The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 334
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 334 of Ḥudhaifah ra , was even martyred accidentally by the Muslims. At the time, Ḥudhaifah ra was present nearby. He continued to exclaim, “O Ye Muslims! This is my father,” but at the time, who would pay heed? Afterwards, the Holy Prophet sa desired to pay the blood money for Yamān ra on behalf of the Muslims, but Ḥudhaifah ra refused to accept and said, “I forgive the Muslims for the blood of my father. ” 1 Ḥaḍrat Ḥamzah ra , who in addition to being the real paternal uncle of the Holy Prophet sa , was also his foster brother, 2 fought valiantly. Wherever he would turn, the ranks of the Quraish would be torn apart. However, the enemy also lay in ambush of him. Jubair bin Muṭ‘im had especially brought along an Abyssinian slave by the name of Waḥshī and promised to free him on the condition that he should find some way and seek revenge by slaying Ḥamzah ra , who had killed Ṭa‘īmah bin ‘Adiyy, the paternal uncle of Jubair on the occasion of Badr. As such, Waḥshī hid somewhere and lay in ambush of him. When Ḥaḍrat Ḥamzah ra attacked someone and passed by this place, the assassin took good aim and threw his small lance below the naval, which immediately penetrated the body and came out the opposite end of his body. 3 Ḥamzah ra staggered and dropped to the ground, but mustered the strength to stand up again and endeavoured to make a leap towards Waḥshī, but stumbled to the ground again and gave his life. Thus, a strong pillar of the Muslim army was shattered. When the Holy Prophet sa was informed that Ḥamzah ra had been slain, he was deeply saddened. There is a narration that after the Ghazwah of Ṭā’if, when the assassin of Ḥamzah ra came before the Holy Prophet sa , although he forgave him, due to his love for Ḥamzah ra , he instructed that Waḥshī should not come before him. On that occasion, Waḥshī resolved in his heart that until he used the same hand by which he martyred the paternal uncle of the Messenger of God, to slay a great enemy of Islām, he would not rest. As such, in the Khilāfat of Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr ra , in the Battle of Yamāmah, he fulfilled this vow by slaying Musailamah Kadhdhāb, a false claimant of prophethood. 4 In this time of havoc, the Muslim women who had come along in this Ghazwah , were engaged in their work with remarkable diligence and zeal. They were running back and forth offering water to the Companions and tending to 1 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Idh Hammat Ṭā’ifatāni Minkum. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4065 2 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 543, Sha’nu ‘Āṣimibni Thābit, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 3 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Qatli Ḥamzah bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib ra , Ḥadīth No. 4072 4 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Qatli Ḥamzah bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib ra , Ḥadīth No. 4072