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

THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH @G&% (Vol-1 J 491
@?& and asked, "Tell me what we receive in exchange for these illnesses that
keep afflicting us?" Rasulullaah @$$ replied, "They annul sins." He Ubay %$CWj
asked, "Even if it is something mild?" Rasulullaah @@ said, "Even if it be a prick
of a thorn or something milder." It was then that Hadhrat Ubay ~,Ghx prayed to
Allaah that fever should never leave him until his death but should not prevent
him from Hajj, Umrah, Jihaad in the path of Allaah or salaah in congregation.
Whenever someone touched him, the heat of the fever could be felt. This
continued until the day he passed away.
Enduring Injuries while in Jihaad in the
path of Allaah
The Injuries that Rasulullaah @g Suffered
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Hadhrat Jundub bin Sufyaan 3,CW reports that as Rasulullaah @@ was
walking, his foot struck a stone and he fell. This caused his finger to start
bleeding. Rasulullaah @$% then said:
You are merely a finger that is bleeding
But whatever you suffer is in the path of Allaah
The Hadith of Hadhrat Anas 3Ch&j has already passed in the chapter entitled
"Rasulullaah @@ Endures Hardship and Difficulty when Giving Da'wah towards
Allaah" ('I. There he narrates that the canine teeth of Rasulullaah @@! were
broken during the Battle of Uhud and he was also severely injured on the head.
The Hadith is narrated by Bukhari, Muslim and others.
The Injuries Sustained by Hadhrat Talha bin
Ubaydillah B,U&j and Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan
bin *uf IJ," '.'
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The Hadith has also passed(3) in which Hadhrat Aa'isha @GWj narrates that
whenever Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~C&G spoke about the Battle of Uhud, he would
say, "Every credit for that day goes to Talha." Later on in the narration, Hadhrat
Abu Bakr "-8 -*"a ',
S.bwj says further, "When we reached Rasulullaah w, his canine
tooth was already broken and his face was injured when two links of his helmet
pierced his cheeks. Rasulullaah @% said, 'See to your companion!' Rasulullaah
was referring to Talha who had become weak due to loss of blood. Later on
in the Hadith, Hadhrat Abu Bakr %Cwj continues, "After tending to Rasulullaah
m, we went to Talha who had fallen into a ditch. He had suffered seventy odd
(1) Ibn Asaakir, Ahmad and Abu Ya'la, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.2 Pg.153). The author of
fsaaba (Vol.1 Pg.20) states that the narration is also reported by Ahmad, Abu Ya'la, Ibn Abi Dunya,
Ibn Hibbaan and Tabraani. Another narration of Ibn Asaakir appears in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.7
Pg.2). Abu Nu'aym has also reported the narration from Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b SWj in his Hilya
(Vol.1 Pg.255).
(2) Under the subheading "The Hardship Rasulullaah @$ Bore During the Battle of Uhud".
(3) Under the heading "Rasulullaah @&$ Endures Hardship and Difficulty when Giving Da'wah
towards Allaah and the subheading "The Hardship Rasulullaah Bore During the Battle of
Uhud".