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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,%@= (Vol-I) 495
Rasulullaah W ' s caller announced that we should march in pursuit of the
enemy, I said to my brother or he said to me, 'Can we miss this opportunity to
march with Rasulullaah m?' By Allaah! Although we had no transport to ride
and we were both heavily wounded, we went with Rasulullaah @@. Since my
wounds were less serious than my brother's, I carried him when he could not
manage and he walked at other times. In this manner, we eventually reached the
place where the other Muslims were."
The Wounds Sustained by Hadhrat Baraa bin
Maalik %,Gwj and How he Lost the Flesh on his
Bones
Hadhrat Anas %,GWj reports that during the battle against Musaylama
(Kadhaab), Hadhrat Baraa 3G+&> threw himself on to the people in the orchard
(the defenders of Musaylama locked themselves in an orchard. Hadhrat Baraa
!&2Bw scaled the wall of the orchard to get in and) He then fought them
(single-handedly) until he was able to open the gate of the orchard. Hadhrat
Baraa !51Gtx sustained over eighty arrow and sword wounds and had to be
carried away to the camp for treatment. Hadhrat Khaalid %,GW stayed with him
(and nursed him) for a month.
Hadhrat Is'haaq bin Abdullaah bin Abu Talha %.lG@ narrates that Hadhrat Anas
%.lG@j and his brother were (fighting) at an enemy fortress in Hareeq, a place in
Iraq. The Kuffaar were throwing hooks fixed to heated chains and when it caught
hold of someone, they would pull him up to them (in the fortress). They managed
to get hold of Hadhrat Anas W@!G in this manner (and were pulling him in).
However, Hadhrat Baraa !&2Gw
advanced, kept watch at the wall (for an
opportunity) and then grabbed at the chain. He kept holding on to the (burning
hot) chain until the rope gave way. When he then looked at his hand, the bone
was visible because all the flesh on it had burnt away. In this way, Allaah had
saved Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik %X.%. (2)
Another narration states that the hooks caught Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik %.l.Gw
and the Kuffaar started pulling at him until he was lifted off the ground. While his
brother Hadhrat Baraa %GW was fighting the enemy, he was told to catch hold
of his brother. He came running, jumped on to the wall and grabbed the chain as
it kept turning. He then kept tugging the chain from the Kuffaar with his hands
burning until the rope finally gave way. Thereafter when he looked at his hands
and saw that the bone was visible because all the flesh on it had burnt away. (3)
The Desire for Martyrdom and Praying for it
Rasulullaah @@ Wishes to be Killed in the path of
Allaah
Hadhrat Abu Hurayra %,G+=
reports that he heard Rasulullaah @@ say, "1 swear
(I) Khalifah and Baqi bin Makhlad, as quoted in fsaaba (Vol.1 Pg.143).
(2) Tabraani, as quoted in fsaaba (Vol. 1 Pg. 143).
(3) Tabraani, as quoted in Majma'uzZawaa'id(Vo1.9 Pg.325).