When
the battle of Uhud started, Hadhrat Hanzalah (Radhiyallaho anho) had just been
wedded and therefore did not join the battle from the beginning. It is said
that he had just left the bed of his wife and had hardly started taking his
bath, when he heard somebody breaking the news about the defeat. He postponed
the bath and, with sword in hand, rushed towards the battle-field. He jumped
into the enemy concentration, fighting and penetrating till he was killed. Now
the body of the person killed in the path of Allah is not washed, unless a bath
has been incum-bent on him before his death. Not knowing his failure to take
the bath incumbent on him, the Sahahah buried him without a wash. Just before
his burial, the Prophet (Sallal-laho alaihe wasallam) said:
"I
see the angels washing Hanzalah's body."
Hadhrat
Abu Saeed Sa'di (Radhiyallaho anho) says:
"On
hearing this from the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), I went to have a
look at Hanzalah's face and I noticed drops of water trickling down his
hair."
When
the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) returned to Madinah, he made queries
and the facts of Hadhrat Hanza-lah's (Radhiyallaho anho) postponing his bath
came to light.
This,
again, shows the valour of those people. A brave person cannot tolerate any
delay and jumps into the jaws of death. Hadhrat Hanzalah (Radhiyallaho anho)
also could not wait to finish the bath incumbent on him.
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