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

5 04 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%@% (VoVol-1)
convey my Salaams to him and tell him that Sa'd says, 'May Allaah reward you
with the best rewards on our behalf and on behalf of the entire Ummah."' ('I
The Incident of Seven Men of the Ansaar Martyred
During, the Battle of Uhud
Hadhrat Anas ?ZIG6= reports that when the Mushrikeen surrounded Rasulullaah
@@ during the Battle of Uhud, Rasulullaah @%% was with seven men from the
Ansaar and one from the Quraysh. ~asulullaah said, "Who will repulse them
from us and be my companion in ~annah?" An Ansaari stepped forward and
fought until he was martyred. When the Mushrikeen again surrounded
Rasulullaah w, he again announced, "Who will repulse them from us and be
my companion in Jannah?" (Another Ansaari went forward and fought until he
was also martyred. Rasulullaah w and the others were repeatedly surrounded
and repulsed by each one of the seven Ansaar until) Eventually all seven had been
martyred. Rasulullaah m then said, "We have not been fair to our companions
(by leaving them to fight'single-handedly)." (2)
Another narration from Hadhrat Jaabir iiWWZ states that after being
overwhelmed during the Battle of Uhud, the Muslims dispersed from around
Rasulullaah and the only people with him were eleven men from the Ansaar
and Hadhrat Talha bin Ubaydillaah ?2lGi@$. Rasulullaah had begun climbing
the mountain when the Mushrikeen caught up with him. Rasulullaah @%& then
asked, "Is there none to repulse them?" "I am here, 0 Rasulullaah @%&!"
responded Hadhrat Talha ~G$&i4. "Stay where you are, 0 Talha," Rasulullaah
@@ instructed. One of the Ansaar then said, "I shall, 0 Rasulullaah m!"
As the
Ansaari fought in their defence, Rasulullaah @% and the others with him
continued climbing. The Ansaari was eventually martyred and the Mushrikeen
were again catching up with Rasulullaah w.
Rasulullaah w again asked, "Is there none to repulse them?" When Hadhrat
Talha ?&lGw again volunteered for the task, Rasulullaah @@$ gave him the same
instruction as before. One of the Ansaar said, "Then 1 shall, 0 Rasulullaah m!"
As the Ansaari fought in their defence, the others continued climbing. This
Ansaari was also martyred and the Mushrikeen again started catching up with
Rasulullaah 'tk%%. Rasulullaah @% then repeated his request as before (every
time an Ansaari was martyred defending them) to which Hadhrat Talha BWj
repeatedly volunteered himself. Rasulullaah @% however, kept holding him
back, to which an Ansaari volunteered himself and received permission to fight.
Each one then fought as the others had fought until none but Hadhrat Talha
SGWj was left with Rasulullaah @%.
However, the Mushrikeen again surrounded Rasulullaah m. When Rasulullaah
@%$ announced, "Is there none to repulse them?" Hadhrat Talha ?2lWj replied,
(I) Haakim, narrating from Ibn Is'haaq. Dhahabi has commented on the chain of narrators. The
complete narration of Ibn Is'haaq is reported in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.39). Imaam
Maalik has also reported the narration in his Mu'atta (Pg. 175) as has Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.523).
(2) Ahmad and Muslim.