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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,!%@.&> (Vol-1) 529
" That was the first sword drawn for the pleasure ofAllaah
The sword of the be/oved leader Zubayr %GC$j
In the defence ofDeen, it happened by the grace of his courage
ft occasionally happens that one who hears a lot musters many forms of
courage ( )
Hadhrat Urwa W,GC= narrates that after accepting Islaam, Hadhrat Zubayr bin
Awwaam ~.BW once heard a whisper from Shaytaan stating that ~asulullaah
%?@ had been captured. Although he was only a boy of twelve years, he drew
his sword and searched the gullies of Makkah. At that time, Rasulullaah @&
was in the upper area of Makkah when Hadhrat Zubayr @,GW met him with
sword in hand. Rasulullaah @@ enquired, "What is the matter?" "I heard that you
had been captured," he replied. "What were intending to do in that case?"
Rasulullaah @'@ asked. Hadhrat Zubayr 3Gw replied, "I had intended to use
this sword on whoever it was who captured you." Rasulullaah @# then prayed
for Hadhrat Zubayr ~ ,BW and for his sword and told him that he could leave.
His was the first sword drawn in the path of Allaah. (2)
Hadhrat Zubayr ~,Gwj Kills Talha Abdari During
the Battle of Uhud
Ibn Is'haaq narrates that Talha bin Abu Talha Abdari bore the flag of the
Mushrikeen during the Battle of Uhud. When he called for someone to challenge
him to a duel, the Muslims hesitated. The only person to accept the challenge
was Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awwaam ?3B&. Hadhrat Zubayr 3,GW leapt on to
Talha's own camel, threw him off and killed him with his own sword. In praise of
him, Rasulullaah @& said, "Every Nabi has a devoted friend in Jannah and mine
shall be Zubayr." Rasulullaah also said, "Had Zubayr not accepted the
challenge, I would have done so myself after seeing the hesitance of the
others." (3)
Hadhrat Zubayr %,GGw@j' Kills Naufal Makhzoomi
and Another Person
Ibn Is'haaq narrates that during the Battle of Khandaq, Naufal bin Abdullaah bin
Mughiera Makhzoomi stepped ahead of the ranks of the Mushrikeen and issued
a challenge for someone to fight him. Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awwaam ~ G %
responded and struck Naufal so forcefully with his sword that Naufal's body was
split into two and Hadhrat Zubayr t's sword was dented. Hadhrat Zubayr 3Gwj
then returned reciting the following couplets (which meant):
'7 am a man who defends himse/f and a/so defends
The chosen and unlettered ~ abi~(~)
(1) Ibn Asaakir.
(2) Ibn Asaakir and Abu Nu'ayrn in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.89), as quoted in Mutakhab Kanzul Ummaal
(Vo1.5 Pg.69). The narration has also been reported by Zubayr bin Bakkaar as quoted in Isaaba
(Vol.1 Pg.545) and by Abu Nu'ayrn in his Dalaa'il(Pg.226).
(3) Yunus, as quoted in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.20).
(4) Yunus, as quoted in AIBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.107).