Hadhrat Zuhri reports that Rasulullaah ρ once sent an expedition to a place called Raabigh that was situated on one end of Hijaaz. Hadhra Sa’d bin Abi Waqqaas τ was also part of this expedition. When the
Mushrikeen attacked the Muslims, Hadhrat Sa’d τ defended them with his arrows and was the first person to fire and arrow in the path of Allaah. This was the first battle fought in Islaam. Concerning his
archery, Hadhrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqaas τ recited the following couplets (which meant): “Behold! Has the news reached Rasulullaah ρ yet that I have defended my companions with my arrowheads? Using them, I made the enemy flee over every type of ground, hard and soft No archer fighting the enemy can be counted
Who has fired an arrow before me, O Rasulullaah.
Hadhrat Sa’d τ says, “I was the first Arab to fire an arrow in the path of Allaah. When we used to fight battles with Rasulullaah ρ, the only food we had were the leaves of the acacia and lotus trees. In fact, when any
of us relieved himself, his droppings resembled those of a goat because it was not at all sticky
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