Chapter Four

The Chapter Concerning Hijrah (Migration) intention of never returning until their deaths. This chapter also higilights the fact that doing this was more beloved to them than the world and all its pleasures and that they gave preference to the Deen above mundane pleasures and were not concerned when these pleasures were lost. The chapter also emphasises how the Sahabah i@- travelled from place to place to protect the Deen from evil, as if they were specially created for the Aakhirah and were The Hijrah of Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr 9,Gwj' The Leaders of the araysh Conspire Against Rasulullaah Hadhrat Urwa @Wj narrates that after the Hajj season, Rasulullaah @%@ was in. Makkah during the remaining days of Dhul ~ijjah, Muharram and Safar. The Mushrikeen then gathered to conspire against him, thinking that he would soon be leaving Makkah since they knew that Allaah had created a place of safety and protection for him in Madinah. They had also found out that the Ansaar had accepted Islaam and that the Muhaajireen were going to them.

The Mushrikeen therefore planned to capture Rasulullaah @$% and then either assassinate him, imprison him(')., exile him or keep him tied up. Allaah informed Rasulullaah k!%! about their plot and revealed the following verse: 9 J , I J J (rI : JLYI (@ s!+ UI; I ' (0 Muhammad @I@! Remember the time) When the Kuffaar schemed against you to imprison you, kill you or exile you (drive you out of (1) The narrator Arnr bin Khaalid is unsure whether the term is "imprison him" or "drag him on the ground (the first seems more correct). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@%%% (V.,1-1; - Makkah). They plan and Allaah plans. Allaah is the best of planners." {Surah Anfaal, verse 30) The day when Rasulullaah @% went to the house of Hadhrat Abu Bakr %!%!% Nabi @%!$ was informed that the Mushrikeen planned to assassinate him as he slept that night. t Rasulullaah @?@ Leaves Makkah with Hadhrat Abu Bakr %SSWj and they Hide in the Cave of Thowr Under the veil of the night, Rasulullaah @&% and Hadhrat Abu Bakr %w left for the cave in the Thowr mountain, which is mentioned in the ~ur'aan(').

Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Taalib %,- slept on Rasulullaah w ' s bed so that Rasulullaah &$@ could hide from Mushrikeen spies (who would think that Rasulullaah @%k! is asleep in the house). The Mushrikeen spend the night walking about and discussing how they would leap on to the person sleeping and tie him up. They continued in this manner until dawn broke and they saw Hadhrat Ali BGW6 stand up from Rasulullaah @%'s bed. When they asked Hadhrat Ali %,W where Rasulullaah @?@ was, he said that he did not know. They then realised that Rasulullaah @%% had left Makkah. The Mushrikeen then took to their mounts and started searching for Rasulullaah. &$@.

They also sent messages to the people at the various oases, instructing them to capture Rasulullaah and promising them large rewards. They reached the cave of ~ h 6 w r where Rasulullaah w and Hadhrat ~ b u Bakr %,- hid and had even climbed on top of the cave (where the entrance was). Rasulullaah w heard their voices and Hadhrat Abu Bakr 4 - became worried and frightened. Rasulullaah @&% then said to him .,,,?1 . , 0 * (1. :49 6~3.4) (L dl 0) &* Y) "... Do not grieve (do not fear for my safety). Verily Allaah is with us (and He willprotect us fiom the Kuffaar). . ." {Surah Taubah, verse 40) Rasulullaah @@ then made dua to Allaah and Allaah sent peace and tranquility to them as referred to in the following verse: . . .

So Allaah caused His tranquillity (serenity, mercy and peace) to descend on him, assisted him with an army (of angels and other creation) that you had not seen. And ('aah) placed the word of the Kuffaar (the call to Shirk) at the very bottom while the word of Allaah (the Kalimah) is right at the top. Allaah is Mighty, The Wise. {Surah Taubah, verse 40) Hadhrat Abu Bakr !BGW had several milk-giving goats that would be brought to (1) In verse 40 of Surah Taubah where Allaah says, "...when the two of them were in the cave". T H E LIVES OF T H E SAHABAH mgw> (Vol-I) him and also taken to his family in Makkah. He also had an honest and trustworthy slave by the name of Hadhrat Aamir bin Fuhayra W,- who was a very good Muslim. Hadhrat Abu Bakr sent him to hire a guide (to take them to Madinah) and Hadhrat Aaamir iB@,W hired a man called Ibnul Ayqadh.

He belonged to the danu Abd bin Adi tribe who were allies of the Banu Sahm branch of the Banu Aas bin Waa'il tribe that belonged to the Quraysh. This guide from the Banu Adi tribe was a Mushrik then and it was his occupation to guide people on the journeys. During those nights (that they hid the cave), the two of them (Hadhrat Aamir !33lX% and the guide) hid in the camels of Rasulullaah L%!@ and Hadhrat Abu Bakr %3!%% while Hadhrat Abdullaah 33WMj the son of Hadhrat Abu Bakr - would come to them every evening and relate to them the events taking place in Makkah. Every night, Hadhrat Aamir 9would bring them some goats, which they would milk and then slaughter one to eat. Early in the mornings, he would take the goats away to the grazing fields that the people used for their goats and no one realised what was happening. This continued until talk of Rasulullaah @%!! and Hadhrat Abu Bakr 9,= died down and they learnt that things were quiet.

Their two companions then arrived with the camels and they left. They had already been in the cave for two days and two nights. They took Hadhrat Aamir bin Fuhayra 3,W along with them, who drove the camels, served them and assisted them. HadhratAbu Bakr W W j would let him ride the camel behind him in turns. Besides Hadhrat Aamir 9.w and the guide from the Banu Adi, no one else accompanied Rasulullaah @% and Hadhrat Abu Bakr @15W6. ('1 The preparations that Hadhrat Abu Bakr %ll%M made for the Hijrah Hadhrat Aa'isha @[email protected] narrates, "Rasulullaah @%!! never failed to visit Hadhrat Abu Bakr W , G i during one of the ends of the day.

He either visited during the mornings or during the evenings. This was his practice until the day arrived when Allaah permitted him to migrate and to leave Makkah in the midst of all the people. That day, ~asulullaah rn came to our house at midday which was a time that he usually never visited. When Hadhrat Abu Bakr %$XGj saw him come, he said, 'Rasulullaah will come during this hour only if something important has cropped up.' When Rasulullaah @% arrived, Hadhrat Abu Bakr - moved back on his bed (to make way for him) and Rasulullaah @@$ sat down. There was nobody with Hadhrat Abu Bakr !4%@!3j besides myself and my sister Asmaa bint Abi Bakr. Rasulullaah &?% said, 'Send everyone else away from you.' Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?2J%LG5 replied, 'It is only my two daughters.

May my parents be sacrificeltfqou, there is no harm in them being here."' Narrating further, Hadhrat Adisha @l3&kj says, "Rasulullaah @I% then said, 'Allaah has permitted me to migrate and to leave Makkah.' Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ , W j asked, 'May I accompany you?' Rasulullaah @i% replied, 'You may (1) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.51) has commented on the chain of narrators. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%$&3 (Vol-I) accompany me.' I swear by Allaah that before then I had never known anyone to cry out of joy until I saw Hadhrat Abu Bakr BGw cry that day. Hadhrat Abu Bakr SW$6 then said, '0 Nabi of Allaah @&! I have kept those two camels ready for this purpose.' He then hired Abdullaah bin Urayqidh as a guide to show them the way. He was a Mushrik from the Bahu Du'il bin Bakr tribe whose mother belonged to the Banu Sahm bin Amr tribe.

They gave him their two camels and he kept them and grazed them until the appointed day." ('I A reliable narration from Hadhrat Aa'isha - states that when Hadhrat Abu Bakr !&3W asked Rasulullaah @# whether he could accompany him and Rasulullaah @@ agreed, Hadhrat Abu Bakr SGWZ said, "I have two camel that I have fed for the past six months for this purpose. Take any one of the two." Rasulullaah @@ said, "I shall rathersbuy it." Rasulullaah @% then bought the camel from Hadhrat Abu Bakr !&%% and they both left. They then stayed in the cave. (2) Hadhrat Asmaa UElWd!& whowasthedaughterof Hadhrat Abu Bakr S,GW narrates that that when they were staying in Makkah Rasulullaah @@ usually visited them twice each day. However, one day he arrived in the afternoon. She said to Hadhrat Abu Bakr !B@W, "Father, here comes Rasulullaah &%.

May my parents be sacrificed! It must be something important that has brought him at this hour." Rasulullaah I&!,%% came and said, "Do yoy know that Allaah has permitted me to leave Makkah?" Hadhrat Abu Bakr - asked, "May I accompany you, 0 Rasulullaah m ? " "Certainly," replied Rasulullaah @@. Hadhrat Abu Bakr !i@kW said, "I have two camels that I have been rearing from a long time in anticipation for this day. You may take one." Rasulullaah @%@ said, "Only at a price, Abu Bakr." Hadhrat Aby Bakr !EW,W.j replied, "May my parents be sacrificed for you! You may have it at a price if you,so wish." Hadhrat Asmaa @@W& says, ''We then prepared the food for their journey.

I cut my belt and used part of it to fasten their provisions." Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?3@4Uj then left and stayed in a cave in the Thowr mountain. When they arrived at the cave, Hadhrat Abu Bakr !BMM entered first and placed his finger in every hole, fearing that there may be an insect there (which #would harm Rasulullaah I&!,%%). When the Quraysh found out that they were gone, they set out in search of them and fixed a reward of a hundred camels for anyone who captured Rasulullaah w. They scoured the mountains of Makkah and eventually reached the mountain where Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr WW4j were hiding. Referring to a person who was facing the cave, Hadhrat Abu Bakr - said, "0 Rasulullaah #%!$I He will surely see us." "Never," replied Rasulullaah W , "because the angels are hiding us with their wings." Still facing the cave, the man then sat down to pass urine. Rasulullaah @% said, "Had he seen-us, he would never have done that." They stayed three nights in the cave and every evening Hadhrat Aamir bin Fuhayra 9!3&% would bring the goats of Hadhrat Abu Bakr SIGw to them.

At ( I ) Ibn Is'haaq. (2) Baghawi. The complete narration appears in Kaneul LImmaal(Vo1.8 Pg.334). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,Gh&% (Vol-I) night, he would take them back and by the morning they would be grazing with the shepherds in the:grazing lands. ~ a d h r a t ~ a m i r S,- used to return the goats in the evening with the other shepherds, but would walk very slowly (so that he would be left behind) and then take the goats to Hadhrat Abu Bakr Sonce the night became dark. Hadhrat Abdullaah ~ C W the son of Hadhrat Abu Bakr Sw used to spend the day in Makkah finding out the news and then inform Rasulullaah k!%% and Hadhrat Abu Bakr %UWj about this when he met them at night. He then left them late at night and was in Makkah by the dawn.

Rasulullaah Leaves the Cave and Heads for Madinah (After three nights) Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr $%Uw left the cave and took a route along the coast. Hadhrat Abu Bakr WaW travelled in front of Rasulullaah &!%% but whenever he felt any danger from the rear, he travelled at the back. The entire journey passed in this manner. Hadhrat Abu Bakr WGw was a well known man. Therefore, whenever someone met him, they asked who was with him. He would reply, "He is a guide who is showing me the way." By saying this, he meant that Rasulullaah @&! was guiding him in Deen but the person thought that Rasulullaah #$%% was someone showing him the road.

When they reached the settlement of Qudayd which lay on their route, someone told the Banu Mudlaj tribe (who lived there), "I have seen two riders near the coast. I think that they are the men from the Quraysh whom you are searching for." Suraaqa bin Maalik said to the person, "Those are two men whom we have sent out to do some work for the people." (Suraaqa knew that that the riders were Rasulullaah @%% and Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?&$w, but said this so that he could have them to himself and earn the reward). Suraaqa then called for his slave woman and whispered to her to get his horse. He then set out on the trail of Rasulullaah #$%% and Hadhrat Abu Bakr S,15=. ('1 The story of Suraaqa will shortly be related, Insha Allaah. Hadhrat Abu Bakr !&lGWj Fears for Rasulullaah when they Leave the Cave and Hadhrat Umar @)Z$@@j Praises Hadhrat Abu Bah s)S#&j Hadhrat Ibn Seereen narrates that during the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Umar #,Gw, mention was made of some Sahabah W W j and it appeared as if the people regarded Hadhrat Umar %$w to be better than Hadhrat Abu Bakr W , W .

When Hadhrat Umar ~,Uli!& heard about this, he said, "I swear by Allaah that a single night of Hadhrat Abu Bakr WGWj is better than the entire family of Umar and single day of Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ , G w is better than the entire family of Umar. When Rasulullaah @@ left for the cave that night, Hadhrat Abu Bakr @m was with him. At times he walked ahead of Rasulullaah @@$ and at other (1) Tabraani. Haytharni (Vo1.6 Pg.54) has commented on the chain of narrators. THE WVES OF THE SAHABAH @@@!& (Vol-I) times he walked at the back. When Rasulullaah &?% noticed this, he asked, '0 Abu Bakr!

Why do walk sometimes ahead of me and sometimes at the back?' He said, 'When I think that there may be someone searching for you, I walk at the back but 1 then walk ahead whenl'think that someone may be lying in ambush.' Rasulullaah @% said, '0 Abu Bakr! If anything Has to happen, do you prefer that it happens to you rather than me?' 'Certainly! I swear to this by the Being Who has sent you with the truth!' replied Hadhrat Abu Bakr -." "When they reached the cave, Hadhrat Abu Bakr %43W6 said, '0 Rasulullaah m! You stay here until I have cleaned the cave for you.' He then entered the cave and cleaned it. When he came out and remembered that he had not cleaned the holes, he said, '0 Rasulullaah @$%! You stay here until I have cleaned it.' He then entered the cave and cleaned out the holes.

He then told Rasulullaah @@ to enter and Rasulullaah @@ did. I swear by the Wing Who controls my life! That single night is better than the entire family of Umar!" ( I ) Hadhrat Abu Bakr %,%&!&j Fears for Rasulullaah when they were in the Cave Hadhrat Hasan Basri narrates that that when Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr !&!3&% went to the cave, the Quraysh came to search for Rasulullaah w. However, when they saw that a spider had spun a web on the entrance, they concluded that no one could have entered the cave. Rasulullaah was busy performing salaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr %834@j was keeping watch when Hadhrat Abu Bakr %X&&& said, "Here comes your people in search for you. By Allaah!

I have no concern for myself but I fear that I should not see anything unpleasant happen to you." Rasulullaah &%& comforted him saying, "0 Abu Bakr! Do not fear for Allaah is with us." (2) Hadhrat Anas 33X3@!3 narrates that Hadhrat Abu Bakr S,Wj told him, "(When we were in the'cave) I said to Rasulullaah @%!, 'If any of them has to look to his feet, he would certainly spot us beneath his feet.' Rasulullaah @%! said, ' 0 Abu Bakr! What do you think of two who have Allaah as the third?"' (3) Hadhrat Abu Bakr !&U@!&!j Speaks about His Hijrah with Rasulullaah and their Encounter with Suraaqa bin Maalik Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib narrates that Hadhrat Abu Bakr 8.W once bought a saddle from (his father) Hadhrat Aazib ?BG&@& for thirteen Dirhams. Hadhrat Abu Bakr @,- then asked Hzdhrat Aazib !Bg&& to tell (his son) Baraa $iEW to (1) Bayhaqi as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.180). Haakim has also narrated as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul ummaal (Vo1.4 ~g.348). As quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.8 ~;.335), Baghawi has also narrated it from Hadhrat Umar WSW and the Hadith is reliable, as confirmed by Ibn Katheer.

(2) iaafidh ~ b u Bakr Qaadhi. (3) Ahmad as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan Njhaaya (Vol.3 Pg.181,182). As quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.8 Pg.329), the narration has been reported by al-Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Abi Shaybah and others. THE WVES OF THE SAHABAH @,-3 (Vol-I) help him carry it to his house. Hadhrat Aazib @I%&$$ replied, "I shall not tell him, until you relate to us your experience when Rasulullaah left Makkah with you." Hadhrat Abu Bakr W , W related, "We left (the cave) early at night and travelled speedily the entire day and night the afternoon when the heat became intense. I then strai&d my eyed to see whether I could see any shade to take shelter.

When I spotted a large boulder, I hurried to it and found that it still offered some shade. I then levelled the ground for Rasulullaah @% and spread out a coat for him. I then bade him to lie downand he did. Thereafter, I went to see whether I could spot anyone who was searching for us." Hadhrat Abu Bakr 3W related further, "When I saw a shepherd and asked him who he worked for, he took the name of a man from the Quraysh whom I knew. 'Do any of the goats have milk?' I asked. Yes,' he replied.

'Will you milk some for me?' I enquired. When he agreed, he held the animal still as I had asked. I then asked him to wipe off the sand from the udders (which he did with his hands) and I then asked him to dust his hands off. I had a container with me that had a cloth tied to the mouth. After he had milked a bit of milk for me, I threw water onto a cup so that its bottom got cold (and the milk as well). I then went to Rasulullaah k%% and found him awake.

I said, 'Drink, 0 Rasulullaah m! He then drank so much that I became very pleased. 'Is it not time to leave?' I said. We then left." "Although people were searching for us, no one caught up with us besides Suraaqa bin Maalik bin Ju'shum, who did so on his horse. (Seeing him approach,) I said, "0 Rasulullaah @&%! Here comes someone in search of us.

He has caught up with us.' Rasulullaah @& said, 'Do not grieve because Allaah is with us.' When Suraaqa drew close and was only the distance of one or two spear lengths away from us, I cried and said, '0 Rasulullaah w! He has caught up with us!' Rasulullaah @?i% asked, 'What makes you weep?' I replied, 'I swear by Allaah that it is not for my own safety that I weep but I am crying for your safety.' Rasulullaah then made dua saying, '0 Allaah! Deal with him on our behalf as You please.' Suraaqa's horse suddenly sank into the ground up to its belly although the ground was hard. Suraaqa sprang off the horse and said, '0 Muhammad! I know that you have done this. Please pray to ~ l l a a h to save me from this predicament and I swear by Allaah that I shall throw every other tracker I meet off your trail.

Take an arrow from my quiver here and when you pass by a certain place where you will see my camels and goats (show this arrow to the shepherds) and take whatever you need.' Rasulullaah said, 'I have no need for that.' Rasulullaah @% then made dua to Allaah and Suraaqa was freed. He then returned to his people." "Rasulullaah @% and I continued until we reached Madinah where the people came to welcome him. They climbed the roofs on either side of the road as servants and children ran on the road saying, 'Allaahu Akbar! Rasulullaah @@ had arrived! Muhammad @& has come!' When the people started quarrelling about who would be his host, Rasulullaah @% said, 'I shall stay the night with THE LlVES OF THE SAHRBAH '@%= (Vol-1) the Banu Najjaar tribe who are the maternal relatives of Abdul Muttalib so that I may honour them.' The following morning, Rasulullaah @$% stayed where he was commanded to stay (by Allaah)." Rasulullaah Arrives in Mgdinah, Stays in Quba and the Joy of the People of Madinah Hadhrat Urwa bin Zubayr S,Wj narrates that Hadhrat Zubayr - who was with a caravan of Muslim traders met Rasulullaah @%% as they were returning from Shaam. He gave both Rasulullaah t!$# and Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ G m white clothing to wear, When the Muslims in Madinah heard that Rasulullaah @%% had left from Makkah, they left for Harra every morning to wait for him until the extreme afternoon heat made them return home.

After waiting for a long time one day, they returned and took shelter in their homes. It was then that a Jew who had climbed on top of a Jewish fortress to see if something happened spotted Rasulullaah @%% and his'companions all dressed in white. As they arrived, the mirage on the horizon started to recede. The Jew could not help calling out at the top of his voice, "0 Arabs! Here comes the chief you have been waiting for!" The Muslims rushed for their weapons (to ceremoniously receive Rasulullaah @%%) and met Rasulullaah @@ at Harra. Rasulullaah @$$ led them to the right of Harra where they stopped in the neighbourhood of the Banu Arnr bin Awf tribe.

This happened onthesecondofRabeelul Awwal. Hadhrat Abu Bakr 2W&!3 remained standing while Rasulullaah @%% sat down quietly. Those Ansaar who had never before seen Rasulullaah @%% started greeting Hadhrat Abu Bakr !WWi (thinking that he was Rasulullaah w). It was only when the sun shone directly on Rasulullaah @%% and Hadhrat Abu Bakr !BW% started shading him with his shawl that the people realised who Rasulullaah @%% was. Rasulullaah @%% stayed with the Banu Amr bin Awf tribe for more then ten nights where he laid the foundation for the Masjid that Allaah refers to in the Qur'aan when He says: . u ) B (,*A :.Q,ji~,.d) (&,.&I & 4) " . . . The Masjid that was established on Taqwa . . .

" {Surah Taubah, verse 108) Rasulullaah @%$ performed salaah there and then mounted his camel. The people walked with him until the camel sat at the 'location of Rasulullaah @$$Is Masjid (Masjidun Nabawi). It was there that the Muslim males had been performing their salaah at the time. It was a piece of land where dates were dried and it belonged to two orphaned children called Sahl and Suhayl who were under the guardianship of Hadhrat As'ad bin Zuraarah $if@@&. When the camel sat there, Rasulullaah @%% said, "Insha Allaah, this shall be the place where we shall stay." (1) Ahmad. The narration is also reported by Bukhari and Muslim as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.181,182); Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ibn Sa'd (with some additions), Ibn Khuzaymah and others as quoted in Kanzul Ummaa/(Vol.8 Pg.330).

THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH wG&3 (Vol-I) Rasulullaah @@ then called for the two orphans to buy the land so that a Masjid could be built on it. They said, "(Instead of selling the land) We would rather give it to you as a gift, 0 Rasulullaah w!" Rasulullaah k@$ refused to accept it from them as a gift until they he was able to buy it from them. Rasulullaah @%% then had the site fixed for a Masjid. dulullaah @@ himself carried the unbaked bricks for the Masjid with the Sahabah B,Wj. As he carried the bricks he sang: "Lifting these bricks is not like lifting the dates and grapes of Khaybar 0 our Rabb! This is more virtuous and purer" Another couplet Rasulullaah would recite was: 0 Allaah! The true rewards are those of the ~akhirah So do shower Your mercy on the Ansaar and Muhaajirah (Muhaajireen) The narrator says that Rasulullaah @% also recited the poem of a Muslim whose name he was not told.

Ibn Shihaab - says, "Besides these couplets, no Hadith has reached us in which, Rasulullaah @% has recited a complete ) Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik says, "I was one of the children running as the people said, 'Muhammad &$?& has arrived!' I ran on but could not see anything. When the people again called, 'Muhammad @@ has arrived!' I ran again but could still not see anything. Rasulullaah @@ and his companion Hadhrat Abu Bakr BG5w eventually arrived and sat down in an uninhabited area of Madinah. They then sent a Bedouin to announce to the Ansaar that they had arrived. Consequently, approximately five hundred of the Ansaar came out to welcome them.*When the Ansaar came, they said, 'Come along. You are both safe and will be obeyed.' Rasulullaah @$@ and his companion walked amongst us and the people of Madinah all came out to welcome them.

In fact, even the young girls stood above the houses vying with each other to look as they asked, 'Which of them is Rasulullaah @$@? Which of them is Rasulullaah w?' We had never seen a sight like this."' Hadhrat Anas WSw also said, "I have seen Rasulullaah @@ the day he arrived in Madinah and the day he passed away and have never seen any days like them."(2) Hadhrat Aa'isha narrates that when Rasulullaah @% arrived in Madinah, the women and children sang: "The full moon has risen a b ~ v e us from the Valley of Wadaa ( 1 ) Bukjlari as quoted in AIBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.186). (2) Ahmad and Bayhaqi as quoted in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg. 197). 7'HE UVES OF THE SAHRBAH wLl%%& (Vol-I) Gratitude is incumbent on us as long as a caller calls to Allaah" The Hijrah of Hadhrat Umar !BE= and \ Some Other Sahabah '&EM The First Person to ~ i ~ r a d f r o m Makkah to Madinah Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib %W&& says, "The flrst Muslims (from Makkah) to migrate to us (in Madinah) were Hadhrat Mus'ab bin Umayr B W and Hadhrat Ibn Ummu Maktoom w. The two of them started teaching us the Qur'aan. Thereafter, Hadhrat Ammaar, Bilaal and Sa'd i@M%j migrated, followed by Hadhrat Umar ?&@!& accompanied by twenty others. I have never seen the people of Madinah happier on any occasion than the occasion when they arrived.

By the time they arrived, I had already learnt Surah A'la amongst other Mufassal Surahs." (') Another narration states that Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib ?%lU% said, "The first from amongst the Muhaajireen to come to us was Hadhrat Mus'ab bin Umayr 3tXWii who belonged to the Banu Abdid Daar tribe. Then came Hadhrat Ibn Ummu Maktoom W W who was a blind man belonging to the Banu Fihr tribe. Thereafter, Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab - arrived with twenty mounted men. When we asked him what had happened to Rasulullaah m, he said that Rasulullaah @& was coming after him. Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?&G@% arrived afterwards. By the time Rasulullaah &%?% arrived, I had already learnt several Surahs from the Mufassal Surahs." (3) The Hijrah of Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab ?i@W2i and his Two Companions Hadhrat Umar !?&5@3 says, 'When I decided to migrate to Madinah, Ayaash bin Abi Rabee'ah, Hishaam bin Aas and I arranged to meet at the valley of Tanaadhib which was a place after Sarif at the oasis of the Banu Ghifaar tribe.

We agreed that if any of us was not there by dawn, it meant that he was stopped and the other two were to proceed. Consequently, Ayaash and I were at Tanaadhib by dawn and Hishaam was prevented from coming. He was put in difficulty (by the Mushrikeen) and he succumbed to it (forsook Islaam). When we arrived in Madinah, we stayed with the Banu Arnr bin Awf tribe at Quba. Ayaash was the cousin and uterine brother of Abu Jahal bin Hishaam and Haarith bin Hishaam. The two of them therefore came for him in Madinah (to take him back to Makkah) at a time when Rasulullaah -was still in Makkah." The two of them spoke to Ayaash and said, 'Your mother has taken a vow never to comb her hair and never to take shade from the sun until she sees you.' ( 1 ) Bayhaqi as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg. 197).

(2) Ibn Abi Shaybah as quoted in n n z u l Ummaal(Vo1.8 Pg.331). (3) Ahmad. Bukhari and Muslim have also narrated it as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (~01.3 PQ. 188). T H E LlVES OF THE SAHABAH m.=> (Vol-I) Ayaash took pity on his mother. I said to him, 'Beware of them because I swear by Allaah that all they want is to take you away from your Deen. By Allaah!

When the lice start harassing your mother, she will start combing her hair and when the heat of Makkah becomes unbearable, she will have to take shade.' However, Ayaash said, 'I shall fulfil the vow pf my mother. In any case, I still have some wealth in Makkah that I need to collect.' I pleaded with him saying, By Allaah! You know that I am one of the wealthiest people of the Quraysh. You can have half of my wealth if you do not go with them.' In spite of this, he refused my offer and insisted on going with them. When I saw that he was adamant to go, I said to him, 'Since you want to do as you want to do, at least take this camel of mine for she is of good pedigree and very obedient. Stay on her and if you doubt anything your people do, use her to (escape and) save yourself." Hadhrat Umar ~,G%&j narrates further, "Ayaash then left with the two and on the road, Abu Jahal said to him, 'Dear brother!

By Allaah, this camel of mine has become very lazy. Will you not allow me to ride with you on that camel?' 'Certainly,' replied Ayaash. He therefore made the camel sit down and the two others also made their camels sit so that Abu Jahal could change camels. When they were on the ground, the two men attacked Ayaash and tied him up very securely. They then took him to Makkah and when they pressurised him to forsake Islaam, he succumbed to the pressure. We believed that Allaah would never accept the repentance of a person who forsakes Islaam and this is what those who forsook Islaam also thought.

Itwasonlywhen Rasulullaah @%% arrived in Madinah that Allaah revealed the following verses of the Qur'aan: Say, "0 My bondsmen who have wronged their souls (by committing kufr or other sins)! Never lose hope of Allaah's mercy (so do not abstain from seeking forgiveness thinking that you will not be forgiven). Verily, Allaah forgives all sins (thatare fieeofkufrand Shirk). Undoubtedly, He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful." Turn to your Rabb and surrender to Him before punishment afflicts you, after which you will not be assisted. Follow the best (the injunctions of Islaam), which your Rabb has revealed to you before punishment suddenly afflicts you (for not accepting Islaam) without your realising it. {Surah Zumar, verses 53-55) Hadhrat Umar b - says that he wrote down these verses and sent them to Hishaam bin Aas. Hishaam says, "When the verses reached me, I started reading them at Dhu Tuwa and looked at them from top to bottom but could not . ) 8, w #.I THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @&&& (Vol-I) understand them.

I then prayed to Allaah to make me understand and Allaah inspired my heart that they were revealed with reference to people like me and the belief we entertained (that we will never be forgiven after forsaking Islaam). I then returned to my camel, sat on it and (rode off untii I) met Rasulullaah @?% in Madinah. ('I I The Hijrah of Hadhrat Uthmaan Bin Affaan %gm Hadhrat Uthmaan S,GM Migrates to Abyssinia and Becomes the First Person After Hadhrat Loot to migrate with his Family for the Pleasure of Allaah Hadhrat Qataadah @,C% says, "The first person to migrate with his family for .the pleasure of Allah was Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Affaan %,w. I heard Hadhrat Nadhar bin Anas say that he heard Hadhrat Abu Hamza viz. .Hadhrat Anas %%%&j say, 'Hadhrat Uthmaan @,G3W left for Abyssinia with his wife Hadhrat Ruqayya @IWB& who was the daughter of Rasulullaah w. News about them was slow in reaching Rasulullaah @% until a woman from the Quraysh came to him and said, '0 Muhammad! I have seen your son-in-law with his wife.' 'How were' they?' asked Rasulullaah @?%.

She said, 'I saw him mount his wife on a very weak donkey as he drove it along from the rear.' Rasulullaah k%% commented, 'May Allaah go with them. Uthmaan is the first person to migrate (with his family) after ~ o o t BU.'" (2) Another narration adds that when Rasulullaah @?@ received no news of them, he went out of his house to wait for some news. Eventually a woman came to him and gave him news about them. (3) The Hijrah of Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Taalib ?iWW Hadhrat Ali !@34&j says, "When Rasulullaah @%% left for the Hijrah to Madinah, he told me to stay behind to return the trusts that people had left with him. It was because of this that people called him "A1 Ameen" ("The Trustworthy"). I stayed on for three days (after Rasulullaah @?% left) and made myself seen without hiding from the people for even a single day.

I then left Makkah and followed the road Rasulullaah @% took until I reached the neighbourhood of the Banu Amr bin Awf tribe (in Quba) where Rasulullaah k!$s% was staying. I stayed at the house of Kulthoom bin Hidm and Rasulullaah @% was also staying there." (4) (1) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 ~ g . 172). The narration is also reported by Ibnus Sakan as referred to in lsaaba (Vo1.3 Pg.604); by Bazzaar [from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.61)l; by Bayhaqi (Vol.9 Pg.13); by IbnSa'd (Vol.3 Pg.164), by Ibn Mardaway and by Bazzaar in brief as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.262); by ~ a b r a a n i and by Ibn Shihaab as quoted in Majma'uzZawaalid (Vol.6 Pg.62). (2) Bayhaqi, as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.66). Ibn Mubaarak has also reported a similar narration as quoted in lsaaba (Vo1.4 Pg.305). (3) Tabraani.

Haythami (Vo1.8 Pg.81) has commented on the chain of narrators. (4) Ibn Sa'd, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal/0/118 Pg.335). THE LIVES OF THE S A H A B ~ ~@&!& (Vol-I) - - - Hadhrat Ja'far bin Abi Taalib ~ ~ & @ j l and Other Sahabah '~,E@& Migrate to Abyssinia and then to Madinah Rasulullaah Permits the Sahabah l@3Gwj to Migrate to Abyssinia and Hadhrat Haatib 8gM and Ja'far %i migrate there Hadhrat Muhammad bin Haatib S,E.Wj narrates that Rasulullaah once said, "I have seen (in a dream) a land of dates. You people should go there." Consequently, (my father) Hadhrat Haatib %,EM and Hadhrat Ja'far %.@$&6 left for the sea and I was born on the very ship (they took)." (') Hadhrat Ja'far %Gw.once asked, "0 Rasulullaah w! Permit me to go to a land where I will be able to worship Allaah without having to fear anyone." When Rasulullaah &%?% permitted him, he went to Najaashi (the king of Abyssinia). The detailed Hadith will follow soon, Insha Allaah.

(2) The Quraysh send Hadhrat Amr bin A1 Aas %gw to Najaashi to Bring the Sahabah @GGW back to them Hadhrat Ummu Salama SBWj narrates that a time came when it became too difficult for the Sahabah @G@i$ to live in Makkah. They were being tortured and put through many difficulties. They realised that these great difficulties and tests were directed at them because of their Deen and that Rasulullaah k%& was unable to protect them. Under the protection of his tribe and his uncle, Rasulullaah @?@ was not suffering as they were. Rasulullaah @$% therefore said to them, "The land of Abyssinia has a king who does not oppress anyone in his kingdom. Go to his country and stay there until Allaah creates an escape for you from your suffering." Hadhrat Ummu Salama IS%$& says further, "We therefore left in several groups until a number of us had gathered there.

We had settled in a nice place with good neighbours where we could peacefully practise our Deen without fearing any oppression. However, when he Quraysh saw that we had found a safe haven, they disliked it very much. They therefore decided to send a delegation to Najaashi to have us removed from his country and returned to them. The persons they sent were Arnr bin Al Aas and Abdullaah bin Abi Rabee'ah. They also collected many gifts for Najaashi and for his generals. There was not a person for whom they did not have a gift that was exclusively for him." Hadhrat Ummu Salama @lG&4 narrates further that the Quraysh briefed the two delegates saying, "Give every general his gift before you speak about the Muslims.

Thereafter, give Najaashi his gifts. If possible, try to have the Muslims (1) Ahmad and Tabraani as quoted in Majma'uzZawaa'id (Vo1.6 Pg.27). (2) Tabraani and Bazzaar. Haythami (~01.6 Pg.29) has commented on the chain of narrators. 7 N E WVES OF 7 X E SAHABAH m,- (Vol-I) handed over to you before you have to speak about them to Najaashi." The two men left and gave every general his gift and spoke to them. They said, ''We have come to your king concerning some fools from our people who have forsaken the religion of their people and have not even embraced your religion. Their people have sent us (to negotiate with you) so that ,the king should send them back to us.

When we speak to the king we would appreciate it if you could advise him to do this." They all agreed to comply. They then went to Najaashi and gave him his gifts. The gift Najaashi loved most was the leather of Makkah. After giving him the gifts, they said to him, "0 King! Some foolish lads from our people have forsaken the religion of their people and have not even embraced your religion. They have fabricated a religion that is strange to us and have sought asylum in your country.

Their tribes, parents, uncles and people have sent-us to bring them back for they know them best. Because they are people who will not enter into your religion, you need not keep them here." Najaashi became furious and said, "Never by the life of Allaah! I shall never send them back to their people until I have called them, spoken to them and looked into the matter. They are people who have sought asylum in my country and chosen to be my neighbours rather than that of others. If they are as you claim, I shall return them. However, if they are not like you say, I shall keep them here.

I shall not come in between them and their people (by returning them) neither shall give their people the pleasure (of having them back). (Najaashi then sent for the Muslims.) The Sahabah ~ , - Meet Najaashi and his Views about Hadhrat Isa and Hadhrat Maryam - When the Muslims came to Najaashi, they greeted him with Salaam without prostrating before him. Najaashi said, "0 people! Tell me why you have not greeted me (by prostrating) as the others from your people have greeted me when they arrived? Tell me also what you have to say about Isa @&$ and what your religion is. Are you Christians?" When the Muslims replied in the negative, Najaashi asked, "Are you then Jews?" "No," they replied.

"Then what is your religion?" he asked. When they informed him that they followed Islaam, he asked them what is Islaam is. They replied, ''We worship Allaah and do not ascribe any as partner to Him." Najaashi asked further, "Who has brought this religion to you?" They replied, "A man from amongst our own people brought it to us. We knew him and his lineage very well. Allaah sent him as a Rasul to us just as Allaah sent many Ambiyaas before us. He instructed us to do good, to be charitable, to fulfil promises and to return trusts.

He prohibited us from worshipping idols and to rather worship the One Allaah Who had no partner. We believed in him and recognised the word of Allaah. We are convinced that whatever he taught is from Allaah. When we did what he told us, our people became our enemies and they THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH (Vol-1) also became the enemies of the true Nabi SF. They cafled him a liar and also wanted to kill him. They wanted us to worship idols and we therefore fled from them and came to you with our Deen and lives still intact." Najaashi exclaimed, "By Allaah!

This is the same light that has come from Moosa @@." Hadhrat Ja'far %Gwj then said, "Regarding the greeting, Rasulullaah @$@ has informed us that the greeting of the people of Jannah is the Salaam and he has commanded us to greet in this manner. It is therefore with the same greeting we use between ourselves that we have greeted you. Regarding Hadhrat Isa @& the son of Hadhrat Maryam E8Gw, he was'the servant of Allaah, His Nabi, His word that he cast on Hadhrat Maryam E8Gw and the spirit that Allaah created. He was the son of a chaste virgin." Najaashi picked up a stick and said, "I swear by Allaah that the son of Maryam a!% would not add even the weight of this stick to what you have mentioned." The Abyssinian leaders exclaimed, "By Allaah! If the people of Abyssinia hear what you have said, they will certainly overthrow you." Najaashi replied, "By Allaah! I shall never say anything more about Isa @!%.

When Allaah returned my kingdom to me, He did not bother about what the people had to say, so why should I bother about what they say about the Deen of Allaah? Allaah forbid that I should do such a thing!" A lengthy narration also from Hadhrat Ummu Salama @lG= the wife of Rasulullaah @%% states that Najaashi sent a message to the Sahabah i@Gw to come to him. When the message reached them, they convened a gathering. They consulted with each other saying, "what will we say about him (Hadhrat Isa @&) when we go to Najaashi?" the response was, "By Allaah! We will say what we know and what Rasulullaah @@ has instructed us regardless of what the consequences may be." Najaashi had also called his priests, who were sitting around him with the pages of their scriptures opened when the Muslims arrived. Najaashi asked, "What is this religion with which have separated from your people and for which you will neither embrace my religion nor the religion of any other nation?" The spokesperson for the Muslims was Hadhrat Ja'far bin Abi Taalib W 3 i G .

He responded by saying, "0 King! We were a nation steeped in ignorance. we worshipped idols, ate carrion, perpetrated acts of immorality, severed family ties, behaved badly towards our neighbours and the strong amongst us lived off the weak. We were in this pathetic condition when Allaah sent a Rasul to us who was from among us. We were well aware of his lineage, his truthfulness, his honesty and his chaste behaviour. He called us to believe in the oneness of Allaah, to worship Allaah and to forsake the stones and idols that we and our forefathers worshipped other than Allaah. He enjoined us to always speak the truth, to return trusts, to maintain family ties, to behave well with our neighbours and to abstain from unlawful things and from spilling people's blood.

He had forbidden us from immoral behaviour, from giving false evidence, from usurping the wealth of orphans and from slandering chaste women. He has also (1) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya(Vo1.3 Pg.72). THE LIVES OF THE SAWAH '@W@&j (VOI-I) commanded us to worship Allaah without ascribing any partners to Him and to establish salaah and pay zakaah." As Hadhrat Ja'far Ww enumerated the injunctions of Islaam, the other Muslims confirmed what he said until he said, "So we believed in him and followed whatever he brought to us. We worshipped the one Allaah without ascribing any partners to him. We also regarded as forbidden all those things that Allaah had made Haraam for us just as we regarded permissible all those things that he had made Halaal for us. However, our people became our enemies.

They started torturing us and putting us through many difficulties because of our Deen so that we should revert to worshipping idols instead of worshipping Allaah. They wanted us to regard the many vices as lawful which we used to regard as lawful in the past. When their high handedness and oppression became too much for us and became an obstacle between us and our Deen, we left for your country. 0 King! We preferred you over others and preferred to be your neighbours hoping that we will not be oppressed by you." Najaashi asked, "Do you know anything that has been revealed from Allaah?" "Yes indeed," replied Hadhrat Ja'far B!SW$j. Najaashi requested, "Then recite it." Hadhrat Ja'far recited before him the opening verses of Surah Maryam. Najaashi wept until his beard was soaked with tears.

When the priests heard the recitation, they also started to weep until their scriptures were soaked with tears. Najaashi commented by saying, "I swear by Allaah that this and the words that came to Moosa @&& emerge from the same lantern. (Turning to the two delegates of the Quraysh, Najaashi said) You may leave because I swear by Allaah that i will never hand them over to you and will never consider doing so for even a moment." Relating further, Hadhrat Ummu Salama Gf3E&!% says, " When the two left Najaashi, Amr bin Al Aas said, "I swear by Allaah that tomorrow I shall definitely defame them so much in front of Najaashi that they will be uprooted!" Abdullaah bin Rabee'ah who was the softer of the two towards the Muslims said, "Do not do so. They are after all our relatives even though they have opposed us." Amr bin Al Aas then said, "By Allaah! I shall then tell Najaashi that they regard Isa bin Maryam to be a servant of Allaah." The following day, they returned to the king and said, "0 King! These people say awful things about Isa bin Maryam.

Summon them and ask them what they have to say about him." When Najaashi called for them to question them, the Muslims again convened a meeting because nothing like this had happened before. They asked each other what their reply to Najaashi would be when he asked about Hadhrat Isa @j&. They finally resolved, "By Allaah! We shall say what Allaah has said about him and what our Nabi @?@ has brought regardless of what the consequences are." When they went to Najaashi and he asked them what they had to say about Hadhrat Isa w, Hadhrat Ja'far SG4G replied, "We say what our Nabi has brought to us about him that he was the servant of Allaah, His Nabi, the spirit that Allaah created and His word that he cast on the chaste virgin Hadhrat THE LIVES OF T H E SAHABAH @%@% (Vol-I) Maryam l@W3. Najaashi slapped his hands on the ground and picked up a little stick. He then said, "By Allaah!

Even Isa bin Maryam will not add to what you said more than the extent of this little stick." When Najaashi said this, all the priests gathered around snorted in anger. ~ajaashi said to them, "(This is the truth) Even though you may snort. (Turnipg to the Muslims, he said,) Go. You are safe in my land and whoever swears at you shall be penalised." He then reiterated, "Whoever swears at you shall be penalised. Whoever swears at you shall be penalised. Even in exchange for a mountain of gold, I would not want to harm any one of you." (Addressing his courtiers,) Najaashi then said, "Return the gifts to the two of them for I have no need for it. By Allaah!

When Allaah restored to me my kingdom, He took no bribes. Why should I then accept any bribes. When Allaah did not bother about what the people had to say about me, why should I bother about what they say about Allaah?" Hadhrat Ummu Salama l 2 J G M narrates further, "The two (delegates of the Quraysh) therefore had to return in humiliation with their gifts thrown back at them. We then stayed in a nice place with excellent neighbours. By Allaah! Najaashi remained as he was until he was suddenly attacked by people who wanted to take his kingdom.

By Allaah! I do not know a time when we were more grieved than we were on that occasion because we feared that if Najaashi was defeated, another person would not accord us our rights as Najaashi had done." "Najaashi marched against the enemy. Between him and the enemy was the River Nile (which Najaashi crossed with his army and engaged the enemy in battle). The Sahabah @Bw said, 'Who will go to witness the battle and report back to us?' Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awaam BGWj who was one of the youngest persons there volunteered. Everyone agreed that he was best suited for the task and they blew up a water bag filled with air, which they tied to his chest. He swam across to the bank where the battle was raging and then walked the rest of the way until he reached the armies." Narrating further, Hadhrat Ummu Salama W3$% says, "We all made dua to Allaah for Najaashi's victory over his enemy and for the stability of his kingdom, We were making dua and waiting for the result of the battle when Hadhrat Zubayr ~~~ suddenly came running.

He was waving a cloth saying, 'Glad tidings for you. Najaashi has been victorious. Allaah has destroyed his enemy and restored stability to his kingdom.' By Allaah! We never knew joy like the joy we experienced on that occasion. Najaashi returned after Allaah had annihilated his enemy, stabilised his kingdom and restored his control over the land of Abyssinia. We remained with him in the best of places until we returned to Rasulullaah while he was still in Makkah." Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood narrates that Rasulullaah @@ sent approximately eighty of them to Najaashi.

Amongst them were Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood S,GW, Hadhrat Ja'far BGbsj, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin (1) Ahrnad. Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.27) has commented on the chain of narrators. The narration is also reported by Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.115); by Bayhaqi (Vo1.9 Pg.9) and in his Siyar (Vo1.9 Pg. 144). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@g@= (Vol-I) Ufuta SGWj, Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon W3= and Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari S,Gs. When they went to Najaashi (to Abyssinia), the Quraysh sent Amr bin Al Aas and Umaarah bin Waleed with gifts (for Najaashi). When they arrived, the two of them prostrated before Najaashi and then quickly sat on his right and left hand sides.

They then said to Najaashi, "Turning away from us and our religion, some of our cousins have come to settle in your country." "where are they?" asked Najaashi. The two replied, "They are here in your country. Why do you not send for them." When Najaashi sent for the Muslims, Hadhrat Ja'far SGw said, "I shall be your spokesman today." The Muslims followed him and (when he entered the court of the king) Hadhrat Ja'far SGw greeted Najaashi with Salaam but did not prostrate before him. The courtiers asked, "What is wrong with you that you did not prostrate before the king?" Hadhrat Ja'far BGw replied, "We prostrate only before Allaah $,G$j$G." Najaashi asked, 'IWhat is this all about?" Hadhrat Ja'far WM explained, "Allaah has sent a Rasul to us who has commanded us not to prostrate before anyone but Allaah a,@$G. He has also commanded us to perform salaah and to pay zakaah." Amr bin A1 Aas said to Najaashi, "They differ with you concerning Isa bin Maryam." When Najaashi asked them what they had to say about Hadhrat Isa @&G and his mother, Hadhrat Ja'far %,G$&j responded by saying, "We say what Allaah says, that Isa @%& was the word of Allaah and the spirit He created and cast on to the chaste virgin whom no man had touched and who had not lost her virginity by any child (before the birth of Isa @U).".Picking up a little stick from the ground, Najaashi said, "0 assembly of Abyssinians, priests and monks! These people have not added even the extent of this stick to what we have to say.

(Turning to the Muslims, he said,) Welcome to you and to the man from whom you have come. I testify that he is certainly the Rasul of Allaah and the one whose m%ntion we find in the Injeel (Bible). He is undoubtedly the Rasul about whose coming Isa gave glad tidings. I swear by Allaah that had I not been occupied with ruling my kingdom, I would have surely gone to him and been the one who carries his shoes." Najaashi then ordered that the gifts (sent by the Quraysh) should be returned. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood SW% quickly returned afterwards and participated in the Battle of Badr. ('1 Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari S G W j narrates that Rasulullaah instructed them to leave for Abyssinia with Hadhrat Ja'far bin Abi Taalib when the news reached the Quraysh (that they had settled there), they sent Amr bin Al Aas and Umaarah bin Waleed (to have the Muslims sent back).

The rest of the narration is similar to that quoted above from Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %%%&!&. However, this narration adds that Najaashi said, "Had I not been occupied with ruling my kingdom, I would have definitely gone to him and ( I ) Ahmad from reliable sources as confirmed by Ibn Katheer in AJBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.69) and by Ibn Hajar in Fat'hul Baari (Vo1.7 Pg.130). Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.24) has also commented on the chain of narrators. THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH @G@@> (Vol-1) 35 7 kissed his feet." He then told the Muslims that they were free to stay wherever they liked and even gave them food and clothing. ('I Hadhrat Ja'far bin Abi Taalib %,Gh%+ says that the Quraysh sent Arnr bin A1 Aas and Umaarah bin Waleed to pajaashi with gifts from Abu Sufyaan. When the Muslims were already staying by Najaashi (in Abyssinia), the two men said to Najaashi, "Some foolish and low class people from our community have come to your country.

Do hand them over to us." Najaashi said, "I shall not do so until I have heard them out." He then sent for the Muslims and when they arrived, he asked, "What are these men (Amr and Umaarah) saying?" The Muslims replied, "These people worship idols while we believe and accept the Rasul whom Allaah has sent to us." Najaashi asked the two, "Are they your s!aves?" When they replied in the negative, Najaashi asked, "Are they then indebted to you?" When they again replied in the negative, Najaashi said, "Then leave them alone." The Muslims then left Najaashi's court. Amr bin A1 Aas then said to Najaashi, "Their beliefs concerning Isa %& is different from that which you believe." Najaashi remarked, "If they say anything about Isa @& that is different from what I say, I shall not allow them to stay for a moment in my country." Najaashi again sent for the Muslims. This second summoning was more difficult for them than the first. When Najaashi asked them about what Rasulullaah @&! said concerning Hadhrat Isa &@I&, they replied, "He believes that Isa 4@!% is the spirit that Allaah created and His word that He cast on to the chaste virgin." Najaashi then sent for certain priests and monks. When several of them appeared before him, he asked them, "What do you say about Isa bin Maryam?" "You know better than us," they submitted, "What do you say?" Picking up something small from the ground, Najaashi said, "Isa #k!& did not say any more than what these people say even to the extent of this little thing.'' Najaashi then asked the Muslims, "Has anyone harmed you?" "Yes," they replied. Najaashi then had a public crier announce that whoever harms the Muslims shall have to pay a penalty of four Dirhams.

"Is this enough?" he then asked the Muslims. When the Muslims said that it was not enough, Najaashi had the amount doubled. The ~ahabah @ilF@.&j Leave for Madinah, Najaashi Accepts Islaam and Rasulullaah Prays for his Forgiveness Hadhrat Ja'far 3Gwj narrates further that when Rasulullaah @%% migrated to Madinah and was dominant, the Muslims approached Najaashi and said, "Rasulullaah kf2?% has become dominant, has migrated to Madinah and had killed those whom we used to complain to him about. We now intend to go to him. Do grant us leave." Najaashi gave them his blessings and even provided transport and provisions for the journey. He then said to them, "Inform your (1) Tabraani from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.31) and Bayhaqi and mentioned in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.71).

Abu Nu'aym has also quoted it in his Hilyal (Vol. 1 Pg.114) THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH (Vol-1) leader about how I have treated you. My heir apparent here shall go with you. I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah and that he is Allaah's messenger. Ask him to seek forgiveness for me." Hadhrat Ja'far BEw says, "We left and when we reached Madinah, Rasulullaah && met me and hugged me. He then said, 'I ddnot know whether I am happier without conquest at Khaybar or with the arrival of Ja'far." The arrival of Hadhrat Ja'far ~ , C w coincided with the Muslims' victory at Khaybar. When Rasulullaah @$% sat down, Najaashi's envoy said, "Ask Ja'far how our leader treated him." Hadhrat Ja'far Bw said, "Why of course!" He then explained the excellent treatment that Najaashi gave them and that he had even provided transport and provisions for their journey.

Hadhrat Ja'far B,G&G also said, "Najaashi has testified that there is none worthy of worship but hlaah and that you are Allaah's Rasul. He also told me to a ~ k ' ~ o u to seek forgiveness on his behalf." Rasulullaah stood up, made wudu and then said thrice, "0 Allaah! Forgive Najaashi." All the Muslims said "Aameen" to this dua. Hadhrat Ja'far SGw then said to the envoy, "Go and tell your leader what you have seen Rasulullaah @@ do." ('I The Virtues of those Sahabah @,@233 who Migrated to Abyssinia and then to Madinah Hadhrat Ummu ~bdillaah bint Abi Hathma lS3Ew says, "By Allaah! We were preparing to leave for Abyssinia when (my husband) Aamir had to leave for something we needed. In the meantime, Hadhrat Umar B C W j who was still a Mushrik came to me.

We had been suffering difficulties and cruel treatment at his hand. He said, '0 Ummu Abdillaah! Are you leaving?' 'We certainly are!' I replied, 'By Allaah! We are going to a land from the lands of Allaah because you people have harassed us and acted cruelly towards us until Allaah has made an escape for us.' Hadhrat Umar $3G,w said, 'May Allaah go with you.' I saw such gentleness in him that I had never seen before. He then left and he seemed to be truly grieved by our departure. When Hadhrat Aamir returned after fulfilling the task, I said to him, '0 Abu Abdillaah!

If only you had seen Umar just now. He was extremely gentle and actually grieved by our departure.' He asked, 'Are you hopeful that he will accept Islaam?' 'I certainly do,' I replied. Because Hadhrat Aamir had lost hope of Hadhrat Umar @Gm accepting Islaam after seeing his harshness and opposition against Islaam, he commented, 'The man you saw (Hadhrat Umar shall never accept Islaam until the donkey of Khattaab accepts Islaam!"' (2) The name of Hadhrat Ummu Abdillaah @U'& was Layla. (3) Hadhrat Khaalid bin Sa'eed bin Al Aas @,w and his brother Amr 3 , G S were amongst those wf o migrated to Abyssinia. He narrates that it was a year after the (1) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.71). Tabraani has also quoted the Hadith and Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.29) has commented on the chain of narrators.

(2) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.79). Tabraani has also reported the narration and Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.24) has commented on the chain of narrators. Haakim in his THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @gm3 (Vol-I) Battle of Badr that they returned from Abyssinia and Rasulullaah @@ met them when they arrived. Because they were sad that they were unable to be participate in the Battle of Badr, Rasulullaah @?% said to them, "Why should you be sad? Whereas other people have undertaken only one Hijrah, you have undertaken two. You made Hijrah when you Mfent to the king of Abyssinia and after returning from him, you made Hijrah to me." (') Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari %,= narrates that they lived in Yemen and when they heard that Rasulullaah had migrated to Madinah, his brothers and he migrated to Rasulullaah m.

He was the youngest of them and the others were Hadhrat Abu Burda %,Wj and Hadhrat Abu Ruhm 9.-. The narrator is unsure whether Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari ?&,G#64 said that they were accompanied by fifty odd people, by fifty three people or by fifty two people from their tribe. He says that they boarded a ship but the ship took them to Abyssinia where they met Hadhrat Ja'far ?%%%!G and stayed there awhile. They then all left together (for Madinah) and met Rasulullaah @@ when he had conquered Khaybar. Many people used to tell those Sahabah W - who had been on the ship, "We beat you to the Hijrah." Hadhrat Asmaa bint Umays lBm was also amongst those who had been on the ship and had migrated to Abyssinia. One day she was visiting Ummul Mu'mineen Hadhrat Hafsa @E%&j when Hadhrat Umar BWj came there.

When he saw Hadhrat Asmaa liBIX% there with (his daughter) Hadhrat Hafsa lEJW%, he asked, "Who is this?" When'his daughter informed him that theladywas Hadhrat Asmaa bint Umays CiW@!i6, Hadhrat Umar %,- asked, further, "Is she the one who has been to Abyssinia and at sea?" As soon as Hadhrat Asmaa - confirmed that it was her, he commented, "We beat you to the Hijrah. We therefore have more right to Rasulullaah m." Hadhrat Asmaa @gW became furious and said, "Never! By Allaah! You people were with Rasulullaah @@ who fed your hungry amongst you and advised the ignorant amongst you while we were in a land where the people-were far from Deen and hated it. All this we did for the pleasure of Allaah and His Rasool m. I swear that I shall neither take food or drink until I tell Rasulullaah what you said and ask him about it.

I swear that I shall neither lie to him nor distort or add to what you have said." She then went to Rasulullaah @%$ and informed him about what Hadhrat Umar %,- had said. "What did you then tell him?" asked Rasulullaah m. After she had informed about her reply to Hadhrat Umar %Wj, Rasulullaah k!?i@ said, "He does not have a greater right to me than you. He and his companions have only one Hijrah to their credit while you and the people on the ship have two Hijrahs to your credit." Hadhrat Asmaa l23Gw says, !I saw Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari W W j and the other people on the ship came to me in groups to ask about this statement of Rasulullaah m. Nothing in 'the world made them happier and they regarded nothing to be greater than this statement that Rasulullaah had made in (1) Ibn Mandah and Ibn Asaakir as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.8 Pg.332) THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@%&&& (Vol-I) their favour." She also mentioned, "I saw Hadhrat Abu Moosa %2%m listening to this Hadith from me over and over again." Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari !&$S= narrates that Rasulullaah said, "I recognise the voices of the Ash'ariyyeen travellers (the tribesmen of Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari ?4Uw) when they enter by night and bfr their (melodious) voices I can locate their camps at night even though I had never seen their camps by day." Amongst them was a person called Hakeem who (was extremely brave) and would say to the enemy (who intend to flee), "My companions ask you to wait for them (so do not leave without a fight)". He would also say to the Muslim cavalry, "My companions (from the infantry) ask you to wait for them (so do not begin the fight without us)." ('1 Hadhrat Asmaa bint Umays 12BWd% narrates that she once asked, "0 Rasulullaah w!

Some people are boasting to us and saying that we are not amongst the first Muhaajireen." Rasulullaah &?$?@ said, "In fact, you people have two Hijrahs to your credit. You migrated to Abyssinia and then migrated again afterwards." (2) Hadhrat Abu Salama B,G= and Hadhrat Ummu Salama @G&!% Migrate to Madinah Hadhrat Ummu Salama ~~ says, "when (my husband) Hadhrat Abu Salama S,W% decided to migrate to Madinah, he tied a carriage for me on his camel and put me on it. He then put our son Salama bin Abi Salama on my lap and led the camel away with me. When some men from the Banu Mughiera tribe saw him, they stood before him and said, 'while you may have authority over yourself (you may go where you like) but why should we allow you to go away with that woman from our tribe?' They then snatched away the reins of the camel and took me away from my husband. When this happened, the Banu Asad tribe to which Abu Salma BEW belonged became angry and said, 'We swear by Allaah that we shall never leave our son with his mother since you have snatched her away from our tribesman.' The people of the two tribes then started pulling my son Salama until they dislocated his arm. The Banu Asad then left with him while the Banu Mughiera kept me with them.

My husband Abu Salama proceeded to Madinah." "I was thus separated from my husband and son. Every morning, I would go out to Abtah where I would sit and cry continuously until the evening. This continued for a year or close to a year. Eventually, one of my cousins also from the Banu Mughiera tribe passed by and seeing my condition, he took pity on me. He said to the Banu Mughiera tribesmen, 'Will you not allow this poor woman to leave? You have already separated her from her husband and son.' My tribesmen then permitted me to join my husband and when this happened, the Banu Asad returned my son to me.

I fastened my carriage to my camel and taking my son in my lap, I prepared to leave to my husband in Madinah without anyone to (1) Bukhari and Muslim as quoted in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.205). (2) Ibn Sa'd as quoted in Fat'hul Baari (Vo1.7 Pg.341). :bn Abi Shaybah has narrated it in more detail as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.7 Pg.18). Hasan bin Sufyaan has also reported the Hadith of Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari 4W%%j as did Abu Nu'aym as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.8 Pg.333). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @@!@%3 (Vol-1) acccjmpany me." "When I reached Tan'eem, I met Uthmaan bin Talha bin Abi Talha who belonged to the Abd Daar tribe. He asked, 'Where are you heading, 0 daughter of Abu Umayyah?' 'I am off to meet my husband in Madinah,' 1 replied. "Is there nobody with you?' he queried.

I replied, '%one besides Allaah and this little son of mine.' He said, 'By Allaah! You cannot be left alone.' He then took hold of the reins of my camel and led my camel with great speed. By Allaah! I have never been with any Arab man more dignified than him. Whenever we feached a stop, he made the camel sit and then moved away. After I had dismounted, he would take the Camel away, remove the carriage and tie the camel to a tree.

He then went to some tree and lay down beneath it. Whenever the time came to leave, he would get up, fasten the carriage on the camel and bring it to me. He then moved away and told me to mbunt it. After I had mounted and settled on the camel, he would return to take hold of the reins and lead the camel away until we reached the next stop. This procedure continued until he brought me to Madinah. When we reached the locality of the Banu Amr bin Awf in Quba where Abu Salma B G W had taken up residence, he said, 'Your husband is in that locality so go there with the blessings of Allaah.' He then returned to Makkah." Hadhrat Ummu Salama @Gw used to say, "I do not know of any Muslim family who experienced the hardships that the family of Abu Salama 9 G w experienced and I have never seen a travelling companion as dignified as Uthmaan bin Talha.

The same Uthmaan bin Talha bin Abi Talha Abdari accepted Islaam after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was signed and migrated together with Khaalid bin Waleed." The Hijrah of Hadhrat Suhayb bin Sinaan ~ , C W Hadhrat Suhayb bin Sinaan B%wj leaves Makkah to Migrate and Encounters Some Youngsters of the Quraysh Hadhrat Suhayb SGWj narrates that Rasulullaah @&$ said, "I have been shown the place to which you people will migrate. It is a salty land that lies between two rocky plains. It is either Hajar or Yathrib." In the company of Hadhrat Abu Bakr BGw, Rasulullaah @@ then left for Madinah. I had intended to leave with him, but some youngsters from the Quraysh stopped me. When I spent the night standing without being able to sit, the youngsters (keeping watch over me) said, 'Allaah has alleviated your concerns about him by giving him a stomach ailment (we need not worry about him because he cannot go anywhere).' They then fell soundly asleep. However, there was nothing wrong with me so I left." ''After I had left, some of them came after me to bring me back.

I said to them, 'Will you leave me if I give you several Awqiya of gold? Are you prepared to fulfil such an undertaking?' When they agreed, I followed them back to Makkah wherel (1) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in AIBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.169). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,=3 (Vol-I) I said to them, 'Dig under the threshold of that door. There are many Awqiya of gold lies buried there and then go to a certain woman and take the two sets of clothing she has (of mine).' I then left and arrived in Quba before Rasulullaah @% moved from there. When Rasulullaah @%% saw me, he said, '0 Abu Yahya! Your transaction has been profitable.' I submitted, '0 Rasulullaah @@!

NO one could have come to you before me (with the news). It can be none but Hadhrat Jibra'eel @%.$ who has informed you."' (') Hadhrat Suhayb %XiiWj Arrives in Quba Where Rasulullaah Gives him the Glad Tidings of a Verse of the Qur'aan that Allaah had Revealed about him Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Musayyib 3,km narrates that when Hadhrat Suhayb - lek to migrate to Rasulullaah w, a group of Mushrikeen from the Quraysh pursued him. Hadhrat Suhayb dismounted and emptied his quiver saying, "0 assembly of Quraysh! You know well that I am the best archer of you all. 1 swear by Allaah that none of you shall get close to me until I have fired every arrow in my quiver at you. I shall then fight you with my sword as long as it is in my hand. You may therefore decide what you want to do.

On the other hand, if you .agree I can direct you to my wealth in Makkah, if you leave me alone." When the men agreed, the deal was made and he gave them the directions. It was with regard to this event that Allaah revealed to Rasulullaah @% the following verse of the Qur'aan: t7.v :ON\ i~p) From mankind is he who would sell himself seeking Allaah's pleasure and Allaah is Most Compassionate towards His bondsmen. {Surah Baqarah, verse 207) When Rasulullaah &$& saw Hadhrat Suhayb ?8!3@%, he said, "Your transaction has been profitable, 0 Abu Yahyal Your transaction has been profitable, 0 Abu Yahya!" Rasulullaah @?% then recited the above verse to him. (2) Hadhrat Ikrama narrates that when Hadhrat Suhayb - left to migrate to Madinah, some people of Makkah pursued him. Hadhrat Suhayb ?8t3W emptied his quiver and found forty arrows. He then said to them, ''None of you shall come close to me without me placing an arrow into every one of you. Thereafter, I shall use my sword and you know well that I am a man (of great strength and courage).

However, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~ , W & has left two slave (1) Bayhaqi, as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg. 173). Tabraani has also narrated a similar Hadith and Haythami (Voi.6 Pg.60) has commented on the chain of narrators. Abu Nu'avm in his Hilya (Vol. 1 Pg: 152) has also reported the narration. (2) Abu Nu'aym and lbn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg. 162) as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.237). lbn Abdil Birr has also reported the narration his Istpaab (Vo1.2 Pg. 180). T H E LIKES OF THE SAHABAH @%&5 (Vol-I) women behind in Makkah whom you can have (if you let me go)." ('I Hadhrat Anas - has narrated similar report with the addition that it was on that occasion that Allaah revealed the following verse of the Qur'aan: From mankind is he who would sell himself seeking Allaah's pleasure. and Allaah is Most Compassionate towards His bondsmen. {Surah Baqarah, verse 207) When Rasulullaah @!@ saw Hadhrat Suhayb %,-, he said, "Your transaction has been profitable, 0 Abu Yahya!" Rasulullaah then recited the above verse to him. (2) Hadhrat Suhayb B G W narrates that when he decided to migrate from Makkah to RasuluMaah m, the Quraysh said to him, "0 Suhayb!

When you came to us, you had no wealth. You are now leaving as a wealthy man. By Allaah! We can never allow this!" Hadhrat Suhayb %,kproposed to them, 'Will you let me go if .I give you all my wealth?" When they agreed, he gave his wealth to them and they let him go. By the time Hadhrat Suhayb ?B3LGj reached Madinah, Rasulullaah was already aware of the incident'and said, "You've earned a grand profit, q Suhayb! You've earned a grand profit, 0 Suhayb!" (3) The Hijrah of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~ , @ @ & Hadhrat Muhammad bin Zaid narrates that whenever Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 4 = passed by his house (in Makkah) from which he migrated, he would close his eyes and would not even look at it or stop there.

(4) Another narration(5) states that whenever Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar !Zd, W% spoke about Rasulullaah w, he would cry and whenever he passed his house (in Makkah), he would close his eyes. The Hijrah of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Jahash %%w Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ?ilW&j narrates that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Jahash B,kW2 (actually his brother Abd bin Jahash W3W, as it will become clear from the next Hadith) was the last person to migrate to Madinah and had become blind. When he resolved to migrate, his wife who was the daughter of Abu Sufyaan bin Harb bin Umayyah disliked it. She advised him to rather migrate to someone else other than Rasulullaah w. (Disregarding her advice) He took his family and wealth and secretly left the Quraysh and came to Rasulullaah @& in Madinah. (His brother-in-law) Abu Sufyaan (became very angry and) (1) Haakim in his Mustadrak(Vo1.3 Pg.398).

(2) Haakim and Ibn Abi Khaythama as quoted in lsaaba (Vo1.2 Pg.195). Ibn Sa'd has also reported the narration from Abu Uthmaan Nahdi as has Kalbi in his Tafieerfrom Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbjaas wzw. (3) Ibn Mardaway as quoted by Ibn Katheer in his Tafieer (Vol.1 Pg.247). Ibn Sa'd has also narrated it in his Tabaqaat (Vo1.3 Pg.162). (4) Abu Nu'aym in his Hiha (Vol. 1 Pg.303). (5) Bayhaqi, as quoted in lsaaba (Vol.2 Pg.349).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%!@%$$ (Vol-I) immediately sold his house in Makkah. Afterwards leather was kept in the house to cure (causing it to stink). When Abu Jahal bin Hishaam, Utba bin Rabee'ah, Shaybah bin Rabee'ah, Abbaas bin Abdil Muttalib and Huwaytib bin Abdil Uzza passed by the house, Utba's eyes flowed with tears as he recited the following f couplets (which mean): 'Despite how long it remains intact, every house shall one day face ruin and desertion" Abu Jahal then turned to Hadhrat Abbaas gW and said, "You people (the family of Rasulullaah w) have caused these problems for us." When Rasulullaah conquered ~ a k k a h and entered, Hadhrat Abu Ahmad (Abd bin Jahash) stood up to ask for his house. On the instruction of Rasulullaah w, Hadhrat Uthmaan S33&j stood up and took Abu Ahmad aside. (After speaking to him) Hadhrat Abu Ahmad stopped asking for his house. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %Gw says that as Rasulullaah @% was sitting with his body taking support on one hand, Hadhrat Abu Ahmad recited the following couplets (which mean): "How beloved a valley is Makkah where I can walk without a guide It is there (in Makkah) that my visitors are many And it is there where my pegs are secure& fixed(') Ibn Is'haaq narrates that after Hadhrat Abu Salama %-, the first person from the Muhaajireen to arrive in Madinah was Hadhrat Aamir bin Rabee'ah @GWj an Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Jahash wW.

Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Jahash %%5%% arrived with his family and his brother Abd (who was known as) Abu Ahmad. Hadhrat Abu Ahmad ~ , w was blind man who could walk to the upper and lower parts of Makkah without a guide. He was also a poet. His wife was Faari'ah the daughter of Abu Sufyaan bin Harb w5j and his mother was Umay'ma %%?%?% the daughter of Abdul Muttalib bin Haashim. The family home of the Jahash family was therefore locked because they had all migrated. Whenever Utba would pass by the house, he would recite some couplets as quoted in the aforementioned Ahadeeth.

(2) It is clear that the Hadith (of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %Gw) refers to Abd bin Jahash B,W because it was he who was blind and not his brother Abdullaah bin Jahash @Wj. Referring to the Hijrah of his family, Hadhrat Abu Ahmad bin Jahash %lGm recited the following couplets (which mean): "When (my wife) Ummu Ahmad saw me leaving in the protection of the One I fear without having seen Him She said, Yfyou have to m~grate somewhere then take us somewhere else far from Yathrib' 1 said to her, 'vathrib is no bad place and a servant must do what Ar Rahmaan wants' (1) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.64) has commented on the chain of narrators. (2) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.170). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @G@&%> (VOZ-I) M y attention is towards Allaah and His Rasool@@ And whoever focuses his attention to A/laah someday will never be deprived HO w many were the bosom mends and wellwishers that we left behind ~ n d how many were those wellwishers who cried and wailed While the wailers thought th:t being distant from our land brought our destruction We think that the rewards for good deeds is something to look forward to 1 called the Banu Ghanam to wards the protection of their lives And towards the truth when the clearpath became apparent to people Nlaah be praised because they all accepted when The caller called them towards the truth and towards success and they marched in battle Some of our companions veered away from guidance They aligned themselves and gathered to take up weapons against us We are like two armies, the one being guided to the truth And right4 guided while the other is being punished They transgressed and entertained false hopes For Iblees misled them from the truth, because of which they were at a loss and deprived We had turned to the words of the Nabi Muhammad @8& So the allies of the truth from amongst us andpure and have been purified By the ties we have with our near relatives we seek to be close Were it not for these ties ofkinship, there would be no closeness to them After us, which nephew will fee/ safe from you And which brother-in-law will you consider atter me On the day when people and their words will be separated You will come to know which of us had been adopting the truth The Hijrah of Hadhrat Dhamra bin Abil Ees / Hadhrat Dhamra sg@&3 bin Ees B,Gh&+j' Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Jubayr ?3$Gw narrates that many poor Muslims in Makkah thought that they were exempted from making Hijrah when the following verses of the Qur'aan were revealed: . ' .,. . , 9 . :lb , ;&I . . y &A'iJ I ' ,+Ibb I' . &A&JI I . dl . ,&I& /' I L I , , A I. 3 . . 939 r 5". b 9' Y L ? ,.: $ 9 . b r ~ , i+, c;. . &;; I ;4d1 CUI 3-99, &I dls, s3 '. ' , ( @ -.