Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

552 THE LIVES OF THE SAXABAH %csw
(VoI-3)
Hadhrat Anas
says, 'Whereas at the beginning of the day he (Hadhrat
Suraaqa 3BS&!&) was part of the effort against Rasulullaah w, the end of the
day found him as a weapon in the defence of Rasulullaah m."
The incident of Hadhrat Suraaqa ?BM4G has already passed in a narration of
Hadhrat Baraa Ww, quoted in the chapter discussing the Hijrah of Rasulullaah
@?$&.(I)
The Destruction of Arbad bin Qais and Aamir
bin Tufayl
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ~G$di!Gj narrates that Arbad bin Qais and Aamir bin
Tufayl once arrived in Madinah and came to Rasulullaah @&. Rasulullaah @@
was seated at the time, so they sat in front of him. Aamir bin Tufayl said, "0
Muhammad! What will you give me if I accept Islaam?" Rasulullaah @%$ replied,
"You will have that which every Muslim has and will also share the same
responsibilities." Aamir then asked, "Will you appoint me as your successor if I
accept Islaam?" Rasulullaah @& replied, "That post is neither for you nor for
your tribe. You may however assume command of a cavalry detachment." "I am
already the commander of the cavalry of Najd." Aamir said, "Give me command
over the rural areas while you retain command over the urban areas."
Rasulullaah @!@ however refused this. When the two men were then leaving,
Aamir said, "Behold! I swear by Allaah that I shall fill this city with cavalry and
infantry, all fighting against you." Rasulullaah said calmly, "Allaah will
prevent you."
When Arbad and Aamir had left, Aamir said to him, "0 Arbad! While I distract
Muhammad with some talk, you must strike him with your sword. If you kill him,
the people will want nothing more than blood money because they would detest
going to war. We will then easily be able to pay them the blood money." When
Arbad agreed, the two returned to Rasulullaah m. "0 Muhammad!" Aamir said,
"Come with me because I need to discuss something with you." Rasulullaah @%
went with them and when they sat against a wall, Rasulullaah @@ sat with
them. Rasulullaah @% then remained there to talk to Aamir.
As Arbad placed his hand on his sword to unsheathe it, his hand stuck fast to
the handle and he was unable to remove it. He therefore delayed Aamir by not
striking. In the meantime, Rasulullaah @% turned around and when he saw
what Arbad was doing, he left the two of them. Arbad and Aamir then hastily left
and when they camped at Harra Waaqim, Hadhrat Sa'd bin Mu'aadh !&4Gw and
Hadhrat Usayd bin Hudhayr came to them and demanded, "Get out of
here, 0 enemies of Allaah! May Allaah curse you both." "0 Sa'd!" Aamir asked,
"Who is this man (with you)?" Hadhrat Sa'd !4i%Wj replied, "He is Usayd bin
Hudhayr, the scribe."
The two left and it was when they reached a place called Raqam that Allaah sent
a bolt of lightning to kill Arbad. Aamir continued further and he was at Khuraym
when he developed a gland. Night found him at the house of a woman from the
(I) Under the subheading "Hadhrat Abu Bakr Sl3&% Speaks about: His Hijrah with Rasulullaah
and their Encounter with Suraaqa bin Maalik."