Chapter Three

The Chapter Concerning the Hadrdships that Were Borne for The Pleasure of Allaah The Comments of Hadhrat Miqdaad !W&!kj Concerning the Conditions Under Which Rasulullaah @@ was Sent to Propagate lslaam ............................................................................................................. 12 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%%%6 (Vol-I) The Comments of Hadhrat Hudhayfa 9L5W in this Regard ................... ....... ................................ 276 Rasulullaah Endures Hardship and Difficulty When Giving dawah towards Allah ............................. 276 The Comments of Rasulullaah k%8$ in this Regard ........................... ................................................ 276 What Rasulullaah @R Said to his Uncle when he Thought that his Uncle would Reduce the Support he Provided ................................................................................................................................................... The Hardships that Rasulullaah @$@ Experienced after the Death of his Uncle .............................. 7 The Harassment that Rasulullaah k@! Received from the Quraysh and his Response ........................... The Comment of Hadhrat Ali BWj Concerning the Courage of Hadhrat Abu Bakr B.K 5 3 to Deliver a Sermon .................................................................................................................................................. Some leaders of the Quraysh throw the Entrails of an Animal on Rasulullaah and Abul Bakhtari takes Revenge on his Behalf .......... .? ............ .. ..............................................................................................

Hadhrat Hamza B G W is outraged when Abu Jahal Harasses Rasulullaah ................................. Abu Jahal Resolves to Cause Harm to Rasulullaah @@ and Allaah Humiliates him .................................. 283 Tulayb bin Umayr Avenges the harm that Abu Jahal Caused to Rasulullaah @-% ..................................... 284 Rasulullaah m Curses Utayba bin Abi Lahab because of the Hurt he caused and he is Eventually Killed . 284 Rasulullaah @@ Suffers at the hands of his Two Neighbours Abu Lahab and Uqba bin Abi Mu'eet .......... 285 The Pain Rasulullaah Endured in Taa'if ............................................................................................ The dua Rasulullaah made after Leaving Taa'if ............................................................................ Addaas who was a Christian Accepts lslaam and Testifies that Rasulullaah k%% is Cerrainly the Rasul of Allaah ............................................................................................................................................... The Hardship Rasulullaah k%!

Bore During the Battle of Uhud ................................................................ 289 The Sahabah wW Endure Hardships and difficulties when Giving dawah towards Allaah ................... 291 Hadhrat Abu Bakr S!Gw Endures Hardships and difficulties .................................................................... 291 Rasulullaah Prays for Hadhrat Umar %l!AVG and he Accepts lslaam ....................................... Hadhrat Abu Bakr B.w leaves for Abyssinia when the Muslims Face Intense Harassment and Meets lbnud Daghina .......................................................................................................................................... Hadhrat Umar ?&Ew Endures Hardships and difficulties ........................................................................ Hadhrat Uthmaan %$GS Endures Hardships and difficulties ..................................................................... 297 Hadhrat Talha ~GkW$ Endures Hardships and difficulties ..................................... ... ................................... 297 Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awaam B.W j Endures Hardships and difficulties ................................................... 298 The Mu'addhin Hadhrat Bilaal bin Rabaah ?&Pw Endures Hardships and Difficulties .............................. 299 The First Person to Make his lslaam Public with Rasulullaah .......................................................... 299 The Hardships ~adhrat Bilaal %%%% Endured for the Sake of Allaah .................................... .. ................ 299 On behalf of Bilaal and his Companions, may Allah abundantly reward ..................................................... Hadhrat Ammaar bin Yaasir %WW4 and his Family embers Endures Hardships and Difficulties ............ 301 Rasulullaah @@$ Gives Glad Tidings of Jannah to Hadhrat Ammaar 9.w and his Family when he sees them being Tortured ....................................................................................................................

Hadhrat Sumayya @Gm the mother of Hadhrat Ammaar 53GW Becomes the First Martyr in Islaam .. 301 Hadhrat Ammaar ?&.G is Tortured Until he is Forced to Utter Words of Kufr While his Heart was Content with lmaan .................................................................................................................................. 302 Hadhrat Khabbaab bin Arat S.w Endures Difficulties and Hardships .................................................... 302 The Incident of Hadhrat Khabbaab L.i?8WG and Hadhrat Umar Q+B!.%%j .................................................... The Torture that Hadhrat Khabbaab %E% Suffered ............................................................................... Hadhrat Abu Dharr 3k%4!G Endures Hardships and Difficulties ................... ; ............................................. 304 THE LIVES OF THE S A W A H a . G !@= (Vol-I) Hadhrat Abu Dharr w@% Dispatches His Brother when he Hears about the Nabuwaat of Rasulullaah @@ .. 304 Hadhrat Abu Dharr ? & % ! & Arrives in Makkah. Accepts lslaam and is then made to Suffer for the sake of Allaah ...................................................................................................................................................

Hadhrat Abu Dharr S.E is the First Person to Greet Rasulullaah i%@ with the Greeting of Islaa m ..... 306 The Courage of Hadhrat Abu Dharr %9Gs when he Announced his Conversion to lslaam and was made to Suffer for it ......................................................................................................................................... 306 The Hardships and Difficulties Borne by Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Zaid and his Wife Faatima @Gwj Who Was the Sister of Hadhrat Umar W&!2j .................... .. ............................................................... ........................................ Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon ?&%%%> Endures Hardships and Difficulties "In thinking of times of danger ...................... ... ............................................................................................ 311 Hadhrat Mus'ab bin Umayr SEWj Endures Difficulties and Hardships ..................... .. ................... 312 .......................................... Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Hudhaafa !i?Ei@2j Endured Hardhips and Difficulties The Hardships and Difficulties Endured by the Sahabah @Ew in General ................... .. ................ The Torture the Sahabah @.w Suffered at the Hands of the Mushrikeen ........................................ 313 The Condition of Rasulullaah t%%! and the Sahabah W.G after Migrating to Madinah ....................... 314 The Difficulties that Rasulullaah @@ and the Sahabah @!i5Wj Suffered during the Dhaatur Riqaa Expedition ................................................................................................................................................. Enduring Hunger when Inviting People Towards Allaah and His Rasool @@ .....................................

Rasulullaah Suffers Extreme Hunger .............. ...... .................................................................... A Hungry Person will not Encounter Meticulous Reckoning ........................................................................... No Lantern or Fire is Lit in the House of Rasulullaah @@ ........................ .. .......................................... 315 The Difficult life that Rasulullaah w Led ............................................................................................... 317 ....... Rasulullaah k%% and the Sahabah @W Tie Stones to their Stomachs to Suppress their Hunger The Statement of Hadhrat Aa'isha @E&%j Concerning Overeating ..................................................... The Hunger Suffered by Rasulullaah @@, His Family, Hadhrat Abu Bakr SGw and Hadhrat Umar .. 319 Rasulullaah , Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar ?2?JEWj Suffer Extreme Hunger and Meet up with Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob %'JE&j .............. ........ .............................................................

Hadhrat Faatima ~~j and Hadhrat Ali %lEWj Suffer Extreme Hunger ................ .. .......................... 321 Rasulullaah @@encourages Hadhrat Ummu Sulaym WW to Endure her Hunger with Patience ...... 321 The hunger Endured by Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas @.EWj ........................................................... The Story of Hadhrat Sa'd 43!3E in this Regard and the Fact that he Was the First Arab to Fire and Arrow in the Path of Allaah ..................................................................................................................... 322 .......................... The Hunger Endured by Hadhrat Miqdaad bin Aswad and his Two Companions @.GW; The Hunger Endured by Hadhrat Abu Hurayra 3.w ............................................................................. 323 .................................... Hadhrat Abu Hurayra %'JG&j ties Stones to his Stomach because of Hunger .. .... 323 The Extreme Hunger that Hadhrat Abu Hurayra 5W% Suffered ....................... .. ....................... 324 The Hunger Endured by Hadhrat Asmaa bint Abi Bakr @lE&j ............................................................ The Hunger Endured by the Sahabah @.

Ew in General ..................................................................... ............. The Extreme Hunger and Cold that the Sahabah @BWj Suffered During the Battle of Khandaq Some Sahabah '&Pw Collapse in Salaah because of extreme Hunger and Weakness .......................... 327 Thd Sahabah @GWj Eat Leaves While Out in The Path of Allaah and Other Incidents of how they Suffered extreme Hunger ..................................................................................................................... Hadhrat Abu Ubaydah B!i5Wj and his Companions Experience Severe Hunger on a Journey .................. 329 .......... The Hunger ~asulullaah @@ and the Sahabah @!3@2j Suffered During the Tihaama Expedition 14 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @g&!&3 (Vol-1) The lady who fed Some of the Sahabah @.w Every Friday ................................................................. 330 The Sahabah eat Locusts and never Ate Bread made of Wheat during the Period of Ignorance .... 330 .The Intense Thirst that the Sahabah M.Bw Suffered During the Expedition to Tabook .......................... Hadhrat Haarith, lkrama and Ayaash M.w Suffer Extreme Thirst During the Battle of Yarmook .......... 331 ......................................

Hadhrat Abu Amr Ansaari i&'4Z5 Endures Severe Thirst in the Path of Allaah ..................................................................... Enduring Extreme Cold when Inviting People Towards Allaah ................................................................................ The Sahabah M.G Dig the Trench in Extreme Cold .................................................................. Enduring Lack of Clothing when Inviting People Towards Allaah .I ,. * , , ......................................................................................................... The Burial of Hadhrat Hamza ?dLxM> ....................................

The Incident of Hadhrat Shurahbeel bin Hasanah BIU"&% with Rasulullaah @@$ Hadhrat Abu Bakr %.G &5 Suffers from"a Lack of Clothing and Hadhrat Jibra'eel C$i@ Gives him Glad ............................................................................................................................ Tidings in this Regard .; .................................... Hadhrat Ali %Ww and Hadhrat Faatima @ G W Suffer from a Lack of Clothing The Sahabah @.G have only Coarse Woollen clothing to wear and Have to Constantly eat Only Dates and Water ...................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................... The Men of Suffa Suffer from a Lack of Clothing ...................................................................................... Enduring fear when Inviting People Towards Allaah The Sahabah mW Suffer Extreme Fear, Hunger and Cold During the Battle of Ahzaab ....................... 335 .............................................................

Enduring Injuries and Illness when Inviting People Towards Allaah The Incident of Two Men from the Banu Abdul Ash'hal Tribe During the Battle of Uhud ............................... 337 The Story of Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh 9 . W w and his Martyrdom During the Battle of Uhud .................... 338 ................................................................................... The Story of Hadhrat Raafi bin Khadeej B.G