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

492 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @G$&!&> (Vol-1)
wounds inflicted by spears, arrows and swords. We then nursed him."
Hadhrat Ibraheem bin Sa'd says that the report reached him that during the
Battle of Uhud, Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf SGWj sustained twenty one
wounds. An injury to his leg caused him to limp. (2)
The Injury of Hadhrat Anas bin Nadhr %%@G
Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik %G4% says that his paternal uncle, Hadhrat Anas bin
Nadhar %i3Em bitterly regretted his inability to participate in the battle of Badr.
He addressed Rasulullaah @%$ saying, "I was unable to participate in the first
opportunity to fight the Mushrikeen. If Allaah affords Muslim the opportunity to
fight them, I shall (show my mettle and) Allaah will see what I can do."
Consequently, he participated in the battle of Uhud. When the Muslims suffered a
reversal in the battle, he supplicated to Allaah saying, "0 Allaah! I apologise for
what they (the Mu'mineen) have done and I absolve myself from what they (the
Kuffaar) have done." Saying this, he advanced into the enemy lines. He passed by
Hadhrat Sa'd bin Mu'aadh %GW$ and said, "0 Sa'd! I swear by the Rabb of (my
father) Nadhar that I can smell the fragrance of Jannah coming from the direction
of Uhud." Hadhrat Sa'd B,kWZ later said, "0 Rasulullaah w! I would never
have been able to do what he did."
Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik B,Bw reports that there were more than eighty sword,
spear and arrow wounds on his body. When his corpse was found, it was badly
mutilated and it was only his sister who could recognise his body and that too by
his fingertips. Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik S,Gw says that they all believed that it
was with reference to people like his uncle that Allaah revealed the verse:
Among the Mu'mineen there are men who are true to the pledge they
vow to Allaah (that they will fight inlihaad until they die). Of them is he
who has fulfilled his pledge (and has been martyred), and he who is
waiting (to be martyred). They have not changed (their resolve) in the
least (unlike the Munaafiqeen). {Surah Ahzaab, verse 23)(3)
Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik %U4&Z narrates, "My paternal uncle after whom I was
named did not participate in the Battle of Badr at the side of Rasulullaah w.
This was difficult for him to come to terms with and he would say, 'I missed the
first battle that Rasulullaah @%% fought. If Allaah affords me the opportunity to
participate in another battle with Rasulullaah m, Allaah shall certainly see
what I can do.' He was afraid to say more than this. He then participated in the
Battle of Uhud with Rasulullaah @?%. There he passed by Sa'd bin Mu'aadh
%%w and said to him, 'Where are you off to, 0 Abu Amr? How wonderful is the
(I) Tayaalisi, as quoted in AIBjdaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.29).
(2) Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Muntakhab (Vo1.5 Pg.77).
(3) Bukhari, Muslim and Nasa'ee, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.2 Pg.436). Ahmad and
Tirmidhi have also reported the narration.