F) ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Amr bin Haraam, may Allah be pleased with him
‘Abdullaah bin ‘Amr bin Haraam, may Allah be pleased with him, insisted on setting out to take part in the Battle of Uhud. He addressed his son Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, saying, “O Jaabir, do not grieve that you are among these who remain in Madeenah until you know what our destiny will be. Indeed, by Allah, were I not to leave after my death daughters belonging to me [for whom I fear], I would have liked that you should be killed in front of me as a martyr.” [Al-Bukhari]
He also said to his son, “I think that I will be among the Companions of the Prophet to be martyred. I do not leave anyone behind dearer to me than you, except Allah's Messenger. I owe a debt which you should fulfill [on my behalf], and be kind and good to your sisters.” [Al-Bukhari]
He set out with the Muslims, and attained martyrdom in the way of Allah. He was killed in the battle of Uhud. We will let Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, tell us about that saying, “When my father was martyred, I lifted the sheet from his face and wept. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah forbade me from doing this, but the Prophet did not forbid me. Then my paternal aunt began weeping and the Prophet said: ‘It is the same whether you weep or not. The angels kept shading him with their wings until you lifted him [from the battlefield].’” [Al-Bukhari]
It is reported on the authority of Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said
[When my father was killed on the Day of Uhud,] the Messenger of Allah said: “O Jabir, why do I see you in anguish?” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, my father has been martyred, and he has left dependents and a debt [that needs to be paid].” He said: “Should I not tell you with what Allah [Himself] met your father?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah [tell me]!” He said: “Never has Allah spoken to anyone [in the world] but from behind a screen, and He spoke to your father while facing him. He said, ‘O My servant, ask for [whatever you like] so that I would give it to you.’ He said, ‘O Lord, bring me back to life so that I would be killed in Your cause once again.’ The Lord Almighty said, ‘It has been decreed earlier by Me that to it [the life of the worldly life] those [who die] never return.’ He said, ‘O Lord, tell those [whom I left] behind me [from among the living, how happy and blessed we are, so that they would be encouraged to sacrifice their own souls in Your Cause].’” Upon this, Allah The Almighty revealed the verse in which says [what means]: {And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.} [Quran 3:169] [Ibn Maajah, Al-Albaani – Saheeh]
Before the Battle of Uhud, ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, saw a dream. He said before the Battle of Uhud, “I saw in my sleep Mubashshir bin ‘Abdul-Munthir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said to me, ‘You shall come to us within a few days.’ I asked him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘We are in Paradise in which we graze [of its fruits] as we please.’ I said to him, ‘Were you not killed on the day of [the Battle of] Badr?’ He said, ‘Yes. But I was brought to life [in Paradise].’”
He mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah who remarked: “This is martyrdom, O Abu Jaabir!” This vision came true, by the bounty and favor of Allah The Almighty.
G) Khathaymah Abu Sa’d, may Allah be pleased with him
Khathaymah Abu Sa’d said, after his son was killed as a martyr in the battle of Badr,
I was not chosen to attend the battle of Badr, in spite of the fact that, by Allah, I was keen on fighting there. I encouraged my son to participate and he was chosen and was killed as a martyr. Last night, I saw my son in a vision in which he was in the best appearance enjoying the fruits and rivers of Paradise. He was saying, “Come on, and you will accompany me in Paradise, as I have found all that Allah had promised to be true.” I [Khathaymah] said, “O Prophet, by Allah, I yearn to accompany him in Paradise, and I have become very old and very weak. I wish to meet my Lord, so invoke Allah to grant me martyrdom, and to accompany Sa’d in Paradise.”
The Prophet invoked Allah for him, and he was killed as a martyr in the battle of Uhud.
H) Wahb Al-Muzani and his nephew, may Allah be pleased with them
Wahb bin Qaaboos Al-Muzani came in the company of his nephew, Al-Haarith bin ‘Uqbah bin Qaaboos Al-Muzani, with their sheep from the mountain of Muzaynah. They found no man in Madeenah, and when they asked about the people they were told that they were in Uhud, as the Messenger of Allah had set out to fight the Mushriks (polytheists) of the Quraysh. They said, “We only seek the Prophet.”
They set out until they came to the Messenger of Allah in Uhud. They found the people of disbelief being killed, and the turn of victory was in favor of the Messenger of Allah and his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. They took part with the Muslims in collecting booty. Then, the horsemen of the Quraysh led by Khaalid bin Al-Waleed and ‘Ikrimah bin Abu Jahl, came from behind their backs, and put the Muslims to difficulty. They fought ferociously.
A division of the Mushriks came out, and the Messenger of Allah said: “Who will confront this division?” Wahb bin Qaaboos, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I [will], O Messenger of Allah.” He stood and shot them with arrows until they turned away, and then he returned. Then, another division came out, and the Messenger of Allah said: “Who will confront this division?” Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I [will], O Messenger of Allah.” He stood and averted its men with his sword until they turned back. Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him, then came back. A third division appeared, and the Messenger of Allah said: “Who can deal with these?” Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I [will], O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Stand and receive the glad tidings of Paradise.” Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him, stood with pleasure saying, “By Allah, I will not go back on what I have decided.” He stood and broke through them and went on striking with his sword, while the Messenger of Allah was looking at the Muslims, until he came out on their farthest side. The Messenger of Allah kept saying: “O Allah, have mercy upon him!” He returned and broke through them once again. He remained as such while they were enclosing upon him, until he came under their swords and lances, and they killed him with twenty deadly lance strikes.
On that day, his body was brutally mutilated. Then, his nephew stood and fought like his uncle had fought, until he was killed. ‘Umar bin Al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him, would say, “The dearest of deaths to me is that which Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him, died.”
Bilaal bin Al-Haarith Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him, related
We attended [the Battle of] Al-Qaadisiyyah with Sa‘d bin Abi Waqqaas, may Allah be pleased with him, and when Allah granted us victory and the spoils were distributed among us, a young man belonging to the family of Qaaboos of Muzaynah was left out. I brought him to Sa‘d when he woke up, and he enquired, “Bilaal?” I answered in the affirmative. He welcomed me and asked me about the man who was in my company. I said, “He is a young man from my people, belonging to the family of Qaaboos.” Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “What is your relationship, O young man, from Al-Muzani who was killed on the Day of Uhud?” He said, “I am his nephew.”
Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Welcome! May Allah please the eye with seeing you. I saw from this man [your paternal uncle] something on the Day of Uhud I have never seen from anyone else. I saw that the Mushriks had encircled us from all sides, and the Messenger of Allah was standing among us, and divisions appeared from every side. The Messenger of Allah was scrutinizing the people and saying: ‘Who can face that division?’ Every time [he said so] Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him, replied, ‘I, O Messenger of Allah.’ He averted a division every time. However, I cannot forget the last time he stood, whereupon the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Stand, and receive the glad tidings of Paradise.’
Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, resumed, “I stood after him, and Allah knows that I hoped for the same martyrdom he had hoped for on that day. We plunged into their circle, and then returned, and the second time - they killed him and I wished, by Allah, that I would have been killed with him on that day. However, the term of my death was delayed.”
Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, immediately asked for his [own] share which he gave to him [this young man from the family of Qaboos], and more besides. He said to him, “You are given the freedom to choose whether to stay with us or return to your family.” [Bilaal, may Allah be pleased with him, said], “He wants to return.” Thus, he returned.
Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I bear witness that I saw the Messenger of Allah standing by his side after he had been killed, saying, “May Allah be pleased with you, for I am pleased with you.” Then, I saw the Messenger of Allah having stood on his grave, in spite of his severe injury, and I knew that standing was difficult for him, until he was put in the burial place having over him a Burdah [sheet] with green marks. The Messenger of Allah stretched the Burdah over his head and covered it. As it was too short to cover but half of his legs, he commanded us to collect rue and place it on [the remaining portion of] his legs, while he was in his burial place. Then he turned away. There is no state in which I would like to die, and meet Allah that is dearer to me than that of Al-Muzani, may Allah be pleased with him.
This is what faith does for the believers. Wahb Al-Muzani and his nephew, may Allah be pleased with them, left their sheep in Madeenah and joined the ranks of fighting Muslims and were eager to attain martyrdom, thereupon Allah The Almighty honored them with it. The effect of that heroism drawn by Al-Muazni, may Allah be pleased with him, remained in the memory of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. Nearly thirteen years after the Battle of Uhud, Sa‘d bin Abi Waqqaas, may Allah be pleased with him, remembered it immediately once he heard the name of a man belonging to the clan of Al-Muzani, and hoped to die and meet Allah The Almighty in a state like that in which Al-Muzani died.