Dreadful news

From the book · p. 45

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When Mus'ab bin U'mair رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him), who looked like Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), was martyred, word spread that Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) had been killed, and the Muslims began to lose hope. Ka'b bin Malik رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to see him and shouted that he was safe, and the Muslims gathered round him with joy. When the enemy surrounded Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), Ziyaad ibn Sakan رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) and four others fought for him until they were martyred, and Ziyaad رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) died with his head resting at Nabi's ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) feet.

Accounts differThe book says the news spread because Mus’ab رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) resembled Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), and adds that in some narrations “either shaytaan or one of the disbelievers screamed” it.

When Mus’ab bin U’mair رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, the news spread that ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) was martyred. This was because Hadhrat Mus`ab رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) resembled Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). It appears in some narrations that either or one of the disbelievers screamed that Muhammad ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) was killed!

When this news spread, the Muslims, began losing hope. Many great رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) were in despair, but continued fighting bravely. All of them were eagerly trying to find Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). The first to spot Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) was Hadhrat Ka’b bin Malik رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him). He screamed aloud: “O Muslims, congratulations! Our Prophet ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) is safe.”

On hearing this, the Muslim’s spirits were lifted and the signs of despondency soon faded away. They all moved towards ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) with great joy.

In the meanwhile, the disbelievers regrouped and launched an attack towards Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), but Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) was safe. Once, when they had surrounded Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked: “Who is prepared to sacrifice his life for me?” Hadhrat Ziyaad ibn Sakan رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) and four other Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) came forward and fought bravely against the disbelievers. They were all martyred. When Hadhrat Ziyaad رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) was wounded and fell to the ground, Rasulullah ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for him to be brought close. The Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) carried him to Rasulullah ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) and placed his head at the feet of Rasulullah ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) until he breathed his last. , what an honour!

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

When Mus'ab bin U'mair رضي الله عنه, who looked like Nabi ﷺ, was martyred, word spread that Nabi ﷺ had been killed, and the Muslims began to lose hope. Ka'b bin Malik رضي الله عنه was the first to see him and shouted that he was safe, and the Muslims gathered round him with joy. When the enemy surrounded Nabi ﷺ, Ziyaad ibn Sakan رضي الله عنه and four others fought for him until they were martyred, and Ziyaad رضي الله عنه died with his head resting at Nabi's ﷺ feet.

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