The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 346
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 346 chief of the Anṣār. Is he alive or has he been martyred? During battle I saw that he was perilously surrounded by the lances of the enemy. ” Upon the instruction of the Holy Prophet sa , Ubayy bin Ka‘b ra , a Companion from among the Anṣār began to search for Sa‘d ra here and there on the battlefield, but to no avail. Finally, he began to exclaim in a loud voice, and called out the name of Sa‘d ra again and again, but no sign of him could be found. Losing hope, he was about to return when he suddenly thought that he should call out with the name of the Holy Prophet sa , and perhaps in this manner a clue may be found. As such, he began to call out, “Where is Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabī‘? The Messenger of Allāh has sent me to him. ” At the sound of this, an electric current surged through the half-dead body of Sa‘d ra ; suddenly becoming alert, but in a very soft voice, he responded, “Who is it? I am here. ” When Ubayy bin Ka‘b ra peered into the distance, amongst a pile of dead bodies, he caught sight of Sa‘d ra , who at the time was in his final breaths, giving up his life. Ubayy bin Ka‘b ra said, “The Holy Prophet sa has sent me so that I may inform him of your condition. ” Sa‘d ra responded: “Submit my greetings of peace to the Messenger of Allāh, and tell him: May Allāh grant you the spiritual reward which is given to all the Prophets of God due to the sacrifice and sincerity of their followers to a greater extent than all the other Prophets, and grant you the delight of your eyes. Convey my greetings of peace to my Muslim brethren as well and tell my people that: If the slightest injury is inflicted upon the Holy Prophet sa while even a breath of life remains in you, then remember that you shall have no excuse before God. ” After these words, Sa‘d ra gave his life. 1 One honourable man from among the martyrs of Uḥud was Muṣ‘ab bin ‘Umair ra. He was the first Muhājir who came to Madīnah as a missionary of Islām. In the era of the Jahiliyyah , among the young men of Makkah, Muṣ‘ab ra was considered to be the most well-dressed and elegant, and lived in great comfort and luxury. 2 After accepting Islām, his condition was 1 * Al-Muwaṭṭā, By Imām Mālik bin Anas, Kitābul-Jihād, Bābut-Targhībi Fil-Jihād, Ḥadīth No. 1013 * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 2, pp. 445-446, Ghazwatu Uḥud, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 542, Sha’nu ‘Āṣimibni Thābit, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 2 Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 6, p. 98, Muṣ‘abubnu ‘Umair, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005)