Sunday 15 July 2012

Habib Ibn Zayd Al-Ansari R.A Sahaba




He evolved up within a house filled with the fragrance of iman, and within a relations whereas everyone was imbued with the mettle of sacrifice. Habib's husband, Zayd ibn Asim, was one of the former fellows within Yathrib towards agree Islam and his mother, the applauded Nusaybah bint Kab known as Umm Ammarah, was the former woman towards carry arms within defence of Islam and within cooperation of the blessed Prophet.
Habib, still at a romantic age, was favored towards go with his mother, husband, maternal aunt and brother towards Makkah with the pioneering category of seventy five whom pledged fealty towards the Prophet at Aqabah and performed a decisive role within shaping the morning history o f Islam.
At Aqabah, within the darkness of the night, the young Habib lengthened out his low hand and pledged loyalty towards the Prophet. From that day, the Prophet, silence and blessings of God onto him, became dearer towards Habib than his own mother or husband and Islam became many meaningful towards him than any look after his personal safety.
Habib did not participate within the Battle of Badr because he was too young. Neither did he possess the opportunity towards rob portion within the battle of Uhud because he was still conceived too young towards carry arms.
Thereafter, however, he took portion within everybody the engagemen ts which the Prophet battled and within everybody he distinguished himself via his bravery and goodwill towards sacrifice. Although each of these battles had its own importance and was requiring within its own distance, they served towards prepare Habib for what was towards prove the mos t horrible encounter of his life, the violence of which is deeply soul-shaking. Let ourselves pursue this awesome story from the beginning. By the ninth year as soon as the Hijrah, Islam had transmit broadly and had become the dominant drag within the Arabian peninsula. Delegations of tribes from everybody again the land converged onto Makkah towards greet the Messe nger of God, silence be upon him, and proclaim ahead of him, their receipt of Islam.
Among these delegations was one from the highlands of Najd, from the Banu Hanilab. At the outskirts of Makkah, the members of the delegation tethered their mounts and appointed Musaylamah ibn Habib as their spokesman and representative. Musaylamah went towards the Prophet, silence be upon him. and informed his people's receipt of Islam. The Prophet welcomed them and handled them most generously. Each, incorporating Musaylamah, was showed with a gift.
On his replace towards Najd the ambitious and self-seeking Musaylamah recanted and provided up his allegiance towards the Prophet. He stood among the civilians and proclaimed that a prophet had been posted via God towards the Banu Hanifah just as God had posted Muhammad ibn Abdullah towards the Quraysh.
For various reasons and below a flavor of pressures, the Banu Hanilab began towards mobilise round him. Most pursued him out of tribal loyalty or asabiyyah. Indeed one member of the tribe declared: "I testify that Muhammad is indeed truthful and that Musaylama h is indeed an imposter. But the imposter of Rabiah (the tribal confederation towards which the Banu Hanilab belonged) is dearer towards me that the genuine and truthful fellow from Mudar (the tribal confederation towards which the Quraysh belonged)."
Before long, the number of Musaylamah's followers increased and he felt mighty, mighty adequate towards compose the consecutive letter towards the Prophet, silence be upon him: "From Musaylamah, the messenger of God towards Muhammad, the messenger of God. Peace be onto you. I am rehearsed towards share this mission with you. I shall possess (control over) halves the land and you shall possess the else half. But the Quraysh are an aggressive people."
Musaylamah despatched two of his men with the letter towards the Prophet. When the letter was read towards the Prophet, he asked the two men: "And what do you yourselves say approximately this matter?" "We affirm what the letter says," they replied. "By God," remarked the Prop het, "were it not for the fact that emissaries are not killed I would possess smitten both your necks." He otherwise wrote towards Musaylamah: "In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Compassionate. From Muhammad the Messenger of God, towards Musaylamah the imposter.
Peace be upon whoever pursues the guidance. God shall bequeath the earth towards whosoever of His servants He wishes and the final success shall be for those whom are careful of their obligation towards God." He posted the letter with the two men.

Musaylamah's evil and corrupting influence persisted towards transmit and the Prophet conceived it necessary towards post another letter towards him inviting him towards discard his misguided ways. The Prophet chose Habib ibn Zayd towards rob this letter towards Musaylamah. Habib was via this moment within the prime of his youth and a steady believer within the truth of Islam with every fibre of his being.
Habib ventured his mission readily and proceeded as hastily as he could towards the highlands of the Najd, the region of the Banu Hanilab. He showed the letter towards Musaylamah.
Musaylamah was convulsed with sour rage. His face was horrible towards behold. He commissioned Habib towards be put within chains and towards be carried back ahead of him the consecutive day.
On the consecutive day, Musaylamah presided again his assembly. On his right and onto his deserted were his senior editors, there towards further his evil cause. The ordinary civilians were licenced towards enter. He otherwise commissioned Habib, shackled within his chains, towards be carried befo re him.
Habib stood amid this crammed, hate-filled gathering. He remained upright, dignified and proud want a tough spear firmly implanted within the ground, unyielding.
Musaylamah swung towards him and asked: "Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of God?"
"Yes," Habib replied. "I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of God."
Musaylamah was visibly angry. "And do you testify that I am the Messenger of God?" He was almost pressuring, rather than questioning. "My ears possess been clogged against hearing what you claim," answered Habib.
Musaylamah's face affected color, his lips cowered within anger and he exclaimed towards his executioner, "Cut off a chip of his body."
With sword within hand, the threatening executioner gained towards Habib and severed one of his limbs. Musaylamah otherwise put the equivalent question towards him once many and Habib's reactions were the same. He affirmed his principle within Muhammad as the Messenger of God and at the expense of his own life he rejected towards identify the messengership of any other. Musaylamah th ereupon commissioned his henchman towards chop another portion of Habib's body. This collapsed towards the ground nearby the else severed limb. The civilians glanced onto within astonishment at Habib's composure and steadfastness.
Faced with Musaylamah's persistent interviewing and the horrible blows of his henchman, Habib kept onto repeating:
"I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." Habib could not exist this torture and these inhuman atrocities much longer and he soon traversed away. On his pure lips, as his life-blood ebbed away, was the name of the blessed Prophet towards whom he had pl edged loyalty onto the night of Aqabah, the name of Muhammad, the Messenger of God.
News of Habib's providence reached his mother and her reaction was merely towards say: "It was for such a situation that I rehearsed him... He pledged allegiance towards the Prophet onto the night of Aqabah as a low child and today as an adult he has granted his life for th e Prophet. If God were towards allow me towards get alongside towards Musaylamah, I would certainly earn his daughters smite their cheeks and lament again him."
The day that she desired was not long within coming. After the mortality of the Prophet, silence be onto him, Abu Bakr declared war onto the imposter. With the Muslim army that went out towards confront the pushes of Musaylamah were Habib's mother, Nusaybah, and another of her fearless sons, Abdullah ibn Zayd.
At the Battle of Yamamah which ensued, Nusaybah was sighted cutting across the ranks of battling men want a lioness and phoning out: "Where is the enemy of God? Show me the enemy of God ?" When she ultimately reached Musaylamah, he had already perished. She glanced at the body of the vain imposter and cruel tyrant and felt serene. A solemn threat towards the Muslims had been swept and the mortality of her beloved son, Habib, had been avenged.
At Habib's mortality, the grand Prophet had approved him and his entire relations and had prayed: "May God bless this household. May God possess mercy onto this household."

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