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TheBattleofBadr, page : 33
"Our affair is not with you, we know that you are equal to us in lineage but we
wish to fight those of similar standing from our own tribe!" At that moment
someone from the Koraysh called out: "Muhammad, send out against us our
equals from our own tribe!"
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called upon Ubayda, the son of
Harith, Hamza and Ali to go forth to meet their enemies. As they approached, the
Koraysh asked them to identify themselves. After their identification had been
made known to them the Koraysh accepted to fight them.
Ubayda fought Utba, Hamza fought Shayba, and Ali fought Al Walid. The combat
between Ali and Al Walid, Hamza and Shayba was over quickly -- both Ali and
Hamza slew their enemies. Ubayda and Utba had struck each other twice and
had now Ubayda had fallen. When Hamza and Ali saw what had happened to
their companion they turned upon Utba whereupon he did not live to see the
evening. Gently, Hamza and Ali carried Ubayda to the Prophet. His leg had been
severed and he had already lost a tremendous amount of blood. When he saw
the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, he looked up at him and asked: "O
Messenger of Allah, am I to be a martyr?" "Indeed you are," replied the Prophet,
wish to fight those of similar standing from our own tribe!" At that moment
someone from the Koraysh called out: "Muhammad, send out against us our
equals from our own tribe!"
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called upon Ubayda, the son of
Harith, Hamza and Ali to go forth to meet their enemies. As they approached, the
Koraysh asked them to identify themselves. After their identification had been
made known to them the Koraysh accepted to fight them.
Ubayda fought Utba, Hamza fought Shayba, and Ali fought Al Walid. The combat
between Ali and Al Walid, Hamza and Shayba was over quickly -- both Ali and
Hamza slew their enemies. Ubayda and Utba had struck each other twice and
had now Ubayda had fallen. When Hamza and Ali saw what had happened to
their companion they turned upon Utba whereupon he did not live to see the
evening. Gently, Hamza and Ali carried Ubayda to the Prophet. His leg had been
severed and he had already lost a tremendous amount of blood. When he saw
the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, he looked up at him and asked: "O
Messenger of Allah, am I to be a martyr?" "Indeed you are," replied the Prophet,