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protection from every Shaytaan and evil from the time you recite it in the morning until you again recite it in the evening." ('1 What Rasulullaah @&! Used to Recite after Salaah Hadhrat Jaabir ?&Gw narrates that after performing salaah, Rasulullaah @@ used to recite: "There is none worthy of worship but the One Allaah Who has no partner, to Him belongs all kingdom and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and death and has power over everything. 0 Allaah! There is none to prevent what You give and none to give what You prevent. None can overturn what You decree and even the wealth of the wealthy ones cannot help them against You." (') Adhkaar for the Morning and Evening Hadhrat Abdul Hameed whose mother served one of the daughters of Rasulullaah @@ narrates from Rasulullaah m ' s daughter that Rasulullaah @@ taught her to recite the following dua in the morning: G $ y 0 ' G ' G Y ,/ u\ '& 2 ' ~ 2cj hp ~\ yl 69 y3 +&j ;&$,??

I * ' I * , I t" Y I z , I I & G Z I ,. W Y if& c& JSJ bkl *i dl U13$G c d JS 3 &I I * - , I I * I (1) Ahmad and Tabraani in brief, as quoted in Majma'uzzawaa'id (Vol. 10 Pa. 108). (2) Bazzaar, reporting from reliabie sources as confirmed by Haythami (~01.10 Pg.103). Another narration of Bazzaar from Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas bbWj states that Rasulullaah used to recite these words after turning around from salaah. This narration also adds the words and omits the words and.

A narration of Tabraani adds the words and omits the words. Yet another narration of Tabraani from Hadhrat Mughiera bw adds th words and omits the words. He reports from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 1,. 103). \ THE LlVES OF THE SAH/28AH @g!@&> (Vol-3) 35 1 Rasulullaah @?% stated that whoever recites this Dhikr in the morning shall be protected until the evening and whoever recites it in the evening will be protected until the morning. ('1 Hadhrat Abu Dardaa 9,GWj reports(2) that Allaah will alleviate all worries of a person's if he recites the following Dhikr seven times morning and evening, regardless of whether he recites it with sincerity or not: The Dhikr to be Recited in the Marketplaces and other Places where People are Negligent of Allaah Hadhrat Ismah ?&8%%j narrates that ~asulullaah@@ said, "The action Allaah loves most is Subhatu/HadithandtheactionthatAllaahhatesmost is Tahreef." "0 Rasulullaah m!" the Sahabah BWj asked, "What is Subhatul Hadith?" Rasulullaah @@ explained, ''When a man is engaged in Tasbeeh at a time when everyone else is engaged in (worldly) discussions." "0 Rasulullaah m!" the Sahabah @w asked further, "And what is Tahreef?" Rasulullaah @%& replied, ''When people are enjoying prosperity but when their neighbours or companions ask them (about their condition), they complain that they are suffering hardship." (3) HadHrat Abu Idrees Khowlaani reports that Hadhrat Mu'aadh %ISw once said to them, "When you associate with people, it is inevitable that they would engage in (worldly) discussions. When you see that they have become negligent of Allaah, that is the time when you should devote your complete attention to your Rabb 3,%$G.

A narrator named Hadhrat Waleed says that when he mentioned this to Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Yazeed bin Jaabir, he remarked, "That is quite right because Hadhrat Abu Talha Hakeem bin Dinaar informed me that according to the Sahabah Bw, the sign of an accepted dua is when a person turns his complete attention to Allaah at a time when others are negligent of Allaah." (4) Hadhrat Abu QiIaabah narrates that when two men met in the marketplace, one said to the other, "Come, let us seek forgiveness from Allaah while the rest of the people are negligent of Allaah." They then did this. After one of them passed away, the other saw him in a dream and said, "Do you know that Allaah had forgiven us the night we met in the marketplace?" (5) Adhkaar during Journeys when he let him Ride behind him on the same Animal Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 35%- narrates that Rasulullaah @?$i$ once let him ride behind him on his animal. When he was seated on the animal, Rasulullaah $$'@ recited (3 ~ ) ( ' ~ l l a a h u Akbar') thrice, ('&& c&l~ubhaanallaah') thrice and $d!$('~aa Ilaaha Illallaah') once. Thereafter, Rasulullaah @'g then leaned against Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas !WiW$ and smiled, after which he turned to him and said, "When a person mounts his conveyance and does as I have done, Allaah 8,@5\r' turns to him and smiles down on him just as I have smiled to you." (2) Rasulullaah @@ Teaches a Sahabi %Ew Riding behind him on the same Animal what Dhikr to Recite when the Animal Falls Hadhrat Usaamah !3CWj narrates that he was sitting behind Rasulullaah @?% on a camel when the camel tripped. "May Shaytaan be destroyed!" Hadhrat Usaamah Ww exclaimed.

Rasulullaah corrected him saying, "Do not say 'May Shaytaan be destroyed!' because this fills him with so much pride that he swells to the size of a house and says, 'It happened through my power!' You should rather say, 'Bismillaah' because Shaytaan is then reduced to the size of a fly." (3) Hadhrat Abu Tameemah Hujaymi narrates that someone who was once sitting behind Rasulullaah @8 on the same animal said, "I was sitting behind Rasulullaah on his donkey when it tripped. .." The narration then continues like the one above, but ends with Rasulullaah @%$ saying, "...Shaytaan says, 'I toppled her with my power. However, if you say 'Bismillaah', Shaytaan becomes s o humiliated that he shrinks to a size smaller than a fly." (4) Rasulullaah W ' s Words when Mounting an Elevated place and the Words of the Sahabah i4ElEw when Reaching their Destination Hadhrat Anas W'= narrates that whenever Rasulullaah @-@ mounted an ( I ) Ahmad and Tabraani. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.131) has commented on the chain of narrators. Mention is also made of the narration in Isaabah (Vo1.4 Pg.168). (2) Ahmad.

Haythami (Vol. I0 Pg. 131) has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol. I0 Pg. 132) has commented on the chain of narrators.

(4) Ahmad, reporting from reliable sources. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@@%2 (Vol-3) elevated place (when travelling), he would say: 8 9 8 8 0 Y 9 1 , 6 0 0 w > A 0 u ~ d $ - & ~ ~ ~ J ~ + # & "0 Allaah! All prominence belongs to You on every prominent place and all praise belongs to You in every condition." ('1 Hadhrat Anas W&W4 reports that whenever they reached a destination, they redted($l~G) ('~ubhaanallaAh') until they had untied their carriages. Several incidents have passed concerning this topic in the chapter discussing Dhikr while'out in Jihaad. What Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?&GW Used to say when Leaving the House Hadhrat Awf reports that whenever Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %.@Wj left the house, he used to recite: C *C9 ,, r , , J ,, , YC,, J "hb Yl y YJ JyY d l & $,y dJI jn * , I "I leave in the name of Allaah.

I trust only in Allaah and there is no power (to do good) and no might (to abstain from evil) but with Allaah." Hadhrat Ka'b Qurazi says that the dua (for travelling) is found in the Qur'aan where Allaah says: : 6 y 9 * ~ > u r C (i!qT:~p iJy) (@ >> J~ dj u! @$; G+& 41 2 I I l& !3j1&ij) "Embark on it! With the name of Allaah shall it traqe;el and anchor. Surely my Rabb is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful." {Surah Hood, verse 4 1 ) He then recited the dua: ( $ I & ~ $ ( " I trust only in ~llaah").(~) Salutations to Nabi @@(4) Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b B4Gwj Informs Rasulullaah .. 91Y @& that he Wishes to Devote all his Time for Dhikr to Sending Salutations to Rasulullaah Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b B%W narrates that after two thirds of the night had passed, Rasulullaah @# stood up and addressed the people saying, "0 people! Engage in the Dhikr of Allaah. Engage in the Dhikr of Allaah.

The thing that shall shake everything (the blowing of the trumpet) has almost already arrived and will be followed by the one riding behind it (the second blowing of the trumpet). Death has arrived with all its terrors." It was then that Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b WW said, "0 Rasulullaah w! I send salutations to you (recite Durood) in abundance, How much of the time I spend for Dhikr and dua should I devote to (1) Ahrnad and Abu Ya'la. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.133) has comr,entdd on the chain of narrators. (2) Tabraani in his Awsat, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg. 133).

(3) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg. 129) has commented on the chain of narrators. (4) Sending salutations to Rasulullaah @@ means reciting certain formulation to invoke Allaah to shower special mercies on Rasulullaah m. TffE LIVES OF THE S A W A H @,Ebd%j' (Vol-3) sending salutations to you?" "As much as you please," Rasulullaah 6?@ replied. "A quarter?" Hadhrat Ubay ~ , ~ W j asked.

"As mudh as you please," Rasulullaah @%% replied, "but it will be bett.er if you devoted more time." "Half then?" Hadhrat Ubay asked further. Again Rasulullaah @@ said, "As much as you please, but it will be better if you devoted more time." Hadhrat Ubay ?3lGWj then asked, ''What about two-thirds?" "As much as you please, but it will be better if you devoted more time," Rasulullaah rn repeated. Hadhrat Ubay BGw finally safd, "I shall then devote all my time." "In that case," Rasulullaah E%'@ said, "All your womes will be taken care of and you will be forgiven." (') The Incident of Rasulullaah @@ with Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf @E@@G and His Statement Concerning Durood Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf %l13m says, "Four or five of us would remain with Rasulullaah @%$ day and night so that we could be of assistance to him when he needed us. It was at a time when Rasulullaah k?&% had left his room that I came to him. I followed him as he entered an orchard belonging to one of the leaders of the Ansaar.

Rasulullaah @@ then started performing salaah and remained so long in Sajdah that I started weeping at the thought of his soul . having left him. Rasulullaah &%! then raised his head and called for me. 'What is the matter?' Rasulullaah asked. '0 Rasulullaah @@!I I submitted, 'You remained so long in Sajdah that I started saying to myself, 'Allaah has taken the soul of His Rasool @$% and I shall never see him ever again.' Rasulullaah 6?@ then said, 'I prostrated out of gratitude for what Allaah has granted me for my Ummah. Whoever sends salutations to me once, Allaah will record the reward of ten good deeds to his account and remove ten sins from his record." (2) Another similar narration states that Rasulullaah &%! said, "Jibra'eel @ has just come to me saying, 'Should I not convey to you the good news that Allaah says, Whoever sends salutations to you, I shall send salutations to him and whoever sends greetings of peace for you, I shall send greetings of peace for him."' Rasulullaah also said, "It was out of gratitude for this that I prostrated." (3) Rasulullaah @@ States the Virtue of sending salutations to him Hadhrat Abu Talha Ansaari ?&Us reports that Rasulullaah @@ was in an extremely good mood one morning and his happiness could actually be seen on his face.

"0 Rasulullaah m!" The Sahabah - said, 'You seem to be in (1) Ahmad, Ibn Munee, Rooyaani, Haakim, Bayhaqi, Sa'eed bin Mansoor and Abd bin Humayd, as quoted in ffinzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.215). Tirmidhi and Tabraani have reported a similar narration, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.161). Abu Nu'aym has also reported a similar narration, as quoted in ffinzul Urnrnaal (Vol. 1 Pg.2 15). (2) Abu Ya'la and Ibn Abi Dunya. (3) Ahmad and Haakim, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.155).

Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.161) has commented on the chain of narrators. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH &%$&!&> (Vol-3) such a good mood today that your happiness can clearly be seen on your face." "I certainly am," Rasulullaah @?@ confirmed, " a messenger from my Rabb 3,&35F c?me to me today saying, Whoever of your Ummah sends salutations to you once, Allaah will record the reward of ten good deeds to his account, will remove ten sins from his record, will elevate his stages by ten and will shower as much mercies on him in response."'(') Hadhrat Ka'b bin Ujrah k = narrates that Rasulullaah @& once instructed them to present themselves at the pulpit. When they did so and Rasulullaah @% ascended the first step, he said, "Aameen." When he then ascended the second step, he again said, "Aameen" and then again said "Aameen" when he ascended the third step. After Rasulullaah @%% had descended from the pulpit, the Sahabah @= asked, "0 Rasulullaah @%%! We have heard you say something today that we have never before heard you say." Rasulullaah @& explained, "Jibra'eel @u came to me and said, 'Far removed from Allaah's mercy is the person who finds the month of Ramadhaan without being forgiven!' To this I said 'Aameen'.

When I then ascended the second step, he said, 'Far removed from Allaah's mercy is the person before whom your name is mentioned and he fails to sends salutations to you!' To this I also said 'Aameen'. When I then ascended the third step, he said, 'Far removed from Allaah's mercy is the person whose both parents or one parent gets old in his presence and they do not enter him , , into Jannah (by his service to them)!' To this I said 'Aameen'." (2) Rasulullaah States that the Most Miserly Person is one Who does not sends salutations to Him when his Name is Mentioned Hadhrat Abu Dharr B,W&% narrates that when he went out one day to Rasulullaah m, Rasulullaah @@ was saying, "Should I not inform you of the most miserly person?" "~le'ase'do, 0 Rasulullaah m!" the Sahabah @C5wj asked. Rasulullaah @% said, "The one in whose presence my name is mentioned and he still does not sends salutations to me. This definitely fiakes him the most miserly of all people." (3) Rasulullaah @?@ Teaches the Sahabah ~~Cw$$.25 how to send salutations to Him Hadhrat Abu Mas'ood W'Wj narrates that Rasulullaah @%@ once came to sit with them as they sat with Hadhrat Sa'd bin Ubaadah WLZI.32. It was then that Hadhrat Basheer bin Sa'd who was the father of Hadhrat Nu'maan bin Basheer = asked, "0 Rasulullaah @@!

Allaah has instructed us to send salutations (1) Ahmad and Nasa'ee, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.157). Abdur Razzaaq has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Kanzuf Umrnaal (Vol.1 Pg.216). There are many variations of this Hadith narrated by many people. (2) Haakim. !bn Hibbaan, Bazzaar, Ibn Khuzaymah and Tabraani have all reported similar narrations from various Sahabah &%&%, as qu,oted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.166). Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.166) has commented on some of the chains of narrators.

(3) Ibn Abu Aasim in his Kitaabus Salaah, as quoted in Targheeb wal Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.170). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,Eb= (Vol-3) to you, s o how should we send salutations to you, 0 Rasulullaah m?" Rasulullaah 4k%@ then remained silent for such a long while that we wished we had never asked him. Thereafter, he told us to say: "0 Allaah! Shower your special mercies on Muhammad @$% and on the family of Muhammad @@ just as you have showered your mercies on Ibraheem @W. 0 Allaah! Bless Muhammad @@ and the family of Muhammad $%%$ just as you have blessed Ibraheem in the universe.

Verily You are Most praiseworthy, Most Honourable." Rasulullaah @$% said further, "As for conveying greetings of peace (Salaams) to me, you have already been taught how to do it (by reciting the Tashahhud)." ('I Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood B , G W Teaches the 5' >I" Y Method of sending salutations to Rasulullaah &'&! Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood B,Wj said(2), "When you send salutations to Rasulullaah 4k%@, do so properly because you do not know that your salutations will be presented to Rasulullaah m." When the people then asked Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood HMi% to teach them how to send salutations to Rasulullaah @%$, he tola them to recite: The Durood that Hadhrat Ali - taught people to recite has already passed. (3) The Statements of Hadhrat Abu Bakr BGi@&!&j and Hadhrat Umar !&G$&2 Concerning sending salutations to Rasulullaah @@ Hadhrat Abu Bakr !&ZWj said, "Sending salutations to Rasulullaah eradicates sins more effectively than water extinguishes fire and sending (1) Maalik, Ibn Abi Shaybah, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa'ee, Abdur Razzaaq and Abd bin Humayd, as quoted in Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vol. 1 Pg.217). (2) Ibn Maajah, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg. 165). (3) In the chapter discussing knowledge.

THE LIVES OF THE SAyABAH @,Gb%> (Vol-3) 35 7 greetings of peace (Salaams) to Rasulullaah @$& is more rewarding than setting slaves free. Having love for Rasulullaah is more rewarding than both setting slaves free and wielding a sword in the path of Allaah 3,~3\r'."(') Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab - said, "Du'aas remain suspended between the heaven and the earth and no part of it ascends until you send salutations to Nabi @&."(2) Hadhrat Umar S G W j said, "All du'aas are stopped just short of the heavens until salutations are sent to Nabi m. It is only when salutations are sent to Nabi @@ that the dua is raised." (3) The Statements of Hadhrat Ali %Cw and Hadhat Abdullaah bin Abbaas B G W concerning sending salutations to Nabi @& Hadhrat Ali %M&% said, "Every dua is held back until salutations are sent to Muhammad &$&."(4) Hadhrat Ali 3 , G W said, "The person who sends salutations to Nabi a hundred times on a Friday will have so much celestial light on his face on the Day of Qiyaamah that people will wonder what great deed he carried out." 15) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas @,Gm said, "It is not appropriate to send salutations to anyone other than the ~ r n b i ~ a a . " ( ~ ) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas SSalso said, "For anyone to send salutations to anyone else is inappropriate unless it be to one of the ~ m b i ~ a a . " ( ~ ) Istighfaar (Seeking Allaah's Forgiveness) The Narration of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar & THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @s,@$= (Vol-3), that His servant is well aware of the fact that none but He can forgive."'(') The Narration of Hadhrat ~l;u Hurayrah @,EW Concerning the Excessive Istighfaar of Rasulullaah @@ Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah 3Gw says, "1 have never seen anyone after Rasulullaah who more excessively recited: 9 yj,, ,A 9 . 7 4 y , , , "41 +$~.CUIP~;*~ I , 'I Seek forgiveness from Allaah and repent to ~im."'(')' Rasulullaah @g Teaches ADu'aa of Istighfaar to a Man who had Committed many Sins Hadhrat Jaabir bin Abdullaah ?&lG%!i!& narrates that a man once came t o Rasulullaah @$% saying, "Alas!

How many are my sins! Alas! How many are my sins!" When he repeated himself twice or thrice, Rasulullaah 'r%?@ addressed him saying, "You should rather say: "0 Allaah! Your forgiveness is greater than my sins and I have more hope in Your mercy than I have in my deeds." When the man recited the dua, Rasulullaah @% asked him to repeat it. After he had repeated it once, Rasulullaah bade him to repeat it yet again.

After repeating it once more, Rasulullaah @@ said to him, "You may now leave because Allaah has forgiven all your sins." (3) Hadhrat Umar @g#h$j, Hadhrat Ali @g$&j and. Hadhrat Abu Dardaa !?&lG@!i$ Encourage people to Engage in Istighfaar Hadhrat Hannaad narrates that when Hadhrat Umar ?&I%@&> overheard someone , %, ,& , 9 . . saying, ( 4) +$I I U l N I ) " ('I seek forgiveness from Allaah and repent to Him')", Hadhrat Umar 3gWj addressed him saying, "Is that All? Why do you not follow it up with its partner: ($$;&+%)('So d o forgive me and accept my repentance') ." (4) Hadhrat Sha'bi reports that Hadhrat Ali Ww said, "I am su'rprised at the person who destroys himielf when salvation is at hand." "What is the salvation?" someone asked. "It is Istighfaar," came the reply. (5) Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ?&Isw said, "Glad tidings for the person who finds in his record of deeds even a little bit of Istighfaar." (6) (1) Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ibn Munee, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.1 Pg.211).

(2) Abu Ya'la and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.21 I). (3) Haakim, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.3 Pg.132). (4) Ahmad in his Zuhd as quoted in Kanzu/ UmmaaI(Vol. l Pg.2 1 1). (5) Deenowri, as quoted In Kanzul Ummaal(Vol. 1 Pg.211). (6) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.212).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@@%% (Vd-3) The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood Concerning Istighfaar Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood mW mentioned that a person will be forgiven even for the sin of fleeing from the battlefield if he recites the following thrice: "I seek forgiveness from Allaah. There is no deity but He Who is the Living and the One Who maintains everything. It is Him to Whom I repent." ('1 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood B,- once said, "If you people knew my sins, not even two of you would walk behind me and you would rather throw sand on my head. I would be happy if Allaah forgave even one of my sins even though I have tobecalledbyname of Abdullaah bin Rowtha (Abdullaah the son of dung)."(2) The Statements of Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah BGEwj and Hadhrat Baraa B , G W Concerning Istighfaar Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?&IG#&j once said, "Every day I seek Allaah's forgiveness and repent to him twelve thousand times and this is in proportion to the debt I owe Allaah." (3) Another narration quotes him as saying, 'This is in proportion to my sins." A man once asked gadhrat Baraa !B3M about the verse: "And do not throw yourselves into destruction" {Surah Baqarah, verse 195) The question he asked was, "0 Abu Arnaarah! Does this refer to a person who fights the enemy until he is killed?" "No," Hadhrat Baraa iBGw replied, "It refers to a person who sins and then says that Allaah will never forgive him." (4) What Falls into the Ambit of Dhikr Rasulullaah @@'s Statement about those who Love each other for the Pleasure of Allaah Hadhrat Abu Dardaa W3m narrates that Rasulullaah said, "Allaah shall raise some people on the Day of Qiyaamah whose faces will be shining with resplendence.

They will be sitting on thrones of pearls and will be the envy of all people. They will however neither be martyrs nor Arnbiyaa." Sitting on his knees, a Bedouin asked, "Do describe them for us, 0 Rasulullaah so that we may recognise them." Rasulullaah replied, "They will be people from different tribes and from different places who love each other for the pleasure of Allaah and gather together to engage in the Dhikr of Allaah." (5) (1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.210). (2) Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.316), reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi. (3) Abu Nu'aym in his Hi/ya (Vol. 1 Pg.383). (4) Haakim, reporting from reliable sources, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.132).

(5) Tabraani. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @gCu\$3 (Vol-3) Hadhrat Amr bin Abasa %,WG reports that he heard Rasulullaah @i%% say, "There shall be people on the right hand side of Ar Rahmaan (Allaah) - and both His sides are the right - who will neither be Ambiyaa not martyrs. The radiance from their faces will dazzle onlookers and even the Ambiyaa and the martyrs will envy them because of their status and close position to Allaah $,%53t'." "Who will they be, 0 Rasulullaah @&?" someone asked. Rasulul!aah @& replied, "They are a group of people from various tribes who gather for the. Dhikr of Allaah and who select good words just as a person eating dates selects the best of dates." (') Rasulullaah w ' s Words to the Sahabah ~ , G @ & 4 when they sat down to discuss the days of ignorance and the Bounty of Imaan Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik %Gw narrates that Rasulullaah @I%!! once came to some Sahabah @Gw who were engaged in a discussion.

They said, 'We were busy discussing the ignorance and deviation we were in and how AUaah then guided us." Rasulullaah &$% was impressed and commended them saying, "You have done well. Remain as you are and do just as you are doing." (2) Statements of Hadhrat Aa'isha @G@% and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas BG5M about Speaking of Hadhrat Umar @,GW and Sending Salutations to Rasulullaah Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas BG%> said, "Speak often about Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab WBw because speaking about him is speaking about justice, and speaking about justice is speaking of Allaah." (3) Hadhrat Aa'isha @QM said, "Adorn your gatherings with sending salutations to kasulullaah @&! and speaking of Hadhrat Urnar bin Khattaab wW."(4) The Signs of Dhikr and the Reality of Dhikr Rasulullaah @@ Describes the Friends of Allaah Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ?&Gw narrates that when someone asked Rasulullaah @i% who the friends of Allaah (the Awliyaa) are, Rasulullaah @i% replied, "Those people who remind you of Allaah when you look at them." (5) Rasulullaah @@'s Words to Hadhrat Handhala $f$g@@j and Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ~&$@j Hadhrat Handhala Usayyidi 3,GW> who was one of Rasulullaah @%'s scribes (1) Tabraani, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.66) and reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.77). (2) Tabraani in his Awsat. Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg.80) has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.4 Pg.391).

(4) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in MuntakhabKamu/Ummaa/(Vol.4 Pg.394). (5) Bazzaar. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.78) has commented on the chain of narrators. THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH @@&!%3 (Vol-3) narrates, "We were once with Rasulullaah &?f@ when we spoke of Jannah and Jahannam (with) so much (conviction) that it seemed to appear before our very eyes. I then went to my wife and children with whom I started laughing and playing.

However, when I thought of the state of mind I had been in (with Rasulullaah m), I left the house. I then met Abu Bakr !&%=, to whom I said, ' 0 Abu Bakr! I have become a Munaafiq.' 'Why do you say that?' he asked. I explained, 'When we are with Nabi @@ and he speaks to us about Jannah and Jahannam, it seems as if it is before our very eyes. However, when we leave his presence and become engrossed with our wives, children and occupations, we forget.' Abu Bakr - remarked, 'But we do the same.' I then approached Rasulullaah @@ and mentioned this to him.

Rasulullaah @@ said, ' 0 Handhala! If you can be with your families as you are when you are with me, the angels will actually shake hands with you on your beds and on the street. 0 Handhala! There are times for this and times for that." (') Another narration states that Rasulullaah @& said to him, "If you could remain at all times as you are when you are with me, the angels will even shade you with their wings." (2) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?3lU&$ narrates that he once said, "0 Rasulullaah m! When we are with you, our hearts are softened, we detach ourselves from this world and yearn for the Aakhirah." Rasulullaah remarked, "If after leaving me you remain as you are when with me, the angels will visit you and shake hands with you in the streets. On the other hand, if you do not sin, AlIaah will create a creation that sins until their sins reach the heights of the sky.

They will then seek forgiveness from Allaah and He will forgive them all their sins without any concern." (3) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar BLZW would think of Allaah while Performing Tawaaf Hadhrat Urwa bin Zubayr @,= says, "We were performing Tawaaf when I extended to Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ?&W@Ej my proposal to marry his daughter, he remained silent and offered no reply. 'Had he been happy,' I said to myself, 'he would have certainly given me a reply. By Allaah! I shall never speak to him about it ever again.' It so happened that he reached Madinah before me and when I returned, I first went to the Masjid of Rasulullaah @@ where I greeted Rasulullaah &%% and fulfilled the rights owed to him. I then went to Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar -, He welcomed me most warmly and asked when I had arrived.

When 1 informed him that I had just arrived, he said, 'Were you asking me about Sauda bint Abdullaah (my daughter) at a time when we were performing Tawaaf and could think of Allaah 8,W5F before our very eyes? Were you unable to meet me on any other occasion?' 'It just happened to take place at that time,' I replied. 'Well,' he asked, 'what have you to say today (are you (1) Hasan bin Sufyaan and Abu Nu'aym. (2) Tayaalisi, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. l Pg.lOO). (3) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul UmmaaI (Vol. 1 Pg.101).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@%%> (Vol-3) still willing to marry her)?' 'I am now even more eager,' I replied. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar !3Gw then called his two sons Saalim and Abdullaah and married me to his daughter." (l) Making Dhikr Silently and Audibly The Statement of Rasulullaah @%$ Regarding the Virtue of Silent Dhikr Hadhrat Aa'isha @BWj narrates from Rasulullaah @%$ that the salaah performed after brushing the teeth with a Miswaak is seventy times superior to the salaah performed without using the Miswaak. Rasulullaah @@ also said, "Verily the virtue of the secret Dhikr that is inaudible is seventy times superior (to audible Dhikr). When Allaah gathers all of creation on the Day of Qiyaamah for reckoning, the recording angels will present everything that they recorded and have in writing. 'Look carefully to see if this person has anything else to his account.' '0 our Rabb!' the angels will submit, 'There is nothing that we had knowledge of that we have not taken cognisance of and put in writing.' Allaah will then say (to the person being questioned), 'I have something hidden with Me that no other knows of and I shall be rewarding you for it.

It is the Dhikr that you made in secret."'(2) The Burial of a Person who Use to Raise his Voice when Making Dhikr and the Burial of Hadhrat Abdullaah Dhul Bijaadayn %83W4 Hadhrat Jaabir S,- narrates, "We once saw a fire in Baqee (the graveyard of Madinah) and we got to the grave, ~asulullaah &?% was already there. 'Hand over the body to me,' Rasulullaah @?@ instructed. Removing the body from the grave from the side of the legs, we made it over 10 Rasulullaah %@&!$ and when we looked at it, we realised that it was the person who used to raise his voice when making Dhikr." (3) Hadhrat Muhammad bin Ibraaheem Taymi narrates that Dhul Bijadaayn ('the one with two striped blankets') was a Sahabi by the name of Abdullaah %Gw. He belonged to the Muzaynah tribe and was an orphan in the care of his uncle. Although his uncle was very good to him, when he heard that Hadhrat Abdullaah WW5 had accepted Islaam, he took away from him everything that he had given him, even his clothing.

When Hadhrat Abdullaah then went to his mother, she cut a striped blanket into two pieces for him, half of which he used to cover his lower body while the other half was used to cover the upper part of his body. Thereafter, when he went to Rasulullaah @%!, Rasulullaah @% said to him, 'You are Abdullaah Dhul Bijaadayn ('the one with two striped blankets'). Stay (1) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol. 1 Pg.309). Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.4 Pg.167) has reported a similar narration. (2) Abu Ya'la.

Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.81) has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Abu Dawood, as quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vo1.l Pg.137). Abu Nu'aym has reported a similar narration in his Hilya (Vo1.3 Pg.351). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @gw (Vol-3) at my door at all times." He therefore remained at Rasulullaah ms door at all times. Because Hadhrat Abdullaah @m used to raist his voice when engaging in Dhikr, Hadhrat Umar @Gm once remarked, "Is he showing off?" Rasulullaah @?& however dispelled the allegation saying, "He is in fact one of those who sigh deeply (and are greatly affected by the Dhikr they make)." Hadhrat Taymi related further from Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?&W&kj who says, "It was in the middle of the night during the expedition to Tabook that I got up and noticed some activity at a fire on the edge of the camp.

When I pursued the light, I saw Abu Bakr ?&Urn and Umar W , W with Abdullaah Dhul Bijaadayn who had passed away. They had already dug a grave for him and Rasulullaah @@ was standing inside the grave. After the burial, Rasulullaah prayed, '0 Allaah! I have been pleased with him, You also be pleased with him."'(') In another narration, Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir ?&3&!&5 states, "It was with regard to a person called Abdullaah Dhul Bijaadayn !&WW3 that Rasulullaah @% said, "Indeed, he is one who sighs very deeply." This Rasulullaah @% said because Abdullaah Dhul Bijaadayn used to engage in Dhikr abundantly by reciting the Qur'aan and making dua and all this he did in an audible voice." Counting the Tasbeehaat .and The Source for this What Rasulullaah said to Hadhrat Safiyya when he saw her Using Date Seeds to Count her Tasbeehaat Hadhrat Safiyya WWj narrates that Rasulullaah @!% once came to her when she had four thousand date seeds in front of her, which she was using to count her Tasbeehaat. Rasulullaah @& said, "Should I not tell you of something greater that all the Tasbeehaat you have recited?" "Please do tell me," she said.

Rasulullaah @@ then told her to recite: 3, 0 , . A u~ *irs JJ~ j G v , , "I glorify Allaah as much as all of His creationn(') Another narration quotes the Dhikr in the following words: ) ) , , I , 0 1 1 S "$2 & 'jb la 2 s JJI jG" "I glorify Al1aah.a~ much as everything that He has created(3) Several similar narrations have already-passed in the chapter discussing comprehensive Adhkaar. ( 1 ) lsaabah (Vo1.2 Pg.238). Baghawi, Ibn Mandah and Ahmad have all reported similar narrations. (2) Tirmidhi.

(3) Haakim, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.99). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH ~,~~~~ (vol-3) Hadhrat Abu Safiyya B,G@&>, Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah @,)3&&3 and Hadhrat Sa'd w, GCu,&> use stones to Count their Tasbeehaat It is reported that Hadhrat Abu Safiyya WW who was one of Rasulullaah @@'s freed slaves used to spread a leather tablecloth and send for a basket of stones. He would then engage in Tasbeeh until midday (counting on the stones), after which the stones would be taken away. After performing the Zuhr salaah, he would again engage in Tasbeeh until the evening. (I)' Hadhrat Yunus bin Ubayd narrates from his mother that she saw a man from the Muhaajireen called Abu Safiyya w'W who used stones to count his asb bee ha at.(^) It is reported that Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah $%5w had a string on which two thousand knots were tied.

He would not go to sleep until he had recited Tasbeeh on them.(3) Hadhrat Abu Nadhrah narrates that an old man from the Banu Tufaawah tribe related, "I was the guest of Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah %Bw in Madinah and have never seen any of the Sahabah @,Gm who exerted themselves in Ibaadah as much as he nor any of them who cared more for his guests than he. During the time I spent with him, I one day saw him on his bench with a bag full of stones or date seeds. As he sat there reciting Tasbeehaat, his Abyssinian siave woman sat bepeath him and whenever he completed what was in the bag, he gave it to her and she collected everything back. She then refilled the bag and gave it to him." The rest of the narration continues further.(4) Hadhrat Hakeem bin Daylami reports that Hadhrat Sa'd (bin Abi Waqqaas) W%% used stones to count his as bee ha at.(^) The Etiquette of Dhikr and Compounding Good Deeds Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 3.W; said, "If possible, you should engage in Dhikr only when you are in a state of purity." 6) Hadhrat Abu Uthmaan Nahdi reports that Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah !3GCw@j said, "I have been told that Allaah grants a servant the reward of as much as a million good deeds for a single good deed." He then said, "In fact, I have heard Rasulullaah @8 say that Allaah gives the rewards of as much as two million good deeds." He then recited the verse: 0 ~ 3 9 6 p l I ' J (i.wi:s~ iJp, $0 G+ 3 J & I , UX, (1) Baghawi, as quoted in AIBidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg.322). (2) Baghawi and Bukhaari (not in his' sahih), as quoted in Isaabah (Vo1.4 P ~ .

I O S ) . Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.7 Pg.60) has reported a similar narration. (3) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.383). (4) Abu Dawood (Vo1.3 Pg.55). (5) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.143).

(6) Ibn Jareer, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.209). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,Gb= (Vol-3) He shall multiply it (the reward of a good deed) and grant a tremendous (manifolld) reward from His side. {Surah Nisaa, verse 40) Thereafter, he added, "If Allaah speaks of a 'tremendous reward', who can measure its magnitude?" According to another narration, Hadhrat Abu Uthmaan says that he approached Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?B3W and asked, "I have heard that according to you, the reward of a good deed is multiplied as much as a million times." To this, Hadhrat ~ b u Hurayrah 4%iGW said, "Why do you find that surprising when I swear by Allaah that I heard Rasulullaah say.. ." The rest of the narration is like the one above. ( I ) Ahmad 'and Bazzaar, as quoted in Majrna'uzZawaaYd (Vol. 10 Pg. 145). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH eg@!%3 (Vol-3) 36 7