The Devotion of Life — Page 92
92 Messenger of Allah and tell him that may Allah requite him with the reward that is due to the Prophets for the sacrifices and sincerity of their followers. May Allah give him all those rewards more than any other Prophet. May Allah grant him ease and comfort; and give my ‘Salaam’ to my Muslim brothers and tell my nation that if any harm came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during their lifetime, then they will have no excuse to give to Allah. ’ Saying this Sa’ad ra breathed his last. (Muatta, Kitab al-Jehad, Zarqani and Ibne Hisham) In that group of the Companions were sincere persons like Hadrat Haram bin Malhan ra. When a lance went straight through his heart and blood spurted out, he threw a handful of his blood in the air and with great joy and enthusiasm and uttering the following words, gave his life, ‘By the Lord of Ka’aba, I have succeeded! By the Lord of Ka’aba, I have achieved my purpose today, that my desire to sacrifice my life and to achieve ‘Shahadat’ has been fulfilled. ’ (Bukhari, Kitab al-Maghazi, Ghazwatur Rajee) This intense desire to achieve ‘ Shahadat’ was not limited to the elders; it was flowing like wild waves in the children as well. On the occasion of Badr, Hadrat Umair ra who was only a minor, kept on hiding from the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), in case he was spotted and sent back home. But how long could he hide? When the Holy Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told him to go back home, tears started to flow on that innocent face. Seeing his extraordinary enthusiasm, the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)