Sacrifice of the Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them)

From the book · p. 36

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Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) for advice, and Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) and others offered their lives and wealth. Sa'd bin U'badah رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him), leader of the Ansaar, said they would dive into the sea if he commanded it, Miqdad رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) said they would fight on every side of him, and young U'mair bin Abi Waqqas رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) cried until he was allowed to come. By the time they neared Badr, the caravan had escaped to Makkah, yet Abu Jahl insisted on fighting. The Quraish took the best ground first, leaving the Muslims a sandy place with no water that was hard even to walk on.

When ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) received this information, he consulted the رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them). Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) and other Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) offered their lives and wealth. U`mair bin Abi Waqqas رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) was a young lad at that time and because of his youth, Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped him from taking part in . He began to cry. On seeing this, Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission and he joined the Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them).

Sa’d bin U`badah رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him), the leader of the , said: “By the of Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty), if you command us to dive into the sea we will do so.” He then delivered a very inspiring speech.

Hadhrat Miqdad رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “O ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him)! We will fight on your right and your left and from all sides around you.”

Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) became very pleased on hearing this and gave the order to advance. When they drew close to Badr, they realised that Abu Sufyaan had already reached Makkah with his trade caravan and a large army of the Quraish had camped on one corner of the field. Even after the trade caravan was out of danger, Abu Jahl insisted on fighting.

When the Muslim army heard of this, they went forward but the Quraish reached the battlefield before them and took control of all the spots that were advantageous for fighting. In this manner they tried to secure an upper hand. When the Muslims reached Badr, they were left with a sandy area which was not conducive for fighting. It was very difficult to even walk there and there was no sign of any water.

In brief· the site’s own summary, not the book’s words

Nabi ﷺ asked the Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم for advice, and Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه and others offered their lives and wealth. Sa'd bin U'badah رضي الله عنه, leader of the Ansaar, said they would dive into the sea if he commanded it, Miqdad رضي الله عنه said they would fight on every side of him, and young U'mair bin Abi Waqqas رضي الله عنه cried until he was allowed to come. By the time they neared Badr, the caravan had escaped to Makkah, yet Abu Jahl insisted on fighting. The Quraish took the best ground first, leaving the Muslims a sandy place with no water that was hard even to walk on.

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