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with it until is bent." He said: "1 will take it and give it its due." He
gave it to him, and he was a courageous man who walked with pride
in battle. When the Messenger of Allah (gJ saw him walking with
pride among the ranks, he said: "This is a way of walking that Allah
hates except in this situation."404
Az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwim described what Abu Dujhah did
on the day of Uhud, saying: "I felt upset when I asked the Messenger
of Allah (&) for the sword and he withheld it from me, giving it to
Abu Dujhah and not me. I decided that, by Allah, I would watch
what Abu Dujhah did. I followed him, and he took out a red
headband of his and wrapped it around his head. The An@ said:
'Abu Dujhah has taken out the headband of death (meaning that he
wants to fight to the death).' He killed every person that he engaged
in combat. Among the polytheists, there was a man who would not
leave any wounded person without finishing him off. The two of
them began to draw close to one another, and I prayed to Allah (&)
to bring them together. They met, and each dealt a blow to the other.
The polytheist struck Abu Dujbah, who protected himself with his
shield; the polytheist's sword got stuck in the shield, and Ahu
Dujinah struck him and killed him. Then I saw him holding his
sword over the head of Hind bint 'Utbah, hut he moved his sword
away from her, and I said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best."'405
Ibn Ishiq said: "Abu Duj2nah said: 'I saw someone urging the
people on, so I charged at him and wielded my sword at him, and he
screamed. Then I realised that it was a woman, and I respected the
sword of the Messenger of Allah too much to strike a woman with
it.m,406 It was narrated from Hishh, from his father, that 'A'ishah
said: "0 son of my sister, your forefathers - meaning az-Zubayr and
Abu Bakr - were among dThose who answered [the Call ofl Allah
and the Messenger [Muhammad] after being wounded) (Qur'an 3:
172)."