The Devotion of Life — Page 91
91 entered Paradise, the fragrance of which he had smelt a little while ago. ’ More than eighty wounds of swords, lances and arrows were found on his body. The whole body looked like a sieve and he could not be recognised until his sister recognised him from his finger-joint. The Companions of the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said that they believed that Verse 24 of Chapter 33 of the Holy Quran, ‘There are some of them who have fulfilled their vow’, is a true confirmation of Anas bin Nazr ra and other Companions like him. (Bukhari, Kitab al-Jehad) Similarly, the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked the Companions to go and see what happened to Sa’ad bin Rabee ra , a Chief of the Ansaar- Was he alive or was he ‘Shaheed’, as the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had seen him completely surrounded by the lances of the enemy? On this, one Ansaar Companion, A’abi bin Ka’ab ra went to search for him in the battlefield but could not find him. He started calling the name of Sa’ad ra but still no success. He was about to return when he thought that if he called him with the name of the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he may find some clue. Therefore, he called out loudly, ‘Where is Sa’ad bin Rabee? I have been sent by the Messenger of Allah!’ This voice created a lightning effect in the dying person and he replied in a very weak voice, ‘Who is it? I am here!’ When Abee bin Ka’ab ra searched carefully, he found Sa’ad ra in a pile of dead bodies, on his last breath. Abee bin Ka’ab ra said to him, ‘I have been sent by the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to find out and tell him how you are. ’ Sa’ad ra replied, ‘Give my ‘Salaam’ to the