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

528 THE LII/ES OF THE SAHABAH @,@@&j
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As the Muslims were leaving Uhud, Rasulullaah @?@ told (the famous poet)
Hadhrat Hassaan BGWj to says something in praise of Hadhrat Talha B-.
He obliged by saying the following couplets (which meant):
"On the day of the valley (the Battle of Uhud), Talha assisted Muhammad @%$
During a time ofextreme hardships and diflculties
With his bare hands he shielded (Rasulullaah@@)
from the arrows
And placed his hand beneath the swords (to shield Rasulullaah @&) because of
which it was para&sed
After Muhammad m, he led all the others
He erected the mil/ of Islaam until it could function by itsely
~adhrat ~bu Bakr4WZWj then recited the following (which meant):
"Talha defended the Nabi ofguidance as the cavalry chased him
When they eventual& caught up, he defended all of Deen
He patient& bore the injuries when his comrades had left
At that time, people were either rightlyguided or misguided
0 Talha bin Ubaydillaah! Incumbent foryou
is the gardens ofjannah and marriage to its beautiful wide-eyed damsels"
Hadhrat Umar B,Lw then said the following couplet (in praise of Hadhrat Talha
S,g@&>) :
"He defended the Nabi ofguidance with his dram sword
at a time when everyone had fled and dispersed"
Rasulullaah @&% then commented, "what you have said is true, 0 Umar." The
manner in which Hadhrat Talha 3,- fought during the Battle of Uhud has
already been nairated (in the chapter "Rasulullaah i%@ Endures Hardship and
Difficulty when Giving Da'wah towards Allaah" under the subheading "The
Hardship Rasulullaah k%@ Bore During the Battle of Uhud").
The Bravery of Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awwaam
Hadhrat Zubayr , Emerges with a Drawn Sword in
Makkah before the Hijrah
Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Musayyib B,!%% says that the first person to draw a sword
for the pleasure of Allaah was Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awwaam ~,GM. He was iw
Makkah one day when he heard that Rasulullaah @@ was assassinated. He
immediately left home with a drawn sword when he came face-to-face with
Rasulullaah @%%. Rasulullaah k%!& enquired, "What is the matter, Zubayr?" "I
heard that you had been assassinated," he replied. "What were intending to do in
that case?" Rasulullaah @&% asked. "By Allaah!" replied Hadhrat Zubayr 3,W, "I
had intended to tackle all the people of Makkah." Rasulullaah then prayed
for him. It is with reference to this that Asadi said the following poem (which
meant):
(1) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in MuntakhabKanzul Ummaa/(Vo1.5 Pg.68) with commentary on the chain
of narrators. Ibn Hibbaan has also reported the narration, as quoted in Lisaan (Vo1.3 Pg.77).