Honour Conferred Upon Him by the Holy Prophet (sa)
Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (ra) narrates, “Hazrat Ammar (ra) and I had a conversation during which I adopted a rather stern tone. Hazrat Ammar (ra) went to the Holy Prophet (sa) to complain about me. I also reached there athe time he was complaining to the Holy Prophet (sa) about me. I treated him rather harshly there as well. The Holy Prophet (sa) sat there silently and did not utter a single word. Hazrat Ammar(ra) began crying and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (sa), do you not see Khalid’s condition?’ The Holy Prophet (sa) raised his head and said, ‘Whoever possesses enmity towards Ammar, then God will become such a person’s enemy and whoever holds a grudge against Ammar, then God will hold a grudge against such a person.’” Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (ra) said, “There was nothing dearer to me at that moment apart from finding a way to please Hazrat Ammar (ra).” Hazrat Khalid (ra) further says, “I met Hazrat Ammar and apologised to him and he became happy with me.”
(Usdul Ghaaba, Vol. 4, p. 125, Ammar bin Yasir, Dar-ul-Kutub-ul-Ilmiyyah, 1996, Beirut)
The details of this have been recorded in one place where Ashtar narrates that he heard Hazrat Khalid (ra) bin Waleed saying, “The Holy Prophet (sa) sent me as part of an expedition for a battle. With me was also Hazrat Ammar bin Yasir (ra). During this expedition we reached a group of people among whom one household was speaking about Islam. Hazrat Ammar (ra) said that those particular people were those who believed in the Oneness of God, but I did not pay any great attention to this and treated them in the same manner as I did everyone else. Hazrat Ammar (ra) kept warning me that when he would meet the Holy Prophet (sa) he would mention this to him. Later, Hazrat Ammar(ra) went to the Holy Prophet (sa) and mentioned everything, but when he saw that the Holy Prophet (sa) was not supporting him, i.e. he remained silent, Hazrat Ammar (ra) returned with tears in his eyes.” Khalid (ra) bin Waleed says, “The Holy Prophet (sa) called me and said, ‘O Khalid, do not reproach Ammar because whosoever reproaches him God Almighty will in return hold him accountable. And whosoever holds any malice in his heart against Ammar and deems him to be ignorant, will himself be considered as an ignorant one in the sight of God.’”
(Al-Mustadrak Ala Al-Sahihain, Vol. 2, p. 477, Hadith 5737, Dar-ul-Haramain Li Al-Taba’ati Wa Al-Nashre Wa Al-Tauzi, 1997)
Hazrat Alira relates, “I was sat with the Holy Prophet (sa) when Hazrat Ammar bin Yasir (ra) asked to come forward. The Holy Prophet (sa) allowed him to do so and said, ‘Welcome O pure and chaste one!’”
(Sunan Ibn Maaja, Kitaab Fi Fazail Ashaab-ul-Rasool – Fazl Ammar bin Yasir, Hadith 146)
Thus, this was the honour that the Holy Prophet (sa) conferred upon him.