بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
اَلْحَمْدُ للّٰهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِيْنَ وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلىَ اَشْرَفِ اْللأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِيْنَ سَيِّدِناَ وَمَوْلٰنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى اٰلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ، اَمَّا بَعْدُ.
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Key Facts About Jabir ibn Abd Allah
• Lineage & Early Life: He was the son of Abdullah bin Amr bin Haram (Abu Jabir), a revered chief of Medina who was among the first to pledge allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ. Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه accepted Islam as a young boy and was the youngest attendee at the Second Pledge of Aqaba.
• The Trial at Uhud: Before the Battle of Uhud, his father forbade him from fighting, instructing him to stay back and protect his 7 to 9 younger sisters. His father was martyred in that very battle, leaving young Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه with a massive financial debt and a large family to look after.
• Prophetic Consolation & Miracles: Deeply saddened by his father's death, Jabir was comforted by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who shared the glad tidings that Allah had spoken to his father directly in the afterlife, honoring his martyrdom. The Prophet ﷺ also miraculously blessed Jabir's date harvest, multiplying it so he could completely clear his father's debts.
• Military Contributions: Following his father's death, Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه never missed a campaign. Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه participated in 19 battles alongside the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, including the Battle of the Trench (Khandaq) and the Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan).
• Legacy of Knowledge: Jabir lived a very long life and held a famous teaching circle inside the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid al-Nabawi). Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه narrated over 1,540 Hadiths, preserving vital details regarding Islamic jurisprudence, rituals, and the personal traits of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه was also among the last surviving companions who witnessed the early treaties in Medina.
Would you like to learn more about the miraculous blessings the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ brought to Jabir's family, or perhaps details regarding the hadiths he narrates
When the seventy Ansar gave their allegiance to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) in the Second Pledge of 'Aqabah, Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه, also known as Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه, was one of them. When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ chose some leaders among them, 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Amr was one of these leaders. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ made him the leader of his people, the Bard Salamah. When they returned to Al-Madinah, he sacrificed himself, his money, and his family in the service of Islam. After the Messenger's Hijrah to Al-Madinah, Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه found utmost enjoyment in accompanying the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) day and night.
In the Battle of Badr, he went out fighting like a hero. At Uhud he dreamed of his death before the Muslims went out to battle. He was overwhelmed by a true sense that he was not coming back, and his heart was full of joy. He called to him his son Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه, the noble Companion, and said, "I see myself killed in this battle. Maybe I'll be the first martyr among the Muslims. By Allah, I'll leave no one that I like more than you after the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. I am in debt, so pay my debts and make your brothers your own concern."
The next morning the Muslims went out to encounter the Quraysh that had come in an uproarious army to invade their peaceful city. A dreadful battle raged, at the beginning of which the Muslims achieved rapid victory. It could have been a decisive victory but for the archers, whom the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had ordered to stay at their positions and never to leave them, who were tempted by this quick victory over the Quraysh. They left their positions on the mountain and were preoccupied with gathering the booty of the defeated army. The Quraysh quickly gathered its scattered remnants when it found the Muslims' back completely exposed. They surprised them by a quick attack from behind, changing the Muslim victory into defeat.
During this bitter fight, 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Amr رضي الله عنه died as a martyr. When the Muslims went to find their martyrs after the fighting had ended, Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه went to search for his father. He found him among the martyrs, whom the polytheists had made a dreadful display of along with other heroes. Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه and some of his family were crying over the martyr of Islam, 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Amr Ibn Hiram, when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ passed by. He said, "Cry over him or not, the angels are here to shade him with their wings!"
Abu Jabir Ibn 'Abd Allah bin Amr رضي الله عنه belief was strong. His love, or even eagerness, to die in the cause of Allah was his greatest ambition. Afterward, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ announced the great news that depicted his great fondness of martyrdom. One day he (PBUH) said to 'Abd Allah's son Jaabir, "O Jaabir, Allah has never spoken to anyone but from behind a veil, but He has spoken to me face to face. He said, 'O slave, ask Me to give you.' He said, 'O Allah, I ask You to return me to earth, to be killed again in Your cause.' Allah answered him, "I said before: They will not return to them.' He said, 'O Allah, then inform those after me of the blessings You have bestowed on us.'
So exalted Allah sent down:
"Think not of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision. They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His Bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them, but are left behind (not yet marytred) that on them no fear shall come, nor shall they grieve>"
(3: 169-170).
When the Muslims were identifying their pious martyrs after the Battle of Uhud and the family of 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Amr had identified his corpse, his wife carried him, together with her brother who was martyred also, on her camel. She began taking them back to al-Madiinah to bury them there. Likewise did some other Muslims for their martyrs. But the crier of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ caught up with them and announced the Messenger's order: Bury the martyrs on their battleground. So they all returned with their martyrs.
The Noble Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was supervising the burial of his martyred Companions who had fulfilled their promise to Allah and sacrificed their precious souls as humble offerings to Allah and His Messenger. When it was 'Abd Allah Ibn Hiraam's turn to be buried, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ called, "Bury 'Abd Allah Ibn -Amr and 'Amr Ibn Al-Jamuuh in one grave; they were loving and sincere to each other in this world."
Now, during the moments of preparing the happy grave to receive the two noble martyrs, let us have a loving look at the second martyr, 'Amr Ibn Al-Jamuuh.
alfakir albakr allatifi
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabir_ibn_Abd_Allah
youtube.com/watch?v=UGJ8lFpjsjE
https://questionsonislam.com/article/jabir-bin-abdullah-ra
https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/138409/jabir-ibn-abdullah
