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

522 T~IE LIVES OF TI-IE SAHABAI~ '@Ci@.&j
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The Martyrdom of Hadhrat Baraa bin Maalik
s,g&$ in Persia
Hadhrat Anas 53GWj narrates, "1 came to (my brother) Baraa bin Maalik
while he was singing something. 1 said, 'Allaah has given you something (the
Qur'aan) that is better (than the poems you sing).' He replied, 'Do you fear that I
shall die on my bed? Never! I swear by Allaah that He will never deprive me (of
martyrdom). I have already killed a hundred Kuffaar apart from those whom I
killed with the help of others."' ('1
Another narration states that when the Muslims retreated during the Battle of
Aqaba in Persia, Hadhrat Baraa bin Maalik 3GGj stood up and mounted his
horse as another person guided it from behind. He then said to his companions,
"Terrible is the habit that you people have made the enemy accustomed to (by
being repeatedly defeated)!" He then led the attack against the enemy and Allaah
gave victory to the Muslims. It was on that day that Hadhrat Baraa @GWj was
martyred. (2)
The Thoughts of Hadhrat Umar s,G(@@3 when
Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon sG&@j Passed
Away without being Martyred
Hadhrat Ubaydullaah bin Abdullaah bin Utba 3Gw says that the news reached
him that Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab WBWj said, "When Uthmaan bin Madh'oon
$3EW died naturally without being martyred, his status dropped in my eyes. 1
said to myself, 'Look at this man who was extremely abstinent from the world
and then passed away without being martyred!' Uthmaan &GWj stayed in this
position in my estimation until Rasulullaah @@ passed away. I then said,
'Shame on me! Even the best of people pass away naturally.' When Abu Bakr
Ww
passed away naturally, I said, 'Shame on me! Even the best of us pass
away naturally.' The status of Uthmaan bin Madh'oon %UWj was then
restored to the position it previously enjoyed in my sight." (3)
The Bravery of the Sahabah @,EW
The Bravery of Hadhrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq $2%%&3
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"JL&J once asked, "0 people! Who is the bravest person?" "You are,
0 Ameerul Mu'mineen," the people submitted. Hadhrat Ali 3,GWj then said,
"Although I have defeated everyone who has confronted me, I want you people to
tell me who is the bravest person." "Who then?" the people said, "Who is the
bravest person?" Hadhrat Ali SG&j replied, "He was Abu Bakr 3G&. We had
constructed a shed for Rasulullaah @& during the Battle of Badr and then asked
(1) Baghawi, as quoted in lsaaba (Vol. l Pg. 143) from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9
Pg.324). Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.291) and Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.350) have also reported the
narration.
(2) Haakim.
(3) Ibn Sa'd and Abu Ubayd in his Ghareeb, as quoted Munlakhab (Vo1.5 Pg.240).