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When the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam came to Medina,

Jabir Ibn Abdiqba,

was the Allah t-Ana'an who was one of the most famous of the Ansar, was a very young man.

And he would go on to be one of the most instrumental people in Islam.

I mean, the hedge of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is narrated primarily by Jabir al-Ata'na'an who there are so many narrations,

there is so much closeness that Jabir al-Ata'na'an who would enjoy with the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam throughout his entire life in Medina.

But it starts with his father and what's very interesting about his father is what we know about his father basically pertains to his death.

His father, Abdullah al-Ata'na'an, who embraced Islam, dedicated himself immediately to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.

And he had Jabir al-Ata'na'an, and then nine daughters, so he has Jabir and he has nine daughters.

And because of that, he didn't want Jabir al-Ana'an to fight with him in bed or in a hut because he wanted Jabir to take care of his nine sisters in case something happens to him.

So on top of Jabir being young, his father asks him to stay back and instead he can serve in another capacity but he doesn't want him to go forth and actually participate in the battle in case something happens to him.

So Jabir al-Ata'na'an was serving the thirsty soldiers, he was doing what he could but at the same time he wasn't fighting in the battle because his father directly told him not to.

Now, before Uhud starts, Jabir al-Ana'an narrates this heart to heart conversation between him and his father.

Abdullah tells him waking up on the morning of Uhud, he says, listen my son.

I had a dream last night and the way I interpreted that dream is that I'm not going to make it past this battle.

That, you know, in shay'Allah I'm going to be blessed with martyrdom, I'm going to be blessed with shahada on this day of Uhud.

So he gives him this walsia, this will on how to take care of his sisters, the nine daughters he's going to leave behind as well as some of the debts.

He had a lot of debts and he had nine daughters, so it's going to be difficult on Jabir al-Ata'an and his father is telling him,

listen, this is what I want you to do, after Allah's peace, I grants me martyrdom because that's what I saw in this dream

and that's what I think is going to happen on the day of Uhud.

Subhanallah, when it ends up happening Jabir al-Ana'an, he'll mention that my father was amongst the first that were killed on the day of Uhud

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