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already ended, please make my wounds pave my way to martyrdom. I implore You, dear Allah, not to let
me die until I avenge myself upon Bani Quraidhah!"
Allah will stand by you, Sa'd lbn Mu'aadh! For who could say such a thing in such a situation but
you ? Allah did fulfill his supplication. His injury caused his death a month later, but he did not die until
he had taken his revenge on the Jews of Bani Quraidhah. After the Quraish became desperate in their
attempt to vanquish Al Madiinah and their soldiers were gripped by panic, they took their arms and
equipment and returned to Makkah ashamed and disappointed.
The Prophet (PBUH) believed that Al-Madiinah had been compromised by the deceit and treachery
of the Jews for too long. They left the Muslims in the lurch whenever they chose, a thing that the Prophet
could no longer accept. Therefore, he ordered his Companions to march towards Bani Quraidhah, and
there the Muslims besieged them for 25 days. When the Jews were certain that there was no escape from
the Muslims, they pleaded with the Prophet (PBUH) to let Sa'd lbn Mu'aadh, their ally in pagan times,
decide what would become of them.
The Prophet (PBUH) sent his Companions to bring Sa'd from his tent at the mosque. He came
carried on a camel and he looked so pale and sick. The Prophet (PBUH) addressed him, "Sa`d, decide
what should be done to Bani Quraidhah." Sa`d remembered their treachery and deceit in general and in
the Battle of Al Khandaq in particular, when Al-Madiinah had come too close to its ruin, and said, "I say
kill their warriors, capture their children, and distribute their money." Thus Sa`d did not die until he had
taken his revenge.
Sa`d's wounds became worse every day. One day, the Prophet (PBUH) visited Sa'd and found him
on the verge of death, so he put his head on his blessed lap and called upon Allah, "O Allah, Our Lord,
Sa'd has striven hard in the way of Allah. He believed in Your Prophet and did his very best. So please
do accept his soul with goodly acceptance." The words of the Prophet (PBUH) fell like coolness and
safety on the departing noble soul. He strove to open his eyes, hoping that the last face he saw would be
the Prophet's and said, "Peace be upon you, Prophet. I do witness that you are indeed the Messenger of
Allah."
The Prophet (PBUH) took a farewell look of Sa`d's face and said, "Rejoice, Abu `Amr." Abu Sa`iid
Al-Khudriy (May Allah be pleased with him) said, "I was one of those who dug Sa'd's grave, and each
time we dug out a layer of sand, we smelled musk. This went on until we reached his burial niche." Sa'd's
death was a tragic loss for the Muslims. Their only consolation was when they heard the Prophet
(PBUH) say, "The throne of the Most Beneficent shook when Sa'd lbn Mu'aadh died."