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

554 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH 'Bg$%> (Vol-I)
I fled and fight only that enemy who forced me to do what I did." He then went to
Qaadisiyyah where he was martyred. (I)
Preparing and Assisting a Person Going
out in the path of Allaah
Rasulullaah @@ Gives his Weapons to Hadhrat
Usaama a%@$+or to Hadhrat Ali %%($$2
Hadhrat Jabala bin Haaritha @lSWj narrates that whenever Rasulullaah k%%$ was
not participating in a battle, he would give his weapons to Hadhrat Usaama
B,G$&+j' or to Hadhrat Ali g@#&j'. (2)
An Ansaari gives everything he has Prepared to
another Person when he Fell ill.
Hadhrat Anas !WW reports that a youngster from the Banu Aslam tribe said, "0
Rasulullaah @&%! I wish to proceed in Jihaad but do not have any wealth with
which to make the necessary preparations." Rasulullaah @$% sent him to a
certain Ansaari saying, "He had made the necessary preparations for Jihaad but
had fallen ill. Tell him that Rasulullaah k%%$ has sent Salaams to him and ask
him to give you whatever he had prepared." The youngster went to the Ansaari
and conveyed the message to him. The Ansaari then said to his wife, "Give him
everything you have prepared for me without holding anything back. By
Allaah! Allaah will never bless anything that you hold back from him." (3)
Referring a Person Going out in the path of Allaah
to Someone who can Assist him
Hadhrat Abu Mas'ood Ansaari ~ ,Gw narrates that a man came to Rasulullaah
@$% and said, "Please provide transport for me because my animal has died." "I
have nothing to give you," submitted Rasulullaah &@. Another Sahabi said, "0
Rasulullaah w! I shall refer him to someone who can provide transport for
him." Rasulullaah 6?@ then commented, ''The one who points others towards
good shall have the reward of the one who actually carries it out." (4)
Rasulullaah @@ Encourages the Sahabah &E@@@j
to Assist those Proceeding in the path of Allaah
Hadhrat Jaabir bin Abdullaah 3,Wj reports that when Rasulullaah @$% was
once embarking on an expedition, he said, "0 assembly of Muhaajireen and
Ansaar! There are many of your brothers who have neither wealth nor families
(who can assist them). Therefore each of you should attach two or three of them
to himself." Hadhrat Jaabir %!iUw says further, "As a result, each one of us who
(1) Ibn Sa'd (Vol.3 Pg.300).
(2) Tabraani and Ahmad, narrating from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.5 Pg.283).
(3) Abu Dawood, Muslim (Vo1.2 Pg.137) and Bayhaqi (Vo1.9 Pg.28).
(4) Muslims (Vo1.2 Pg.137) and Bayhaqi (Vo1.9 Pg.28).