Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 572
CHAPTER 24 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Amiability in Wars 572 being attacked from the back). So the forward battalion of the Muslim army turned around and faced its own people. They got so entangled with each other that it was difficult to ascertain as to who was a friend and who was a foe. Hadrat Hudhaifah ra suddenly saw his father Yam a n, who was a devoted Companion and was in danger from Muslims surrounding him. The poor man kept on shouting, "He is my father, he is my father, save him. " But his voice was drowned in the noise. His father was martyred by the Muslims. 26 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa showed kindness to his Companion and awarded him blood money for his father. Ma h m u d bin Lab i d An sa r i ra relates, Hadrat Yam a n ra was a devoted Companion of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa who despite his old age participated in the Battle of Uhud. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa appointed him and another old companion of his, Th a bit ra for safeguarding women and children in Mad i nah. When they saw the Muslims retreating, in their zeal for martyrdom they came and joined in the fight. Th a bit ra was martyred by the enemy but in the confusion resulting from the Muslim turning against their own people, Yam a n was killed by ‘Utbah bin Mas‘ u d, a brother of ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d. Hadrat Hudhaifah ra only said; "You have killed my father. " In reply he was told that this happened because he could not recognize him.