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

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532 THE LIVES OF THE SRHABAH @,b* (Vol-1)
The Bravery of Hadhrat Hamza bin Abdil
His Bravery During the Battle of Badr and the
Statement of Umayyah bin Khalaf in this Regard
Hadhrat Haarith Taymi narrates that during the Battle of Badr, Hadhrat Hamza
bin Abdil Muttalib distinguished himself by wearing ostrich feathers. One
of the Mushrikeen asked, "Who is the man who marks himself with ostrich
feathers?" "He is Hamza bin Abdil Muttalib," came the reply. The man then
commented, "It was he who carried out all those major offensives against us."
Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf %GW says that Umayyah bin Khalaf once
asked him, "0 Abdul Ilaa! Who was the man who marked his chest with ostrich
feathers during the Battle of Badr?" "He was the uncle of Rasulullaah w. He
was Hamza bin Abdil Muttalib," replied Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf ~,G=.
umayyah then commented, "It was he who carried out all those major offensives
against us." (2)
Rasulullaah @& Weeps Bitterly as he Sees the
Dead Body of Hadhrat Hamza 8,GW
Hadhrat Jaabir bin Abdullaah 8,Gw narrates that as they were returning from
the Battlefield of Uhud, Rasulullaah could not find Hadhrat Hamza 9,BWj.
Someone said, "I saw him by that tree as he was saying, 'I am the lion of Allaah
and the lion of His Rasool @@. 0 Allaah! I absolve myself from what those
people (Abu Sufyaan and the others) have done and I seek pardon from what
these people (the Muslims) have done (by causing their own defeat)." Rasulullaah
went in that direction and started crying when he caught sight of Hadhrat
Hamza t's forehead. However, when Rasulullaah @@ saw how the body of
Hadhrat Hamza 9Bw was mutilated, he wept uncontrollably. Rasulullaah @@
then asked, "Is there no Kafan (burial shroud)?" One of the Ansaar stood up and
threw a cloth over the body. Thereafter, Rasulullaah said, "In the sight of
Allaah, Hamza shall be the leader of all martyrs on the Day of Qiyaamah." (3)
TheM-dom
and Mutilation of Hadhrat Hamza %,G@
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Hadhrat Ja'far bin Amr bin Umayyah Dhamri says that it was during the Khilaafah
of Hadhrat Mu'aawiya %BW when he and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Adi bin
Khiyaar went out. He then goes on to report a lengthy narration in which he
states that when the two of them sat before Hadhrat Wahshi %GW, they asked,
"We have come here so that you may relate to us how you managed to martyr
Hadhrat Hamza %Bwj." He responded by saying, "I shall relate the incident to
you as I had related it to ~asulullaah when he asked me about it. I had been
(I) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.81) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(2) Bazzaar, Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.8 1) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(3) Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.199) narrating from reliable sources, as confirmed by Dhahabi.