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

others, he started weeping. When the people asked him what it was that made
him weep, he said, "I swear by Allaah that it is neither love for this world nor my
attachment to you that makes me weep. However, I have heard Rasulullaah
recite a verse for the Qur'aan that speaks of the fire of Jahannam:
Every one of you shall pass by it (everyone shallpass over/ahannam as
they cross the bridge of Siraat that spans lahannam). This is a decreed
command of your Rabb. {Surah Maryam, verse 7 1 )
I have no idea how am I to return after this crossing." The other Muslims said to
him, "May Allaah be your companion. May He remove your worries and return
you to us hail and healthy." Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha ~ G Wthen j recited
the following couplets which meant:
"I implore Ar Rahmaan for forgiveness
And the strike of a wide sword that causes foaming blood to spurt forth
Or (/ implore Allaah for) the htal strike of a blood-thirsty enemy5 spear
T17at pierces through my intestines and liver
And when people pass by my grave, it will be said,
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May Allaah care for this warrior' who has already been cared for"
As the army were preparing to leave, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha 3GW;
went to greet Rasulullaah @$. He then recited the following couplets which
meant:
"May Allaah preserve all the good He has granted you
As He did for Moosa w, and may He assist you as others were assisted
1 see you ever increasing in good
And Allaall knows that my sight is excellent
You are the Rasul and whoever is deprived ofyour munificence
and your attention truly is ill-fated"
The army then left. Rasulullaah left to bid farewell to them and when he
turned back (to return to Madinah), Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha 3Gw
said:
"May peace remain with the great man whom I have greeted amongst the date
palms, yho is the best of those who bid farewell and the best of friends"
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha S,GI;w@+&j'
. Encourages the Sahabah @GCto@+&5 towards
Martyrdom
The expedition marched until they set up camp at a place called Ma'aan which
was located in Shaam. There they received intelligence that Heraclius had arrived
in Ma'aab in the district of Balqaa with a hundred thousand Roman soldiers. In
addition to this, he had been reinforced by another hundred thousand soldiers
from the Lakhm, Judhaam, Qayn, Bahraa and Baly tribes. Commanding the
reinforcements was a man named Maalik bin Zaafila who belonged to the Iraasha