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

546 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH *@sw> (Vol-1)
The Bravery of Hadhrat Ammaar bin
Yaasir a,@$&++
He Lends Courage to the Muslims and Fights
Bravely During the Battle of Yamaamah
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar W%!.G reports that during the Battle of Yamaamah,
he saw Hadhrat Ammaar bin Yaasir ~G$i?&j standing on a boulder and shouting,
"0 Assembly of Muslims! Are you running away from Jannah? I am Ammaar bin
Yaasir! Are you running away from Jannah? I am Ammaar bin Yaasir! Come to
me!" Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar !$3- says that he watched Hadhrat Ammaar
bin Yaasir %lBw fighting extremely fiercely even though his ear was cut and it
hung loose. (' )
His Desire for Jannah as he Fought
~adhrat Abu Abdur Rahmaan Sulami WZW says that he participated in the
Battle of Siffeen by the side of Hadhrat Ali ~ They ~ had j appointed . two men
to guard Hadhrat Ali %lGw, who kept launching attacks whenever he could
catch the opposition unawares. Hadhrat Ali would then not return from
the attack until his sword was well coloured with blood. He would then say, "Do
excuse me (for returning but) I swear by Allaah that I do not return until my
sword has been dented."
Hadhrat Abu Abdur Rahmaan Sulami S3!Sl% narrates further that he saw
Hadhrat Ammaar bin Yaasir S,GWj and Hadhrat Haashim bin Utba %Wj as
Hadhrat Ali ?31X% was fighting between two rows of the enemy. (Looking at
Hadhrat Ali %l,Gw,) Hadhrat Ammaar S,Wj said, "0 Haashim! By Allaah, this
man's commands are being violated and his army is being deserted. 0 Haashim!
Jannah lies beneath flashing swords. Today I shall meet those I love, Muhammad
@i% and his group. 0 Haashim! You are one-eyed and one-eyed people are no
good if they do not swamp the battlefield." (With this incitement from Hadhrat
Ammaar !$3,Gw) Hadhrat Haashim afW&% waved the flag and said (the following
couplets which mean):
"This one-eyed man has spent his life in search of a home for his family until he
has become tired
He will now fight until he defeats the opposition or is defeated"
He then went into one of the valleys of Siffeen (to fight). Hadhrat Abu Abdur
Rahmaan Sulami B,WG says, "I then saw the SahabaJh i43!3@kj of Rasulullaah
@% follow Hadhrat Ammaar !$3=j as if he were their fl&. (2)
In another narration, Hadhrat Abu Abdur Rahmaan Sulami afWIi& says, "I noticed
that (during the Battle of Siffeen) whenever Hadhrat Ammaar $iW4% went into
any of the valleys of Siffeen, all the Sahabah 'i@Jm of Rasulullaah 4k%% who
were there followed him. I also saw him approach Haashim bin Utba !iW&% who
(1) Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.385) and Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.254).
(2) Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.394).