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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHRBAH @g&3 (Vol-I) 513
Hadhrat Haraam wWj the brother of Hadhrat Ummu Sulaym WW, a
crippled Sahabi -j and another Sahabi k-3 from some tribe left (to
deliver the letter). Hadhrat Haraam %.lKi said to the other two, "Stay close until
I return to you. If they grant me safety, you join me, and if they kill me, you can
go back to your companions." Hadhrat Haraam $dGW then approached the
Mushrikeen and said, "Will you grant me safety so that I may deliver the message
of Rasulullaah m?" As he was busy talking to them, they motioned to a man to
come up to Hadhrat Haraam %Pw from the back and stabbed him with a spear.
One of the narrators by the name of Hammaam says that he was stabbed with a
spear that pierced right through his body. He then exclaimed, "Allaahu Akbar! By
the Rabb of the Kabah, I am successful!" The Sahabah i4!3!3&Gj (who were with
Hadhrat Haraam %.lGm) joined up with the others but they were all martyred
except for the crippled Sahabi W3Wj who had been on top of a hillock.
It was with reference to these martyred Sahabah W 5 that Allaah revealed the
following verse of the Qur'aan that was later abrogated:
"We have met our Rabb Who is happy with us and has made us happy."
For thirty mornings afterwards, Rasulullaah @%! cursed the Ri'al, Dhakwaan,
Banu Lihyaan and Usayya tribes who opposed Allaah and His Rasool m.
Another narration of Bukhari states that when Hadhrat Haraam %,- the uncle
of Hadhrat Anas ?BGWj was stabbed with a spear on the expedition to Bir
Ma'oona, he wiped his blood on his face and was heard saying, "By the Rabb of
the Kabah, I am successful!" A narration reported by Waaqidi says that the person
who martyred Hadhrat Yaraam Ww was Jabbaar bin Salma Kilaabi. When he
stabbed Hadhrat Haraam !52G@!3j with a spear, Hadhrat Haraam cried out,
"By the Rabb of the Kabah, I am successful!" Afterwards when Jabbaar asked
about the meaning of the statement "I am successful", the people told him that
Hadhrat Haraam %%&$5 was referring to his successful entry into Jannah. He
then said, "By Allaah! He has spoken the truth." Jabbaar then accepted Islaam. (')
During the Battle of Mu'ta
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha ~,G@35 Weeps
upon Leaving and His Poem asking for Martyrdom
Hadhrat Urwa bin Zubayr @- reports that Rasulullaah @& sent an
expedition to Mu'ta in Jumaadal Ula 8 A.H. Rasulullaah appointed Hadhrat
k%Qn Haaritha BGw as commander of the expedition. Rasulullaah then
added, "If aid is killed, Ja'far bin Abi Taalib should take command and if Ja'far is
killed, then Abdullaah bin Rawaaha should take command." The Sahabah i&3-
prepared their provisions for the journey an_d then got ready to leave. They were
three thousand in number. When they started leaving, the people came to bid
farewell to the commanders that Rasulullaah @% appointed.
As Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha
(1) Bukhari.
(2) AlB~daaya wan N~haaya (Vo1.4 Pg.71). -
was being greeted along with the