Hayatus Sahabah

Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم left for Umrah in the year 6 A.H., but when the kuffaar of Makkah heard about this, they regarded it to be an insult to allow the Muslims into Makkah. They therefore opposed the Muslims, who halted at a place called Hudaybiyyah. The Sahabah رضي الله عنهم who always regarded it to be their honour to give their lives for Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم got ready for battle with the Kuffar, but Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم did not intend fighting in the interests of the Kuffaar. He rather entered into negotiations for a peace treaty. Despite the fact that the Muslims were ready to fight, Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم made great concessions in favour of the Kuffaar an accepted all the terms that they made. Although the Sahabah رضي الله عنم found it difficult to submit to the kuffar in this manner, they were still obedient to Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم and would submit to anything that pleased him. Even Sahabah as brave and courageous as Hadhrat Umar رضي الله

Hadhrat Mus'ab bin Umayr رضي الله عنه had been brought up with much doting and love by his wealthy parents and had always lived in luxury and comfort before embracing Islam. It is reported that he was the best dressed youngster in Makkah and that his parents would buy him outfits worth two hundred Dirhams. He embraced Islaam during the early days without the knowledge of his parents. However, when they came to know of it, they tied him with a rope and forced him to stay at home. He eventually managed to escape and migrated to Abyssinia, after which he migrated to Madinah. As a Muslim, he lived a life of such poverty that he once passed in front of Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم wearing only one sheet of cloth, which bore a number of patches, including one of leather. With tears in his eyes, Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم recounted the life of luxury that Hadhrat Mus'ab رضي الله عنه lived before Islam. In the battle of Uhud, Hadhrat Mus'ab رضي الله عنه was holding the flag o