Chapter Fifteen

The Chapter Concerning The Du'aas that the Sahabah @LE@&3 Made This chapter highlights how Nabi and the Sahabah @GWj sobbed before Allaah U when making dua. It further discusses the reasons for which they made dua, the times when they made dua and describes what their du'aas were like. The Etiquette of dua Rasulullaah @@ Teaches Some Sahabah @GW the Etiquette of Making dua Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal WW narrates that Rasulullaah @& once passed by a person who was making dua saying, "0 Allaah! Grant me patience.'' Rasulullaah @%$ addressed the man saying, "You have asked Allaah for difficulty, now ask him for safety." Rasulullaah @I% then passed by another Mu'mineen who was making dua saying, "0 Allaah! I ask you for the perfect bounty." "0 son of Aadam @W," ~asulullaah @?@ asked, "Do you know what the perfect bounty is?" The man's response was, "0 Rasulullaah @%$!

I only made the dua hoping for the best." Rasulullaah @@ explained, "The perfect bounty is to gain entry into Jannah and to be rescued from Jahannam." Thereafter he passed by yet another person making dua, saying, "0 Dhul Jalaali wal Ikraam!" Addressing this person, Rasulullaah @@ said, "Your dua as been accepted, so ask (what you need)." ('1 The Incident of Rasulullaah @% and a Man who was Making dua for his Punishment to be Brought Forward Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik ?&I&= narrates that Rasulullaah @@ once went to visit a man who was suffering so much that he (had lost a lot of weight and) looked like a defeathered fledgling. "Is there any particular dua that you have been making to Allaah?" Rasulullaah @& asked the man. The man informed Rasulullaah @%$ that the dua he always made was, "0 Allaah! Please bring forward to this world whatever punishment is due to me in the Aakhlrah." Rasulullaah told him, "Why do you rather not say: (1) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.292). THE LIVES OF TIIE SAHABAH @GhSj ( 1 ' 0 1 . ~ ) "0 our Rabb, gran-t us (all that which is) good in this world, (all that which is) good in the Aakhirah and save us from the punishment of the fire (ofphannam)." {Surah Baqarah, verse 20 1 ) The man then made the dua and was cured.

(') Rasulullaah @@ Refuses to Make dua for Hadhrat Basheer bin Khasaasiyah S&2W to Die before him Hadhrat Basheer bin Khasaasiyah ?&G.w reports that Rasulullaah #$% once said to him, "Thank Allaah for bringing you from the Rabee'ah Khath'am tribe and allowing you to accept Islaam at the hands of His Rasool @&." "0 Rasulullaah @$%!" Hadhrat Basheer ?&5%j said, "Pray to Allaah to allow me to die before you." Refusing the request, Rasulullaah =said, "I shall not make that dua for anyone."Q) Rasulullaah Begins with Himself when Making dua and Avoids Rhyming Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b 9,GM says, "Whenever making dua for anyone, Rasulullaah @% always began with (asking for) himself. When speaking of Hadhrat Moosa &#&$ one day, Rasulullaah &@ remarked, 'May Allaah shower His mercy on Moosa w. Had he been more patient, he would have seen even stranger things from his companion. However, he said: "If I question you about anything after this, then you need not remain with me. You have received (enough) excuse from me (topart from me)." {Surah Kahaf, verse 721(~) Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob Ansaari ~ , G W j algo reports that whenever Rasulullaah @& made dua, he began with himself.

(4) Hadhrat Aa'isha @GWj once said to Ibn Abu Saa'ib who was the lecturer of Madinah, "Refrain from going out of your way to rhyme your dua because 1 have seen the timerof Rasulullaah and the Sahabah @,wii and none of them did this." (') Hadhrat Umar %Gwj Teaches the Etiquette of Dufaa to a Man and the dua Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Masfood !&!%#!&5 Used to make Just Before Dawn When Hadhrat Umar w&!.2j overheard a man making dua to be protected from (1) Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.290). (2) Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg.147). (3) Ibn Abi Shaybah, Ahmad,, Abu Dawood, Nasa'ee and others, as Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.290). Tirmidhi has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.290). (4) Tabraani, as quoted in Majma'uzZawaaYd(Vol.10 Pg. 152).

(5) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.292). THE LIVES OF THE S M A H *m,@@&% (VoI-3) tests, he remarked, "0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from his words." He then addressed the man saying, "Are you asking your Rabb not to grant you a family and wealth?" Another narration states that Hadhrat Umar 3,GE said, "Do you want your Rabb not to grant you wealth and children? Whoever seeks protection from tests should seek protection from tests that lead people astray." (') Hadhrat Muhaarib bin Dithaar narrates that his uncle said, "I used to pass by the house of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood wW just before dawn and would hear him make dua saying, '0 Allaah! You have called me and I have come.

You have given me a command and I have obeyed. This is now the time before dawn, so do forgive me.' When I met Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 3Gb33, I told him about this dua that I heard him say. He said, 'Verily Hadhrat Ya'qoob @& postponed making dua for his sons until the time of pre dawn."'(2) Raising the Hands and Passing them over the Face Rasulullaah @@ does this Hadhrat Umar 3,G= says, "Whenever he made dua, Rasulullaah @@ raised his hands and after completing, he would pass them over his face." (3) Another narration states that when raising his hands to make dua, Rasulullaah @$$ would not drop them until he passed them over his face (upon completing the dua). (4) Hadhrat Umar 3Gw also said, "I saw Rasulullaah &@ making dua at Ahjaaruz Zayt with his palms (towards his face) and when he completed, he passed them over his face." (5) Hadhrat Aa'isha @G@%j says, "Rasulullaah @@ used to raise his hands for so long when making dua that I would get tired." (6) Another narration adds that Rasulullaah @@ made dua saying, "0 Allaah! I am but a human.

Pleasedonotpunish me for verbally abusing or hurting anyone."(7) Yet another narration reports that Rasulullaah @@ said, "0 Allaah! I am but a human so please do not punish me. If I have hurt any Mu'min or verbally abused him, then please do not punish me for it." How Rasulullaah @@ Curses the Coalition of Armies and the Practise of Hadhrat Abdwllaah bin Umar BG5W and Hadhrat Abdwllaah bin Hadhrat Urwa %W%j narrates that Rasulullaah @$% once passed by a tribe of Bedouins who had accepted Islaam and whose settlement the coalition of (I) Ibn Abi Shaybah and Abu Ubayd, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.289). (2) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol.

I0 ~ g . 155) has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Haakim. (4) Tirmidhi. (5) Abdul Ghani in his Idaahul Ashkaal, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.289). (6) Ahmad, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.168).

(7) Abdur Razzaaq, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.291). (8) Bukhaari in his Adab (Pg.90). 3 70 THE LIVES OF THE SAHMAH 'e,%&> (Vol-3) Kuffaar armies had destroyed. Raising his hands and extending them before his face, Rasulullaah '88% cursed the coalition. "May my parents be sacrificed for you, 0 Rasulullaah @%!" one of the Bedouins said, "Extend your hands even further." RasuMlaah then extended his hands further from his face without raising them higher towards the sky. Abu Nu'aym Wahab reports that he saw both Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar WGw and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Zubayr SWw pass their hands over their faces after making dua.

Making Congregational dua, Raising the Voice and saying 'Aameen' and another Sahabi @ % # i > j Hadhrat Qais Madani narrates that when a man came to ask Hadhrat Zaid bin Thaabit WGw something, he said to the man, "Go to Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah WM because it once happened that Abu Hurayrah 3EW someone else and I were in the Masjid engaging in Dhikr and making dua when Rasulullaah came to sit with us. When we fell silent, Rasulullaah @%$ asked us to continue doing what we had been doing. My companion and I then started making dua before Abu Hurayrah WGand Rasulullaah said 'Aameen' to our du'aas. Abu Hurayrah BGw then started making dua and said, '0 Allaah! I ask You for everything that my two companions have asked for as well as knowledge that I shall never forget.' When Rasulullaah @?% said-%am~myc5mpanion and I sad, ' 0 Rasulullaah @&!

We also ask for knowledge that we shall never forget.' Rasulullaah said, 'The man of the Daus tribe (Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah wW) has beaten you to it."'(3) Hadhrat Umar %,Gwj makes dua and Requests the People to say 'Aameen' and the dua he made during the Tear of Ashes' Hadhrat Jaami bin Shaddaad narrates from a relative that he once heard Hadhrat Umar 4 = say, "I want you people to say 'Aameen' to three du'aas that I am going to make." He then proceeded to make dua saying, "0 Allaah! I am weak so please strengthen me. 0 Allaah! I am stern, so please soften me. 0 Allaah! I am miserly so please make me generous." (4) Hadhrat Saa'ib bin Yazeed reports that it was early one morning during the Year of Ashes (the year, in which Madinah experienced a crippling drought) that he saw (1) Abdur Razzaaq, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.

I ~9.291). .

(2) Bukhaari in his Adab (Pg.90). (3) Tabraani in his Awsat, as quoted in Majma'uzZawaa'id (V01.9 Pg.32 I ) . (4) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.275) THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,gb&-$$ (Vol-3) 371. Hadhrat Umar k%!Xi%> humbling himself before Allaah, wearing 'simple clothing and a shawl that barely reached his knees. He was seeking Allaah's forgiveness in a loud voice as his tears flowed on to his cheeks.

(Rasulullaah m ' s uncle) Hadhrat Abbaas bin Abdul Muttalib W , W 3 was standing on his right side as he faced the qiblah and raised his hands as he sobbed before his Rabb. The people also made dua as he made dua, after which he took Hadhrat Abbaas ?&%*j's hand and said, "0 Allaah! Do accept the intercession of Rasulullaah W's uncle on our behalf." Hadhrat Abaas $%%Mj then stood beside Hadhrat Umar ?%ISw for a very long time, his eyes flowing with tears as he made dua to Allaah.(') Hadhrat Umar ~ % W sits with a group in the Masjid as they all make dua one after the other Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed who was the freed slave of Hadhrat Usayd reports, "Hadhrat Umar W%w used to patrol the Masjid at night and remove from there everyone besides the person engaged in'salaah. When he once passed by a group of Sahabah @%= amongst whom was Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b W%Wj, he asked, 'Who are you men?' HadhrdL Ubay W&3 replied, 'We are members of your family, 0 Arneerul Mu'mineen.' 'What kept you behind after the salaah?' Hadhrat Umar wW asked. When they informed him that they had Seer. er.gaged in Dhikr, Hadhrat Umar WISw Sat with them.

He then said to the person closest to him, 'Take (the lead in making dua).' The man started making dua and (when he had completed) ~ a d h r a t Umar ?W@&3 asked each person to make dua until he came to me, who was sitting next to him. 'Come on,' he said to me. I was tongue-tied and started to shiver so much until he could actually feel me shake. He then said, '(Say something) Even if you have to only say, ' 0 Allaah forgive me. 0 Allaah! Have mercy on me.' Hadhrat Umar WBWj then started making dua and there was none who wept more than him.

Thereafter, he said, 'That is enough. You may all disperse."'(2) The dua of Hadhrat Habeeb bin Maslamah %%&@j and Hadhrat Nu'maan bin Muqarrin g%@X&> Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah W%@% narrates that Hadhrat Habeeb bin Maslamah Fahri ~,W> was a person whose du'aas were always accepted. When he was once appointed commander of an army and after making the necessary preparations, he was facing the Roman army when he said to the others, "I have heard Rasulullaah &?& say, 'When a group assembles and they all say 'Aameen' as one of them makes dua, Allaah certainly acts the dua."' He then duly praised Allaah and said, " 0 Allaah! Protect our blood and still grant us the reward of martyrs." He was still making dua when the commander of the Roman army entered Hadhrat Habeeb W,W&3's tent (to surrender). (3) (1) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.321).

(2) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.294). (3) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg. 170) has commented on the chain of narrators. 3 72 THE LIVES OF THE S,WA~?AH @,%b35 (v01-3) In the chapter discussing the yearning that the Sahabah 'BGw had for martyrdom and the du'aas they made for, in it the narration has already passed in which ~ a d h r a t Nu'maan bin Muqarrin %Bw said, "I am to make a dua to Allaah which I stress that every person say 'Aameen' to. (He then made the dua saying) 0 Allaah! Grant Nu'maan martyrdom today with your assistance to the Muslims and make them victorious." Another narration adds that the others then said 'Aameen' to the dua.

Hadhrat Dhul Bijaadayn B'Gwj Used to Raise his Voice when making dua Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir - states, "It was with regard to a person called Abdullaah Dhul Bijaadayn %,w 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." (2) Requesting Du'aas from the Pious Rasulullaah @@ Requests Hadhrat Umar for Du'aas and Hadhrat Abu Umaamah BG@&> requests Rasulullaah for Du'aas Hadhrat Umar %%Wj narrates that when he once requested Rasulullaah @%% for permission to perform Umrah, Rasulullaah @& granted him permission and said, "Dear brother! Do not forget us in your du'aas." Hadhrat Umar $3Gw says, "Those words gave me more joy than even the entire world could not." (3) Hadhrat Abu Umaama Baahili 3GM says, "When Rasulullaah @@ came to us once, we wished that he would make dua for us. He then said, '0 Allaah forgive us, have mercy on us, be pleased with us, accept from us, enter us into Jannah, I save us from Jahannam and mend all our affairs.'' When we wished that he would make more dua, he said, "I have already included all your affairs (in the I dua) . "(4) I The Incident of a Man Rolling in the hot sands and Rasulullaah m ' s Request to him to make dua for his Brothers Hadhrat Talha bin Ubaydullaah Ww narrates that a Sahabi WZiW once removed his excess clothing and then started to roll in the hot sand, saying to himself, "Taste the fire of Jahannam. You lie like a corpse in the night (without (1) Tabari, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami 0101.6 Pg.216).

Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.293) has reported a similar narration. (2) Ahmad and Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.369). Ibn Jareer has reported a similar narration, as quoted in the Tafseerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.2 Pg.395). (3) Abu Dawood and Tirmidhi. Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.273) has reported a similar narration.

(4) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.1 Pg.291). THE LIVES OF THE S A M A H @@@&> (Val-3) 3 73 engaging in Ibaadah) and waste time during the day!" As he was doing this, he happened to see Rasulullaah @@ under the shade of a tree. He then approached Rasulullaah @@ and excused himself saying, "My Nafs got the better of me." "In fact," Rasulullaah $# said, "the doors of the heavens have all been thrown open for you and the angels are boasting about you." Rasulullaah thenaddressed the other Sahabah @Gw saying, "Take your journey's provisions from your brother (ask him for du'aas)." When one of the Sahabah mWj asked the Sahabi W.GW to make dua for him, Rasulullaah @% added, "Include them all (in your dua)." The Sahabi 9 G h 4 prayed, "0 Allaah! Make Taqwa their journey's provision and guide them in all thei; affairs." "0 Allaah!" Rasulullaah @% said in between, "Guide him (to continue making dua)." The Sahabi S,@&j then concluded by saying, "0 Allaah! Make Jannah their final destination." ('1 Hadhrat Buraydah ~ E W j reports that Rasulullaah k%%% was travelling somewhere when he came across a Sahabi BGw rolling from his back to his belly in the hot sand as he chided himself saying, "0 Nafs!

You hope for Jannah when you sleep at night and waste your time during the day!" When he had regained his composure, he approached the Sahabah BGw. Rasulullaah @$% then instructed the Sahabah @G+23 to request him for du'aas and when they did, the Sahabi ",' "A. " a,k& prayed, "0 Allaah! Guide them in all their affairs." "Pray some more," the Sahabah @,Gw requested. He d e n said, "0 Allaah!

Make Taqwa their journey's provisions." The Sahabah W,EW again asked for more du'aas. This time, Rasulullaah @?& also asked him to make more dua for them and prayed to Allaah to inspire him. The Sahabi WLZWj then said, "0 'Olaah! Make Jannah their final destination." (2) Rasulullaah @@ Exharts those who Meet Hadhrat Uwais Qarni to request him for Du'aas Hadhrat Aseer bin Jaabir narrates that when Hadhrat Umar ?&Gm requested Hadhrat Uwais Qarni to seek forgiveness on his behalf, Hadhrat Uwais asked, "How can I seek forgiveness on your behalf when you are a companion of Rasulullaah @&?" Hadhrat Umar WCGW4 replied, " I have heard Rasulullaah @@ say, Verily the best of all the Taabi'een (Muslims who have met the Sahabah WGw) shall be a man called Uwais." (3) Another narration states that Rasulullaah @& also added, "Whoever meets him (Hadhrat Uwais), must request him to seek forgiveness on your behalf." (4) Hadhrat Anas W,E@$5 Makes dua for his Companions upon their Request Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Roomi narrates that Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik ?k%&Wj was in Zaawiya (close to Basrah) when someone said to him, "Some of your brothers (I) Ibn Abi Dunya, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.l Pg.290). (2) Tabraani.

Haythami (Vol. 10 Pg. 185) has commented on the chain of narrators. Abu Nu'ayrn has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.308). (3) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.6 Pg.163). (4) Muslims, as quoted in Isaabah (Vol. l Pg. 1 15). 3 74 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @g@&k2 (Vol-3) from Basrah have come to you so that you may make dua for them." Hadhrat Anas @Gw immediately made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Forgive us and shower Your mercy on us.

Grant us the best of this world, the best of the Aakhirah and save us from Jahannam." When they requested for more dua, Hadhrat Anas Ww repeated the dua and then said, "If you have been granted this, you have been granted the best of this world and the Aakhirah." (I) Making dua for Sinners The Incident of Hadhrat Umar SEwj and a Habitual Drinker to whom he Wrote a Letter and then Made dua for, After which the Man Stopped Drinking Hadhrat Yazeed bin Asam reports that a man from Shaam was a fierce warrior and would often be in the company of Hadhrat Umar BGw. When Hadhrat Umar ?3w did not see him for a while, he asked about him. "0 Ameerul Mu'mineen!" someone informed him, "He has taken to drink." Hadhrat Umar 43B3%&5 sent for his scribe and wrote the following letter addressed to the man: Peace be on you Before you do I praise Allaah besides Whom there is none worthy of worship. (Allaah is also) The Forgiver of sins, Acceptor of repentance, Severe in punishment, and All Powerful. There is none worthy of worship but Him, and all shall return to Him (after death).

Thereafter, Hadhrat Umar @,GW turned to the people around him saying, "Pray to Allaah that He turns your brother's heart towards Him and that He accepts his repentance." When the man received the letter and he read it, he started repeating the words: "The Forgiver of sins, Acceptor of repentance, Severe in punishment. Allaah has warned me of His punishment and also promised to forgive me." (2) Another narration adds that after repeating the words to himself several times, the man started to weep and then gave up drinking most admirably. When this news reached Hadhrat Umar B,w, the Ameerul Mu'mineen addressed the people saying, "This is what you ought to do when you see that your brother has slipped. Correct him, give him conviction (in Allaah's mercy), pray to Allaah to forgive him and never be Shaytaan's accomplices against him (by allowing him to continue and to lose hope in Allaah's mercy)." (3) Words with Which dua is Started Rasulullaah @@ Tells Hadhrat Abu Ayaash @,Wj and another Sahabi !&%5w that they have Called Allaah by His 'Ismul xzam' (4) (1) Bukhaari in his Adab (Pg.93). (2) Ibn Abi Haatim.

(3) Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in the Tafieerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.4 Pg.70). (4) Literally translated as "The Most Majestic Name", this is that name of Allaah, taking which any THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @?@&&5 (Vol-3) 3 7.5 Hadhrat Buraydah 9,GWj narrates that ~ a s u l u l l a a h ' ~ once overheard a Sahabi ~ , W making dua saying: C J I G ) I 4 , 3 0 & , J & # ~ 0 0 6 0 J 0 y 0 c J J 0 3 >dl d l &I Yl , a1 Y &I &I &I *I gb a 31 4 " 0 , I, " 0 Allaah! I beg from You on account of the fact that I testify that You are that Allaah besides Whom there is none worthy of worship. You are The One and The Independent Who has no children, Who is not the child of anyone and Who has no equal." To this, Rasulullaah remarked, 'You have begged from Allaah using His Ismul A'zam (The Most Majestic Name) with which anything asked for is granted and with which any dua is accepted." (I) Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal @,Gw narratesthat Rasulullaah @@ once overheard a Sahabi ",' """ " ?dbw making dua ~ a ~ i n ~ : " ~ l $ j l ; J ~ I li 6 ". Rasulullaah @@ addressed him saying, "Your dua has been accipted, i o ask (what you want)." (2) Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik %Gw narrates that Rasulyllaah @& once passed by Uadhrat Abc Ayaash Zaid bin Saamit Zuraqi W W ' w h i l e he was performing salaah and making the dua: 0 . 3 l l ';13j5 JxJljb 9Til; "0 Allaah!

I beg from You on account of You being worthy of all praise and that there is none worthy of worship but You. 0 The Most Loving! 0 The One Who Bestows all bounties! 0 the Creator of the heavens and the earth! 0 The Most Honourable and Generous!" To this, Rasulullaah @$% remarked, "You have begged from Allaah using His Ismul A'zam (Glorious Name) with which any dua is accepted and with which anything asked for is granted." (3) Another narration(4) states that Hadhrat Abu Ayaash-Ww also added the 3 d . . d . words: h 8 6 '" Yet another narration states that he added, "1 a& You for Jannah and seek Your protection from Jahannam." Rasulullaah @& Gives some Gold as a Gift to a Bedouin who Praised Allaah most Beautifilly Hadhrat Anas @GWj reports that Rasulullaah @@ once passed by a Bedouin who was making the following dua in his salaah: dua a person makes will definitely be accepted. The precise name is known only to the very chosen servants of Allaah and has always,remained a secret to the masses. (1) Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Ibn dlaajah, Ibn Hibbaan and Haakim, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg. 145). Nasa'ee has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Nawawi's Adhkaar (Pg.501). (2) Tirmidhi, as quoted in Targheeb waC Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg. 145).

(3) Ahmad and Ibn Maajah. (4) Abu Dawood, Nasa'ee, Haakim and Ibn Hibbaan. (5) Haakim, as quoted in Targheeb war Tarheeb (Vol.3 Pg. 146). 3 76 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,El@&> (Vol-3) 9 . 4 'I q,. *I 9,' >' G;i>i>&3>!f$;g~+~jf$g6fl~jbJ~dJ~ f y , 4 . , ,y ,,, ) G,,, , 'I, 4 , "%;p;51&&1 ~ ; - . , J s > ~ Y w I ~ $ ~ ~ I + ~ ~ I + & , I "0 The One Whom eyes cannot see, Who cannot be imagined, who is beyond description, Who is unaffected by happenings, Who cannot be overwhelmed by the vicissitudes of time, Who knows the weight of the mountains, the volume of the oceans, the number of falling raindrops, the number of leaves on the trees and everything upon which the night darkens and upon which the day brightens. No sky can hide another from Him, no surface of the earth can hide another from Him, no ocean can hide anything within its depths from Him and no mountain can conceal from Him anything within its rocks. Make the last part of my life the best, make the best of my deeds the last and make my best day be the one in which I meet You." Rasulullaah '&%@ appointed someone to bring the Bedouin to him as soon as he completed his salaah.

Rasulullaah @%% had been given some gold from a certain mine and when the Bedouin came before him after he had completed his salaah, Rasulullaah @@ handed over the gold to him saying, "Which tribe do you belong to, dear Bedouin?" When the Bedouin informed Rasulullaah @@ that he belonged to the Banu Aamir bin Sa'sa'ah tribe, Rasulullaah @$% asked, "Do you know why I gave you this gold as a gift?" "Because of the family ties between us, 0 Rasulullaah @@,I' the Bedouin surmised. Rasulullaah $%% said, 'While family 'ies have a right, I actually gave you the gold because of the beautiful manner , n which you praise Allaah w ~ G . ' ' ( ' ) The dua Rasulullaah @@ Made Before Hadhrat Aa'isha @G@@ in which he Included the Ismul A'zam Hadhrat Aa'isha - narrates, "I once heard -~asulullaah k%% make dua saying, ' 0 Allaah! I beg from You using that pure and blessed name of Yours which You love best and which you love to be taken, with which anything asked for is granted, with which you shower Your mercy when it is requested and with which You remove difficulties when asked to.' One day, Rasulullaah @& said to me, '0 Aa'isha! Do you know that Allaah has informed me of the name by which any dua is accepted.' 'May my parents be sacrificed for you, 0 Rasulullaah m!' I said, 'Do teach it to me.' Rasulullaah @@ replied, 'It would be inappropriate for (me to teach it to) you.' I then stepped aside and sat down for awhile.

Thereafter, (1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.158). THE LIVES OF THE S A M A H @,%$&%> (~01-3) I stood up, kissed his head and asked, '0 Rasulullaah @@! Please teach it to me.' Again Rasulullaah @% said, 'It would be inappropriate for (me to teach it to) you, 0 Aa'isha because it would be inappropriate for you to use it to ask for anything of this world."' Hadhrat Aa'isha @Xiw narrates further. She says, "I then got up to make wudu, after which I performed two Rakaahs salaah. Thereafter, I made dua saying: "0 Allaah!

I call to You as Allaah. 1 call to You as the Most Merciful. I call to You as the Most Pure and Most Kind. 1 call to You by all Your beautiful names that I know and those that I do not know, beseeching You to forgive me and shower Your mercy on me." Rasulullaah @@ then started to laugh saying, "It is amongst the names that you have mentioned. I1 (1) How Rasulullaah @@ Started and ,Ended his Du'aas Hadhrat Salamah bin Akwa?BL%% n a r ; a t e ~ ( ~ ) that every dua he heard Rasulullaah @%% make started with the words: $41 p, 2; jg,, . Hadhrat Anas 3,Gw3 says, "Even if Rasulullaah @& had to make a hundred du'aas, he would always say at the beginning, in the middle and at the end: "0 our Rabb! Grant us the best in this world, the best in the Aakhirah and save us from the fire of Jahannam." (3) The Incident of Rasulullaah @@ and Two Men who Performed Salaah and Made dua Hadhrat Fudhaala bin Ubayd ?3JG?&!G narrates that Rasulullaah @@ was sitting (in the Masjid) one day when a man entered, performed salaah and then made dua saying, "0 Allaah!

Forgive me and have mercy on me." Addressing the man, Rasulullaah k%'@ said, "Dear Musalli! You have been too hasty. When sitting down after performing salaah, first praise Allaah as He deserves to be praised and then send salutations to me before making dua." Another Sahabi S G W then came to perform salaah. After completing his salaah, he praised Allaah and sent salutations to Rasulullaah @R. Rasulullaah @@ then said to him, "0 (I) Ibn Maajah (Pg.698).

(2) Ahmad and Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.156). Ibn Abi Shaybah has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Kanzu/ Umrnaa/(Vol. l Pg.290). (3) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. l Pg.290). 3 78 - THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH WE@!&!! (Vol-3) Musalli! Now make dua and it will be accepted." ('1 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood !ii%Wj Advises People Making dua to Begin with Praising Allaah Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood B,- said, "When any of you intends making dua, he should commence by praising Allaah as He deserves to be praised.

Thereafter, he should send salutations to Nabi @& before asking his need because in this manner it is more likely that his needs will be fulfilled." The Du'aas Rasulullaah k$$@ Made for his Urnrnah Rasulullaah Prays for the Forgiveness of his Ummah at Arafaat Hadhrat Abbaas bin Mirdaas ~ , W j reports that during the evening &sulullaah @%% spent at Arafaat, he made dua that Allaah forgive and have mercy on his Ummah. After making dua for a very long time, Allaah revealed to him saying, "1 accede to your request (all will be forgiven) except for injustices people do to each other. I shall however forgive all the sins that relate to them and I." "0 my Rabb!" Rasulullaah @%% pleaded, 'You are capable of replacing the wronged one with that which is better than the wrong done to him and then forgiving the wrong-doer." Rasulullaah @@ received no response to this dua that evening, but when he repeated the dua on the morning that he was at Muzdalifah, Allaah said to him, "I have now forgiven them as well." When Rasulullaah smiled at this, the Sahabah @,= asked, "0 Rasulullaah @@! You are smiling at a time when you usually do not smile (at the time of Tahajjud)." Rasulullaah @$% explained, "I am smiling at Allaah's enemy Iblees. When he came to know that Allaah has accepted the dua I made for my Ummah, he fell to the ground, calling for woe and destruction to himself and then poured sand on his head." (3) Rasulullaah m ' s dua for his Ummah, After which Allaah informed him that Allaah would please him with the Outcome of his Ummah Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Amr ?33!3= narrates that Rasulullaah @& once recited the words of Hadhrat Ibraheem &&% when he said: "0 my Rabb!

Indeed these idols have misled many people. So whoever (1) Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa'ee, Ibn Hibbaan and Wn ~ h u z a ~ m a h , as quoted in Targheeb war Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.147). Tabraani has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Majma'uzZawaalid (Vol.10 Pg.155). (2) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.155) has commented on the chain of narrators.

(3) Bayhaqi. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @@b&k (Vol-3) 3 79 will follow me (by believing in Towheed), then he is certainly from me (from anlong the adherents of my religion)). And whoever will disobey me, then (Ipraythatyougivehim the ability to obey me because) surely You are Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." {Surah Ibraheem, verse 36) Rasulullaah @&% then recited the following words of Hadhrat Isa @@: (\\A wi:o~~ ~ ~ ) "If You punish them (my followers), then verily they are Your slaves (and You are at liberty to treat them as You please), and if You forgive them, then surely You are the Mighty, the Wise (and YawLreason for doing so is fXed with wisdom). " {Surah ~aa'idah, verse 1 1 a. ,, Thereafter, Rasulullaah @% made dua to Allaah saying, -"O Allaah! .My Ummah! 0 Allaah! My Ummah! 0 Allaah!

My Ummah!" Rasulullaah.@%-then started to weep. Although Allaah knows all, He sent HadhratJibra'eel a&& to ask Rasulullaah @$% what was making him weep. When Hadhrat Jibra'eel @u came to ask, Rasulullaah @% informed him about what he had been saying. (After Hadhrat Jibra'eel @&$ had reported back) Allaah instructed Hadhrat Jibra'eel @&$ saying, "Go to Muhammad @% and tell him, We shall soon please you regarding to your Ummah and will not disappoint you." The dua Rasulullaah made for his Ummah and his dua for Hadhrat Aa'isha @3Gw Hadhrat Anas Bliiw narrates that Rasulullaah @% once made the following dua for his Ummah, "0 Allaah! Turn their hearts to your obedience and engulf them from the back with Your mercy." (2) Hadhrat Aa'isha Ww says that when she noticed that Rasulullaah was in a very good mood one day, she said to him, "0 Rasulullaah m!

Make dua to Allaah for me." Rasulullaah prayed, "0 Allaah! Forgive Aa'isha's every past and future sin, those that were apparent and those that were secret." This made Hadhrat Aa'isha W S S so happy that her head fell into her lap as she chuckled about it. "Does my dua make you happy?" Rasulullaah ik!&% asked her. She replied, "How can I not rejoice about your dua?" Rasulullaah then said, "By Allaah! This is the dua I make for Ummah in every salaah." (3) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Made for the Four Khulafaa Rasulullaah m ' s dua for Hadhrat Abu Bakr aGC+&j and Hadhrat Umar ~,G@& Hadhrat Anas W,= reports that Rasulullaah made dua saying, "0 Allaah!

(1) Ibn Wahab, as quoted in the Tafzerof Ibn Katheer (Vol.2 Pg.540). (2) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.69) has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.244). THE LIVES OF THE S M A H a, Cwj' (Vd-3) Include Abu Bakr in my rank on the Day of Qiyaamah." ('I Hadhrat Khabbaab B,G= narrates that Rasulullaah $%% made dua saying, "0 Allaah!

Strengthen Islaam with the one whom You love more between Umar bin Khattaab and Abu Jahal bin Hishaam." (2) Hadhrat ~ a ' i s h a B W reports that Rasulullaah @t% made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Grant Islaam strength with Umar bin Khattaab especially." (3) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?%2w also narrates that Rasulullaah &%% said in his dua, "0 Allaah! Assist Islaam through Umar." (4) The Du'aas Rasulullaah Made for Hadhrat Hadhrat Zaid bin Aslam 3,Gw narrates thatwhenHadhrat Uthiiim $- sent a reddish coloured camel to Rasulullaah &%%, Rasulullaah prayed to Allaah saying, "0 Allaah! Allow him to pass (speedily) across the bridge of Siraat." (5) Another narration from Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri 3B@% states that Rasulullaah %$@ thrice said, "0 Allaah! I am pleased with Uthmaan, You also be pleased with him." (6) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood W4W narrates that Rasulullaah 68% made dua saying, "0 Allaah!

Forgive Uthmaan's past and future sins, those that he committed secretly and openly, privately or in public." (7) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Made for ~ a d h r a t Ali WWj says, "I was once experiencing severe pain, so I went to Rasulullaah @@. He put me where he stood, threw a portion of his shawl over me and then started performing salaah. Thereafter, he said, You are now well, 0 son of Abu Taalib. Your ailment has been cured. Whatever I have asked Allaah for myself, I have asked the same for you and I have been granted whatever I have asked for.

I have however been informed that there shall be no prophet after me."' Hadhrat Ali Ww says further, "When I then got up, it seemed as if I had not had any pain at all." Hadhrat Zaid bin Yuthay, Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Wahab and Hadhrat Amr bin Dhi Murr all report that they heard Hadhrat Ali #,Wj say, "It is in the name of Allaah that I ask every person to stand up who heard Rasulullaah @& say something at Ghadeer hum(^)." Thirteen Sahabah @,- stood up and they all testified that (1) Abu Nu'ayrn in his Hilya, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.4 Pg.345). (2) Nasa'ee. Ahrnad, Tirrnidhi, Ibn Sa'd and others have reported a similar narration from Hadhrat Umar s,wj, (3) Ibn Maajah, Haakim and Bayhaqi. (4) Tabraani and Ahrnad, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.4 Pg.370). (5) Ibn Asaakir.

(6) Abu Nu'ayrn. (7) Tabraani, Abu Nu'ayrn in his Hilyaand Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.5 Pg.6). (8) Ibn Abi Aasirn, Ibn JAreer, Tabraani and Ibn Shaaheen in His Sunnah, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vol.5 Pg.43). (9) A place between Makkah and Madinah. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,%bm (Vol-3) 38 1 they heard Rasulullaah $%% say, "Am I not closer to the Mu'mineen than they are to themselves?" When the Sahabah WEw admitted that he really was, Rasulullaah @@ took hold of Hadhrat Ali ~ , G W t s hand saying, "This man should be the friend of anyone who claims that 1 am his friend." Rasulullaah @@ then made dua for Hadhrat Ali @ISWG saying, "0 Allaah!

Befriend those who befriend him, be the enemy of those who are his enemies, love those who love him, despise who despise him, assist those who assist him and do not assist those who fail to assist him." ('1 Another narration from Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ~ E w states that Rasulullaah @@ made dua for Hadhrat Ali SC-j saying, "0 Allaah! Assist him and assist others through him, have mercy on him and have mercy on others though him, help him and help others though him. 0 Allaah! Befriend those who are his friends and be the eflemy of those who are his enemies." (2) Hadhrat Ali W$$i!Gj reports that Rasulullaah @%$ made dua for him saying, "0 Allaah! Keep his tongue firm (on the truth) and guide his heart." (3) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas SEW narrates that Rasulullaah @@Is dua for Hadhrat Ali ?%lBw was, " 0 Allaah! Guide him in passing judgement." (4) The Du'aas Rasulullaah Made for Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas BG5W and Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awwaam Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?%lw narrates that the dua Rasulullaah @@ made for Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas W,w was, "0 Allaah!

Make his arrows travel straight, accept his du'aas and love him." (5) ~ a d h r a t Sa'd ?%lGWj himself narrates that Rasulullaah @$@@ made dua for him saying, " 0 Allaah! Accept the dua of Sa'd whenever he makes dua to You." (6) Hadhrat Zubayr bin Awwaam %W% reports that Rasulullaah @& made dua for him, for his children and for his progeny. (7) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ made for the members of his Family Hadhrat Ummu Salamah G@@&j who was the wife of Rasulullaah narrates that Rasulullaah @?# ohce told Hadhrat Faatima WEw to come to him with her husband and her two sons. When they arrived, Rasulullaah @@ threw over them a blanket that Hadhrat Ummu Salamah B G w was sitting on, which they had received as booty from Khaybar. Rasulullaah @@! then prayed to Allaah saying, " 0 Allaah!

This is the family of Muhammad. Shower Your mercy and blessings on the family of Muhammad just as You have showered them on the (1) Bazzaar, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.105). (2) Tabraani, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg.32). (3) Haakim. (4) Haakim, as quo\ed in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.5 Pg.35).

(5) Ibn Asaakir and Ibn Najjaar: (6) Tirmidhi, Ibn Hibbaan and Haakim, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzu/Ummaa/(Vol.5 Pg.70). (7) Abu Ya'la and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg.70). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%@%> (Vol-3) family of Ibraheem @%. Verily You are most worthy of praise, Most ~ajestic."(') Hadhrat Abu Ammaar narrates that he was once sitting with Hadhrat Waathila bin Asqa 4 - when some people started to revile Hadhrat Ali @Gw. When they had left, Hadhrat Waathila W3&& said to Hadhrat Abu Ammaar, "Sit down and I shall inform about the personality whom they had been reviling.

I was once with Rasulullaah @% when Ali Ww, (his wife) Faatima @,Gw, (and his two sons) Hasan b?&3W and Husayn %,W arrived. Rasulullaah @%$ threw a blanket over them all and said, ' 0 Allaah! These are the members of my household. Remove all (physical and spiritual) impurity from them and cleanse them thoroughly.' ' 0 Rasulullaah @@!I 1 asked, '(Make this dua) For me as well.' 'It is for you as well,' Rasulullaah @%$ said. By Allaah!

More than all my deeds, it is in this (dua) that I have the mest trust (to attain my salvation)." Another narration states that he said, "It is in this that I have the most trust (to secure my salvation)." (2) Hadhrat Ali W$4!G narrates that he once went to Rasulullaah @?@, who had already spread out a shawl on the ground. When Rasulullaah @I%, Hadhrat Ali %Urn, Hadhrat Faatima ti&@!&, Hadhrat Hasan ?&lGW and Hadhrat Husayn Ww were all seated on the shawl, Rasulullaah @$% took hold of the ends and tied it above them. Thereafter, he said, "0 Allaah! You be pleased with them just as I am pleased with them." (3) The Du'aas Rasulullaah Made for Hadhrat Hasan a, G$@l&j and Hadhrat Husayn BGI;w%> Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood - narrates that Rasulullaah @?& once made dua for Hadhrat Hasan %U3i%Z and Hadhrat Husayn WGW saying, "0 Allaah! I lovethem, so You love them too.

Whoever loves them, loves me as Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ? & l G w also reports that Rasulullaah @?@ once made dua for Hadhrat Hasan ?i3w and Hadhrat Husayn W $ W saying, " 0 Allaah! I love them, so You love them too." (5) Another narration from Hadhrat Usaama states that Rasulullaah @& added, "...and love those who love them." The beginning of this narration adds that Rasulullaah @% said, "These are my children just as they are the children of my daughter." 6) Yet another narration from Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?i3Gw like the one above states that Rasulullaah @$% added at then end of the dua, "...and (0 Allaah!) detest those who detest them." (7) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?iW4iG, Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Zaid 3 , G W and Hadhrat Aa'isha G3W3 all narrate that Rasulullaah @@ once made dua saying, "0 (1) Abu Ya'la. Haythami (Vol.9 Pg.166) has commented on the chain of narrators. Tirmidhi has reported a similar narration. (2) Tabraani.

Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.167) has commented on the chain of narrators. (3) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg. 169). (4) Bazzaar, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.180). (5) Bazzaar. (6) Nasa'ee and Ibn Hibbaan, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal(Vo1.5 Pg.105).

(7) Ibn Abi Shaybah and Tayaalisi, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal(Vo1.5 Pg. 106). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @g&!&> (Vol-3) Allaah! I love Hasan, so You love him too and love all those who love him as well."(') A narration from Hadhrat Muhammad bin Seereen states that Rasulullaah @'@ once made dua for Hadhrat Hasan 4?&3%&j saying, "0 Allaah! Keep him safe and keep others safe through him." (2) Hadhrat Baraa !&S%w says, "I once saw Rasulullaah @?% carrying Husayn WS4!& on his shoulders saying, '0 Allaah! I love him, so You love him too."'(3) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Made for Hadhrat Abbaas WG%% and for his Children HadhraLAbdullaah bin Abbaas WGw narrates that Rasulullaah @%$ once made dua saying, "0 Allaah!

Forgive the open and secret sins of Abbaas and his children. 0 Allaah! You be his successor (to tend to matters) in his family (after his death)." (4) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah B,@W narrates that Rasulullaah @I@ once made dua saying, "0 Allaah! Forgive the open and secret, the public and the private sins of Abbaas and any other sins that he or his progeny may commit until the Day of Qiyaamah." (=) Hadhrat Aasim narrates from his father that Rasulullaah once said, "Abbaas is my father's brother and therefore just like my father and what is left of my forefathers. 0 Allaah! Forgive his sins for him, accept his good deeds, overlook his evil acts and restore righteousness to his progeny." Hadhrat Abu Usayd Saa'idi 4?%54W4 narrates that Rasulullaah @g once said to Hadhrat Abbaas %%T&Z, "You and your children should not leave the house in the morning until I come to you because there is something I need to do." They therefore waited for Rasulullaah @!% and it was only after midmorning that Rasulullaah @&& managed to arrive. When Rasulullaah @@ arrived, he greeted J r L . them with the words (& A U I ) , to which they replied "dG; &I b;; :QI 3; ".

"How was your morning?" Rasulullaah @& asked. "We praise Allaah (for it)," they replied. Rasulullaah @% then instructed them to gather together and to sit close to each other. When they managed to do so, Rasulullaah k%% threw his shawl over all of them and made dua saying, ."O my Rabb! Here is my uncle, who is just like my father and here are the members of my household.

Shelter them against the fire of Jahannam just as I am sheltering them with this shawl of mine." To this dua, the doorstep and all the walls of the house said, "Ameen! Ameen! Ameen!" (7) (1) Bukhaari, Muslim and others, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Umrnaal (Vol.5 Pg.sI06). (2) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vo1.5 Pg. 106). (3) Bukhaari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah and Nasa'ee, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Urnrnaal (Vo1.5 Pg.105).

(4) Tirmidhi and Abu Ya'la. (5) Ibn Asaakir. (6) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.207). (7).Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.270). Bayhaqi and Ibn Maajah have reported a similar narration, as quoted in A1 Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.6 Pg.133).

Abu Nu'aym has reported a similar narration in his Dalaa'il (Pg.154). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@@&% (Vol-3) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas narrates that when he once stayed in the room of (his aunt) Hadhrat Maymoona he kept the water ready for Rasulullaah @@ to perform wudu. "Who put this water here?" Rasulullaah @?@ asked. When Hadhrat Maymoona BWj informed Rasulullaah @%% that it was Hadhrat Abdullaah Rasulullaah @@ made dua for him saying, "0 Allaah! Grant him deep understanding of Deen and teach him the interpretation of the Qur'aan." I Another narration quotes the dua as, "0 Allaah!

Teach him the Qur'aan and grant him deep understanding of the Deen." (2) Yet another narration quotes the words as, "0 Allaah! Teach him wisdom (the Sunnah) and the interpretation of the Qur'aan." (3) A narration from Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar BEWj states that Rasulullaah @?@Is words were, "0 Allaah! Bless him and spread the Deen through him." (4) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Made for Hadhrat Ja'far B,Ewj and his Children and for Hadhrat Zaid bin Haaritha @,G&!$Gj' and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha B,E#j@j' Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Ja'far ~ , E w reports that Rasulullaah @?& once made dua saying, "0 Allaah! You be Ja'far successor in (caring for) his children." (5) Another narration states that the dua Rasulullaah @@ made was, "0 Allaah! You be Ja'far ~ , W j ' s successor in (caring for) his family and bless (his son) Abdullaah in trade." Rasulullaah @%$ repeated this dua thrice.

(6) Hadhrat Sha'bi states that after Hadhrat Ja'far Wwas martyred at Balqaa during the Battle of Mu'ta, Rasulullaah made dua saying, "0 Allaah! You be Ja'far $%%&j's successor in (caring for) his family better than You would be a successor to any of Your righteous servants." (7) Hadhrat Abu Maysara narrates that when Rasulullaah received the news of the martyrdom of Hadhrat Zaid bin Haaritha BGw, Hadhrat Ja'far !W3G and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha $&@&+, he got up to speak &out them. Starting with Hadhrat Zaid WG@&j, Rasulullaah said, "0 Allaah! Forgive Zaid. 0 Allaah! Forgive Zaid. 0 Allaah!

Forgive Ja'far and Abdullaah bin Rawaaha." (8) (1) Ibn Abi Shaybah. (2) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzu/ Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.231). (3) Ibn Maajah, Ibn Sa'd and Tabraani. (4) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya, as quoted in mntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg.228). (5) Ahmad and Ibn Asaakir.

Tabraani and Ibn Asaakir have also reported the narration from Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 9,Wj. (6) Tayaalisi, Ibn Sa'd, Ahmad and others. (7) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.5 Pg.155). lbn Sa'd (Vo1.4 Pg.39) has reported a similar narration. (8) Tbn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.46). THE LIVES OF THE S A H A B M (Vol-3) The Du'aas Rasulullaah @@ Made for the Family of Hadhrat Yaasir ?&g@&j, for Hadhrat Abu Salamah B,G$l= and for Hadhrat Usaama bin Zaid @,E$l$&j