Chapter Eleven

- The Chapter Concerning the Belief that the Sahabah '@G@G5 Had in the Unseen This chapter highlights how the Sahabah @GWj believed in the unseen and how for the news Nabi '8@ gave them, they forsook temporary pleasures, human evidence, transitory opinions and worldly experiences. It was as if they were actually witnessing the unseen and rejecting what they witnessed. The Magnificence of Imaan Rasulullaah @?@ Gives the Glad Tidings of Jannah for the Person who Testifies with Conviction that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah !3E3W2 narrates, "We were a group of Sahabah W,Gw including Abu Bakr ?3Gw and Umar ~IZW sitting around Rasulullaah &%, when he got up to leave. Because Rasulullaah && delayed in returning to us, we feared that he may have come to some harm in our absence. This alarmed us and we quickly got up. 1 was the first to be alarmed and in my search for Rasulullaah @@, I reached an orchard belonging to the Banu Najjaar tribe of the Ansaar.

I circled the orchard looking for a gate, but could not find any. I then came across a stream running into the orchard from a well outside. 1 therefore squeezed through and found Rasulullaah there. 'Abu Hurayrah?' Rasulullaah asked. 'Yes, 0 Rasulullaah w,' I replied. What is the matter?' he asked.

I explained, 'You were with us when you left. When you delayed in returning to us, we feared that you may have come to some harm in our absence. This alarmed us and I was the first to be alarmed. When I reached this orchard, I squeezed through as a fox would do and entered. The others are all behind me.' Handing me his shoes, Rasulullaah said, '0 Abu Hurayrah!

Take these shoes of mine and give the glad tidings of Jannah to every person you meet outside this orchard who testifies with conviction of the heart that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah. he first person I met.was Umar %,w. 'What are these shoes, 0 Abu Hurayrah?' he asked. These are Rasulullaah @?&'s shoes. He has sent me to give the glad tidings of Jannah to every person I meet who testifies with conviction of the heart that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah.' Umar Ww then struck me so hard on the chest that I fell down on my buttocks. He then instructed me to return and I returned to Rasulullaah 6$% seeking help in tears.

Umar 3,GWj THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH m,@&&> (Vol-3) was almost upon me as he came in my footsteps. 'What has happened to you, 0 Abu Hurayrah?' Rasulullaah $%% asked. I related the incident to him saying, 'I met Umar 3G4% and when I told him the message you had sent me with, he struck me so hard on the chest that I fell down on my buttocks. He then told me to return.' '0 Umar!' Rasulullaah @& said, 'What made you do that?' Umar Ww said, 'May.my parents be sacrificed for you, 0 Rasulullaah @?&! Did you send Abu Hurayrah with your shoes to give the glad tidings of Jannah to every person he meets who testifies with conviction of the heart that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah?' '1 certainly did,' Rasulullaah @& replied.

'Do not do that,' Umar 3,G= pleaded, 'because I fear that people would pin all their hopes in this (and stop doing good deeds). Rather leave them to continue doing good deeds.' Rasulullaah @@ then said, 'Then leave them."'(') Rasulullaah @@ Gives the Glad Tidings of Jannah for the Person who Dies Without Committing Shirk Hadhrat Abu Dharr B,W narrates, "When I came outdoors one night, I happened to see Rasulullaah @g walking all alone. Thinking to myself that perhaps Rasulullaah did not like anyone to be walking with him, I started walking where the moonlight was not shining (so that he may not notice me). Rasulullaah however turned around and when he saw me, he asked, Who is there?' 1 replied by saying, 'It is Abu ~ h a r r . May Allaah sacrifice me for you!' 'Come here, 0 Abu Dharr,' Rasulullaah @%% called out.

After walking with him for a while, Rasulullaah k%@ said, 'Verily those with plenty of wealth will have the least (rewards) on the Day of Qiyaamah except for the person whom Allaah gives wealth in abundance and he distributes it to his right, his left, in front of him and behind him, using it all in good causes.' I then walked on a while longer with Rasulullaah @% when he said, 'Sit down here.' It was an open plain surrounded by stones where he made me sit. He then said to me, 'Remain here until I return.' Rasulullaah then walked away into the rocky plain until he disappeared from my view. He was away for a long time until I eventually heard him say as he returned, 'Even though he commits adultery or steals?' When he returned, I could not wait to ask, 'May Allaah sacrifice me for you, 0 Nabi of Allaah m! With whom were you talking amongst the rocks? I heard no one reply to you.' Rasulullaah replied, 'That was Jibra'eel who came to me when I was a amongst the rocks.

He said, 'Give your Ummah the good news that whoever of them dies without committing Shirk shall enter ~annah.' '0 Jibra'eel!' I asked, 'Even though he commits adultery or steals?' Yes,' he replied. 'Even though he commits adultery or steals, 0 Rasulullaah m?' I echoed. 'Yes,' RasOlullaah replied. I repeated, 'Even though he commits adultery or steals?' 'Certainly,' Rasulullaah @$@ replied, 'even though he drinks wine."'(2) (1) Muslims, a s quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vol.1 Pg.7). (2) Bukhaari and Muslim, as quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vol.1 Pg.7).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @gb3 (Vol-3) Another narration adds that after Hadhrat Abu Dharr %B@ repeated the question for the fourth time, Rasulullaah @@ said, "Even though Abu Dharr's nose is rubbed in dust (i.e. this shall be the case even though Abu Dharr may not agree)."(') The Incident of the Bedouin with Great Understanding Hadhrat Anas !BZW reports that an old Bedouin called Hadhrat Alqama'bin Ulaatha W & ~ ~ once came to Rasulullaah &%% and said, "0 Rasulullaah %@! I am an old man who is unable to learn the Qur'aan. However, I do testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah and I testify that Muhammad $2% is the servant and Rasul of Allaah. In this I have firm conviction." When the old man had left, Rasulullaah k%?% remarked, "That man has great understanding." It has also been reported that Rasulullaah @@ said, "That companion of yours has great ~riderstandin~."(~) The Narration of Hadhrat Uthmaan %Gw Stating that Jahannam is Forbidden to the One who Recites the Shahaadah Hadhrat Uthmaan W&= narrates that he heard Rasulullaah @@ say, "I know a statement which if a person says sincerely from his heart, he will become forbidden to the fire of Jahannam." To this, Hadhrat Umar WW said, "Should I not tell you what it is? It is the statement of sincerity upon which Allaah has made Muhammad @& and his Sahabah @,- steadfast.

It is the statement of Taqwa that the Nabi of Allaah @@ had encouraged his uncle Abu Taalib to recite at the time of his death. It is to testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah.~'(~) Rasulullaah @%&! Gives the Glad Tidings of Forgiveness to the Sahabah @GW .who Recited the Shahaadah with him in a Particular Gathering Hadhrat Ya'la bin Shaddaad reports that Hadhrat Ubaadah bin Saamit - was also present and confirming Hadhrat Abu Shaddaad W@&j when he said, 'We were with ~asulullaah @@ when he asked, 'Is there any stranger amongst you?' Rasulullaah @?@ was referring to,the presence of any Jews or Christians. When we assured Rasulullaah &%% that there was none, he had the door closed and said, 'Raise your hands and say: Laa Ilaaha Illallaah'. We (together with Rasulullaah @I!%) had our hands raised for a while, after which Rasulullaah @@ put his hands down saying, "All praise is for Allaah. 0 Allaah!

You sent me with (1) Tirmidhi. (2) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.70). Kharaa'iti in his Makaarimul Akhlaaq and Daar Qutni in his Afraad have reported a similar narration, as quoted in Jsaabah (Vo1.2 Pg.503). (3) Ahmad, as quoted in Majma'uz Zawaa'id (Vo1.l Pg.15). Abu Ya'la, Ibn Khqzaymah, Ibn Hibbaan, Bayhaqi and others have also reported the narration, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.1 Pg.74).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,G'&&> (LTol-3) this Kalimah, instructed me with (believing in) it and promised me Jannah for it. Verily, You never break Your promises." (') Rasulullaah @@ Gives Glad *dings to the Sahabah @,Gh3 in Kudayd Hadhrat Rufaa'ah Juhani ~,W= reports that they were once returning with Rasulullaah t%&! (to Madinah) when we arrived in Kudayd. When some people started seeking permission from Rasulullaah to return to their families, Rasulullaah @.% granted permission. Rasulullaah &%% then stood up and after duly praising Allaah, he said, "What is the matter with some men who feel that the side of the tree near Rasulullaah @% is more repulsive to them than the other side?" When Rasulullaah @?% said this, there was not a person who was not in tears.

Someone then remarked, "Whoever seeks leave after this must be a fool!" Rasulullaah k%@ then praised Allaah, said many good things and then added, "I testify before Allaah that when a person testifies with sincerity of heart that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah, that I am the Rasul of Allaah and he then proceeds to walk on the right, he will certainly walk the path to Jannah as soon as he dies. My Rabb 3,GGG has promised me that He will admit seventy thousand members of my Ummah into Jannah without reckoning or punishment. However, I strongly believe that even before they enter, you people as well your righteous forefathers, spouses and progeny will have already occupied your abodes in Jannah." (2) Another narration clarifies that it was Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?3!2%!2j who said, "Whoever seeks leave after this must be a fool!" (3) The Shahaadah Atones for a False Oath Hadhrat Anas ~ , G w narrates that when Rasulullaah charged a particular person for doing something, the man denied it saying, "No. I swear by the Being besides Whom there is none worthy of worship that I did not do it." Rasulullaah was however certain that the man had done it, so after repeating himself several times, Rasulullaah @@ said, "Atone for this by attesting that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah." (4) Another narration states that Rasulullaah @@ said, "Atone for your lie by confirming that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah." (5) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Zubayr ~~j reports that Rasulullaah @@ said, "When a man took a false oath using the words 'I swear by the Being besides Whom there is none worthy ofworship', Allaah forgave him (because he recited the (I) Ahmad, Tabraan~ and Bazzaar, all reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol. l Pg.19). (2) Ahmad and Ibn Maalah, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.1 Pg.20).

(3) Daarml, Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibbaan and Tabraani, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.5 Pg.287). (4) Bazzaar. (5) Abu Ya'la. Both Bazzaar and Abu Ya'la report from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.83). Ibn Hajar has however commented on the chain of narrators.

THE LIVES OF THE SAIfABAH @,E&&2 (Vol-3) words of the Kalimah)." ( I ) People who Recited the Shahaadah will Leave Jahannam Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari SEW> narrates that Rasulullaah @% said, "When the people of Jahannam will get together, amongst them will also be those who faced the qiblah (Muslims). The Kuffaar will then say to the Muslims, 'Were you people not Muslims?' When the Muslims reply in the affirmative, the Kuffaar will ridicule, 'Then of what use was your Islaam when you have ended up with us here in the fire?' The Muslims will reply, 'We were detained because of the sins that we committed.' When Allaah hears what the Kuffaar have to say, He will issue orders that all those who faced the qiblah should be removed from Jahannam. When the Kuffaar remaining behind in Jahannam see this, they will lament, 'If only we had been Muslims so that we could leave just as they have left."' Rasulullaah @% then recited: Alif Laam Raa (OnlyAllaah knows the meaning of these letters). These are the verses of the Book and the clear Qur'aan. Many a time the Kuffaar will wish that they had been Muslims. {Surah Hijr, verses 1 , 2 ) ( ~ ) Hadhrat Anas %X2= narrates that Rasulullaah said, "When some believers in (the Kalimah) 'Laa Ilaaha Illallaah' will enter Jahannam because of their sins, the worshippers of (the idols) Laat and Uzza will ridicule them saying, 'Of what use was your recitation of 'Laa llaaha Illallaah' when you are with us in Jahannam.' Allaah will then get angry for their part.

He will remove the Muslims from Jahannam and put them in the river of life where their burns will be healed just as the moon recovers from its eclipse. They will then enter Jannah where they will be called 'the people from Jahannam'." (3) Another narration of Tabraeni reports that because of the blackness on their faces, they will be called 'the people from Jahannam'. They will then plead to Allaah saying, "0 Rabb! Remove this name from us." Allaah will then command them to bath in a river in Jannah, after which the name will be removed from them (because the blackness will be removed). A Group of Mu'mineen that will be Saved from Jahannam Hadhrat Hudhayfah ~ , w narrates that Rasulullaah $$% said, "Islaam shall fade away just as decorative work fades from a garment.

People will have no (1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol 10 Pg.83). (2) Tabraani. Ibn Abi Haatim has reported a similar narration. (3) Tabraani, a s quoted in the Taheerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.2 Pg.546). THE LIVES OF THE SAHiZBAH '@&!%5 (Vol-3) idea what fasting, Sadaqah or sacrifice are.

Then such a night will pass over the Qur'aan after which not a single verse of the Qur'aan will be found on earth (the angels wil! remove every Qur'aan from earth). There'shall then remain only a few pockets of people amongst whom an old man and an old lady will say, 'Because we found our forefathers reciting this Kalimah 'Laa Ilaaha Illallaah', wealsoreciteit."' To this, one of the narrators called Hadhrat Sila asked, "Of what use will the Kalimah 'Laa Ilaaha Illallaah' be to them when they will have no idea what fasting, Sadaqah or sacrifice are?" When Hadhrat Hudhayfah W5j ignored the question, Hadhrat Sila repeated it thrice. Each time, Hadhrat Hudhayfah Ww ignored the question until on the third occasion, he turned to Hadhrat Sila and said, "0 Sila! It will save th'em from Jahannam! It will save them from Jahannam!

It will save them from Jahannam!" ('1 The Statements of Hadhrat Ali B%&@Zi, Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ~,E&s and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Masfood "J""" ' ' 4"" b@!53 Concerning the Shahaadah and those Reciting it Hadhrat Ali "-1 """ '.' S&L&J once said, "The people with the clearest record with Allaah a'G3G and who know Him best are those who have the most love for and who most honour the sanctity of the believers in 'Laa Ilaaha ~llallaah'." (2) Hadhrat Saalim bin Abul Ja'd reports that someone once informed Hadhrat Abu Dardaa "-8 "". " Sbwh that Abu Sa'd bin Munabbih had set a hundred slaves free. Hadhrat Abu Dardaa B,Em remarked, "Setting a hundred slaves free from the wealth of a single person is a great deed. However, if you please, I can inform you of something better than that. (It is) Imaan that is attached to the heart day and night and keeping your tongue moist with the Dhikr of Allaah ~,G%G."(~' Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood w'Wj said, "Verily Allaah has distributed good character amongst you just as He has distributed your sustenance: Whereas Allaah has given wealth to those whom He loves as well as those whom He does not love, He gives Imaan only to those whom He loves.

Therefore, it is only when Allaah loves someone that He gives him Imaan. The person who is too miserly to spend (in Sadaqah), too scared to fight the enemy in Jihaad and cannot exert himself in Ibaadah at nights should recite 'Laa Ilaaha Illallaah', 'Allaahu Akbar', 'A1 Hamdu Lillaah' and 'Subhaanallaah' in abundance." (4) The Gatherings of Imaan The Eagerness of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha %GG&j to Participate in the Gatherings of Imaan Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik 3,Cw narrates that whenever Hadhrat Abdullaah bin (I) Haakim (Vo1.4 Pg.545), reporting from reliabje sources as confirmed by Dhahabi. (2) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya, as quoted in Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vol. 1 Pg.76). (3) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol. l Pg.219). Ibn Abi Dunya has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.55).

(4) Wbraani, reporting from reliable sources a s confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.90) and Mudhiri in his Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.95). THE LIVES OF THE S W A H @@b$j' (Vol-3) 4 7 Rawaaha '.,I ----3. ' * W@+ met one of the Sahabah @,G&i, he say to him, "Come! Let us believe in our Rabb for a moment (let us refresh our Imaan by talking about Allaah for a while)." When hesaid this tosomeone one day, the man became angry and reported it to Rasulullaah @& saying, "0 Rasulullaah &%I%! Look at Ibn Rawaaha.

He prefers your Imaan to the Imaan of a moment." Nabi @&% replied, "May Allaah forgive Ibn Rawaaha. He loves the gatherings about which the angels boast." ('I Hadhrat Ataa bin Yasaar narrates that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha ~ , w once said to one of his companions, "Come here so that we may believe for a while." "Are we not already believers?" the other asked. "Certainly," Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha 2324% replied, "but let us talk about Allaah s o that our Imaan can be increased." (2) Hadhrat Shurayh bin Abdullaah reports that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha !&W&j would grab hold of the hand of one of the Sahabah @,Gw and say, "Stand with me so that we may believe for a while by sitting in a gathering of Dhikr." (3) Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ?3XW says, "Abdullaah bin Rawaaha 3G5W once caught hold of my hand saying, 'Come! Let us believe for a moment because the heart overturns faster than a pot boiling at its pitch." (4) Hadhrat Abu Dardaa B,gW says, "When Abdullaah bin Rawaaha %B@j would meet me, he would say, ' 0 Uwaymir! Sit down so that we may discuss (Imaan) for a while.' We would then sit down and discuss, after which he would say, 'This is a gathering of Imaan.

The example of Imaan is like that of your Qamees. When you have taken it off, you will again be putting it on and when you have put it on, you will again be taking it off. The heart overturns faster than a pot boiling at its pitch." (5) The Eagerness of Hadhrat Umar %!3GW and Hadhrat Mu'aadh B G W to Participate in the Gatherings of Imaan Hadhrat Abu Dharr B,= reports that Hadhrat Umar %,G&&+j would grab hold of the hands of one or two Sahabah @F= and say, "Stand awhile with me so that we may renew our Imaan." They would then talk about Allaah 3.~52$~.(~) Hadhrat Aswad bin Hilaal reports that they were walking with Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal %GW when he said to them, "Sit with us so that we may believe for a moment." (7) (1) Ahmad, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.63). Haafidh has commented on the chain of narrators in AlBidaayah wan N~haayah (Vo1.4 Pg.258). (2) Bayhaqi.

(3) Haafidh Abul Qaasim Laalkaa'ee. (4) Tayaalisi. (5) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.101). (6) Ibn Abi Shaybah and Laalkaa'ee in his Sunnah, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.207). (7) Abu Nu'ayrn In his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.235).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,%b&j' (Vol-3) Renewing Imaan Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ~~j reports that Rasulullaah @@ once said, "Renew your Imaan." "0 Rasulullaah @@!" someone asked, "How are we to renew our Imaan?" Rasulullaah @&% replied, "Abundantly recite 'Laa Ilaaha Illallaah'." ('I Rejecting Experience and Eye-Witness Accounts The incident of a Man With Diarrhoea Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri ~,GQ= narrates that a man once came to Rasulullaah @&% saying, "My brother is suffering from diarrhoea." "Give him honey to drink," Rasulullaah $%$ said. The man went, gave honey to his brother and then returned saying, "0 Rasulullaah @%! I gave him honey but it only made his diarrhoea worse." "GO' and give him honey to drink," Rasulullaah @L% repeated. The man went, again gave his brother honey and then returned yet again saying, "His diarrhoea is now even worse." Rasulullaah @&% said, "Allaah speaks the truth and it is your brother's belly that is lying. Go and give him honey." This time when the man gave honey to his brother, he was completely cured.

(2) The Incident of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood Hadhrat Zaynab BBb= who was the wife of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 3 , C W says, "Whenever (my husband) Abdullaah came home after relieving himself, he would clear his throat at the door and spit so that he does not enter upon us unexpectedly while we are in a condition that he would find unpleasant. He happened to return one day while I had with me an old lady who was busy reciting some incantations to cure me from erysipelas(3). When he cleared his throat, 1 quickly hid her beneath the bed. He then came in and sat next to me. Noticing a thread around my neck, he asked, 'What is this thread for?' I replied, 'An incantation has been read on it for me.' He held it, cut it and then said, 'The family of Abdullaah have no need for Shirk.

I have heard Rasulullaah @@ say that incantations, talismans and amulets amount to Shirk (when people believe that they possess the inherent quality of healing)."' Hadhrat Zaynab C&Bwj continues, "I then said to him, 'Why do you say that when it is true that I often experience pain in my eye and whenever I go to a particular Jewish lady who recites incantations on it, the pain subsides?' He replied, 'That is because Shaytaan pokes your eye and when the incantations are read on it, he stops poking at it. All you need to do is to recite what Rasulullaah @& used to recite (which is): "0 Rabb of mankind, remove the difficulty. You grant a cure for there is (1) Ahmad and Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.1 Pg.82) and Mundhiri in Targheeb wat Tarheeb(Vo1.3 Pg.75). (2) Bukhaari and Muslim, as quoted in Tafjeerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.2 Pg.575). (3) A severe bacterial skin rash accompanied by fever and vomiting.

THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH Bg!&% (Vol-3) none who can cure besides You. There is also no cure like Your cure. Grant a cure ttat does not leave out any illness." ('I The Incident of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha Hadhrat lkramah reports that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha %3GW& was once lying beside his wife when he got up and went to have intercourse with one of his slave women in another part of the house. His wife was alarmed when she did not see him lying where he had been so she immediately got up and left the room. When she saw him on the slave woman, she returned to her room, took a knife and went back.

Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha 4%G4%6 had just finished and had stood up when he met her carrying the knife. '"What is the matter?" he asked. "What is the matter indeed!" she replied, "Had I found you where I had seen you just now, I would have plunged this knife between your shoulders!" "And just where did you see me?" he asked. "1 saw you upon the slave," she replied. "It could not have been me that you saw," he said.

He then continued, "Rasulullaah @%% has prohibited anydne from reciting the Qufaan when one is impure (as I should be if I had had intercourse, yet I can recite for you)." "Then recite," she challenged. He then recited the following (couplets which mean): 'RasululJaah @?% came to us reciting the Book That shines forth like the rising dawn He brought guidance after darkness and our hearts are convinced that whatever he says must happen , . While he spends the night separated fiom his bed (engzged in [baadab) the Mushrikeen lie heavily on their beds" (Thinking that these are verses of the Qur'aan) His wife said, "I >believe in the Book of Allaah and reject what the eyes have seen." When Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha "'8 "'F " SI;;* went early to Rasulullaah @% the next morning and informed him about what had transpired, Rasulullaah smiled s o broadly that his molars became visible. ('1 The Incident of Hadhrat Umar aE&+j' and Rasulullaah at Hudaybiyyah Hadhrat Habeeb bin Abu Thaabit narrates that when he went to pose some questions to Hadhrat Abu Waa'il 5WG, the Sahabi related to them that when they were fighting at Siffeen, someone asked, "Have you not seen those who are called towards the Bo,ok of Allaah (to settle their disputes)?" "Yes, we have," replied Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Taalib Ww. It was then that Hadhrat Sahl bin Hunayf Ww said, "You have only yourselves to blame!

I have seen us at Hudaybiyyah when Nabi k%% entered into a peace treaty with the Mushrikeen. Had we deemed fighting to be the solution, we would have fought (but it was in (1) Ahmad, as quoted in TaQeerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.2 Pg.494). (2) Daar Qutni (Pg.44,45). The author of Ta'leequl Mughni (Pg.45) has commented on the chain of narrators. 5 0 THE LIVES OF THE S A H M A H @?%!@$&5 (Vol-3) the best interest to enter into the treaty)." He then continued to narrate that at the time Hadhrat Umar w@!% asked, "Are we not on the truth and the Mushrikeen on falsehood? Will not our martyrs go to Jannah while their dead will go to Jahannam?" "Certainly," Rasulullaah @@ replied.

"Then why should we compromise our Deen?" Umar ~ , G W j asked, lWhyshouldwereturnwhenAllaah has not yet decided between us and the Mushrikeen?" Rasulullaah @%$ reassured him saying, "0 son of Khattaab! I am the Rasul of Allaah and Allaah shall never ever lead me to destruction." Hadhrat Umar %BG5= was still upset when he went away. He proceeded straight to Hadhrat Abu Bakr B,Gs and asked, "0 Abu Bakr! Are we not on the truth and the Mushrikeen on falsehood?" "0 son of Khattaab!" Hadhrat Abu Bakr %$Bw said, "He is the Rasul of Allaah and Allaah shall never ever lead him to destruction." It was after this that Allaah revealed Surah Fatah. Another narration states that Hadhrat Sahl bin Hunayf WCw said, "0 people!

You have only your own opinions to blame! I have seen myself on the day of Abu Jandal (when Rqsulullaah was forced to hand him over to the Mushrikeen according to the demands of the treaty). Had I the ability to reverse this decision of Rasulullaah m, I would have certainly done so (but no one's Imaan would allow him to oppose a decision coming from Rasulullaah m). Yet another narration adds that when Surah Fatah was revealed, Rasulullaah I.%'@ sent for Hadhrat Umar h = and recited it to him. (2) In the chapter concerning dawah tc,vards Allaah and His Rasool @$% (Chapter one) and under the discussion of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, the narration of Hadhrat Miswar bin Makhramah B,- has already been quoted.

The narration states that Hadhrat Abu Jandal BG5= addressed the Muslims saying, "0 gathering of Muslim! Why should I be returned to the Mushrikeen when I have come as a Muslim? Have you not seen how I have suffered?" Hadhrat Abu Jandal had endured severe torture at the hands of the Mushrikeen. Hadhrat Umar 52U4% then approached Rasulullaah I.%'@ and said, "Are you not the true Nabi of Allaah?" "I am indeed," replied Rasulullaah @%!. Hadhrat Umar B,CWj asked further, "Are we not on the truth and our enemies on falsehood?" "Certainly," said Rasulullaah @@.

"Then,"askedHadhratUmar i2$G4&+j, "why do we have to submit?" Rasulullaah '&@ said to him, "I am certainly the Rasool of Allaah. I cannot disobey Him and He is my Helper." Hadhrat Umar BGw asked, "Did you not teil us that we shall arrive at the Kabah and perform Tawaaf around it?" Rasulullaah t&%% replied, "Indeed I did but did I tell you that it would be this year?" "No," said Hadhrat Umar wW. "Then you shall certainly arrive there and perform ~ a w a a f around it," Rasulullaah @@ assured him. Hadhrat Umar %.3Z&5 then approached Hadhrat Abu Bakr SZ@!G and asked him, "Is he not the true Nabi of Allaah?" "He is indeed," replied Hadhrat Abu Bakr w,wj'. Hadhrat Umar '"' ""' " asked further, "Are 'we not on the truth and our enemies on falsehood?" "Certainly," said Hadhrat Abu Bakr SEW.

"Then," asked (1) Bukhaari and Muslim. (2) Nasa'ee, as quoted in Takeerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.4 Pg.200). THE LIVES OF THE SMABAH @D@&& (Vol-3) 5 1 Hadhrat Umar ?&3=, "why do we have to submit?" Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ G , ? 3 said to him, "0 person! He is certainly the Rasool of Allaah. He cannot disobey Allaah and Allaah is his Helper." Hadhrat Umar kasked, "Did Rasulullaah , t2$@ not tell us that we shall arrive at the Kabah and perform Tawaaf around it?" I Hadhrat Abu Bakr W W G replied, "He did indeed, but did he tell you that it would be this year?" "No," said Hadhrat Umar ?3S32i%.

"Then you shall certainly arrive there and perform Tawaaf around it," Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?&3assured him. After narrating this incident, Hadhrat Umar $B!3&G says that he later carried out numerous good deeds to make amends for this behaviour. The Happiness of Rasulullaah @%! when Revelation About Forgiveness and Victory Arrived as they were Returning from Hudaybiyyah Hadhrat Anas - narrates that as Rasulullaah @% was returning from Hudaybiyyah, Allaah !evealed the verse: So that Allaah may forgive you (0 RasufufIaah w) for your past shortcomings and those that may occur in the future. {Surah Fatah, verse 2 ) Rasulullaah then said, "Such a verse was revealed to me tonight that I love more than everything on earth." When Rasulullaah @% recited the verse to the Sahabah i%Ww, they said, "Congratulations to you, .O Nabi of Allaah m. Allaah has made it clear how He will be treating you, but what about us?" It was then that the following verse was revealed: So that Allaah may admit the Mu'mineen men and women into-~annaat beneath which rivers flow. They will live there forever and He shall (&so) pardbn them for their sins.

This is the great success in Allaah's sight. {Surah Fatah, verse 5)(') Hadhrat Anas WZ&3 reports that after Rasulullaah had been prevented from performing Umrah, he was returning from Hudaybiyyah when the following verse was revealed: , ¶ & # ~ , , I , , , G (\bile ~ ~ ) (0 u 4 LAA Indeed, We have granted you (0 ~asuluffaah w) a clear victory(2). {Surah Fatah, verse 1) When Rasulullaah @@ and the Sahabah slaughtered their sacrificial animals at Hudaybiyyah, they were filled with grief and sorrow. Rasulullaah &%$ (1) Ahmad. Bukhaari and Muslim have reported a similar narration, as quoted in Tafseerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.4 Pg. 183). (2) Allaah granted the victory through the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah because afte; this treaty large numbers of people accepted Islaam and it led to the conquest of Makkah. 5 2 THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH *= (Vol-3) then said, "Such a verse was revealed to me that I love more than all the world." He then recited to them the verse: 6 ># OEcc . $ 6 . . > & 0 6. 9," f & f $ 4 # # / ** s ~ + d p ~ ~ ; ~ i > A ~ ~ ~ l ‘ I