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

+,:,I //,," . THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @.b&+j (IW-I) 563
Mistah be destroyed!' 'By Allaah!' I reproved, 'What a terrible thing to say about a
man from amongst the Muhaajireen who has participated in the Battle of Badr!'
She then asked, 'Has the news not yet reached you, 0 daughter of Abu Bakr?'
'What news?' I enquired. She then informed me about what the slanderers were
saying. 'Has all this really been happening?' I asked in disbelief. 'Yes,' she replied,
'I swear by Allaah that it certainly has.' By Allaah! (After hearing all of this) I was
unable to even relieve myself properly and returned. I then wept continuously
until I actually thought that my liver would burst.
I said to my mother, 'May Allaah forgive you! The people have been saying what
they have said and you didn't even mention a word to me!' my mother responded
by saying, 'Take it easy, dear daughter! When a beautiful woman has a husband
who loves her greatly and has co-wives as well, it does happen that the wives
and other people pick on her.'
Unknown to me, Rasulullaah had already delivered a sermon to the people.
After praising Allaah, he said, '0 pe;ople! What is the matter with some of you who
cause me hurt with regards to my family by saying things that are not true? I
swear by Allaah that I see only good in my wives. They are also making
allegations about a man (Hadhrat Safwaan bin Mu'attal i33W) about whom I
also swear that I know only as a good man. He never enters any of my rooms
without me with him.' Most of the slander was publicised by (the Munaafiq)
Abdullaah bin Ubay bin Salool along with some men from the Khazraj tribe. Also
involved were Mistah !3GW and Hamna bint Jahash @W%. Hamna bint Jahash
was involved because her sister Zaynab bint Jahash @Gw was a wife of
Rasulullaah and from all the other wives of Rasulullaah @@, she was the
only one who was of any competition to me. Since Allaah protected Zaynab
@GWj because of her piety, she had only good words to say (and did not slander
me). On the other hand, Hamna @GWj passed around plenty of slander to spite
me for the sake of her sister. In this manner, she defamed only herself.
After Rasulullaah @@ had delivered the sermon, Hadhrat Usayd bin Hudhayr
3,GSj (of the Aws tribe) said, '0 Rasulullaah w! Had the slanderers been from
the Aws tribe, we would have dealt with them on your behalf. However, if they
are from our brothers of the Khazraj tribe, we shall do as you command. By
Allaah! They ought to be executed!' It was then that Hadhrat Sa'd bin Ubaadah
3Wj stood up. Although he was always regarded as a good man, he retorted
by saying (to Hadhrat Usayd !&5=+), 'By Allaah! You are lying! They shall not be
executed! I swear by Allaah that you say this only because you know that they are
from the Khazraj. You would never have said it had you known that they were
from your tribe!' Hadhrat Usayd bin Hudhayr 3,GWj replied, 'By Allaah! It is you
who are lying! You must be a Munaafiq since you are defending the
Munaafiqeen!' The Sahabah @,GW (belonging to the Aws and the Khazraj tribes)
stood up to confront each other until a fight almost erupted between the two
tribes.
Rasulullaah @@ descended from the pulpit and came to me. After some time