Daily Lesson 151
Sayyiduna Mus’ab Ibn Umayr رضي الله عنه (Continued from last week)
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Qualities
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1) He was very persistent that even after his family tried to force him to leave Islam stayed firm upon Islam
2) He was brave in the face of the most difficult times.
3) He had amazing will-power and had the ability to sacrifice anything for Islam which can be seen from the way he abandoned his life of luxury and adopted a life of simplicity only to freely follow Islam.
4) He had amazing characteristics and good character and was very knowledgeable with regards to deen which is why he was the first person to be made an ambassador of Islam.
5) He was very intelligent and from young, he would join senior gatherings of Makkah.
Merits
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1) The prophet ﷺ saw him, one day, with only a single piece of cloth wrapped around him which was patched up. He remembered his days of luxury and wept for him.
2) He was amongst the few companions who carried out two Hijrah. First to Abyssinia and also to Madeenah.
3) He participated in the Battle’s of Badr and Uhud, being the flag bearer in both battles.
4) He was the first person to migrate to Madeenah, he was also the first to be sent as a teacher of the Qur’an and from Makkah and he was imam for the first Jumu’ah salaah in Madeenah.
Sayyiduna Mus’ab ibn Umayr رضي الله عنه was martyred in the battle of uhad. Being the flag bearer he was holding the flag with his right hand reciting:
وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ….وَسَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ
Translation: ‘and Muhammad is but a Messenger. Messengers have passed away before him’ (Qur’an 3:144)
First, he was struck by the enemy on his right arm and as a result, his arm was cut off. Sayyiduna Mus’ab ibn Umayr رضي الله عنه picked up the flag and held it with his left hand but the enemy struck his left arm and cut that arm off too. But his determination was such that he held it with his upper arms to his chest, while still reciting the same verse.
At this point, he was struck in the chest with a spear and was martyred.
After the battle when our beloved Nabi ﷺ passed by his body, he recited the verse:
“Among the believers are men who have been true to what they have pledged to Allah. So, some of them have fulfilled their vows (by sacrificing their lives in the way of Allah.. (Qur’an 33:23)
Thereafter our beloved Nabi ﷺ said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ testifies that you are martyrs in the sight of Allah.”
At the time of his death, he did not leave anything except a single sheet which was so small that if the sahaba covered his head with it, his feet became uncovered, and if they covered his feet with it, his head became visible. So our beloved Nabi ﷺ told them to Cover his head with the sheet and place a type of grass over his feet.
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