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

544 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH a,%@@>
(Vol-1)
Battle of Yamaamah until they were forced to take refuge in an orchard. With
them was the enemy of Allaah Musaylama. Hadhrat Baraa bin Maalik WZiiG
then said, "0 Muslims! Throw me on to them." He was then lifted up and when he
was level with the top of the wall, he threw himself upon the enemy and fought
them until he was able to open the gate for the Muslims. The Muslims then
stormed the orchard and Allaah had Musaylama killed. ('1
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Seereen reports that (during the Battle of Yamaamah),
the Muslims reached the orchard where in the Mushrikeen were and found the
gate locked. Hadhrat Baraa bin Maalik BGmj sat on a shield and said to the
others, "Lift me up with your spears and throw me on them." They lifted the
shield with their spears and threw him over the wall. When the Muslims joined
up with him afterwards (after he had opened the gate for them), they found that
he had already killed ten Mushrikeen. (2)
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Seereen narrates that Hadhrat Umar 3,GW decreed
that Hadhrat Baraa bin Maalik ~ C should W not be appointed as the
commander of any expedition because this would spell destruction (because he
cared not for his life and would lead the others to places where the risk may be
too much for them). (3)
The Bravery of Hadhrat Abu Mihjin
Thaqaf'i BLGbBj
His Fierce Fighting During the Battle of Qaadisiyyah
that made People think he was an Angel
Hadhrat Ibn Seereen reports that Hadhrat Abu Mihjin Thaqafi ?3GW was always
being lashed for drinking wine. Eventually, when his drinking became too much,
he was jailed and kept in fetters. When he saw the Muslims fighting the Battle of
Qaadisiyyah, it appeared to him that the Mushrikeen were causing great harm to
the Muslims. He therefore sent a message through the slave girl or the wife of
(the Muslim commander) Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas %4W saying, "Abu
Mihjin says that if you set him free, give him a horse and weapons, he will be the
first to return to you (after the battle) if he is not martyred." He then recited the
following couplets (which meant):
'Yt is enough to make me grieve that a horse is carrying spears to the fight
While 1 am left in fetters in the jailhouse
When I stand up, my shackles restrain me
All avenues to martyrdom have been closed to me as the caller (to Jihaad) makes
me deaf'
When the slave girl passed the message on to Hadhrat Sa'd BDW's wife, she
had his shackles removed, gave him a horse that was at home and some
( I ) fsribab(Vol.1 Pg.138).
(2) Bayhaqi, (Vo1.9 Pg.44).
(3) Ibn Sa'd, as quoted in Muntakhab (Vo1.5 Pg.144).