Abul Aswad narrates the following:
Hazrat Zubair رضي الله تعالى عنه had accepted Islam at the age of eight, and made hijrah at the age of eighteen. His uncle would suspend him in a pen and would light a fire so that he would suffer from the smoke. His uncle would then command him to abandon Islam, to which he would reply, “I will never become a Kaafir!”
(Tahzeeb-ul-Kamaal 9/321)
Hijrah
Hazrat Zubair رضي الله تعالى عنه was among those Sahaabah رضي الله تعالى عنهم who made Hijrah to Abyssinia to escape the persecution of the Quraish. However, he did not remain long in Abyssinia.
(Siyar A’laam min Nubalaa 3/30)
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REFLECTIONS
There are many stories regarding Sahaabah’s رضي الله عنهم sacrifice and steadfastness on Islam. Hazrat Shaikhul Hadith, Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya Sahib رحمه الله brought an entire chapter in the universally celebrated Fazaail Amal titled, “Steadfastness in the face of hardships”.
As the Arabic saying goes,
الاستقامة فوق ألف كرامة
Steadfastness is better and more commendable than a thousand supernatural feats.
May Allah Ta’ala bless us with this quality. Ameen