. Hadhrat Umar %'&3&6 became the Khalifah, the numbers of locusts declined

drastically. When Hadhrat Umar - made enquiries and received no response, he sent riders to many areas including Shaam and Iraq to enquire whether locusts had been seen or not. A rider eventually retuned from Yemen with a handful of locusts that he placed before Hadhrat Umar -. When he saw them, Hadhrat Umar !B3W thrice exclaimed, "Allaahu Akbar!': He then said, "I heard Rasulullaah @?@ say, 'Allaah has created a thousand species; six hundred in the oceans and four hundred on land. The first of these to become extinct is the species of locusts.

As soon as they become extinct, the ( I ) Bayhaqi, as quoted in the Taferof Ibn Katheer (Vol.3 Pg.21). (2) Abu Nu'ayrn, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.4 Pg.353). (3) Ibn Abi Haatim, as quoted in the T a h r of Ibn Katheer (Vo1.3 Pg.7). THE LNES OF THE SAHABAH @,- (Vol-3) others will follow like (the beads ot) a necklace when the string is cut."'(') Hadhrat Ali ~EhX's Conviction in the Words of ' Rasulullaah Concerning his Assassination Hadhrat Fudhaala bin Abu Fudhaala Ansaari relates, "I accompanied my father (Hadhrat Abu Fudhaala -) to Yamba to visit Hadhrat '~li ?BX% who had become extremely ill there. My father who was also a veteran of the Battle of Badr said to him, ' ~ h a f k e e ~ s you camping at this place?

If you die here, there are nqne here but the Bedouins of the Banu Juhaynah tribe. Persevere until you reach Madinah and should you die there, your companions will be nearby and they will performathe (Janaazah) salaah for you.' Hadhrat Ali - however said, 'I shall not die from this illness because Rasulullaah @% emphatically told me that I shall not die until I become the Khalifah and then this (his beard) becomes dyed with the blood of this (his f~rehead).'"(~) Hadhrat Ali %33W narrates that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam !BMW one day came to him as he placed his foot in'thq stirrup (of his animal, ready to ride off). 'Where do you intend going?" Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam ?&UW asked. 'When Hadhkat Ali 3!33W informed him that he was headed for Iraq, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam 4 ? i i remarked, "Remember that if you go there, it will be the sharp edge of a sword that is sure to strike you." Hadhrat Ali says, "I swear by Allaah that I had heard this from Rasulullaah @% even before he (Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam ?B,W%) said it." (3) Hadhrat Mu'aawiya bin Jareer narrates that Hadhrat Ali Sii'W% was once inspecting thecavalrywhen Ibn Muljim passed by. When Hadhrat Ali asked him his name, he gave a name other than that of his father.

'You are lying," Hadhrat Ali !Z&3WG told him. When he eventually gave his father's name, Hadhrat Ali ?&.W&G4 said, "Now you have spoken the truth. (Turning to the others, Hadhrat Ali ?B3W said: Rasulullaah informed me that my assassin will be a man from amongst the Jews and this man is from them. Nevertheless, let him Hadhrat Ubaydah narrates that w. Henever Hadhrat Ali - saw Ibn Muljim, he would recite the following couplet (which means): "While I wish him fife, he wishes to kiff me Bring me an excuse from a find from the ~uraad clan"(6) Hadhrat Abu Tufayl narrates that he was with Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Taalib - wheh Abdur Rahmaan bin Muljim came.

After issuing instructions for his allowance to be given to him, Hadhrat Ali - pointed towards his beard and (1) Abu Ya'la, as quoted in the Takerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.2 Pg.131). (2) Ahmad in his Zawaa'id, Ibn Abi Shaybah, Bazaar, Haarith, Abu Nu'aym, Bayhaqi in his Dalaa'il and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.59). (3) Humaydi, Bazzaar, Abu Ya'la, Ibn Hibbaan, Haakim and others, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Umrnaal (Vol.5 Pg.59). (4) Ibn Adi and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnmaal (Vo1.5 Pg.62). (5) Ibn Muljim belonged to the Muraad clan.

(6) Abdur Razzaaq, Ibn Sa'd and Wakee, as quoted in Muntakhab K1?nzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.61). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH m,@&& (Vol-3) said, "None can stop this wretch from dying, from the top with this (the blood of my forehead)." Hadhrat Ali %GWj then recked the following couplets (which mean): 'BoJsteryour heart for death because death shall come your way And never fear being murdered when murder arrives at your vaJJey"(') Hadhrat Arnmaar BGWj's Conviction in the Words of Rasulullaah @&% Concerning his Death Hadhrat Ummu Ammaar - who brought Hadhrat Ammaar %@&3 up reports that when Hadhrat Ammaar !BGiW became very ill one day, he said, "I am not going to die from this illness because my beloved friend Rasulullaah -. informed me that I will be killed in a battle between two warring armies of Mu'mineen." (2) Already quoted in the chapter discussing the enthusiasm of the Sahabah to die in the pathof ~ l l a a h ( ~ ) are his words when he said, "I am to meet A1 Jabbaar (Allaah) and marry the damsels of Jannah! Today I shall meet my beloved friends, Muhammad k%% and his companions because Rasulullaah @$ informed me that the last provision of my worldly life shall be the curds of milk." Also in the same chapter the narration has passed stating that Hadhrat Ammaar bin Yaasir - was fighting in the Battle of Siffeen but was not martyred. He then approached Hadhrat Ali W i and said, "0 Ameerul Mu'mineen! This is that very day (about which Rasuluiiaah @@ said that 1 would be martyred.

How come I am still alive?)." Hadhrat Ali ?&3&45 replied, "Do not worry about that." This occurred three times until Hadhrat Ammaar W3W was given some milk. He drank it and said, "Indeed, Rasulullaah @%% said that this (milk) will be the last drink that I shall drink in this world." He then stood up and fought until he was martyred. Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed - reports from the daughter of Hishaam bin Waleed bin Mughiera BGW who nursed Hadhrat Ammaar %3W& that Hadhrat Mu'aawiya S,Wj once visited Hadhrat Ammaar when he was ill. When he left, Hadhrat Mu'aawiya %GWj said, "0 Allaah! Do not let his death be on our hands because I have heard Rasulullaah say that it will be a rebellious group that will kill Arnmaar." (4) Hadhrat Abu Dharr %GWjls Conviction in the Words of Rasulullaah @@@ Concerning his Death Hadhrat Ibraheem bin Ashtar narrates from his father that when death approached Hadhrat Abu Dharr ?&Iw, his wife started to weep.

"What makes you weep?" he asked. "I am weeping," she said, "because I do not have the (1) Ibn Sa'd and Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg.59). (2) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.247). (3) Under the heading "Miscellaneous Stories about the Enthus~asrn of the Sahabah i@SW to Fight in the path of Allaah" and the subheading 'The Enthusiasm of Hadhrat Ammaar bin Yaasir 4 5 3 to Fight in the Path of Allaah". (4) Abu Ya'la and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.5 Pg.247).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%%b%j' (Vol-3) strength to bury you or a cloth large enough to shroud you." "Do not weep," he consoled her, "because 1 was part of a group of persons to whom Rasulullaah @%$ said, 'One of you shall certainly die in a wilderness in the presence of a party of Mu'mineen.' Since every person from that group has passed away in a city amongst large numbers of people, It will definitely be I who will die in a wilderness. By Allaah! Neither am I lying nor did Rasulullaah @@ tell me a lie. Go watch the road." She said, "But the people performing Hajj have long stopped travelling and the road is closed." She however still ran to a hillock, stood upon it and looked (to the road). (When she saw no one,) She then returned to nurse Hadhrat Abu Dharr m i .

Thereafte~ she would again run to the hillock. As she was busy doing this, she suddenly n-ticed some travellers whose animals we[e carrying them along \ swiftly, appearing like vhyres p y h e d on their carriages. When she waved to they t&ned towards her. As they reached her and asked her she replied, "There is a man from amongst the Muslims Will you please shroud him (and bury him)?" "Who is this man?" they enquired. As soon as she informed them that he was Hadhrat Abu Dharr -, they all exclaimed, "May our parents be sacrificed for him!" They then whipped their animals and raced towards him.

When they reached him, Hadhrat Abu Dharr - said, "Congratulations to you (because Rasulullaah @@ had referred to you as Mu'mineen)!" He then related the Hadith to them and said, "I have heard Rasulullaah @% say that when two or three children of a couple pass away and they exercise patience and anticipate rewards from Allaah, they will not even see Jahannam. Do listen well. Had I a sheet large enough to be my burial shroud, I would have not want to be shrouded in anything else but that which is my own. Similarly, if my wife had a sheet large enough to be my burial shroud, I would have not want to be shrouded in anything else but that which is hers. (However, we have nothing of the sort, so we appeal to one of you to give something). 1 however plead to you in the name of Allaah and Islaam that no such person should provide the shroud who has been a governor, a chief, a leader or an envoy." Every member of the group had assumed one of these posts at some stage besides a young man from the Ansaar, who said, "I shall provide the shroud because I have not assumed any of the positions you have mentioned.

I shall shroud you in the shawl I am wearing and two more sheets in my bag that my mother had woven for me." Hadhrat Abu Dharr - said, "You should then be the one to shroud me." The young Ansaari then shrouded Hadhrat Abu Dharr ?&WG in the presence of the group. Amongst the group was Hujr bin Adbar and Maalik Ashtar and all of them hailed from Yemen. ( I ) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?~IWB% narrates that Hadhrat Uthmaan ?&@%4 had sent Hadhrat Abu Dharr 4 - to a place called Rabdha, where his death came to him. At the time, there was none with him besides his wife and slave. His ( I ) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.4 Pg.233).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH Fsm (Vol-3) parting instructions to them was, "Bathe me, shroud me and then place me in the centre of the road. Then say to the first passing caravan, 'This is Abu Dharr a companion of Rasulullaah @&. Do assist us in burying him."' When he passed away, the two did as he instructed and placed him in the centre if the road. It was Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?31w with a group of people from Iraq who happened to pass by on their way to performing Umrah. It was the sight of a corpse on the road that startled the party just as their camels were about to trample upon it.

Hadhrat Abu Dharr wWjls slave then approached them saying, "This is Abu Dharr a companion of Rasulullaah @%. Do assist us in burying him." Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood B!ZiW4 burst out crying loudly as he said, "Rasulullaah @@ spoke the truth when he said (to Hadhrat Abu Dharr You walk by yourself, will die by yourself and will be resurrected by yourself.'" He then dismounted along with his companions and they buried Hadhrat Abu Dharr ?%K3&G. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?&Wi&j then informed the people about Hadhrat Abu Dharr ?&2Gi and what Rasulullaah @@ had mentioned to him on the journey to Tabook. I Hadhrat Khuraym bin Aws BGXuS's Conviction in the Words of Rasulullaah Concerning Shaymaa bint Buqaylah Hadhrat Khuraym bin Aws iWW4.j relates, "I migrated to Rasulullaah @% and met him upon his return from Tabook, when I accepted Islaam. 1 heard Rasulullaah @& say, 'I have been shown the city of Heera together with Shqmaa bint Buqaylah from the Azd tribe riding a white mule and wearing a black harf.' '0 Rasulullaah m!' I said, 'When we conquer Heera and find her as you have dycribed, may I have her (as my slave)?' 'She is yours,' Rasul~dllaah @% replied. ' ; (After th'e-demise of Rasulullaah m) When people started leaving the fold of Islaam, no one from (my tribe) the Banu Tay left Islaam.

We then marched to Heera with Khaalid bin Waleed G - and the first sight that met us as we entered the city was Shaymaa bint Buqaylah just as Rasulullaah @% had described her. She was riding a white mule and wearing a black scarf. I immediately seized her saying, 'She is the one whom Rasulullaah @% described to me.' When Khaalid bin Waleed - asked me for witnesses, Muhammad bin Maslama %WW$j and Muhammad bin Basheer B,13W4 both from the Ansaar stood witness for me. He then made her over to me. When he came to make a treaty (with the Muslims) Shaymaa's brother Abdul Maseeh bin Buqaylah offered to buy. her from me.

'I shall accept nothing less than ten hundreds for her,' I told him. He readily gave me a thousand Dirhams and I handed her over to him. When the other Muslims told me that he would have easily paid me a hundred thousand had I asked for it (because he was extremely wealthy), I submitted, 'I (1) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.4 Pg.234). THE LIVES OF THE S ~ A H @%@&&5 (vd-3) never knew that there existed a number greater than ten hundreds."'(') Hadhrat Mugheirah bin Shu'ba B,G&&$ is Convinced by the Words of Rasulullaah Promising assistance and Victory Hadhrat Jubayr bin Hayya reports, "When the Kaafir leader Bandaarfaan sent a message that the Muslims send someone to him for negotiations, Hadhrat Mugheirah bin Shu'ba a;il= was selected for the task. I can actually picture him with his long hair and one eye.

Hadhrat M~lgheirah k = proceeded to see the leader and when he returned, we asked him what he said. He said, 'I praised Allaah and then said, We lived in a most remote place, were the hungriest of people, the most ill-fortuned of them and furthest from prosperity until Allaah sent a Nabi to us. He promised us assistance (Allaah's) in this world and Jannah in the Aakhirah. We have then continued to know only victory and assistance from our Rabb iYE25G every since Rasulullaah @% came to us. We have now come to you where we see a vast kingdom and prosperous lives.

By Allaah! (After seeing all of this,) We shall now never return to our ill-fortuned times. We shall now either take control over everything in your hands or be killed in your land."(2) Hadhrat Jubayr bin Hayya also narrates a lengthy Hadith in which an army under the command of Hadhrat Nu'maan b ~ n Muqarrin ?3Gw was sent to the people of Ahwaaz. When they requested for someone to be sent to them, Hadhrat Mugheirah bin Shu'ba Ww was sent. When the interpreter asked, "What kind of people are you?" Hadhrat Mugheirah wW replied, "We are Arabs who had suffered immense misfortune and hardship for a very long time.

Out of hunger, we were forced to suck on leather and date stones. Our clothing was made of animals hair and wool and we worshipped trees and rocks. Suffering in this condition, the Rabb of the heavens and the earth sent to us a Nabi from our own people, whose parents we knew well. Our Nabi Rasulullaah @@ instructed us to fight you people until you either worship the One Allaah or pay the Jizyah. Our Nabi Rasulullaah %$& also conveyed to us the message of our Rabb that any of us who die (while fighting) shall go to Jannah where he will enjoy bounties that have never been seen before.

As for those of us who survive, they will have you people as slaves." (3) The Conviction of Hadhrat Abu Dardaa B , G W in the Words Rasulullaah Taught him for Protection , Hadhrat Talq narratesthatamanonce came to Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ~ , G m saying, (1) Abu Nu'aym in his Dalaa'il (Pa.196) and Tabraani, as ~uoted in lsaabah Wol.1 Pq.224). Bukhaari has repo;ted a similar narration in brief and Ibn and ah in detail, as quoted in lsaabah (Vo1.3 P9.371). (2) Abu Nu'aym in hls Dalaa'il (Pg. 198). (3) Bayhaqi in his Asmaa was Sifaat (Pg.148), as narrated by Bukhaari. Abu Nu'aym has also reported the narration in his Dalaa'il (Pg.199) I i n THE LIKES OF THE SAHABAH S W (VOI-3) "0 Abu Dardaa!

Your house has burnt down!" "It could not have burnt," Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ~ , - said. Another person then came with the same news and again Hadhrat Abu Dardaa wS adamantly said, "It could not have burnt." Eventually a third person came to him saying, "0 Abu Dardaa! A fire raged (through your street) but went off as soon as it reached your house." Hadhrat Abu Dardaa S%%!2j said, "I knew that Allaah would never do that (never allow my house to burn down)." " 0 Abu Dardaa !$%@!kj!" the people said, "We do not know which of your words are more astonishing; whether it is 'It cou!d not have burnt' or 'I knew that Allaah would never do that1." Hadhrat Abu Dardaa $fi%@@j then explained, ""That is because of some words that I heard from Rasulullaah @I%. Whoever recites them in the morning will not suffer any calamity until the evening. (The words are:) "0 Allaah!

You are my Rabb. There is none worthy of worship but You. In You do I place my trust and You are the Rabb of the Glorious Throne. Whatever Allaah wills shall happen and what He does not will can never happen. There is no power or might but with the High and Majestic Allaah.

I know that Allaah has power over all th.inng and that He has knowledge of all things. 0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from the evil within me and from the evil of every creature over which You have control. Indeed my Rabb is (the One Who guides people) on the straight path." Statements of the Sahabah @3EWj that have Been Quoted Previously Concerning Conviction in the Words of Rasulullaah In the chapter of ~a'wah('), the words of Hadhrat Adi 4 - have been quoted who said, "I swear by the Being in whose control is my life, the third prophesy shall also come true because Rasulullaah said it." Also quoted(3) were the words Hadhrat Hishaam bin A] Ass 4m33 and other Sahabah mWj who said to Jabala bin Ayham, "By Allaah! We shall soon be taking from you this place where you sit and we shall also be taking the kingdom of your high emperor (Heraclius), Inshaa Allaah! Our prophet Muhammad @@ (1) Bayhaqi in his Asmaa was Sifaat (Pg.125).

(2) Under the heading "Rasulullaah Preaches to Individuals" and the subheading "Rasulullaah &?@$ Invites Hadhrat Adi bin Haatim 4$%%&5 to Islaam". (3) Under the heading 'The Sahabah $f%&% Dispatch Individuals and Groups to Give dawah and the subheading "Hadhrat Hishaam bin A1 Aas !&WWj and others are sent to Heraclius". THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @!34%5 (Vol-3) has informed us of this." In the chapter discussing the importance Hadhrat Abu Bakr wW gave to dispatching armies to haa am(') were the words of Hadhrat Ali %%@% to Hadhrat Abu Bakr k%@%!Gj. He said, "I feel that whether you march against them yourself or whether you send others against them, you will have Allaah's assistance, lnshaa Allaah." Hadhrat Abu Bakr !&lw said, "May Allaah always give you good news! How do you know this?" Hadhrat Ali W , W j replied, "I have heard Rasulullaah say that this Deen will always dominate those who oppose it until the Deen and its adherents are victorious." Hadhrat Abu Bakr SGw exclaimed, "Subhaanallaah!

What a beautiful Hadith! You have made me very happy with this. May Allaah always keep you happy." Soon to be narrated in the chapter discussing the unseen assistance that Allaah gave the Muslims shall be the narration in which Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar B C W j grabbed hold of a lion's ear, pinched it and removed it from the road saying, "Rasulullaah @?@ has not spoken an untruth about you. I heard Rasulullaah @?@ say, 'Only that which man fears shall gain the upper hand over him. If man fears only Allaah, nothing but Allaah will have the upper hand over him." Conviction in the Recompense for Actions The Conviction of Hadhrat Abu Bakr @Gwj in the Recompense for Actions Hadhrat Abu Asmaa narrates that Hadhrat Abu Bakr 4%%%%j was once having lunch with Rasulullaah %!% when the verse was revealed: Whoever (sincerely) does an atom's weight of good will see it (its consequences when he is rewarded for it) and whoever does an atom's weight of evil (without securing Alfaah k forgiveness for it) will see it (its consequences when he is punished for it). {Surah Zilzaal, verses 7,81 Hadhrat Abu Bakr BOW$ stopped eating and said, "0 Rasulullaah @@!

Will we see (be punished for) each and every evil that we perpetrate?" Rasulullaah @?% replied, "Everything that happens to you (in this world) which you dislike is retribution (for your sins), while the rewards for good deeds will be given to those who deserve them in the Aakhirah." (2) . Another narration states that Rasulullaah @@ replied, "0 Abu Bakr! Do you see everything that happens which you dislike? Well, these are from (the punishment for) the weight of sins while the (rewards for the) weight of good deeds will be (1) Under the heading "Hadhrat Abu Bakr 63L%&j Ensures that Armies are Dispatched in the Path of Allaah. He Encourages the Muslims to March in Jihaad and Consults with the Sahabah @Wj About Fighting the Romans" and the subheading "Hadhrat Ali %W&%j Gives Glad Tidings to Hadhrat Abu Bakr Who is Pleased by this and then Delivers a Lecture to Motivate the Sahabah irSW%% to March in Jihaad".

(2) Ibn Abi Shaybah, Ibn Rahway, Abd bin Humayd, Haakim and others. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @$@@% (Vol-3) kept in store for you and be given in full on the Day of Qiyaamah. Confirmation for this appears in Allaah's Book where He says: , , 1 . 1 > I . # - I . ( ~ . ~ i : b ~ + iJp) (0s 3 I$ I , G ,.I o ~ r r ; ) i : ~ ~ i)+ C *;rm I Whoever commits an evil act will meet (receive) its punishment ... {Surah Nisaa, verse 123) Rasulullaah @@ said, "May Allaah forgive you, 0 Abu Bakr! Do you not fall ill?

Do you not get tired? Do you never feel depressed? Do you never suffer hardship? Do calamities never befall you?" "These things do happen," Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?B!SBj replied. Rasulullaah @%$ then said, "This is the retribution (for your sins) in this world." (3) The Conviction of Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab ~,~$!!i2 in the Recompense for Actions Hadhrat Muhammad bin Muntashir narrates that a man once came to Hadhrat (1) Ibn Mardway, as quoted in Kanzul Urnrnaal(Vol.1 Pg.275).

(2) Abd bin Humayd, Tirmidhi and Ibn Mundhir. Tirmidhi has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Ahmad, Ibn Mundhir, Abu Ya'la, Ibn Hibbaan, Haakim, Bayhaqi and others, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.239). THE LIVJFS OF THE SAHABAH @,g&> (Vol-3) 1 I.? Umar !&&%!&j saying, "I know which is the harshest verse in Allaah's Book." (Because referring to a verse of the Qur'aan as being harsh is disrespectful) Hadhrat Umar W= got down and struck the man with his lash saying, "Have you studied the verse so deeply that you know all about it?" The man then went away.

The following morning Hadhrat Umar - said to the man, "Which verse were you referring to yesterday?" The man said that it was the verse: Whoever commits an evil act will meet (receive) its punishment ... (Surah Nisaa, verse 123) He then said, "(This means that) Since every one of us commits sins, we punished for it." Hadhrat Umar !&WMj said; "When this verse was reveal T neither did we enjoy food nor drink until Allaah relieved us by revealing the verse: Whoever commits a (minor) sin or wrongs himself (by committing a major sin) and then seeks Allaah's forgiveness, he will surely find that Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. {Surah Nisaa, verse 1 The Conviction of Hadhrat Amr bin Samurah %gwj and Hadhrat Imraan bin Husayn 3,Wj Hadhrat Tha'laba ww narrates that Hadhrat Amr bin Samurah bin Habeeb bin Abdush Shams S G W j once came to Rasulullaah @& and said, "0 Rasulullaah @$%! I have stolen a camel from a certain tribe, so please do cleanse me." When Rasulullaah sent a message to the people of the tribe, they confirmed that one of their camels were missing. Rasulullaah @@ then gave instructions for his hand to be amputated, upon which he said (to his hand), "All praise belongs to Allaah Who has cleansed me of you who wanted to admit my entire body into Jahannarn." (2) Hadhrat Hasan narrates that some fri'ends went to visit Hadhrat Imraan bin Husayn S,Gm when he was suffering from a disease. One of them said, "We are extremely distressed by what we see of your ailing body." "Do not be distressed by what you see," he said, "What you see is because of my sins and those that Allaah has forgiven (without punishing me) are even more." He then recited the verse: The misfortunes that afflict you (in this world) are a result of the (evi/) actions you earn, and (because ofyour many sins, you deserve to suffer (1) Ibn Raahway, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.239).

(2) Ibn Maajah, as quoted in the Tafieerof Ibn Katheer (Vol.2 Pg.56). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH ww (VOZ-3) even more adversities, but) Allaah pardons a great deal (of your sins, because of which YOU are spared many more hardships). {Surah Shura, verse 30)(') The Belief of Hadhrat Abu Bakr %EM and another Sahabi @!3h3 Concerning Recompense The narration has already been quoted(2) that when death came to one of Hadhrat Abu Bakr -'s sons, the youngster kept looking at the pillow. After he has passed away, the people informed Hadhrat Abu Bakr 3,EW that they noticed his son looking towards the pillow. When they lifted the corpse off the pillow, they noticed five or six Dinaars beneath it. Hadhrat Abu Bakr 3.W hit one hand on to the other saying, "Innaa Lillaahi wa Innaa Ilayhi Raaji'oon!

I do not think that your skin will be able to withstand (the punishment for not spending in Sadaqah) those Dinaars." (3) Also previously quoted in the chapter discussing swearing at a ~ u s l i m ( ~ ) are the words of Rasulullaah @& to a man who came to enquire about his slaves. Rasulullaah @# said, "On the Day of Qiyaamah, their cheating, disobedience and lies will be calculated together with the punishment you gave them. If your punishment is equal to their wrongs, the slate will be clean and you will neither have anything for you or against you. However, if your punishment exceeds their wrongs, they will be allowed to have revenge for the excess." The man then stepped aside and started crying loudly. Rasulullaah then said, "Did you not read (in the Qur'aan) that Allaah says: On the Day of Qiyaamah, We will erect the scales of justice (to weigh the good and bad actions of people) and no soul will be oppressed (wronged) in the least.

Even if a deed (good or bad) is equal to the weight of a mustard seed, We shall bring it (to be weighed on the scales). We suffice as Reckoners (and need no one else for the task). (Surah Arnbiyaa, verse 47) - The man then said, " 0 Rasulullaah @%! I see nothing for them and myself better than being separated from each other. I make you witness that they are all free."(5) (1) Ibn Abi Haatim, as quoted in the Tafserof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.4 Pg.116).

(2) Under the heading "Rebuking and Advising Caution to those who Do Not Abstain from Worldly Luxuries and Who Indulge themselves" and the subheading 'The Incident of Hadhrat Abu Bakr %M&@j and a Son of his who was About to Pass Away". ad and Abu Nu'aym as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.2 Pg.145). (4) '" '"m~ Un r the subheading "A Narration of Hadhrat Aa'isha @&%% Concerning a man who Swore his Slave". (5) Tirmidhi, reporting from reliable sources. THE LNES OF THE SAHABAH '$i?@%3 (Vol-3) The Strength of the Imaan of the Sahabah /@!J,G&5 The Sahabah @9Ew Abide by the verse "Whether you make known what is in your hearts or hide it.. ." Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ~,G= narrates that the Sahabah i@3= felt a hard blow when Allah revealed the verse: 19 J,J 3 J ,' J JY* *& 9 j l +I 2 L $$ ;s '~j912 I Lj I JL I I , 0 * J ( I J J I ' Y I E , r J . , , # Y I S I ' # I & , ? (@;jj2&+b'LUl, LL*)&Y+JLL*)(;;l+ji*i I I d l + I 0 - ( Y A ~ W ~ :b& 6 j y ) (To Allaah belongs whatever is 'in the heavens and whatever is in the earth.

Whether you'make known what is in your hearts or hide it, Allaah will bring you to account for it (will remindyou ofit on the Day of Qiyaamah). He forgives whoever He wills and punishes whoever He wiils. Allaah has control over all things (ownership, knowledge and control of everything are in Allaahk hands). {Surah Baqarah, verse 284) They approached Rasulullaah @%, knelt down and said, " 0 ~ ~ ~ u l u l l a a h w! We have been instructed to do something that is beyond our capabilities." Rasulullaah @%$ said, "Do you wish to say what the people given the two previous books(') before you said when they stated, 'We hear and we disobey!' Rather say, "We hear and we obey. (We ask) Your forgiveness, (0) our Rabb.

To You is our return." When the Sahabah W,w started to say the same words and their tongues grew accustomed to it, Allaah followed the verses up with the following: (~~.;.i:a~4 iJp) QO;;pri~ The Rasool (~uhammad m) believed in that which has been revealed to him from his Rabb and (so do) the Mu'mineen. Each one believes in Allaah, His angels, ~ i i Books and His Rusul. (Theysay) "We make no distinction between one and another messenger (we believe in evey one of them, unlike others like the Jews and the Christians who reject some prophets)," and they say, "We hear (Maah8 commands) and we obey. (We ask) Your forgiveness, (0) our Rabb. To You is our return." {Surah Baqarah, verse 285) When this happened, Allaah abrogated the initial decree by revealing: (1) The Jews and the Christians who were given the Torah and lnjeel respectively.

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH =!@% (Vol-3) Allaah does not place on a soul a responsibility (duty) except what is within its capability (Allaah shall therefore not take one to task for involuntary thoughts that enter one's mind). It (eveqsou/) shall receive to its favour that (good acts) which it had earned and to its harm shall be what (sins) it had carried out. (Say,) "0 our Rabb, do not take us to task if we forget or make mistakes (do not punish us if we do wrong through forgetfulness or by mistake). Our Rabb, do not place such responsibilities (duties) on us as You had placed on those before us. Our Rabb, do not enforce on us that which we do not have the strength to bear.

Overlook (our sins), forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Protector so assist us against the nation of Kaafiroon." (Surah Baqarah, verse 286)(') Hadhrat Mujaahid says that he once approached Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %3M%kj and said, "I was with Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar - when he recited a verse and started weeping." 'What is the verse?" Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas WW44 enquired. Hadhrat Mujaahid replied that it was the verse: , * J J A ,bF;G y (YA~W~:OA (@$+i 5d JS , & dl, sh Whether you make known what is in your hearts or hide it, Allaah will bring you to account for it (will remindyou of it on the Day of Q~yaamah). He forgives whoever He wills and punishes whoever He wills. Allaah has control over all things(ownership, knowledge and control of everything are in Allaah b hands). {Surah Baqarah, verse 284) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 8,Wj explained, "When this verse was revealed, it filled the Sahabah - with worry and extreme anxiety.

'0 Rasulullaah m!' they said,'We are destroyed! While we may be taken to task for what we say and do, our hearts are beyond our control (we cannot control our thoughts).' Rasulullaah k$@ said, 'Say, We hear and we obey'.' When they said We hear and we obey', the decree was abrogated by the verse: - (YAI IYAOWJ :ij+ 6 ~ p ) The Rasool ( ~ u h a m m a d w ) believed in that which has been revealed to him from his Rabb and (so do) the Mu'mineen. Each one believes in (1) Ahrnad. Muslim has reported a similar narration. THE LIVES OF'THE SAHRBAH @$-> (VoI-3) 11 7 Allaah, His angels, His Books and His Rusul.

(They say) "We make no distinction between one and another messenger (we believe in every one of them, unlike others like theJews and the Christians who reject some prophets)," and they say, "We hear (Allaah's commands) and we obey. (We ask) Your forgiveness, (0) our Rabb. To You is our return." Allaah does not place on a soul a responsibility (duty) except what is within its capability (Allaah shall therefore not take one to task for involuntay thoughts that enter one k mind). It (every soul) shall receive to its hvour that (good acts) which it had earned and to its harm shall be what (sins) it had carried out. {Surah Baqarah, verses 285,286) People are therefore excused for their thoughts and will be taken to task only for what they actually do." (I) A brief narration states that Rasulullaah @%$ advised the Sahabah i43WBj to say, "We hear, we obey and we accept". Allaah then entrenched lmaan into their hearts.

(2) The Response of the Sahabah MGw to the verse "Those who do not mix their Imaan with wrong-doing" Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 4 - narrates that it was a hard blow to the Sahabah i4B,W when Allaah revealed the verse: Those who do not mix their lmaan wi-th zulm (wrong-doing). . . {Surgh An'aam, verse 82) They repaired to Rasulullaah @%$ thus, "Which of us does not commit DhuIm (wrongs)?" Rasulullaah -clarified the matter saying, "It is not as you think. (zulm in this context does not refer to mere wrong-doing). Luqmaan said to his son: 3 9 , , L A , J ,G,J ( j ~ ~ i : ~ u ijF) (0 LI$\ o\ U J ~ .h+ 1 A) ' ' - , I "0 my beloved son! Do not commit Shirk Allaah. Without doubt, Shirk is the worst zulm. {Surah Luqmaan, verse 13) (The word zulm in the verse therefore refers to Shirk and not just any sin).

(3) Another narration states that when the verse: ( A Y ~ T : ~ ~ iJF) (4, s ~ ! IU . 3) Those who do not mix their lmaan with zulm (wrong-doing). . . {Surah An'aam, verse 821 was revealed, Rasulullaah @?@ said, "I was told (by Allaah) that I am amongst such people." (4) - (1) Ahmad. r, (2) Ahmad. Muslim and Ibn Jareer have reported a similar narration, as quoted in the T a h r of Ibn Katheer pol. 1 Pg.338). (3) Ibn Abi Haatim and Bukhaari. (4) Ibn Mardway, as quoted in the Tabeerof lbn Katheer (Vol.2 Pg.153).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @9&'%ij (VOI-3) The Response of the Ladies of the Sahabah @gW when Allaah revaled the verse: "And they should wear their scarves over their Chests" Hadhrat Safiyya bint Shaybah IBw reports that they were once with Hadhrat Aa'isha G&%W discussing the women of the Quraysh and their virtues. Hadhrat Aa'isha - remarked, "No doubt the women of the Quraysh have great virtues, but I swear by Allaah that I have not seen women better than the women of the Ansaar. They were the strongest believers in the Qur'aan and in revelation. When Allaah revealed the verse of Surah Noor: And they should wear their scarves over their chests. {surah Noor, verse 31) their men went to the them to recite the verse to them. Every man recited the verse to his wife, his daughter, his sister and to every Mahram of his.

Every one of these women took their decorated shawls and wrapped it around themselves because of their strong faith in what Allaah has revealed in His Book. The following morning they all performed salaah behind Rasulullaah @% with their shawls wrapped (and protruding above their heads because of its large size) and looking as if there were crows perched on their heads." The Incident of an Old Man who had Committed many Sins and the Incident of Hadhrat Abu Farwah @,g&$ Hadhrat Makhool narrates that an extremely old man whose eyebrows had actually fallen over his eyes once came and said, "0 Rasulullaah @I%! There is a man who had been treacherous and sinful. There was not a passion (right or wrong) that he did not grab at with his right hand and should his sins be distributed amongst the inhabitants of the earth, they would all be destroyed. Is there any repentance for him?" "Have you accepted Islaam?" Rasulullaah @% asked.

The old man said, "I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah and I testify that Muhammad @?% is the servant and Rasul of Allaah." Rasulullaah @%% then said, "As long as you remain like this (as a Muslim), Allaah shall forgive all your treachery and sins and convert all your evils into good deeds." "0 Rasulullaah m!" The man said, "All my treachery and sins?" 'Yes," Rasulullaah @% assured him, "all your treachery and sins." The man then left reciting 'Wlaahu AkbarUand Zaa h a h a IJJaJJaah Muhammadur ~asuJuJJaah Hadhrat Abu Farwah - narrates that a man once came to Rasulullaah &@ saying, "0 Rasulullaah @%%! Tell me about a man who had committed every type of sin and has not left any passion unfulfilled. Can he repent?" "Have you accepted Islaam?" Rasulullaah @& asked. When the confirmed that he did, ( I ) Ibn Abi Haatim and Abu Dawood, as quoted in the Takeerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.3 Pg.284). (2) Ibn Abi Haatim.

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH 'BG-5 (Vol-3) Rasulullaah @% said, "Do good deeds and abstain from evil. Allaah will then convert them all (your past sins) into good deeds." The man said, "Even all my treachery and sins?" "Certainly," Rasulullaah assured him. The man then continued calling oat Wlaahu Akbaruunti he disappeared from sight. ('1 The Incident of a Sinful Woman and Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah @,E@l@'> Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah WWi relates, "A woman once came to me and asked, 'Is there any repentance for me when I have committed adultery, given birth to a child and then killed it?' 'Not at all!' I cried out, 'Neither can you expect and goodness or honour.' She then got up (and left) with deep remorse. After performing the Fajr salaah behind Rasulullaah @%, I related to him what the lady had said and what reply I gave her.

Rasulullaah @?@ said, Your reply was a terrible one indeed! Do you not recite the verse: (Ar Rahmaan's bondsmen are) Those who do not call to (do not woksh~p) another Ilaah with Allaah, who only kill a soul forbidden by Allaah with a warrant (when required to execute a person whom a court of Sharihh sentences to death), and (they are those) who do not fornicate. Whoever commits these (sins of Shirk, murder, adultery or fornication) shall meel with a grave punishment. (In fact,) Punishment will be multiplied for him on the Day of Qiyaamah and he shall remain a disgraced in it (punishment) forever. Except for those who (sincere&) repent, accept lmaan and perform good actions.

For such people Allaah will convert their sins into good deeds. Allaah is Ever Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. {Surah Furqaan, verses 68-70) When I then recited these verses to the woman, she fell down in Sajdah saying, "All praise belongs to Allaah Who has created an, escape for me." (2) Another narration states that she cried out, "0 dear! Has this beauty been created for Jahannam?" The same narration further says that after leaving Rasulullaah @?%, Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah iBl%&j searched for the woman throughout the neighbourhood of Madinah but was unable to find her. It was only when she came to him the following night that he was able to inform her about what Rasulullaah @% said. She then fell down in Sajdah saying, "All praise belongs to Allaah Who has created an escape for me and had allowed me repentance from my actions." She then set free a slave woman she owned together with the slave's (1) Tabraani, as quoted in the TafSeerof Ibn Katheer (Vol.3 Pg.328).

(2) Ibn Abi Haatirn. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,gj (Vol-3) child and proceeded to repent sincerely to Allaah. The Response of Rasulullaah m ' s Poets when Allaah Revealed the verse: "Only deviant people follow the poets" Hadhrat Abul Hasan the freed slave of Hadhrat Tameem Daari ?&GWj narrates that when the verse: I ' 4 , > >> G,-, d tr'itd:.\+ ijy) (0 (oJ~JI , rI+JI;) Only deviant people follow the poets. {Surah Shu'araa; verse 224) was revealed, Hadhrat Hassaan bin Thaabit 4=, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha !B13W6 and Hadhrat Ka'b bin Maalik %%%!& all came weeping to Rasulullaah @@. They said, "Allaah knew well that we are all poets wh,en he revealed this verse (the verse therefore refers to us)." Rasulullaah @% then recited the verse: Except those who have ma an, who do good acts.. . "That is you," Rasulullaah @@ said. . . .who remember Allaah abundantly.. .

'That is also you," Rasulullaah m said. .,.and who avenge themselves after being oppressed (by counteracting the satirical poetly that the Kuffaar direct at Islaam with poetly of their - own). {Surah Shu'araa, verse 227) "And that is also you," Rasulullaah m said (you men are therefore excluded kbm the deviant poets). (2) The Longing to Meet Allaah and Dislike to Meet Him Hadhrat Ataa bin Saa'ib narrates that the first time he saw Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Abu Layla - was when he saw an old man with white hair and a white beard following a funeral procession on his donkey. He was narrating from someone else that Rasulullaah @@ said, "Whoever loves Allaah, Allaah loves to meet him and'whoever dislikes meeting Allaah, Allaah dislikes meeting him." When the people present there started to weep, he askeh, "What makes you all weep?" They replied, "We dislike death." "That is not what is meant," he explained, "what is meant is that when a person is about to die, he will like To meet Allaah when (by the angels) he is given the good news of: (1) Ibn ~arder, as quoted in the R,iseerof Ibn Katheer (Vol.3 Pg.328). (2) Ibn Is'baaq Ibn Abi Haatim and Ibn Jareer, as quoted in the Tafseerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.3 Pg.354). Haakim ( d . 3 Pg.488) has reported a similar narration.

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH (Vol-3) 12 1 , 9 = y 9 , . , C 0 3 ) . ( ~ q I A A W T : ~ ~ ~ ~ ip) (4 G+J o &+J~ C J ~ @ ,&id! y: Therefore, if someone was from among those brought close (to AIIaah) he shall have comfort, sustenance and the Jannaat of bliss. {Surah Waaqi'ah, verses 88,89 ) At the same time, Allaah loves to meet him even more. On the other hand, he dislikes meeting Allaah and Allaah dislikes meeting him even more when he is told: However, if he was among the rejecters and deviated ones, he will be served boiling water and shall enter the blazing fire. (Surah Waaqi'ah, verses 92-94)(l) Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~,G%%j Weeps when Allaah reveals the verse: "When the earth shall quake most violently" Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Arnr bin A1 Aas k-3 narrates that Hadhrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq - was sitting somewhere and started weeping excessively when Allaah revealed the verse: When the earth shall quake most violently. {Surah Zilzaal, verse 1) "What makes you weep so, 0 Abu Bakr?" Rasulullaah rn asked. "It is this Surah that makes me weep," Hadhrat Abu Bakr S,- replied.

Rasulullaah then said, "If you people were such that you neither erred nor sinned so that Allaah could forgive you, Allaah would create a nation that errs and sins just so that He could forgive them." (2) Rasulullaah Informs Hadhrat Umar About what would Happen in the Grave Hadhrat Umar %!3&5 reports that Rasulullaah &@% once said to him, "0 Umar! What would be your condition when you are in a piece of ground measuring four arm's lengths by two arm's lengths and when you see Munkar and Nakeer?" "0 Rasulullaah @%!" Hadhrat Umar !&U&j' asked, 'What is Munkar and Nakeer?" Rasulullaah @?@ replied, 'They are the two examiners in the grave. They will dig the grave open with their canines and approach treading on their (extremely long) hairs. Their voices will be" like devastating thunderclaps and their eyes like blinding lightning. They will both be carrying hammers so large that all the people of Mina are unable to even lift, yet for them it will be as (1) Ahmad, as quoted in the Tafseerof Ibn Katheer (Vol 4 Pg.301).

(2) Ibn Jareer, as quoted in the Taheerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.4 Pg 540). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@gw3 (Vol-3) easy as carrying this staff." Rasulullaah &%% then shook a little staff that he had in his hand. They will then examine you. Should you fail to answer or delay, they will strike you with their hammers and reduce you to dust." Hadhrat Umar - then asked, "0 Rasulullaah @$%! Will I be in the condition I am in now (in control of my senses)?" When Rasulullaah k%@ replied in the affirmative, Hadhrat Umar ?!&%lGj said, "In that case, I shall be able to handle them." Another narration adds that Rasulullaah @@ then said to Hadhrat Umar Wf4G5, "I swear by the Being Who has sent me with the truth that Jibra'eel @$& has just informed me that when the two of them come to you and pose the questions, you will say to them, 'Allaah is my Rabb, who is yours?

Muhammad &%% is my Nabi, who is yours? Islaam is my Deen, what is yours?' They will then both exclaim, 'How strange! We do not know whether we have been sent to you (question) or whether you have been sent to (question) us!"'(2) The statement of Hadhrat Umar %E&@!2j Concerning the Strength of Hadhrat Uthmaan ~ , ~ @ & g j l s Imaan Hadhrat Abul Bahriyya Kindi narrates that Hadhrat Umar 9,Wj once came out of his home and found a gathering in which Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Affaan %&8lGi.j was present. Referring to Hadhrat Uthmaan %%%!!2j, he said to the people, 'You have amongst you a man whose Imaan is such that if it is distributed amongst an entire army, it would suffice for them all." (3) Words of the Sahabah itBEm3 that have Already Been Quoted about the Strength of Imaan In the chapter discussing the attributes of the Sahabah i4%%%j(4), the narration has already passed in which it is stated that when someone once asked Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 9,- if the Sahabah i4BSW&5 ever laughed, he replied, "Yes. However, the Imaan in their hearts still remained firmer than mountains." Already quoted in the chapter discussing how the Sahabah i@@%!% bore hardshipd5), is the /statement of ~ a d h r a t Ammaar ?%@#&.4. who said, "I find that my heart is content with Imaan." This he said after the Mushrikeen forced him to their gods and Rasulullaah @@ asked him, "How is the condition of your heart?" ( I ) Abu Dawood in his Ba'th, Abu Sheikh in his Sunnah, Haakim in his Kuna, Bayhaqi in his Kitaabu Adhaabil Qabr, Isfahaani in his Hujjah and others, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.8 Pg.121).

Sa'eed bin Mansoor has reported a similar narration. (2) Abdul Waahid Maqdasi in his book At-Tabseer, as quoted in Riyaadhun Nudhrah (Vo1.2 Pg.34). (3) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.5 Pg.8). (4) Under the heading "Statements of the Sahabah $&3W Concerning Their Qualities". (5) Under the heading "Hadhrat Ammaar bin Yaasir &W% and his Family Members Endures Hardships and Difficulties" and the subheading "Hadhrat Ammaar %J@Wj is Tortured Until he is Forced to Utter Words of Kufr While his Heart was Content with Imaan".

(6) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya, Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Jareer and Bayhaqi, as quoted in the Taheerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.2 Pg.587). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '&,=> (Vol-3) In the chapter discussing the appointment of a Khalifah, the words of Hadhrat Abu Bakr %S5j have passed, who said, "Are you scaring me with my Rabb? My prayer is, '0 Allaah! I have appointed the best of them to be my successor."' In another narration he said, "I know Allaah and Umar better than you." Also passed(1) were the words of Hadhrat Umar @Gw when he decided to distribute all the funds in the state treasury and someone advised him to keep some behind in case an enemy attacks or for any other emergency. He said, "It i i Shaytaan speaking with your tongue.

Allaah has inspired me with the response and I swear by Allaah that I shall never disobey Him today for the emergencies of tomorrow. I shall not (do as you say) but shall rather prepare for the ~ u s l i m s that which Rasulullaah @% had prepared for them (obedience to Allaah and Rasulullaah m)." Another narration states that he said, "I swear by Allaah that I shall never disobey Him today for the emergencies of tomorrow." Yet another narration quotes him as follows: "I have prepared Taqwa a s a defence for the Muslims. Allaah mentions: Allaah shall create an escape (from difficufties) for the one who fears (disobeying) Allaah (one who has Taqwa) and shall provide for him (what he requires) from sources that he never expected (to receive provisions from). {Surah Talaaq, verses 2,3) In the chapter discussing the fervour of the Sahabah BGw to spend in the path of Maah, the words of Hadbrat Ali BSG% are quoted thus: "The Imaan of a person cannot be true until he has more trust in that which is in Allaah's hands than that which is in his hands." This he said when he wanted to spend on a beggar and Hadhrat Faatima @%W?j said, "You had left the six Dirhams to purchase flour." (2) Also quoted were the word of Hadhrat Aamir bin Rabee'ah WGw who said, "I have no need for your land because today a Surah has been revealed that makes us oblivious of this warld: Peoples' reckoning (the Day of Q~yaamah) has drawn near, yet (failing to take heed) they are turning away in negligence. {Surah Ambiyaa, verse - 1 )(3) The words of Hadhrat Aa'isha I-> have also been quoted(4) when she said, "Usayd bin Hudhayr ~ , = was amongst the'best of people. He would always say, 'I have no doubts about being amongst the inhabitants of Jannah if I could (1) Under the heading "Hadfirat Umar ?kWW and Hadhrat Ali &Gi&; Distribute Everything in the Baytul Maal". (2) Under the heading "The fbrvour that Rasulullaah @.# and the Sahabah @!%&$ had to Spend in the Path of Allaah" and th4 subhegding "The Incident of Hadhrat Ali !&lWj and a Beggar".

(3) Under the heading "Hadhkat Aamirbin Rabee'ah !&E&j Refuses Land and the subheading "The Incident with another Arav. (4) Under the heading "Imaan (Belief) in What is to Happen in the Grave and the Existence of Barzakh and the subheading "Hadhrat Usayd bin Hudhayr ?&Wj Longs to be in One of three Conditions". THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@- (Vol-3) remain in one of three conditions. (Firstly) The condition when 1 am reciting Qur'aan or listening to it being recited, (secondly) the condition when I am listening to Rasulullaah @&'s sermon and (thirdly) the condition when I am present at a funeral. At every funeral I have been, 1 have thought about nothing other than what will become of the deceased or where it is heading."'(') (1) Haakim, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%@@ (Vol-3) 1 2.5