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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,%!@&>(Vol-1) 533
a slave of Jubayr bin Mut'im, whose uncle Tu'ayma bin Adi was killed in the Battle
of Badr. When the Quraysh marched to Uhud, Jubayr said to me, 'You will be a
free man if you manage to kill Hamza the uncle of Rasulullaah '8% to
compensate for the death of my uncle.'
I was an Abyssinian man who could throw the spear with the accuracy of the
Abyssinians. I seldom ever missed a target. I therefore marched with the others
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and when we engaged the Muslims in battle, I set out to locate Hamza ~W&J. I
searched for him until I eventually saw him at one end of the army. (With his
brawny body covered in dust) He looked like a brown camel, smashing people
with his sword so fiercely that nothing could stand before him. By Allaah! I
prepared well for him and hid myself behind a tree or a rock until he drew close
to me. However, Sibaa bin Abdul Uzza beat me to him. When Hamza ~ .Gw saw
Sibaa, he called to him, "Come to me, 0 son of a circumcised woman!" Hamza
3,Gs"j then struck Sibaa so forcefully that his head was taken off as if by
mistake. I then shook my spear until I was satisfied (that it would hit the target)
and then let it fly. The spear struck him beneath the navel and penetrated his
body until it emerged from between his legs. He started to come to me, but fell
unconscious. I then left him like that until he passed away. I later returned, took
my spear and returned to the camp. I then sat there because I had no need for
anything else. I had killed Hamza GXw only to secure my freedom. I then
returned to Makkah and was set free.
I remained there until Rasulullaah @&% conquered Makkah, after which I
escaped to Taa'if. I stayed there until the time when a delegation from Taa'if went
to Rasulullaah to accept Islaam. All avenues were then shut for me and I
thought, 'Should I go to Shaam, to Yemen or someplace else?' By Allaah! I was
still engrossed in these thoughts, when someone said to me, 'Shame on you! (Do
you still not know that) Muhammad @&% never kills anyone who enters his Deen
and recites the Shahaadah of truth.' I then set out until I reached Rasulullaah
&&&$ in.Madinah. (Rasulullaah k%?@ had no idea of my arrival and) Nothing
warned him of my presence besides me standing over his head reciting the
Shahaadah of truth. When he saw me, Rasulullaah @%!j asked, 'Are you Wahshi?'
'Yes, 0 Rasulullaah m,' I replied. He then said to me, 'Sit down and tell me how
you managed to kill Hamza %G&j.'
I then related the incident to Rasulullaah @%$ as I have related it to you. Once I
had completed the narration, Rasulullaah @%$ said to me, 'Hide your face from
me so that I do not have to see you (do not let me see you because it reminds
me of my uncle's death).' I would then avoid the places where Rasulullaah &?i?t%
was so that he did not have to look at me. I continued doing this until Allaah
took the life of Rasulullaah w.
When the Muslims marched to fight the great liar Musaylama from Yamaamah, I
marched with them. I took along with me the same spear I had used to martyr
Hamza ~,Wj. The battle then began. Although I never knew him (from before), I
recognised Musaylama standing with sword in hand. As I prepared to kill him,