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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@%$&&& (vo[-~l 501
to challenge Waleed bin Utba. The two were young and of equal physique. By
turning the palm of his hand and placing it on the ground, the narrator indicated
that Hadhrat Ali 5KW2j floored Waleed and killed him. Thereafter, Shayba bin
Rabee'ah stood up and Hadhrat Hamza ~,GW!i got up to accept the challenge.
These two men were also of equal build. Raising his hands even higher, the
narrator indicated in a like manner that Hadhrat Hamza S,bWj killed Shayba.
Thereafter, when Utba stood up, Hadhrat Ubaydah bin Haarith @,GWj got up to
accept his challenge. The narrator pointed to two pillars and added that the two
men were like those pillars. When the two men exchanged blows, the blow of
Hadhrat Ubaydah ?Z4Kw left Utba's left arm dangling. However, Utba got close
and struck at Hadhrat Ubaydah @,Wjls leg with his sword, severing his calf.
Hadhrat Ali wm and Hadhrat Hamza ~ , G W then returned and settled Utba's
affair. TheythencarriedHadhrat Ubaydah Wm away to Rasulullaah @%% beneath
a canopy. When they made him over to Rasulullaah $$@, the Nabi of Allaah
made him lie down. Rasulullaah k!@!$ took his head on his lap and started to
wipe the dust from his face when Hadhrat Ubaydah %Wj said, "0 Rasulullaah
@%! Had Abu Taalib seen me now, he would be convinced that his words are
more applicable to me than him when he said (with regards to protecting
Rasulullaah w):
We shall protect him until we are wounded and fa// dead around him
Being total& oblivious of our own children and wives"
Hadhrat Ubaydah 3,- then asked, "Am I not a martyr?" "Certainly," replied
Rasulullaah @@, "and I am witness to the fact." He then passed away.
Rasulullaah @@ buried him in (a valley called) Safraa and himself went into the
grave (to lay the body). Rasulullaah had never before that entered the
grave of any person. (')
Hadhrat Zuhri narrates that when Hadhrat Ubaydah 3Wj and Utba exchanged
blows, the blow of each one incapacitated the other. Returning to the battlefield,
Hadhrat Ali %&iGj and Hadhrat Ham~a%iX5~ approached Utba and killed him.
They then carried their companion away. When they came to Rasulullaah @@,
Hadhrat Ubaydah ?Z4,w's leg was severed and his arteries were bleeding
profusely. When the two men brought Hadhrat Ubaydah !23w to Rasulullaah
@&, he asked, "Am I not a martyr, 0 Rasulullaah m?"Certainly," came the
reply. Hadhrat Ubaydah WS!Gj then said, "Had Abu Taalib been alive, he would
be convinced that his words are more applicable to me than him when he said:
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We shall protect him until we are wounded and fa/l dead around him
Being totally oblivious of our own children and wives"
(I) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanml Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.272).