great courage today, 0 Quzmaan! Glad tidings to you!" He said, "Glad tidings for
what? By Allaah! I fought only for the good name of my people. Had it not been
for this, I would never have fought." When his wound became too much for him
to bear, he took an arrow from his quiver and used it to commit suicide. (')
The Story of Usayram
It is reported that Hadhrat Abu Hurayra ~,Gm used to often ask (the people
around him), "Tell me about the person who entered Jannah without ever
performing a single salaah?" When the people were unable to identify the
person, they asked Hadhrat Abu Hurayra B,Gw about him. Hadhrat Abu Hurayra
!ZWWj would then say, "He was Usayram from the Banu Abdul Ash'hal tribe
(whose real name was) Amr bin Thaabit bin Qais."
(One of the narrators) Hadhrat Husayn says that when he asked Hadhrat
Mahmood bin Labeed about the story of Hadhrat Usayram %,Gwj, he narrated,
"He always refused to accept Islaam when his people invited him. On the day that
the Battle of Uhud was fought, it suddenly occurred to him to accept Islaam and
he did so. He then took his sword and proceeded until he entered the flanks of
the enemy. There he fought until a wound crippled him. As some people from the
(1) Abu Dawood, Ibn Hibbaan and Haakim in brief, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.2 Pg.419).
(2) Abu Dawood and Nasa'ee, as quoted in Targheeb war Tarheeb (vo1.2 Pg.421).
(3) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (vo1.4 Pg.36).