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B) Mus’ab bin ’Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him
It was narrated on the authority of Khabbaab, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said
We emigrated with the Prophet 
in the cause of Allah, and so our reward became due and assured with Allah. Some of us died, while not taking anything from their rewards in this world, among whom was Mus‘ab bin ‘Umayr, [may Allah be pleased with him,] who was martyred on the Day of Uhud leaving a striped woolen cloak. When we covered his head with it, his feet became uncovered, and when we covered his feet, his head became uncovered. So, the Messenger of Allah ordered us to cover his head and put some Ithkhir [i.e. a special kind of grass] on his feet. [On the other hand] some of us have had their fruits ripened [in this world], and are collecting them. [Al-Bukhari]
in the cause of Allah, and so our reward became due and assured with Allah. Some of us died, while not taking anything from their rewards in this world, among whom was Mus‘ab bin ‘Umayr, [may Allah be pleased with him,] who was martyred on the Day of Uhud leaving a striped woolen cloak. When we covered his head with it, his feet became uncovered, and when we covered his feet, his head became uncovered. So, the Messenger of Allah ordered us to cover his head and put some Ithkhir [i.e. a special kind of grass] on his feet. [On the other hand] some of us have had their fruits ripened [in this world], and are collecting them. [Al-Bukhari]It was narrated on the authority of ‘Abdur-Rahmaan bin ‘Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, that a meal was once brought to him as he was finishing a fast; he responded, “Mus‘ab bin ‘Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, was martyred, and he was better than I, and there was nothing to shroud him in but a Burdah [a sheet]. Hamzah, may Allah be pleased with him, or another person, was martyred and he was better than I, and there was nothing to shroud him in but a Burdah. Then, worldly wealth was bestowed upon us and we were given a great deal of it. We are afraid that the reward of our deeds has been given to us in advance in this life.” ‘Abdur-Rahmaan bin ‘Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, then started weeping so much that he left the food. [Al-Bukhari]
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said
On his return from the Battle of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah came upon Mus‘ab bin ‘Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, and he had been killed. He stood by his side, invoked good upon him, and then recited the following verse [in which Allah The Almighty Says what means]: {Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah . Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration.} [Quran 33:23] Then, the Messenger of Allah said: “I witness that these will be martyrs in the sight of Allah on the Day of Judgment. So go and visit them [in their graves]. By Him in whose Hand is my soul [i.e. Allah], until the Day of Judgment, none will greet them with peace except that they will return the greeting to him.” [Al-Haakim in his Mustadrak and Ath-Thahabi agreed with him]
came upon Mus‘ab bin ‘Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him, and he had been killed. He stood by his side, invoked good upon him, and then recited the following verse [in which Allah The Almighty Says what means]: {Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah . Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration.} [Quran 33:23] Then, the Messenger of Allah said: “I witness that these will be martyrs in the sight of Allah on the Day of Judgment. So go and visit them [in their graves]. By Him in whose Hand is my soul [i.e. Allah], until the Day of Judgment, none will greet them with peace except that they will return the greeting to him.” [Al-Haakim in his Mustadrak and Ath-Thahabi agreed with him]C) Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabee‘, may Allah be pleased with him
Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, was a Companion whom the Prophet loved and asked to keep the news of the march of the Quraysh a secret. After the Battle of Uhud ended, the Prophet said: “Who will bring me news of Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabee‘? Is he amongst the living or the dead?” This is because the Prophet had seen the spears of the enemies waving close to him. Ubayy bin Ka‘b, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I will bring his news for you, O Messenger of Allah.”
loved and asked to keep the news of the march of the Quraysh a secret. After the Battle of Uhud ended, the Prophet said: “Who will bring me news of Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabee‘? Is he amongst the living or the dead?” This is because the Prophet had seen the spears of the enemies waving close to him. Ubayy bin Ka‘b, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I will bring his news for you, O Messenger of Allah.”The Prophet said to him: “If you find Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabee‘, convey my greetings of peace to him, and tell him that the Messenger of Allah is asking how he is.” Ubayy, may Allah be pleased with him, found him wounded and breathing his last breath, so he said to him, “The Messenger of Allah ordered me to find out whether you are amongst the living or the dead.” Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him said, “Tell him that I have been stabbed twelve times and am mortally wounded.” In another authentic narration, Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him said, “May greetings of peace be upon the Messenger of Allah and upon you! Tell him ‘O Messenger of Allah, I find the smell of Paradise’. Also, tell my people, the Ansaar [helpers], that they will have no excuse before Allah if the Messenger of Allah is slain while any one of them is still alive.” Ubayy, may Allah be pleased with him, added, “Then Sa‘d died 
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said to him: “If you find Sa‘d bin Ar-Rabee‘, convey my greetings of peace to him, and tell him that the Messenger of Allah is asking how he is.” Ubayy, may Allah be pleased with him, found him wounded and breathing his last breath, so he said to him, “The Messenger of Allah ordered me to find out whether you are amongst the living or the dead.” Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him said, “Tell him that I have been stabbed twelve times and am mortally wounded.” In another authentic narration, Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him said, “May greetings of peace be upon the Messenger of Allah and upon you! Tell him ‘O Messenger of Allah, I find the smell of Paradise’. Also, tell my people, the Ansaar [helpers], that they will have no excuse before Allah if the Messenger of Allah is slain while any one of them is still alive.” Ubayy, may Allah be pleased with him, added, “Then Sa‘d died .”Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, was keen to give advice to his Muslim brothers and sisters, and remind the Muslims of their duties towards Allah The Almighty and His Messenger in the throes of death. This marks the strength of his faith and keenness to keep his allegiance that neither his imminent death nor the pain of his wounds prevented him from.
D) ‘Abdullaah bin Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with him
Sa‘d bin Abi Waqqaas, may Allah be pleased with him, said that ‘Abdullaah bin Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with him, said on the Day of Uhud, “Should we not invoke Allah?” People moved aside and Sa‘d invoked Allah The Almighty saying, “O Allah, when I meet the enemy, endow me with a man of great strength and might to fight against, and then bestow upon me victory over him so that I can kill him and take his belongings.” ‘Abdullaah bin Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with him, added, “Ameen.” Then he said, “O Allah, endow me with a man of great might and strength to fight against in your cause, and then make him seize me and cut off my nose and ear, so that when I meet You tomorrow, You will ask me: ‘Who cut off your nose and ear?’ I would say, ‘They were cut off in Your cause and in the cause of Your Messenger.’ You then would say, ‘You have told the truth’”.
Sa‘d, may Allah be pleased with him, commented, “O my son, the invocation of ‘Abdullaah bin Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with him, was better than mine. Towards the end of the day, I saw him with his nose and ear hanging by a thread.” This narration makes it permissible for a man to invoke to be killed in the cause of Allah and hope for that. This, of course, differs from hoping for death, which is forbidden.
E) Hanthalah bin Abu ‘Aamir, may Allah be pleased with him, upon whose body the angels performed Ghusl (ritual bathing)
When the Mushriks (polytheists) were exposed to defeat, Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him, struck the horse of Abu Sufyaan bin Harb, and he fell down on the ground. Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him, rushed, intending to slay him, but Al-Aswad bin Shaddaad, also known as Ibn Sha‘oob, caught him. He attacked Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him, with his lance and struck him a fatal blow. Seriously wounded, Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him, walked towards him while holding his lance, but he gave him another strike which killed him. When this was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah he said: “I have seen the angels making Ghusl on him between the heaven and the earth with rainwater in a silver bowl.” The Messenger of Allah then said: “Ask his family about that.” When his wife was asked about him she said, “He set out while being in the state of Janaabah [ritual impurity] once he heard the call for battle.” The Messenger of Allah said: “This is why the angels performed Ghuslf on him.”
he said: “I have seen the angels making Ghusl on him between the heaven and the earth with rainwater in a silver bowl.” The Messenger of Allah then said: “Ask his family about that.” When his wife was asked about him she said, “He set out while being in the state of Janaabah [ritual impurity] once he heard the call for battle.” The Messenger of Allah said: “This is why the angels performed Ghuslf on him.”According to the narration of Al-Waaqidiyy, may Allah have mercy upon,
Hanthalah bin Abu ‘Aamir, may Allah be pleased with him, married Jameelah bint ‘Abdullaah bin Ubayy bin Salool, may Allah be pleased with her. She was brought to him to consummate their marriage on the night prior to the morning on which the battle of Uhud broke out. He had sought the permission of the Messenger of Allah to spend the night with her, and he was given permission. When he offered the Fajr prayer, he set out early intending to go to the Messenger of Allah but Jameelah, may Allah be pleased with her, would not leave him, and so he returned and had intercourse with her. Then, he set out.
to spend the night with her, and he was given permission. When he offered the Fajr prayer, he set out early intending to go to the Messenger of Allah but Jameelah, may Allah be pleased with her, would not leave him, and so he returned and had intercourse with her. Then, he set out.Earlier, she had sent him to four of her people to make them witnesses that he had consummated marriage with her. Later on, she was asked why she did so; she said, “I saw [in a dream] as if the sky was opened, and Hanthalah entered it, and then it was closed once again. I thought it to be the [portent of] martyrdom.” She then took witnesses that he had consummated marriage with her. She bore from him ‘Abdullaah. Later, Thaabit bin Qays, may Allah be pleased with him, married her, and she bore Muhammad bin Thaabit bin Qays for him.
Many lessons can be derived from this narration, including:
1- The attachment of Jameelah bint ‘Abdullaah, may Allah be pleased with her, to Hanthalah bin Abu ‘Aamir, may Allah be pleased with him, was very strong; when she saw this dream of him which she interpreted to mean martyrdom, even though in that case it would have been better for her to leave him in order that she would not become pregnant from him, which would have made her less attractive in the sight of other potential suitors. However, her heart was attached to him and she had the hope that she should become pregnant from him and bear his child who would have attained a high degree of uprightness and then be expected to be a martyr himself. She attained what she had hoped for. She became pregnant from him, and bore a male child named ‘Abdullaah, who had an exalted status afterwards. He would later say, with pride, “I am the son of the man on whom the angels performed Ghusl.”
2- The great enthusiasm of Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him, to face the enemies of Allah, was clearly shown from his swiftness to set out to the battlefield, to the extent that he had no time to perform Ghusl for himself from the state of Janaabah.
3- His outstanding bravery emerged when he faced the leader of the Mushriks, Abu Sufyaan bin Harb, given that the leader was always surrounded by those who protected him, and that he was a horseman, while Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him, was just a footman.
4- Divine honor was represented by the descent of the angels to wash the dead body of Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him, with rainwater in a silver bowl between the heaven and the earth.
5- A prophetic miracle was clear when the Messenger of Allah informed his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, that the angels had preformed Ghusl for the dead body of Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him. The Messenger of Allah saw the scene of washing by the angels, while the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, did not.
informed his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, that the angels had preformed Ghusl for the dead body of Hanthalah, may Allah be pleased with him. The Messenger of Allah saw the scene of washing by the angels, while the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, did not.6- If a martyr is killed while being in the state of Janaabah, he should be washed just as the angels washed the dead body of Hanthalah bin Abu ‘Aamir, may Allah be pleased with him.
