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Mutawakkil · 07-11-2003, 08:47 AM

As-salaamu`alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

Time's up.....and the question was.....

Q. There he lay, bleeding profusely. He had numerous wounds, from sword, spear and arrow. His foot had been cut and he had fallen into a hollow where he lay unconscious. Who was this Sahabah who had fought so bravely and what did the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihee Wassalam) say of him? [/color:ab291733ad]

A. [b:ab291733ad]TALHAH IBN UBAYDULLAH[/b:ab291733ad] 

Thereafter, the Prophet, (Sallallahu Alaihee Wassalam) said: [b:ab291733ad]"Whoever is pleased to see a man still walking on earth who had completed his span (of life), let him look at Talhah ibn Ubaydallah."[/color:ab291733ad][/b:ab291733ad]

Narrated AbuHurayrah - Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihee Wassalam) was upon the mountain of Hira' and there were along with him Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talhah, Zubayr, that the mountain stirred; thereupon Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihee Wassalam) said: [b:ab291733ad]"Be calm, there is none upon you but a Prophet, a Siddiq (the testifier of truth) and a Shaheed."[/b:ab291733ad][/color:ab291733ad]

[b:ab291733ad]He earned the title of the living martyr [/b:ab291733ad]on the battle of Uhud. Many Muslims fled the battlefield that day leaving the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wasallam, with only a handful of his companions. The Prophet and the companions climbed the mountain when a group from the pagans followed them seeking to kill him. He asked, "Who can drive those men away and he will be my companion in Paradise?" "I can O Messenger of Allah," said Talhah. "No, stay where you are," replied the Prophet. Then a man from the Ansar offered to be the one, and the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wasallam, said yes. The man fought until he was killed. The Prophet asked, "Who can drive those men away and he will be my companion in Paradise?" Again Talhah said, "I can O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wa sallam, said, "No stay in your place," And another man from the Ansar offered to fight. He fought until he was killed. The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wasallam climbed the mountain with those with him, and the pagans were still following them. He continued asking his companions to drive them away and each time Talhah offered to help, but the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wasallam, would allow another Ansari to fight instead until all the Ansar around him were killed, and only Talhah was left with him. The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wa sallam, then said, "Now you can." Talhah sprang like a lion chasing away the enemy, and protecting the Prophet who was by then exhausted from fighting, his front tooth was broken, his forehead was gashed, blood was running all over his blessed face. Talhah would charge at the enemies keeping them away and then he would go back to the Prophet helping him climb higher. He would do this again and again until he drove away all of them and got the Prophet to a safer place. By that time Abu Bakr and Abu Ubaydah who were fighting the pagans in an area far from the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wa sallam, came up to him to help him, but he said, "Leave me and go help your friend," meaning Talhah. When they got to Talhah, they found him bleeding profusely; his body pierced in more then seventy places by the swords and the spears of the pagans, his hand was severed and he was laying unconscious in a ditch. Later the Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa sallam said, "Whoever would like to see a man who is still walking on earth after he has met his death, he should see Talhah ibn Ubaydillah." And that is how he earned the title of the 'living martyr'. Whenever the battle of Uhud was mentioned to Abu Bakr, he would say, "That was a day that belonged all to Talhah (meaning that he had saved the day)."

Q. Would somebody else like to "host" a few questions for the thread?[/color:ab291733ad]

WasSalaamu alaykum

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[b:ab291733ad]Blessed be the name of thy Lord full of Majesty Bounty and Honor. 55:78

Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! 13.28[/b:ab291733ad]

[b:ab291733ad]ALLAHUMMA[/b:ab291733ad] O Allah 

[b:ab291733ad]IN-NE AS'ALUKA[/b:ab291733ad] I ask You for

[b:ab291733ad]ILMAN NAFI'AN[/b:ab291733ad] Beneficial knowledge

[b:ab291733ad]WA RIZQ-AN TAYYIBAN [/b:ab291733ad]And a good provision

[b:ab291733ad]WA AMALAN MUTAQABBALA [/b:ab291733ad]And Deeds that are accepted [/color:ab291733ad]

[b:ab291733ad]SUBHANAK ALLAAHUMA WA BIHAMDIK[/b:ab291733ad] Glory & praise & gratitude is to You Oh Allah;

[b:ab291733ad]ASH-HADU ALLAA ILLAHAA ILLA ANT[/b:ab291733ad] I bear witness there is none that has the right to my worship but You; 

[b:ab291733ad]ASTAGHFIRUKA WA A TUBU EELLAIK[/b:ab291733ad] I ask Your forgiveness and repent unto You.[/color:ab291733ad]

I pray to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to forgive me for any errors or shortcomings. May Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala keep us on the Path that pleases Him. Ameen![/color:ab291733ad][/size:ab291733ad]

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