Asma' Bint Abi Bakr(May Allah be pleased with him)

Asma' is one of the Sabiqun al-Awwalun and is considered eighteenth in the order of acceptance of Islam. When the Prophet was ordered to migrate to Madinah, he went to Abu Bakr's house to tell him. Asma' prepared food for them for two or three days and put it in a bag. As there was nothing to tie it up with, she at once tore her waist belt into two pieces and tied up the ends of the bag with one piece and with the other tied up the mouth of the water-carrier. From then, she had the title of that alnitaqain. (Bukhari). In some narrations she is called that al-nitaq. (Bukhari).

 

When the Prophet and Abu Bakr Siddiq quietly left Makkah, Abu Jah'l, enraged by their escape, came to Abu Bakr's house and shouted at Asma', and said, "Where is your father, girl?" She replied, How do I know?" Infuriated by this reply, he struck Asma' in her face, which broke her ear-ring, and then went away. Asma' quietly bore this punishment and went inside.

 

It is reported that she also went at night to the mountain of Thaur, with her brother Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr, taking fresh food for the Prophet and her father. After the Hijrah, when the first Muslim child, Abdullah ibn Zubair, was born, Asma' took him to the Prophet . He took him in his lap and chewed one date in his mouth and then put its paste into the mouth of the baby. Then he prayed for the child. 'A'ishah Siddiqa took the title of Umm Abdullah after her nephew Abdullah. Asma' spent the first few years at Madinah in very straitened circumstances. She had to work hard on the farm, which was about two or three miles from Medinah. Every day, she went to the farm and brought date-stones on her head for the camel. She ground these date-stones for the camel and supplied grass to the horse, and brought water in the water carrier from the well for them. (Ibn Hajar Asqalani and Tabarani).

 

Asma' was a very pious, patient and truthful woman and there are not very many examples in history of courage such as hers. She even broke the pride of a tyrant ruler like Hajjaj ibn Yusuf but did not bend. In spite of this she was humble, unpretentious and modest.

 

She performed the Pilgrimage many times, the first time with the Prophet . (Muslim).

 

Her piety and courage was well known. People often asked her to say a prayer for them. Whenever any woman had a fever and came for a prayer (dua'), she sprinkled cold water on her and told them that the Prophet said, "Fever is from the heat of hell; cool it with water." (Bukhari).

 

She was very generous and gave everything in charity. According to Abdullah ibn Zubair, "I have not seen anyone more generous than my mother." Zubair was a bit harsh, so one day Asma' asked the Prophet , "O Allah's Messenger, can I give something to the orphans and the destitute from the wealth of Zubair without his permission?" The Prophet told her that she could. Once the Prophet advised his Companions to give as much charity (sadaqa) in the Way of Allah as they could. The Companions acted on this advice of the Prophet with great enthusiasm, vying with one another. Women Companions took off their ornaments and jewellery and gave them in charity. Asma' had one maid; she sold her and took the money. When Zubair came home and asked for the money, she said that she had given it in charity (sadaqa). Zubair was silent, for he also sought the Pleasure of Allah and His Messenger.

 

It is reported that she took part in the Battle of Yarmuk and did great service to the soldiers in many ways.

 

Asma' narrated fifty-six hadith from the Prophet , which were transmitted by Bukhari, Muslim and Sunnan and other very eminent Companions.

 

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Umm Haram Bint Milhan (May Allah be pleased with him)

Umm Haram was a woman of great excellence and reputation. Umm Sulaim was her sister. In the Battle of Uhud, she lost both her husband and son, but bore this shock with patience and perseverance. She had another terrible shock when her dear brother Haram ibn Milhan was brutally murdered by the enemies of Islam in the famous incident of Bi'r Ma'una. Umm Haram was overtaken by grief but submitted patiently to the Will of Allah. The Prophet also felt this brutal murder of Haram very much.

 

The Prophet had a great regard for Umm Haram and her sister Umm Sulaim and he often visited their houses and took meals with them. One day, after the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Prophet went to Quba' and visited Umm Haram in her house and had a meal and then rested there. Umm Haram began to comb his hair with her fingers when he went to sleep. But after a while, he woke up and said smilingly, "I saw in a dream some people of my Ummah on a sea journey in the Way of Allah." She said, "O Allah's Messenger! Pray that I also may have the honour to be in the company of those people." The Prophet prayed and again went to sleep. After some time, he woke up smiling and narrated the same dream. She again requested the same prayer. The Prophet said that she was with this party (Zurqani and Isaba).

 

Umm Haram was very pleased at this news, which was fulfilled in 28 Hijrah when Mu'awiyah invaded Cyprus with a fleet of ships and Umm Haram accompanied the Muslim force. She fell from her mount and died. She was buried in that island (Usd al-Ghabah; Zurqani; Bukhari and Ibn Athir).

 

A few ahadith are narrated from Umm Haram and among her narrators are famous people like Anas ibn Malik and Ubadah ibn Samit.

 

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Umm Umara (May Allah be pleased with him)

Umm Umara belonged to the family of Banu Najjar. She was a woman of extraordinary ability, velour and excellence. She loved the Prophet more than her own self and her family and the Prophet also had a great regard and affection for her. Owing to her extreme love for Allah's Deen (religion) and His Messenger, even the very prominent Companions took a pride in knowing her. She was one of the two women who took part with seventy three men in the Second Covenant of 'Aqabah with the Prophet during the Pilgrimage before the Hijrah (Tabaqat), Ibn Sa'd).

 

She participated in the Battle of Uhud and supplied drinking water to the fighting men and attended the wounded. When the Muslim force was retreating, Umm Umara threw away the water bag, took hold of a sword and shield, and began to defend the Prophet. The polytheists (mushrikun) attacked the Prophet again and again, but she, along with other Companions, defended him very bravely. It was a very delicate moment and very many brave men had lost their spirits but this courageous woman remained firm in her place defending the Prophet against heavy enemy attack. When one enemy, flashing his sword, attacked the Prophet, Umm Umara took it on her shield and then struck the leg of his horse with such force that both the horse and the rider fell to the ground. The Prophet, seeing this, called her son Abdullah to help his mother. He jumped, and with one stroke of his sword, sent that polytheist to hell. At the same time, another enemy rushed on her son and injured him on the left arm, then went away. In the meantime, the same man who had wounded Abdullah came to attack the Prophet again, and he said, "Umm Umara, be careful. He is the same man who wounded Abdullah. Umm Umara fell on him with vengeance and struck him such a blow with her sword that he fell down in two pieces. The Prophet, seeing this, smiled and said, "Umm Umara, you have well avenged your son."

 

Ibn Qamiyah suddenly attacked the Prophet and his sword fell on the Prophet's armour, causing two links of its chains to pierce the Prophet's cheek and blood came running down from his face. It had happened suddenly. Umm Umara became desperate and rushed forward and stopped Ibn Qamiyah. He was a famous rider of the Quraish but Umm Umara, without fear or hesitation, attacked him with courage. As he was wearing two coats of arms, her sword did not do any damage and he had the chance to attack again. This time, Umm Umara received a wound on her shoulder which left a deep hole in it, but Ibn Qamiyah did not dare stand there and rode away swiftly on his horse (Ibn Hisham). Blood was flowing from her wound and the Prophet himself attended to it and applied a bandage and, mentioning many names of his brave Companions, said, "By Allah! Today Umm Umara showed more courage than all of them." Umm Umara asked the Prophet to pray that she should be in his company even in Paradise. The Prophet prayed for her with great humility in these words: "O Allah! Put them in my company in Paradise." Umm Umara was very pleased at this and instantaneously these words were on her tongue, "Now I do not care about any suffering in the world."

 

When the battle was over, the Prophet did not go home until he heard from Abdullah ibn Ka'b that Umm Umara was well. The Prophet used to say that on the day of Uhud, wherever he looked, to the right or to the left, he saw Umm Umara fighting. According to one report, she received twelve wounds in the Battle of Uhud. According to Ibn Sa'd, after the Battle of Uhud, she participated in the Covenant of Ridwan at Hudaibiyah, the Battle of Khaibar, Umrat al-Qada and the Battle of Hunain. According to one report, she also accompanied the Prophet in the Victory of Makkah expedition.

 

In the time of Abu Bakr, Umm Umara took part in the battle of Yamamah against Musailimah Kadhdhab. He had murdered her son Habib in a very brutal and beastly way. When she heard about it, she bore it patiently, but swore that either Musailimah would be killed or she would give her life. In this battle, she saw Musailimah and advanced towards him, receiving wound upon wound, but making headway towards him with her spear. In this struggle, she received twelve wounds and lost one of her arms. Reaching Musailimah, she was about to launch her attack with her spear, when simultaneously, two weapons struck him and he fell in parts on the ground. When she raised her eyes, she found her son Abdullah standing close to her and also saw Wahshi (the killer of Hamza) standing nearby. She then prostrated herself before Allah in thankfulness.

 

Umm Umara loved the Prophet very passionately and was even ready to sacrifice her life or anything else for him. The Prophet also had a deep affection for her and occasionally paid a visit to her in her house. It is reported that once the Prophet went to her house and she offered him some food. The Prophet said, "When something is eaten before a person who is fasting, the angels send darud on him (or her)." Then the Prophet ate in front of Umm Umara (Musnad, Ahmad and Isabah).

 

According to one report, after the Prophet, Abu Bakr Siddiq used to go to Umm Umara's house to enquire about her. Umm Umara has narrated a few ahadith.

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Umm Sulaim (May Allah be pleased with him)

Umm Sulaim was the mother of Anas. When the Prophet migrated to Madinah, Umm Sulaim one day came to him with her son, Anas, who was only ten years old, and said, "O Allah's Messenger! this is my son Anas. I would very much like him to serve you and be included among your servants and that you will pray for him." The Prophet greatly appreciated her feeling of sincerity and love and then very kindly took her son close to him and prayed for him (Muslim and Bukhari).

 

She was one of the excellent and devout women Companions of the Prophet and the Prophet often went to her house.

 

After the hijra, when the Prophet established the relation of brotherhood (mwa'khat) between the Muhajirun and the Ansar, it was at the house of Umm Sulaim where the Prophet gathered together all the muhajirun and the Ansar for this historic purpose (Bukhari).

 

Umm Sulaim particiapted in many battles with the Prophet and served the fighters in various ways. In the Battle of Uhud, Umm Sulaim, along with 'A'ishah , provided drinking water to the wounded (Muslim). When the Prophet married Zainab in the year 5 A.H., Umm Sulaim made some paste of wheat flour and sent it to the Prophet by her son Anas and asked him to request the Prophet to accept her humble little gift. (Bukhari).

 

In the year 7 A.H., when the Prophet and some Companions marched to Khaiber, Umm Sulaim, along with some other women Companions, followed them. When the Prophet asked them why they had come, they replied, "O Allah's Messenger, we spin the wool and with this provide assistance in the Way of Allah. We have equipment for the wounded soldiers. We will give arrows to the archers and provide barley drinks to the soldiers." Hearing this, the Prophet allowed them to stay with him in the battlefield.

 

When the Prophet married Safiyah after the battle of Khaibar, it was Umm Sulaim who prepared her as a bride for the Prophet (Muslim). In the Battle of Hunain, when the Muslim army, in disarray and confusion, began retreating, Umm Sulaim and her husband Abu Talha were standing quite close to the Prophet. Umm Sulaim had a dagger in her hand. When the Prophet asked her, "What will you do with it?" She replied, "If any one comes near, I will pierce this through his belly." Hearing this, the Prophet smiled. (Muslim).

 

It is narrated that the Prophet always kept Umm Sulaim and some women of the Ansar with him in battles. They provided drinking water to the soldiers and attended to the sick and wounded.

 

Umm Sulaim loved and respected the Prophet immensely and the Prophet also held her in great esteem. According to some reports, the Prophet visited few women other than Ummahat alMu'minin, but Umm Sulaim was an exception. When people asked about it, the Prophet said, "I feel compassion for her; her brother Haram suffered martyrdom in my company" (Muslim). This bears testimony that the Prophet often went to the house of Umm Sulaim.

 

Umm Sulaim had so much love and respect for the Prophet that whenever he rested in her house, she kept his perspiration and fallen hair in a bottle as a blessing (Bukhari). Sometimes, when the Prophet offered his prayer in her house, she spread a mat for him. Once the Prophet drank water from her leather water bag. She got up and cut the mouth of the bag and kept it with her because the blessed lips of the Prophet had touched it (Muslim).

 

According to Ibn Sa'd when the Prophet had his hair cut at Mina after the Pilgrimage, Umm Sulaim asked her husband Abu Talha to get the hair from the barber; he did so, and Umm Sulaim kept it all in a bottle as a blessing. (Tabaqat).

 

The Prophet had also a great affection for her. When the Prophet was getting ready for the Pilgrimage, he asked Umm Sulaim, "Will you go on the Pilgrimage?" She replied, "O Allah's Messenger! My husband has two mounts, and he, along with his son, have gone to the Pilgrimage on them. I have now no mount." The Prophet made her ride with Ummahat al-Mu'minin and thus took her with him on the Pilgrimage. One day, the Prophet came to the house of Umm Sulaim and found her young son Abu Umair looking very sad. He asked Umm Sulaim, "What is the matter? Today Abu Umair is a bit listless." She replied, "O Allah's Messenger, his sparrow with which he used to play has died today; that is why he is grieved." The Prophet called Abu Umair to him and, putting hand kindly on his head, said smilingly, "O Abu Umair, what has your Naghir (the name of the sparrow) done?" Abu Umair laughed in reply and then he became busy in his play. Since then, this sentence of the Prophet has become proverbial.

 

Once the Prophet came to visit Umm Sulaim and she offered him some dates and butter. The Prophet said that he was fasting. After some time, the Prophet offered his prayer and prayed for the family of Umm Sulaim. Umm Sulaim said, "O Allah's Messenger! I love my son Anas, who is now serving you immensely. Offer a special prayer for him." The Prophet raised his hands and prayed for Anas in these words: "O Allah! Give him wealth, and a long life." It was as a result of his prayer that Anas became the richest man among the Ansar and had a long life and many children.

 

Once Abu Talha came home and told Umm Sulaim that the Prophet was hungry and she should send some food to him. She gave a few loaves of bread to her son Anas and asked him to go and feed the Prophet. When Anas reached the Mosque, there was a crowd of people around the Prophet. The Prophet asked Anas, "Has Abu Talha sent you?" He replied that that was so. Then the Prophet asked him, "For food?" and he replied, "Yes."

 

The Prophet, along with all his Companions, came to Umm Sulaim's house. Abu Talha was afraid that the food would not be sufficient for so many men. He asked Umm Sulaim, "Now what should be done so that all the Companions can be fed?" She replied very patiently, "Allah and His Messenger know best." Then whatever was in the house they put before the Prophet and his Companions. With Allah's Blessing, they all ate with full satisfaction.

 

Once a man came to the Prophet in a very bad state and asked for food. It so happened that on that day there was nothing in the Prophet's house, so he looked towards his Companions and said, "Is there anyone who can take him as his guest?" Hearing this, Abu Talha stood up and told the Prophet that he would take him as his guest. When he came home with his guest and asked Umm Sulaim about food, she told him that there was only enough food for the children, and nothing else in the house. So they put the children to sleep and placed the food before the guest and Umm Sulaim, pretending to adjust the candle, put it out, and the guest ate the food while Abu Talha and Umm Sulaim sat with him pretending to be eating with him. Thus they and their children remained hungry that night but fed the guest of Allah's Messenger. Next morning, when Abu Talha went to the Prophet, he was reciting this verse:

 

"But give them preference over themselves even though poverty was their (own) lot."

 

[Qur'aan 59:9]

 

Then the Prophet, turning to Abu
Talha, said, "Your treatment last night of your guest is greatly liked by Allah."

 

Umm Sulaim possessed great virtues. She had such a strong faith that she embraced Islam in spite of her first husband's opposition, and he became angry and went to Syria. Later on, Abu Talha wanted to marry her, but she refused and told him that she would only marry him if he embraced Islam and that his acceptance of Islam would be her marriage dowry. Abu Talha accepted Islam and married Umm Sulaim (Isabah, Ibn sa'd).

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Asma' Bint 'Umais Khathamiyah' (May Allah be pleased with him)

Asma' was married to three great men one after the other. After the martyrdom of Jafar ibn Abi Talib in the Battle of Mu'tah, she married Abu Bakr Siddiq and, after him, Ali.

 

Once there was an argument between 'Umar Farooq and Asma' about who was closest to Allah's Messenger. 'Umar was insisting that because of their migration (hijrat) to Medinah, he and his people were more entitled to Allah's Messenger's nearness, while Asma' argued that because of their hijrat first to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and then to Madinah, her people held a closer position to Allah's Messenger. When the Prophet heard this, he told Asma': "He is not more entitled to me than you are. 'Umar and his Companions have made one hijrat and you (the people of the boat) have made two hijrat (one from Makkah to Ethiopia and the second from Ethiopia to Medinah). Hearing this from the lips of the Prophet, Asma' was so happy and excited that instantaneously the words of the takbir and tahlil came into her mouth.

 

When this incident was known to the Muhajirun of Ethiopia they came to her in batallions and separately asked her to narrate the whole thing again. Asma' said that to the Muhajirun of Ethiopia there was nothing more pleasing and encouraging than these words of the Prophet.

 

At the death of Jafar in the Battle of Mu'tah, Allah's Messenger went to Asma's house and kissed her children's foreheads and held them to his breast. Asma', seeing the Prophet in tears, became very upset and said: "O Allah's Messenger, my parents be sacrificed for you, why are you grieved? Have you received any news about Jafar?" The Prophet said, "Yes, he has been martyred." Hearing this awful news, Asma' screamed and the neighbouring women came to comfort her. The Prophet went home and advised his household to look after Jafar's family. On the third day after Jafar's martyrdom, Allah's Messenger again went to Asma's house and advised her to bear this shock with patience and perseverance.

 

Afterwards, the Prophet married her to Abu Bakr Siddiq. She was at Makkah on Pilgrimage when her son Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was born. She asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Messenger! What should I do?" The Prophet replied, "Take a bath and put on Ihram for the Pilgrimage." When Abu Bakr Siddiq died in 13 A.H., she married Ali.

 

Asma' is regarded as among the most distinguished of the women Companions who were intelligent, rightly-guided and close to Allah's Messenger. The Prophet was very kind to her and she also loved the Prophet immensely. It is narrated in the Musnad of Ahmad b.Hanbal that she directly benefited (spiritually) from the Prophet. Once the Prophet taught her a supplication (dua') and asked her to read at the time of pain and suffering.

 

The Prophet loved her children very much. It is narrated by Hakim in Mustadrak that once her young son was playing with children when the Prophet passed that way. He lifted him up and made him ride with him.

 

It is narrated that once when the Prophet found Asma's children looking very lean and weak, he asked her why they were like that. She said, "O Allah's Messenger, they are prone to an evil eye very quickly." The Prophet said, "Read something to dispel this." Asma' then read out some special words and told the Prophet that these words were said to be very useful against the evil eye, but should she read them for this purpose? As there was no admixture of shirk (polytheism) in it, the Prophet said that there was no harm in doing so (Muslim).

 

Hafiz Ibn Hajar says that Asma' was expert in the interpretation of dreams and 'Umar often asked her for the interpretation of his dreams (Isabah). Asma' has narrated sixty ahadith from the Prophet.

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Safiyah Bint Abd Al-Muttalib (May Allah be pleased with him)

Safiyah was the aunt of the Prophet and loved him very much. It was Safiyah who killed a Jew who was spying around their castle during the Battle of the Trenches. She was a very brave and fearless woman and the Prophet had great regard for her. When the Muslim force suffered defeat by the mistake of the archers in the Battle of Uhud, and there was some confusion in the Muslim camp, Safiyah left Madinah with a spear in her hand and aroused a sense of shame and honour among those who were returning from the battlefield and said with anger, "You have left leaving the Messenger of Allah (on the battlefield)." When the Prophet saw Safiyah coming to the battlefront, he asked her brave son Zubair, "Let Safiyah not see the dead body of her brother Hamza." When she came to know of it, she said that she knew her brother's dead body had been mutilated. By Allah! she did not like that but she would patiently bear it. According to Hafiz Ibn Hajar, she recited funeral lament (marthiya) at the martyrdom of Hamza.

 

The Prophet had, in his childhood, received training and rearing in the same house with Safiyah. She therefore had an unusual affection for the Prophet and the Prophet had also a very close relationship with her. She wrote a very sorrowful funeral oration at the death of the Prophet. In one oration, she said, "O eye, shed abundant tears" at the death of Allah's Messenger.

 

O Allah's Messenger, You were our hope Today every mourner should weep for him Alas! Had Allah kept our master among us, how fortunate we would have been, but the Command of Allah is not to be again said.

 

The historians have stated that Safiyah was a very intelligent, thoughtful, brave and patient woman and possessed a distinctive position in respect of her genealogy, words and deeds.

 

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Umm Aiman (May Allah be pleased with him)

Umm Aiman was a maid of the Prophet's father and it was she who brought him to Makkah from Madinah after his mother's death when he was only six years old. After the death of her first husband, she married Zaid ibn Harithah. The Prophet loved her as his own mother and had a great regard for her. When the Prophet fell ill after despatching a force under the leadership of Usamah ibn Zaid to avenge the losses in the Battle of Mu'tah, it was Umm Aiman who recognised the symptoms of the coming death of the Prophet and sent a messenger after Usamah informing him of the sad incident 
and bringing him back.

 

It is narrated in Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd that when Umm Aiman was weeping bitterly at the death of the Prophet, she said, "I know that we are separated from the Prophet, but I weep for this: that the chain of revelation has now ended."

 

Umm Aiman had not only brought up the Prophet in her lap, but had also seen his father, mother, grandfather and other elders of the family. He therefore loved and respected her and often went to her house.

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Sa'd Ibn Mu'aadh (May Allah be pleased with him)

Sa'd ibn Mu'aadh (May Allah be pleased with him) was the chief of the Aws tribe of Medina. He accepted Islam on the hands of Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr and after he accepted Islam he told his tribe and family members that he would not speak to any of them, male or female, until they embraced Islam. So all of them embraced Islam! He also fought alongside the Messenger of Allah (May Allah be pleased with him) in the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud, and the Battle of Al-Khandaq.

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Sa'd Ibn 'Ubaadah (May Allah be pleased with him)

Sa'd ibn 'Ubaadah (May Allah be pleased with him) was chief of the tribe of Khazraj and he was an eminent man from a good family and a well-known leader amongst the Ansaar. In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Ibn Abbaas (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"The flag of the Prophet peace be upon him was with 'Ali, and the flag of the Ansaar (the Muslims of Medina who welcomed and aided the emigrants) was with Sa'd ibn 'Ubaadah. And when the fighting became intense then the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him would be underneath the flag of the Ansaar."

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Qays ibn Sa'd who said:

 

" The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him came to visit us in our house and he said: 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah!' (However) Sa'd returned the salutation in a soft voice. Qays said: 'I said: Will you not give the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him permission to enter?' He (Sa'd) replied: 'Leave him so that he will give us many salutations.' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him then said (again): 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah!' Sa'd (again) returned the salutation in a soft voice. The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said (again): 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah!' Then the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him went away. Sa'd followed after him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I heard your salutations and I returned them to you in a soft voice so that you might give us many salutations. The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him then returned (to Sa'd's house) with him. Sa'd then offered to prepare a bath for him and he took a bath. He then gave (the Messenger of Allah r) a long wrapper died (yellow) with saffron or wars (a yellow plant from Yemen) and he wrapped it (around himself). The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him then raised his hands and said: 'O Allah bestow your blessings and mercy on the family of Sa'd ibn 'Ubaadah.' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him then ate some food. When he was ready to depart, Sa'd brought a donkey which was covered with a blanket and the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him mounted it. Sa'd said: 'O Qays, accompany the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him.' Qays said: 'The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said to me: 'Ride (with
me).' But I refused. He (the Messenger of Allah r) then said: 'Either ride (with me) or go away?' He (Qays) said: 'So I went away.'"

 

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Zaid Ibn Haarithah (May Allah be pleased with him)

Zaid ibn Haarithah (May Allah be pleased with him) was the freed slave of the Prophet peace be upon him. He was originally owned by Khadeejah but she gave him to the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him. Zaid was very dear to the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him so when the Prophet freed him he decided to stay with the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him.

 

In an authentic hadith narrated upon the authority of Saalim ibn Abd-Allah who said that his father said:

 

"We never used to call Zaid ibn Haarithah anything except Zaid ibn Muhammad until (Allah) revealed the verse: (Call them (i.e. adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers that is more just with Allah)."

 

Zaid ibn Haarithah was really from the Kalb tribe and he had been enslaved as a small boy after a war between his tribe and another tribe. One day, some people from his tribe came to Mecca in order to perform Hajj. When they saw Zaid, they recognized him as one of their own and he recognized them. Upon their return they informed Zaid's father where Zaid was and who he was living with.

 

Zaid's father and uncle set out at once for Mecca hoping to free Zaid and return him to his people. The two of them met with the Prophet peace be upon him and said: "O ibn Abd-Al-Muttalib, O ibn Haashim, O son of the chief of his people we have come to you about our son who is with you so please be trustworthy and good with us in the matter of freeing him." The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: "Who is (your son)?" They replied: "Zaid ibn Haarithah." The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: "Do you not want something other than that?" They replied: "And what might that be?" The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: "Call (Zaid) and ask him to choose (between us), if he chooses (to go with) you then he is yours, but if he chooses me then by Allah I will never choose (to part with) anyone who chooses (to stay with) me." They said: "You have met us more than half way and you have been good (to us)." The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him called Zaid and said: "Do you know these people?" Zaid replied: "Yes. This is my father and this is my uncle." The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: "And I am one who you have come to know during my companionship with you, so choose between me and these two." Zaid said: "I do not want (to go with) these two, nor am I one to choose anyone over you. You have taken the place of (my) father and (my) uncle." They said: "Woe to you! Have you chosen slavery over freedom and over your father and the rest of your family?" Zaid said: "Yes. (Because) I have seen from this man something for which I will never choose anyone else over him." When the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him saw that, he took Zaid to the Black Stone and said: "Whoever is present here should bear witness that Zaid is my son! He will inherit from me and I from him." When Zaid's father and uncle saw that they gladly agreed (to renounce their claim) and the two of them departed.

 

The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him later married Zaid to Umm Ayman and she bore him Usaamah ibn Zaid. He also married Zainab bint Jahsh who was the cousin of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him however they were divorced and she later married the Prophet peace be upon him.

 

Al-Waaqidee said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him put Zaid ibn Haarithah in front of the Muslim army on the day of the Battle of Muettah. When the two armies met, Zaid picked up the flag of the Muslim army and fought until he was killed with a spear (May Allah be pleased with him).

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Khaalid Ibn Al-Waleed (May Allah be pleased with him)

Khaalid ibn Al-Waleed (May Allah be pleased with him) was one of the nobles of the Quraish during the time of ignorance before the advent of Islam and he was called 'the sword of Allah'.

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"We stopped at a resting place with the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him and the people were walking by (us). The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'O Abu Hurairah, who is that?' I would say: 'It is so and so.' He (the
Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) would say: 'Yes he is a slave/worshiper of Allah.' He (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) would say: 'O Abu Hurairah, who is that?' And I would say: 'It is so and so.' He (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) would say: 'What an evil slave/worshiper of Allah is he.' Then Khaalid ibn Al-Waleed walked by and the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'Who is that?' So I said: 'That is Khaalid ibn Al-Waleed.' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him then said: 'Yes, Khaalid ibn Al-Waleed is a slave/worshiper of Allah and a sword from the swords of Allah.'"

 

Khaalid ibn Al-Waleed was also at the forefront of the Muslim army on the day of the Battle of Hunain.

 

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Hassaan Ibn Thaabit (May Allah be pleased with him)

Hassaan ibn Thaabit (May Allah be pleased with him) was the poet of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him and he had a minbar in the Prophet's Masjid that he used to stand on and glorify and defend the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him. In a hadith narrated upon the authority of 'Aisha who said:

 

"The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him put a minbar in the masjid for Hassaan that he used to stand upon and glorify the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him or defend the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him. The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'Verily Allah helps Hassaan with Ruh-ul-Al-Qudus (i.e. Jibreel) as long as he is glorifying or defending the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him.'"

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'Amr Ibn Al-'Aas (May Allah be pleased with him)

'Amr ibn Al-'Aas (May Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet peace be upon him in Medina one year and one month before the Conquest of Mecca. He embraced Islam and swore allegiance to the Prophet peace be upon him in return for having the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him supplicate for the forgiveness of all of his previous sins. In a hadith narrated upon the authority of 'Amr ibn Al-'Aas who said, narrating the story of how he embraced Islam:

 

"When Allah put Islam in my heart, I went to the Prophet peace be upon him in order to swear my allegiance to him. When (the Messenger of Allah r) extended his hand to me (to accept my pledge of allegiance) I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I will not swear my allegiance to you until you seek forgiveness for me for all of my previous sins!' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'O 'Amr, do you not know that migration (from the land of the kuffaar to the land of the Muslims) wipes away all of the sins before it? O 'Amr, do you not know that Islam wipes away all of the sins before it?'"

 

After that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him put him in command of a military operation to a place called dhaat-us-Salaasil. The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him also used him for a mission in 'Omaan and he remained there until the Prophet peace be upon him died.

 

And in another hadith, narrated upon the authority of 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir who said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:

 

"The people have submitted (to Allah) but 'Amr ibn Al-'Aas has believed (in Allah)."

 

In another hadith, narrated upon the authority of Ibn Abee Malaikah who said that Talha ibn 'Ubaid-Allah said that he heard the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him say:

 

"'Amr ibn Al-'Aas is from the righteous people of the Quraish."

 

In addition, 'Amr ibn Al-'Aas was amongst the bravest of the Arabs and one of their most skillful champions (May Allah be pleased with him)

 

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Abd-Aallah Ibn Mas'ood (May Allah be pleased with him)

Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ood was one of the first companions who embraced Islam from those of noble birth. He immigrated to Ethiopia twice in order to escape the persecution of the disbelievers in Mecca and then he immigrated to Medina. He fought alongside the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him in all of the battles including the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud. He was also present at Bay'ah-tu-Al-'Aqaba.

 

Ibn Mas'ood accepted Islam not long after Muhammad peace be upon him was commissioned as Prophet. He said (narrating the story of how he entered Islam): "I was a boy who had reached the age of puberty and I was herding sheep for 'Uqbah ibn Abee Mu'eet when the Prophet peace be upon him and Abu Bakr approached. The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'Young man, do you have any milk?' I said: 'Yes, however I have been entrusted (with these goats).' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'Give me a (female) goat that has never been mated.' So I gave him a young she-goat and the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him took hold of it and began stroking its udder and invoking (Allah) until milk started to come out. Then Abu Bakr gave him a bowl that he used to collect the milk. He (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) then said to Abu Bakr: 'Drink.' So Abu Bakr drank, then the Prophet peace be upon him drank after him. He (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) then said (addressing the udder): 'Shrink (back to your normal size)!' And it shrank back to its normal size and returned to the way it was before. I then approached and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Teach me some of these words- or teach me some of the Qur'an.' He the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him rubbed my head and said: 'You (will be) a learned young man.' I learned from him (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) seventy chapters of the Qur'an and no one can contest me in those (Suras).'" After Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ood embraced Islam, he became the personal servant of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him and in an authentic hadith narrated upon the authority of Ibn Mas'ood He peace be upon him said to Ibn Mas'ood:

 

"The sign that you have permission to come in is that the curtain is raised or that you hear me speaking quietly until I forbid you."

 

In another hadith, narrated upon the authority Ibn Mas'ood who said:

 

"The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said to me: 'Recite (some of the Qur'an) for me.' I said: 'Shall I recite it to you while it has been revealed to you?' He (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) replied: 'I like to hear (the Qur'an) from others.' So I recited Sura An-Nisa' until I reached (How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad peace be upon him) as a witness against these people?) Then he said: 'Stop!' And behold his eyes were overflowing with tears."

 

In another hadith, narrated upon the authority of Hudhaifah who said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:

 

"Follow the example of two of my companions after me; Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and be guided by (the example and) guidance of 'Ammaar, and hold fast to the knowledge and strict adherence of Ibn Mas'ood."

 

In another hadith, narrated upon the authority of 'Ali ibn Abee Taalib (May Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:

 

"If I were to charge anyone with authority without consultation (with my companions) then I would charge Ibn Umm Abd with authority."

 

In another hadith, narrated upon the authority of 'Ali ibn Abee Taalib (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"The Prophet peace be upon him commanded Ibn Mas'ood to climb up a tree in order to bring him something from it. The companions (of the Prophet peace be upon him) saw the legs of Ibn Mas'ood when he climbed the tree and they began
to laugh at the skinniness of his legs. The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'What are you laughing at? The legs of Abd-Allah will weigh more on the scale than mount Uhud on the Day of Judgement.'"

 

And in another hadith, narrated upon the authority of Abd-ur-Rahmaan ibn Yazeed who said:

 

"We asked Hudhaifah to tell us of a person resembling (to some extent) the Prophet peace be upon him in good appearance and straight forward behavior so that we may learn from him (good manners and acceptable conduct). Hudhaifah replied: 'I do not know anybody resembling the Prophet peace be upon him in appearance and good conduct more than Ibn Umm Abd.'

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Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him)

Mu'adh ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) was one of the seventy companions who were present at Al- Bay'ah-tu-Al-'Aqaba from the Ansaar of Medina. He also fought alongside the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him in all of the Battles including the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud.

 

THE VIRTUES OF MU'ADH IBN JABAL(peace be upon him)

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Abd-Allah ibn 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with him) who said I heard the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him say:

 

"Learn the recitation of the Qur'an from four (persons): Ibn Mas'ood, Saalim the freed slave of Hudhaifah, Ubayy, and Mu'adh ibn Jabal."

 

In another hadith narrated upon the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (May Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:

 

"The most merciful person from my nation, to my nation is Abu Bakr and the sternest of them regarding the command of Allah is 'Umar and the shyest of them is 'Uthmaan and the most knowledgeable of them regarding the recitation of the Qur'an is Ubayy ibn Ka'b and the most dutiful of them is Zaid ibn Thaabit and the most knowledgeable of them as regards the permissible and the impermissible is Mu'adh ibn Jabal. Every nation has someone who is (known to be extremely) trustworthy and the trustworthy one of this nation is Abu 'Ubaidah ibn Al-Jarraah."

 

In another hadith narrated upon the authority of Mu'adh ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"The Prophet peace be upon him said to Mu'adh ibn Jabal when he was about to send him to Yemen: 'How will you judge (between the people) if it so happens that you must judge?' He (Mu'adh ibn Jabal) said: 'I will judge according to the Book of Allah.' He (the Messenger of Allah r then) said: 'What if (the legal ruling) is not found in the book of Allah?' He (Mu'adh ibn Jabal) replied: 'Then (I will judge) according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him.' He (the Messenger of Allah r) then said: 'What if (the legal ruling) is not found in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him?' He (Mu'adh ibn Jabal) replied:
'Then I will use my independent judgment and I won't spare any effort (to try to come to the correct solution).' He (the Messenger of Allah r) then struck me on my chest and said: 'All praise is for Allah who rendered suitable the messenger of the Messenger of Allah and caused him to be in agreement with that which pleases His Messenger.'"

 

And in another hadith also narrated upon the authority of Mu'adh ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: 'O Mu'adh, verily I love you (for the sake of Allah).' I replied: 'O Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah that I love you (too).' He (the Messenger of Allah r) then said: 'I advise you to say these words after every prayer: O Allah, help me to remember you and to thank you and to better perform my worship of you.' "

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Bilaal Ibn Rabah (May Allah be pleased with him)

Bilaal ibn Rabah (May Allah be pleased with him) was a black Ethiopian slave who was freed for the sake of Allah by Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq. Bilaal was amongst the first of the companions to embrace Islam and he became the caller of the prayer during the lifetime of the Prophet (May Allah be pleased with him) and he fought alongside the Messenger of Allah (May Allah be pleased with him) in all of the battles including the Battle of Badr. He was also one of the companions who were tortured by the disbelievers for no other reason than he was a Muslim. Bilaal patiently suffered while Abu Jehl (a pagan Arab) tied him to the ground in the hot desert sun and put hot rocks on his chest. Abu Jehl would say to him: "Disbelieve in the Lord of Muhammad (and I will stop torturing you)." And Bilaal would say: "(Allah is) one, (Allah is) one."

 

Another of Bilaal's tormentors was called Umayyah ibn Khalf and Allah decreed that Bilaal would kill him during the Battle of Badr.

 

Bilaal was the muadhdhin (caller of the prayer) during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him and he was the first Muslim to call the adhaan.

 

In an hadith, narrated upon the authority of Abd-Allah ibn Buraidah who said that his father said:

 

"(One day) the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him woke up, summoned for Bilaal and said to him: 'With what (deed) have you preceded me to Paradise with? I have never entered Paradise (in my dreams) except that I have heard the sound of your footsteps in front of me. Last night (in my dreams) I entered Paradise and I heard the sound of your footsteps in front of me. I came to a castle made of gold and I asked: 'whose castle is this?' They (the angels) said: 'It is for a man from amongst the Arabs.' I said: 'I am an Arab so who does this castle belong to?' They (the angels) said: 'It is for a man from the Quraish.' I said: 'I am from the Quraish so who does this castle belong to?' They (the angels) said: 'It is for a man from the nation of Muhammad.' I said: 'I am Muhammad so who does this castle belong to?' They (the angels) said: 'It is for 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab.' Bilaal said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have never called the adhaan except that I prayed two rak'aat (afterwards) and I have never broken my wudoo except that I renewed it (immediately) and I believed that I should offer two rak'aat of prayer to Allah (i.e. after every wudoo).' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him then said: 'It is because of those two (rak'aat).' "

 

And in another hadith narrated upon the authority of Jaabir ibn Abd-Allah who said that 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab said:

 

"Abu Bakr is our chief and he freed our chief (referring to Bilaal)."

 

THE VIRTUES OF BILAAL IBN RABAH (May Allah be pleased with him)

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said to Bilaal (May Allah be pleased with him):

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Sa'ad Ibn Maalik (May Allah be pleased with him)

He was also known as Sa'd ibn Abee Waqqaas and he was one of the ten companions given the glad tidings of Paradise during their lifetimes. He was also one of the six companions that 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab said that the Messenger of Allah was pleased with when he died.

Sa'd ibn Maalik fought alongside the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him in all of the battles including the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of Al-Khandaq. And he fought very bravely in the Battle of Uhud. And he was the first one to spill blood in the cause of Allah as well as the first one to throw a spear in the cause of Allah.

THE VIRTUES OF SA'D IBN MAALIK(May Allah be pleased with him)

Sa'd ibn Maalik (May Allah be pleased with him) was of those whose du'a are answered by Allah. The people knew that about him and used to fear (that he would supplicate against them). In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Qais ibn Abee Haazim, upon Sa'd who said that the Messenger of Allah said:

"O Allah! Answer the du'a of Sa'd if he asks You."

And in another hadith, narrated upon the authority of 'Ali ibn Abee Taalib (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

"The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him did not mention both of his parents for anyone except for Sa'd ibn Abee Waqqaas. He (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) said to him on the day of the Battle of Uhud: 'Shoot (an arrow), may my father and mother be taken as ransom for you.'"

In another hadith, narrated upon the authority of Abd-Allah ibn 'Aamir who said I heard Aisha say:

"The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him laid down on his bed one night after his arrival in Medina and said: 'I wish there was a pious person from amongst my companions who would keep watch for me during the night.' She (Aisha) then said: 'We were in that state when we heard the clanging noise of weapons (being drawn).' He (the Messenger of Allah r) then said: 'Who is it?' He (Sa'd ibn Abee Waqqaas) said: 'This is Sa'd ibn Abee Waqqaas.' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said to him: 'What brings you here?' Thereupon he said: 'I feared (lest any harm should come to) the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him, so I came to serve as your sentinel.' The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him made du'a for him and then went to sleep."

And in another hadith, narrated upon the authority of Sa'eed ibn Musayyib who said that he heard Sa'd ibn Abee Waqqaas say:

"On the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet peace be upon him mentioned for me both of his parents (i.e. saying: "Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you.") "

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Abd-Ur-Rahman Ibn 'Awf (May Allah be pleased with him)

Abd-ur-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf in addition to being one of the ten companions who were given the glad tidings of Paradise during their lifetimes, was also one of the first eight companions to embrace Islam and one of the five companions who entered into Islam on the hands of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq. He also immigrated to Ethiopia (in order to escape the persecution of the disbelievers in Mecca) and afterwards to Medina. And Abd-ur-Rahman ibn 'Awf fought alongside the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him in all of the battles including the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud.

 

THE VIRTUES OF ABD-UR-RAHMAAN IBN 'AWF(May Allah be pleased with him)

 

From the virtues of Abd-ur-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf is that the Prophet peace be upon him prayed behind him during one of his travels. Additionally, Abd-ur-Rahmaan used to spend generously in the cause of Allah so much so that he once freed thirty-one slaves in one day.

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"Abd-ur-Rahmaan ibn Awf came (from Mecca to Medina) and the Prophet peace be upon him made a bond of brotherhood between him and Sa'd ibn Ar-Rabi' Al-Ansaari. Al-Ansaari had two wives, so he suggested that Abd-ur-Rahmaan take half of his wives and property. Abd-ur-Rahmaan replied: 'May Allah bless you with your wives and property. Kindly show me the market.' So Abd-ur-Rahmaan went to the market and gained (through bargaining) some dried yogurt and some butter. After a few days the Prophet peace be upon him saw Abd-ur-Rahmaan with some yellow stains on his clothes and asked him: 'What is that, O Abd-ur-Rahmaan?' He replied: 'I have married an Ansaari woman.' The Prophet asked: 'How much Mahr (dowry) did you give her?' He replied: 'The weight of one (date) stone of gold.' The Prophet said: 'Offer a banquet, even with one sheep.'"

 

In another hadith, narrated upon the authority of Abd-ur-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"Abu Bakr is in Paradise, and 'Umar is in Paradise, and 'Uthmaan is in Paradise, and 'Ali is in Paradise, and Talha is in Paradise, and
Az-Zubair is in Paradise, and Abd-ur-Rahmaan ibn 'Auf is in Paradise, and Sa'eed ibn Abee Waqqaas is in Paradise, and Sa'eed ibn Zaid is in Paradise, and Abu 'Ubaidah ibn Al-Jarraah is in Paradise."

 

And in another hadith, narrated upon the authority of Abu Salama ibn Abd-ur-Rahmaan (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

Abd-ur-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf bequeathed a garden to the (wives of the Prophet) Mothers of the Believers that was sold for four hundred thousand.

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'Aamir Ibn Al-Jarraah (May Allah be pleased with him)

Abu 'Ubaidah 'Aamir ibn Al-Jarraah was also one of the ten companions who were given the glad tidings of Paradise during their lifetimes. He fought alongside the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him in the Battle of Badr, the Battle of Uhud and all of the other battles as well. He was one of the first people to embrace Islam and he immigrated to Ethiopia (in order to escape the oppression of the pagan Arabs in Mecca) and he later immigrated to Medina. Aamir ibn Al-Jarraah was also called Al-Qawiyy Al-Ameen (the strong, the trustworthy).

 

'Aamir lost his front teeth while pulling pieces of armor from a helmet that became embedded in the Messenger of Allah's peace be upon him face during the Battle of Uhud. However, the loss of his front teeth only made him better looking!

 

THE VIRTUES OF 'AAMIR IBN AL-JARRAAH (May Allah be pleased with him)

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (May Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:

 

"Every nation has an extremely trustworthy man, and the trustworthy man of this (Muslim) nation is Abu 'Ubaidah ibn Al-Jarraah."

 

In another hadith narrated upon the authority of Hudhaifah ibn Al-Yamaan (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:

 

"The people of Najran came to the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah send to us a trustworthy man (to teach us the affairs of our religion). He (the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him) said: 'I will send you the most trustworthy man.' All of the people were looking forward (to be that person). He then sent Abu 'Ubaidah ibn Al-Jarraah".

 

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Talha Ibn 'Ubaid-Allah Ibn 'Uthmaan (May Allah be pleased with him)

To Have A glimpse Of The Companions of The Prophet peace be upon him...

 

Talha ibn 'Ubaid-Allah ibn 'Uthmaan (May Allah be pleased with him) was also amongst those who were given the glad tidings of Paradise during their lifetimes and he was among of the first people to embrace Islam. In fact Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (May Allah be pleased with him) invited him to Islam. Talha was also known as Talha -tu-Al-Khair and Talha-tu-Al-Fayaad.

 

He fought with bravery alongside the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him in the Battle of Uhud and he shielded the Prophet peace be upon him from arrows with his own body so much so that his arm was severely wounded and crippled. And he carried the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him on his back until they climbed a large boulder. Talha also fought in all of the battles that followed and he swore his allegiance to the Prophet at Bay'a-tu-Ar-Ridwaan.

 

THE VIRTUES OF TALHA IBN 'UBAID-ALLAH IBN 'UTHMAAN(May Allah be pleased with him)

 

In a hadith narrated upon the authority of Musa ibn Talha who said that his father (Talha ibn 'Ubaid-Allah ibn 'Uthmaan) said: "The Messenger of Allah named me Talhatu-Al-Khair (Talha-the-Good) on the day of the Battle of Uhud. (And he named me) Talhatu-Al-Fayaad (Talha-the-Generous) on the day of the Battle of Al-'Usrah and (he named me) Talhatu-Al-Juwd (Talha-the-Generous) on the day of the Battle of Hunayn."

 

And in another hadith narrated upon the authority of 'Uqba ibn 'Alqama who said:

 

"I heard 'Ali ibn Abee Taalib say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him say with my own ears: 'Talha and Az-Zubair will be next to me in Paradise.'"

 

In another hadith narrated upon the authority of Qais ibn Haazim who said:

 

"I saw the hand of Talha which he used to shield the Prophet peace be upon him (against arrows in the Battle of Uhud) and it was crippled."

 

And in another hadith narrated upon the authority of Jaabir ibn Abd-Allah (May Allah be pleased with him) who said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him say: 'Whoever wants to look at a martyr walking on the face of the earth then let him look at Talha ibn 'Ubaid-Allah."

 

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