Mistah bin Usasahرضي الله عنه. migrated to Makkah along with Ubaidah bin Harithرضي الله عنه. and his two brothers, Tufail bin Harith and Hussainرضي الله عنه. bin Harith. Prior to undertaking the journey, it was mutually agreed that they would meet at the valley of Naajeh. However, Mistah bin Usasahرضي الله عنه. remained behind because he was bitten by a snake during the journey. The following day, when those people who had already left, came to know about the incident of the snake bite, they went back and then accompanied him to Madinah. While in Madinah, they all stayed at the house of Abdur Rahman bin Salamahرضي الله عنه.
Bond of Brotherhood, Participation in Battles and Demise
Rasulullahﷺ established a bond of brotherhood between Mistah bin Usasahرضي الله عنه. and Zaid bin Muzayyanرضي الله عنه.. Mistah رضي الله عنه. accompanied Rasulullahﷺ in all the battles, including the Battle of Badr.
Eight months after the Migration, Rasulullahﷺ sent Ubaidah bin Harithرضي الله عنه. with a cavalry consisting of sixty or, according to one report, eighty horsemen. Rasulullahﷺ had a white flag made for Ubaidah bin Harithرضي الله عنه., which was held by Mistah bin Usasah رضي الله عنه.. The purpose of this expedition was to stop the trade caravan of the Quraish in its tracks. Abu Sufyan was the leader of the caravan of the Quraish. According to some narrations, this caravan was headed by Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl; the name Miqraz bin Hafs has also been reported.
This caravan consisted of 200 people who were transporting trade goods. The party of the Companions رضي الله عنه. caught up with the caravan at the Valley of Raabigh, which was also known as Wudaan. This caravan was not only a trading caravan but was also laden with weapons. Moreover, the profits of the trade by this caravan were to be used to wage a war against Muslims. From the events it is proven that they were fully prepared for this.
Nonetheless, when the parties arrived there, no battle took place between them except the exchange of arrows, nor were there any proper lines formed for combat. This incident has previously been mentioned whilst relating to the account of another companion. The companion who shot the first arrow from the Muslims was Saad bin Abi Waqasرضي الله عنه.. This was the first arrow to have been shot on behalf of Islam. At that occasion, Miqdad bin Aswadرضي الله عنه. and Uyainah bin Ghazwanرضي الله عنه. (according to Sirat Ibn Hisham and Tarikh al-Tabari it was Utbah bin Ghazwan) broke free from the party of the idolaters and joined the Muslims, as they had already accepted Islam and desired to join the Muslims.
This was the second expedition in the history of Islam sent under the leadership of Ubaidah bin Harithرضي الله عنه.. After the exchange of arrows, both parties receded (this incident has also been mentioned in one of the previous sermons). The idolaters were in such awe of the Muslims that they assumed that Muslims had a very large army at their disposal to support them. Hence, they went back in fear and the Muslims did not pursue them any further.
This was because their intention was not to initiate a war, rather, it was to stop them and warn them that if they were to make preparations to fight against the Muslims, then the Muslims would also be ready.
During the battle of Khayber, Rasulullahﷺ) gave wheat weighing 50 wasq [a unit of weight] to Mistah bin Usasah رضي الله عنه and Ibn Ilyas;
(in those days, it was customary to give this from the spoils of war and this is all mentioned in Al-Tabaqat-ul-Kubra).
He passed away at the age of 56, in the 34 AH, during the Khilafat of Uthmanضي الله عنه.. It is also reported that he was alive even during the Khilafat of Saiyidina Ali رضي الله عنه. and that he participated in the Battle of Siffin alongside Saiyidina Ali Ibn Abu Talib.رضي الله عنه.
Since the Muslims returned from the battle of Bani al-Mustaliq, the hypocrites began to spread slander against Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه. These slanders became the subject of discussion and the topic of conversation in every gathering in the city of Madinah.
Although the majority of sincere Muslims believe in Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه innocent, they kept quiet and waited for certainty from Rasulullahﷺ. At that time, Rasulullahﷺ was also waiting for the revelation of the truth from Allahﷻ.
The hypocrites led by Abdullah bin Ubayy actively spread slander and lies against Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه. to confuse and weaken the spirit of Muslims in the city of Madinah.
Unfortunately, little by little Muslims began to believe the slanders of the hypocrites. They also started actively spreading slanderous rumors against Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه
Among them is Mistah bin Usasah رضي الله عنه.. cousin of Sayidina Abu Bakar رضي الله عنه. He was a poor man, who was always helped by Sayidina Abu Bakar رضي الله عنه.
Since Mistah bin Usasah رضي الله عنه had a good reputation and was among those involved in the Badr war, many Muslims began to believe him. So, at that moment, Allahﷻ sent down His revelation to clear Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه.'s good name. spreading slander against Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه.. These slanders became the subject of discussion and the topic of conversation in every gathering in the city of Madinah.
Although the majority of sincere Muslims believe in Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه. innocent, but they kept quiet and waited for certainty from Rasulullahﷺ. At that time, Rasulullahﷺ was also waiting for the revelation of the truth from Allahﷻ.
The hypocrites led by Abdullah bin Ubayy actively spread slander and lies against Saidatuna Aisyahرضي الله عنه. to confuse and weaken the spirit of Muslims in the city of Madinah.
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