Martyrdom

Hazrat Abdullah (ra) bin Makhrama had an extraordinary level of passion to attain the status of martyrdom. He would pray to God Almighty that he remain alive until he had witnessed a wound on every joint of his body in the way of God Almighty. Subsequently, during the Battle of Yamamah, he suffered injuries on many of his joints, as a result of which he attained the status of martyrdom.

(Al-Isaba Fi Tamyeez Al-Sahaba, Vol. 4, p. 193, Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut, 2001)

Hazrat Abdullah (ra) bin Makhrama was extremely devoted to worship and would fervently pray even in his youth. Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) relates:

“In the year in which the Battle of Yamamah took place, Hazrat Abdullah (ra) bin Makhrama, Hazrat Salim (ra), who was the freed slave of Hazrat Abu Hudhaifah (ra), and I were all together. All three of us would take turns to graze the goats and we also had to stand guard for protection of the provisions for the army. It was my turn to graze the goats on the day the Battle of Yamamah began. When I returned from grazing the goats, I saw Hazrat Abdullah (ra) bin Makhrama wounded and lying on the ground of the battlefield. I stood by him and he said, ‘O Abdullah bin Umar (ra)! Have those who are fasting ended their fast?’ (it was evening). I replied in the affirmative, upon which he asked for some water to be poured into his shield so that he could break his fast.’”

Thus, even during the battle, he was observing the fast. Hazrat Abdullah(ra) bin Umar states that he went to fetch some water, but when he returned, Hazrat Abdullah(ra) bin Makhrama had passed away.

(Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 3, p. 377, Abdullah (ra) bin Makhrama, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2008), (Sair Al-Sahaba, Vol. 2, p. 570, Abdullah(ra) bin Makhrama, Dar-Isha’at, Karachi)