Modeling the Spirit of Friends in Jihad

From Anas bin Malik radhiallahu anhu he told a story,

بعث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بسيسة عينا ينظر ما صنعت عير أبي سفيان فجاء وما في البيت أحد غيري وغير رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لا أدري ما استثنى بعض نسائه قال فحدثه الحديث قال فخرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتكلم فقال إن لنا طَلِبَةً فَمَنْ كَانَ ظَهْرُهُ حَاضِرًا فَلْيَرْكَبْ مَعَنَا فَجَعَلَ رِجَالٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَهُ فِي ظُهْرَانِهِمْ فِي عُلْوِ الْمَدِين ة فقال لا إلا من كان ظهره حاضرا فانطلق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه حتى سبقوا المشركين إلى بدر وجاء المشركون فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يقدمن أحد منكم إلى شيء حتى أكون أنا دونه فدنا المشركون فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قوموا َلَى جَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ قَالَ يَقُولُ عُمَيْرُ بْنُ الْحُمَامِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَا رَسُول الله جنة عرضها السموات والأرض قال نعم قال بخ بخ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما يحملك على قولك بخ بخ قال لا والله يا رسول الله إلا رجاءة أن أكون من أهلها قال فإنك من أهلها فأخرج تمرات من قرنه فجعل يأكل منهن ثم قال لئن أَنَا حَيِيتُ حَتَّى آكُلَ تَمَرَاتِي هَذِهِ إِنَّهَا لَحَيَاةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ قَالَ فَرَمَى بِمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ التَّمْرِ ثُمَّ قَاتَلَهُمْ حَتَّى قُتِلَ

The Messenger of Allaah aih alaihi wasallam once sent Busaisah as a spy to spy on the movements of the caravan of Abu Sufyan. Busaisah then came while at home there was no one but me and the Prophet sallallaahu aih alaihi wasallam. Anas said, "I do not know whether he privileges a portion of his wife (to hear confidential news) or not." Anas continued, "Then Busaisah delivered her report. Then the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam came out and said, "We are leaving now for a purpose, who is ready for the vehicle, then go with us." Then some men asked his permission to take his vehicle outside the city of Medina, but he said , "No, enough people who have vehicles are ready."

Then the Prophet sallalla ahu alaihi wasallam and his companions departed so that they first arrived at Badr rather than the idolaters. Not long after the polytheists arrived, the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said, "Do not act at all before you have an order from me." When the polytheists draw nearer, the Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wasallam said, "Go you to heaven, the breadth of the sky and the earth. "Anas said," Suddenly 'Umair bin Al-Humam Al-Ansari said, "O Messenger of Allah, a heaven that is as broad as heaven and earth?" He replied: "Yes."' Umair said, "Wow, wow ! "Then the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said," Why are you saying wah, wah? "Umair replied," No, for the sake of Allah O Messenger of Allah, I did not say it except because I wished I would be the occupant. "He said," Surely you are from the occupants. "Then he took out a few dates from his pocket and ate some of them. After that he said, "If I am still alive until I spend all of my kurmaku, of course it is an old life." Anas said, "Then the dates that were left in his hand he threw away then he went to battle until he died." (HR Muslim no. 1901).

From Anas Radhiallahu Anhu he said,

غاب عمي أنس بن النضر عن قتال بدر فقال يا رسول الله غبت عن أول قتال قاتلت المشركين لئن الله أشهدني قتال المشركين ليرين الله ما أصنع فلما كان يوم أحد وانكشف المسلمون قال اللهم إني أعتذر إليك مما صنع هؤلاء يعني أصحابه وأبرأ إليك مما صنع هؤلاء يعني المشركين ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ يَا سَعْدُ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ الْجَنَّةَ وَرَبّ النضر إني أجد ريحها من دون أحد قال سعد فما استطعت يا رسول الله ما صنع قال أنس فوجدنا به بضعا وثمانين ضربة بالسيف أو طعنة برمح أو رمية بسهم ووجدناه قد قتل وقد مثل به المشركون فما عرفه أحد إلا أخته ببنانه

My uncle named Anas bin an-Nadhar did not join the battle of Badar, so he said, "O Messenger of Allah, I did not participate when you first fought against the idolaters. If Allah allows me to be able to fight against the polytheists, surely God will see what I will do ". When there was the war of Uhud and the Muslims who escaped from the battlefield, he said, "O Allah, I ask for your old age from what they did - that is, the Companions of the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam - and I was released from what done by them - namely the polytheists - ".

He (An-Nadhr) then advanced to the battlefield but before he met Sa'ad bin Mu'adz. So he said to him, "O Sa'ad bin Mu'adz, heaven. For the sake of his Rabb An-Nadhar, really I smell the fragrance of heaven from behind Uhud's hill. " Sa'ad said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am not able to do what he did". Anas said, "Then we found him with eighty wounds more sabers or stabbing spears or being hit by arrows. We found him killed when the Mushrikin mutilated his body so that no one could recognize him except his sister who recognized his fingers. " (Narrated by Al-Bukhari no. 2805 and Muslim no. 1903).

From Syaddad bin Al-Had radhiallahu anhu he told a story,

أن رجلا من الأعراب جاء إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فآمن به واتبعه ثم قال أهاجر معك فأوصى به النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعض أصحابه فلما كانت غزوة غنم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم سبيا فقسم وقسم له فأعطى أصحابه ما قسم له وكان يرعى ظهرهم فلما جاء دَفَعُوهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا قَالُوا قِسْمٌ قَسَمَهُ لَكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخَذَه فجاء به إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال ما هذا قال قسمته لك قال ما على هذا اتبعتك ولكني اتبعتك على أن أرمى إلى هاهنا وأشار إلى حلقه بسهم فأموت فأدخل الجنة فقال إن تصدق الله يصدقك فلبثوا قليلا ثم نهضوا في قتال العدو فأتي به النبي صلى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحْمَلُ قَدْ أَصَابَهُ سَهْمٌ حَيْثُ أَشَارَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَهُوَ هُوَ قالوا نعم قال صدق الله فصدقه ثم كفنه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في جبة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم قدمه فصلى عليه فكان فيما ظهر من صلاته اللهم هذا عبدك خرج مهاجرا في سبيلك فقتل شهيدا أنا شهيد على ذلك

There was a man from the Badui coming to meet the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam, then he believed and followed him Then he said, "I will emigrate with you?" So he entrusted the person to some of his friends. After the war, the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam got the ghanimah (spoils of war) in the form of a prisoner, he shared and shared for him, then he gave his friends something he shared for him and he himself was arranging their affairs. After he arrived, he gave it to the person, then he said, "What is this?" They replied, "The part which the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam shared with you." Then he took it and brought it to the Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wasallam, then asked, "What is this?" He said, "I have divided it for you." He said, "Not for this I follow you. But I followed you so that I was pelted here - he pointed to his throat with a spear - until I died and I entered heaven. "He said," If you are honest with God, Allah will be honest with you. "

Not long after, the friends returned to fight against the enemy. After selesia war the person was taken to the place of the Prophet sallallaahu aih alaihi wasallam by means of being transported, he was hit by a spear where he pointed. So the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said, "Is he the person?" They replied, "Yes." He said, "He was right in promising to Allah and realizing his request." Then the Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wasallam memorized him with his robe sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam . He advanced it and ordained it. Among the readings in his prayer are, "O Allah, this is Your servant, He has come forth in Your way. Then he was killed in a state of martyrdom, and I became a witness to that. "(Narrated by An-Nasai no. 1927 and pronounced saheeh by Al-Arna`uth in Ta’liq Zad Al-Maad: 3/324).



Lessons from the stories above:

1. The strength of the faith and trust of the companions in the promises of Allah Ta'ala.

2. Very much in love with them for martyrdom.

3. The magnitude of their courage in jihad.

4. They rush to goodness without stalling for time even though it is only for eating some regular grains.

5. In the hadith of Syaddad bin Al-Had there is a prayer guide in prayer, if his body is a person who is martyred.