Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

548 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH *@!%@ (Vol-3)
you continued reciting, they would have been visible to everyone and would
not have hidden themselves from view." (I)
Another narration states that Hadhrat Usayd ~,GWj said, "When I turned, I saw
something like lanterns suspended between the sky and the ground. I said, '0
Rasulullaah w! (After seeing that) 1 was unable to recite any further.'
Rasulullaah @%% explained, 'Those were angels who had descended to listen to
you recite the Qur'aan. Had you continued, you would have seen some amazing
things.'' ('1
Yet another narration states that Rasulullaah @# said, "Those were
angels who had come close when they heard your voice. Had you continued
reciting, they would have been visible to everyone and would not have hidden
themselves from view." (3)
The Angels Bathe the Bodies of Dead
Sahabah m,G#Cs>
Angels Bathe the Body of the Martyred Hadhrat
Handhala Bgbsj'
Hadhrat Mahmood bin Labeed reports that Hadhrat Handhala bin Abu Aamir
W= who belonged to the Banu Amr bin Auf tribe met Hadhrat Abu Sufyaan bin
Harb Ww in combat during the Battle of Uhud. When Hadhrat Handhala
4-j had gained the upper hand, a person named Shaddaad bin Aswad who
was referred to as Ibn Sha'oob saw this and struck Hadhrat Handhala ~,L%Wj a
fatal blow. Referring to Hadhrat Handhala ~ ,w, Rasulullaah @@ said to the
Sahabah M,W, "The angels are bathing your companion. Ask his family what
had happened." When the Sahabah i4iYSw asked his wife about it, she replied,
"He left as soon as he heard the call (to battle when the Muslims were being
defeated) while he still needed to take a bath." (When he heard this)
Rasulullaah @%$ said, "That was why the angels bathed him." (4)
The Angels bathe the Body of Hadhrat Sa'd bin
Hadhrat Mahmood bin Labeed also reports that when Hadhrat Sa'd bin Mu'aadh
&=was struck (by an arrow) in his radial artery during the Battle of Khandaq,
he fell seriously ill. He was then pl.aced in the care of a lady called Rufaydah. The
narration then continues to the point where it states that when Rasulullaah @%
heard about Hadhrat Sa'd death, he rushed to the scene with the
Sahabah i4iYGw. Rasulullaah @@ walked so fast that the straps of the Sahabah
$Bm's shoes started to break and their shawls fell off their shoulders. "0
(1) Eukhaari and Muslim.
(2) Haakim, as quoted in Targheeb war Tarheeb 0101.3 Pg.13). Ibn Hibbaan, Tabraani and Bayhaqi
have reported a similar narration from Hadhrat Usayd 4!%, as quoted in Kanzfff Ummaa/(~o1.7 Pg.7)
(3) Abu Ubayd, Eukhaari, Nasa'ee and others.
(4) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.357). Ibn Is'haaq has reported a similar narration in his
Maghaazi, as has Sarraaj, as quoted in Isaabah (Vol.1 Pg.361). Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.204) has reported
a similar narration from reliable sources.