... A Soldier of Allaah, my little
warrior, my son...
This is the follow up to the earlier
post about my son. Every time he leaves the house in the Path of Allaah, I take inspiration
from the last conversation Abdullah Ibn Zubair رضي اللّه عنـه had
with his dear mother Asma Bint Abu Bakr رضي الله عنها before he left for Jihâd..
‘He Abdullah Ibn
Zubair رضي الله عنه went
to his mother (Asma bint Abi Bakr رضي الله عنها),
who was over 100 years old and was blind. When he entered the room, he gave her salams and she رضي الله عنها replied.
She then asked him, “Where did the men of al-Hajjaj reach?”
He رضي اللّه عنـه said, “O’ my mother in death, I will find peace and tranquility. O’ my mother! All my companions have left me until my own family and children have left my side and I only have a handful of people around me. And the people are ready to give me whatever I want form this Dunya. What is your opinion my mother?”
She رضي الله عنها said, “O’ my son! You are more knowledgeable regarding your circumstances than me. But I do say, if you know that you are on the truth, and then die like your companions and if you want the Dunya, then you are the most wretched of people because you have wasted yourself and your companions. And how long are you going to live in this Dunya?” Then she continued, “If you say that you are on the truth, but when your companions left you, you became weak. This is not the action of the free man and the people of Deen! And how long are you going to live in this Dunya?”
He رضي اللّه عنـه said, “O’ my mother, I’m scared that if they kill me, then they will mutilate my body and they will hang me up.”
She رضي الله عنها said, “O’ my son! A slaughtered goat doesn’t feel the pain when it is skinned!”
And when she said this, he رضي اللّه عنـه stood up and kissed her upon her forehead and he said, “I swear by Allah, this is my opinion! I have no desire to live in this Dunya for my aspiration is the life of the hereafter and all my life I have stood up for truth but I wanted to know is your opinion so that your opinion strengthens my opinion!”
And then his motherرضي الله عنها said, “Come closer my son!”
When رضي اللّه عنـه he came closer to her, she embraced him and when she did so, she felt that he had some metal armour on. And she رضي الله عنها said, “O’ my son! What is this? For people who want Shahaadah don’t wear this!”
He رضي اللّه عنـه said, “O’ my mother! I only did this to comfort you!”
She رضي الله عنها said, “My son, take it off.” Then she said, “O’ my son! Tie your belt so when you fall, your ‘awrah is not exposed! O’ My son! Fight with bravery for you are the son of Zubayr and the grandson of Abu Bakr and your grandmother was Safiyyah.”
When will the Help of Allah come? Part 5
She then asked him, “Where did the men of al-Hajjaj reach?”
He رضي اللّه عنـه said, “O’ my mother in death, I will find peace and tranquility. O’ my mother! All my companions have left me until my own family and children have left my side and I only have a handful of people around me. And the people are ready to give me whatever I want form this Dunya. What is your opinion my mother?”
She رضي الله عنها said, “O’ my son! You are more knowledgeable regarding your circumstances than me. But I do say, if you know that you are on the truth, and then die like your companions and if you want the Dunya, then you are the most wretched of people because you have wasted yourself and your companions. And how long are you going to live in this Dunya?” Then she continued, “If you say that you are on the truth, but when your companions left you, you became weak. This is not the action of the free man and the people of Deen! And how long are you going to live in this Dunya?”
He رضي اللّه عنـه said, “O’ my mother, I’m scared that if they kill me, then they will mutilate my body and they will hang me up.”
She رضي الله عنها said, “O’ my son! A slaughtered goat doesn’t feel the pain when it is skinned!”
And when she said this, he رضي اللّه عنـه stood up and kissed her upon her forehead and he said, “I swear by Allah, this is my opinion! I have no desire to live in this Dunya for my aspiration is the life of the hereafter and all my life I have stood up for truth but I wanted to know is your opinion so that your opinion strengthens my opinion!”
And then his motherرضي الله عنها said, “Come closer my son!”
When رضي اللّه عنـه he came closer to her, she embraced him and when she did so, she felt that he had some metal armour on. And she رضي الله عنها said, “O’ my son! What is this? For people who want Shahaadah don’t wear this!”
He رضي اللّه عنـه said, “O’ my mother! I only did this to comfort you!”
She رضي الله عنها said, “My son, take it off.” Then she said, “O’ my son! Tie your belt so when you fall, your ‘awrah is not exposed! O’ My son! Fight with bravery for you are the son of Zubayr and the grandson of Abu Bakr and your grandmother was Safiyyah.”
When will the Help of Allah come? Part 5
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Reference:
1. Taareekh
at-Tabari, ('Taareekh ar-Rusul wal-Mulook', vol.6, pg.188)
2. Al-Bidaayah
Wanihaayah
Vol.8, 330
3. Narrated
with Isnaad in which one of the narrators are Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waaqidi who
is weak. Agreed upon by the Imaams of Hadeeth.
4. This
story is also mentioned by Ibnul Jawzi
in his book 'al-Muntadham fee taareeq al-Mulook wal Umam' vol. 6, pg.
125 and by Ibn Kathir in 'al-Bidaaya wan-Nihaaya' vol.8, pg.330.
