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

5 16 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @wj (vol-1)
marryr, you will have no more work to do)
The Muslims shaJf return and leave me there
in the land of Shaam where my final stay will be
My close relatives who are close to ALlaah will take you back
Whereas (by my death) my relationship with them shall cease
At this stage I neither have concern for date palms that grow by themselves
Nor for those that need to be watered"
Hadhrat Zaid bin Arqam 4%W!& continues to narrate, "When I heard these
couplets from him, I began to weep. He struck me with'his whip and said, 'You
little imp! Why should it be a bother for you if Ailaah blesses me with martyrdom
and you can ride back (to Madinah) on my camel?"
The Couplets that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha
%Gi@&j Recited During the Battle
Hadhrat Abbaad bin Abdullaah bin Zubayr W3&% narrates from his foster father
from the Banu Murrah clan that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha WiW6 grabbed
hold of the flag after Hadhrat Ja'far bin Abi Taalib was martyred. He then took it
forward riding on his horse. Because his heart seemed reluctant to dismount (to
engage the enemy), he said to himself:
"0 my heart! I command you in the name of Allaah to dismount
You will have to dismount either willing& or unwilling&
(Especially) If the enemygather and shout out in loud voices (as they attack)
Why do I see you displayng an aversion forlannah
For a long time you have enjoyed a good life
You are merely like a drop in a waterbag (will come to an end verysoon)"
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha !i3S%B3 also recited the following coup&
which mean:
"0 my heart! Ifyou are not killed you wil stifl have to die some day
This is the pronounced decree of death thatyou will have to enter
You have been granted whateveryou desire
Now ifyou do what those two (Hadhrat Zaid and fa%r iE@@%) have done, you
will have been rightly guided"
He then dismounted his horse. As he did so, his cousin came to him with a piece
of meat saying, "Strengthen yourself with this because you have experienced
much hunger the last few days." Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha BGW$j took the
meat and had taken just one bite from it when he heard an uproar at one end of
the battlefield. He said to himself, "(The Muslims are giving their lives) And you
are still engrossed in worldly affairs?" Throwing the meat from his hand, he
grabbed his sword and went forward, fighting until he was martyred. (2)
(1) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.243). Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1
Pg. 1 19) and Tabraani, as quoted Majma'uzZawaa'id (Vo1.6 Pg. 158).
(2) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.245). Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1
Pg.120) and Tabraani have also reported the narration from reliable sources as confirmed by
Haythami (vo1.6 Pg.160).