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

THE LIVES OF THE SAIlABAH '@,%@&> (Vol-I) 553
Zaid !3Ui% informed him about what had transpired. Hadhrat Aa'isha BGWj
says that she had never heard a more detailed and accurate account of any
incident given by someone who had been present there. When the defeated
Muslim army returned and Hadhrat Umar 3Gwj noticed the anxiety of the
Muhaajireen and the Ansaar because they had fled the battlefield, he said, "Do
not worry, 0 assembly of Muslims! I am your base to which you have withdrawn
(to replenish your strength before returning to battle)."
The Anxiety of Hadhrat Mu'aadh Qaari %%&
when he Fled During the Battle for the Bridge and
the Statement of Hadhrat Umar ~,Ew2
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Abdur Rahmaan bin Husayn and others report that
Hadhrat Mu'aadh Qaari !W&j from the Banu Najjaar tribe was amongst those
who were present and had fled during the battle for the Bridge of Abu Ubayd. He
always wept whenever he recited the following verse of the Qur'aan:
On such a day (of battle), whoever will turn his back to them with a
reason other than altering the course of battle (such aspretending to
flee so that the enemy follows them into an ambush) or (flees with a
reason other than) retreating to (join with) another group (of MusJim
soldiers so that their combined force can fight the enemy), then indeed
he shall return with Allaah's anger and his abode shall be Jahannam
(because deserting the battlefield is a major sin). What an evil place to
return to! {Surah Anfaal, verse 16)
Hadhrat Umar ~Gwj would then say to him, "Do not weep, 0 Mu'aadh. I am
your base to whom you have retreated (to regroup and have reinforcements
before launching another attack)." ( I)
Hadhrat Sa'd bin Ubayd Qaari %%&2j Returns to
the Land of the Battle from which he fled to
Redeem himself
Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Abu Layla 9GW says that Hadhrat Sa'd bin Ubayd
%5lW was a companion of Rasulullaah who was with the army that was
defeated on the day that Hadhrat Abu Ubayd !3Bwj was martyred (at the bridge).
He received the title of Qaari, a title that no other companion of Rasulullaah
&%@ received. Hadhrat Umar BGW once said to him, "Do you wish to go to
Shaam where the Muslims are in a weak position and the enemy are becoming
bold against them. Perhaps you will be able to cleanse the mistake of your
fleeing." Hadhrat Sa'd 3Gwj replied, "No. I shall go only to the lan'd from which
(1) Ibn Jareer (Vo1.4 Pg.70).