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

512 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @G&> (Vol-I)
into a treaty with them. Aamir then sought help from Usayya, Ri'al and Dhakwaan
clans who belonged to the Banu Sulaym tribe. They responded to his call and left
(with him). They amassed around the Sahabah wW and surrounded their
camp. When the Sahabah WBWj saw the enemy they grabbed their swords and
fought until all of them were martyred. May Allaah shower His mercies on them.
The only survivor was Hadhrat Ka'b bin Zaid ~ G a from the Banu Dinaar bin
Najjaar tribe. There was still life in him when the attackers left and he was
removed from amongst the dead. He still lived afterwards until he was martyred
during the Battle of Khandaq.
Hadhrat Amr bin Umayyah Dhamri B- and an Ansaari from the Banu Amr bin
Auf tribe were busy grazing the animals and were unaware of the sttack on the
other Sahabah i4BW. ~ lthat l made them aware was (carrion-eating) birds
hovering above the camp. They said, "By Allaah! Sofiething must have happ&ed
for these birds (to be here)." The two men then went to investigate and found the
Muslims lying in p~o$~~fMobd. The horsemen (who had attacked the Sahabah
i4BSWj) were stitfifiere. The Ansaari asked Hadhrat Amr bin Umayyah !3GW5,
"What do you suggest?" "1 suggest that we go and inform Rasulullaah &%% about
what had happened," he replied. The Ansaari then said, "To save my life I would
not like to leave a place where someone like Mundhir bin Amr BEw has been
martyred. I would also not like to just inform others about people who have been
martyred (I prefer to be amongst them)." He then fought until he was martyred.
Hadhrat Amr bin Umayyah 3G- was taken prisoner but later released by Aamir
bin Tufayl when he informed them that he belonged to the Mudhar tribe.
However, Aamir cut off Hadhrat Amr ?ilW%'s
forelocks and gave him freedom
because his mother was required to free a slave (so he freed Hadhrat Amr BCW6
on her behalf).
The Last Words of Hadhrat Haraam ~ ,Gw
Because of which his Killer Accepted Islaam
Hadhrat Anas WX&j narrates that Rasulullaah &%& once dispatched Hadhrat
Haraam BG-j the brother of Hadhrat Ummu Sulaym WW4 together with
seventy riders on an expedition. The leader of the Mushrikeen (in the region
where the expedition went) was Aamir bin Tufayl. He had given Rasulullaah
a choice between three options (when he said), "Either (1) you have the villagers
for yourself and leave the city dwellers to me or (2) you appoint me as your
successor or (3) I shall fight you with the support of thousands of men from the
Ghitfaan tribe."
However, Aamir was afflicted with a plague in the. home of a certain woman. He
said, "It is a sore like that which afflicts camels and in the house of some woman
(he regarded it below his dignity to die in the house of some simple woman by
whom he stayed during his travels). Bring me my horse." He then died on the
back of his horse.
(1) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.73). Tabraani has also reported the
narration from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (~01.6 Pg. 129).