Sa\u2019d bin Abi Waqqaas (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) narrates the following:<\/p>\n
I noticed my brother, \u2018Umair bin Abi Waqqaas (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu), attempting to remain hidden before Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) inspected us for the departure to Badr. I thus asked him, \u201cWhat is the matter, O my brother?\u201d He replied, \u201cI fear that Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) will see me and regard me to be too small. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) will thus send me away, whereas I deeply desire to join the expedition as it is possible that Allah Ta\u2018ala will bless me with martyrdom.\u201d<\/p>\n
My brother thereafter came before Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), and Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) regarded him to be too small to join the expedition to Badr. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) thus sent him away saying, \u201cGo back.\u201d However, \u2018Umair (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) began to cry (out of disappointment as he wished to join the expedition and be blessed with martyrdom). Seeing him cry, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) allowed him to join the expedition.<\/p>\n
On account of his tender age, I had to tie knots in the strap of his sword (as the sword was too big for him). He was thereafter martyred in the Battle of Badr. His age, at the time, was sixteen, and the disbeliever who killed him was \u2018Amr bin \u2018Abdi Wudd. (Tabaqaat Ibni Sa\u2019d vol. 3, pg. 149)<\/p>\n
Lesson:<\/strong><\/p>\n If a person is on the verge of gaining a billion rand, but the deal thereafter somehow slips through his fingers, he will be devastated and distraught. In fact, there are some people who even contemplated suicide out of depression! This is on account of the love of money having permeated deep into their hearts. On the contrary, love of good deeds had possessed the hearts of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum) to such an extent that being deprived of a chance to join an expedition in the path of Allah Ta\u2018ala was devastating and would cause them to cry in grief. This is indeed the sign of true imaan and love for Allah Ta\u2018ala.<\/p>\n
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