Al-Bara' ibn Malik
Al-Barāʾ ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī (Arabic: البراء بن مالك الأنصاري; died c. 641)[1] was one of the Sahaba (companions of Muhammad), an Ansar belonging to the Banū al-Najjār branch of the Banu Khazraj.
[26] Later, during the Siege of Shushtar, al-Baraa' once again gave important contribution as he and Mujaz'ah ibn Thawr as-Sadusi lead a small team of 35 soldiers to sneak from the waterway under the impenetrable fortress wall that has been besieged for almost one year,[27] and killing many guards on the city gate before opened the gate and allowed the Muslims army under Abu Musa al-Ash'ari storm the city and subdue the town.
[Notes 4][31][32][Notes 5] Muslim chroniclers recorded two versions regarding when Al-Barā' fallen on the battle: Ahmad Abd ar-Razaq al-Khani, researcher from Damascus University; explained the two narratives were actually correlated, as al-Barā' actually survived the first occasion during the incident with chained molten hooks, where he rested for while after the injuries, until he participated in the final storming of Shushtar, where he was fallen in combat against Hormuzan.
[37] Caliph Umar ibn al Khattab told his generals never to give al-Baraa' any command position, as his reckless bravery would expose his own soldiers to danger.
[41] Umar valued his military ability, according to modern writer Khalid Muhammad Khalid who said in his book, Rijala Hawla Rasulullah Shalallahu 'Alaihi Wassalam, that during the Muslim conquest of Khuzestan, when Suhayl ibn Adiyy was sent by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari to invade Ahwaz, Umar specifically instructed Abu Musa to include al-Barā' in the Suhayl invading force.
[46][45] Al-Barā' is viewed highly in the Islamic scholarly community in general,[34] as Companions of the Prophet, collectively named al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ (pious ancestors), they are regarded as their as daily religious role model.
[18] incident has discussed about the rulings in Sunni jurisprudence on the later era about how every single soldier has a right for a Khums, or four of a fifth portion of spoils of war, according to his performance deeds in the battlefield.
[49] However, Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam, a Shafiite scholar and Mamluk general in 12th AD century who led Baibars army against Louis IX of France crusaders and Ilkhanate Mongol, dismissed Ibn Mawaz's claim and has argued with another tradition that this practice has been done before as Muhammad during the battle of Hunayn, and Muhammad even gave the fifth spoils to al-Barā',[50] the very same person who were given the fifth by Umar in Darin island battle.
[11] Since Madhhab Sahabi (opinion of the Companions of the Prophet) were accepted as one of the jurisprudence source in Islam,[51] The historical act of al-Barā' to seek martyrdom in Jihad by plunging himself inside enemy castle in the Battle of Yamamah, where the enemy barricaded themselves, are translated by Islamist factions with Extremism view that the Terrorism act using Suicide attack with IED were allowed in modern analogy (Qiyas).
[52] Thus, leading some extremist movements such as Free Syrian Army, ISIS[53] Kurdistan Ansar as Sunna Group,[54] and Al-Qaeda in various regions to form a suicide squad which they named, in curiously similar theme, as "al-Bara Ibn Malik Martyrs' Brigade" in accordance to their apparent attempt to associate their acts with al Bara' in Yamama.
[60] Modern day grand Mufti of Saudi Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, further strengthened his predecessors view by issuing Fatwa particularly disallow terrorism act of suicide bombing.
