Chapter Sixteen

The Chapter Concerning The Lectures of the Sahabah 'Mi%@35 and Umrah and on various other occasions. It discusses how they motivated the people to carry out the commands of Allaah, even though these seemed to oppose experience and what was apparent. It further discusses how they made people abstain from this world and its temporary pleasures and yearn for the Aakhirah and its eternal delights. Those firmly stationed every category of the Ummah whether rich, poor or prominent on the consciousness that they should fulfil the commands coming to them from Allaah and Rasulullaah @@ even if it meant spending their very lives and all their wealth. The discussion makes it clear that they did not build people's conviction on the temporary and short-lived wealth and resources of this world. 5' >lr Y The Lectures of Rasulullaah && The First Lecture that Rasulullaah Delivered Hadhrat Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf &,BBW narrates that when Rasulullaah @?@ stood up to deliver a sermon in Madinah for the first time, he began by duly praising Allaah. Thereafter, he said, "0 people!

Send (good deeds) ahead for yourselves (to the Aakhirah) By Allaah! You must know that each one of you shall definitely die, leaving his flock of goats without a shepherd. There will then neither be any interpreter or negotiator to come between him and his Rabb when his Rabb will ask him, 'Have my messengers not come to you and conveyed the message to you? Have I not granted you wealth and blessed you with favours? NO^ (with ihe guidance and means at your disposal) what (good deeds) have you sent ahead?' The man will then look to his right and left, but will see nothing. He will then look in front of him but will see nothing but Jahannam.

Therefore, whoever can save himself from Jahannam even by (giving) a piece of a date (as Sadaqah), should do so. Whoever cannot afford even this, should at least say a good word because every good deed is rewarded ten fold up to seven hundred fold. May Allaah's peace, mercy and blessings be upon Allaah's messenger." THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,gb@3 (Vol-3) Rasulullaah @@ then delivered another sermon saying, "I praise Allaah to Whom belongs all praise. We seek Allaah's protection from the evil of our souls and ' from our evil actions. There is none to mislead the one whom Allaah guides and there is none to guide the one whom Allaah does not guide. I testify that there is none worthy of worship but the One Allaah Who has no partner.

The best of all speech is the Book of Allaah and successful is the person whose heart Allaah has decorated with it, whom Allaah guides to Islaam after kufr and who chooses it rather than all other talks. Apart from it being the most beautiful speech, it is also the most effective. Love those who love Allaah and love Allaah with all your heart. Never grow weary of Allaah's Book and His Dhikr because your hearts will then harden. From what (deeds) Allaah has chosen and selected, He has named the (recitation of the) Qur'aan as the best of all good deeds, the best of all acts of worship, the most relevant of all speech and of all that explains what is lawful and unlawful. You should therefore worship Allaah without ascribing any partners to Him.

Fear Him as He ought to be feared and let everything righteous that you speak with your mouths be sincerely for Allaah. Love each other for the pleasure of Allaah and always remember that Allaah hates does not like that any pledge made with Him should be broken. May Allaah's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you all." $'A" Y Raswlwllaah &ik&'s Jumu'ah Sermon Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Abdur Rahmaan Jumhi narrates that from the narrations he received, the sermon that Rasulullaah @8% delivered in the locality of the Banu Saalim bin Auf on the occasion of the first Jumu'ah salaah in Madinah was: "All praise belongs to Allaah! I praise Him, seek His assistance, seek His forgiveness and His guidance. I believe in Him, do not reject His Divinity and accept as an enemy all those who do reject His Divinity. I testify that there is none worthy of worship but the One and Only Allaah Who has no partner.

I also testify that Muhammad @# is His servant and Rasul, whom Allaah has sent with guidance, light and advice at a time when there was a cessation in the chain of Arnbiyaa (prophets); a time when knowledge was little, people were astray, time was coming to an end, Qiyaamah was drawing near and the world was coming to an end. Whoever obeys Allaah and His Rasool @'@ is rightly guided and whoever disobeys them has gone astray, has been negligent and strayed far off the right path. I advise you to adopt taqwa because the best advice a Muslim can give to another Muslim is to encourage him towards the Aakhirah and to instruct him to adopt taqwa. Take heed to the warnings that Allaah has given you about Himself because there is no better advice nor any better reminder. Whoever adopts taqwa with true fear for (displeasing) his Rabb, his taqwa will be his true helping hand in everything he seeks for the Aakhirah. Whoever sets right all private and public affairs between his Rabb and himself solely to please Allaah, shall always be fondly remembered in this world and shall have a vast (1) Bayhaqi, as quoted in A1 Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.3 Pg.214).

As quoted earlier. Hadhrat Anas !Z2Wj has also related Rasulullaah @#s first sermon in different words. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH *@,@bw (Val-3) treasure after death at a time when a person is most in need of the deeds he did in the past. Every person who did not do this shall wish that there was a very large distance between him and his actions. Allaah warns you of Himself and Allaah is Most Gentle towards His bondsmen. Allaah is always true to His word and He fulfils His promises without going back on them, because He says: 'What I say can never be changed and I am never unjust towards My servants' {Surah Qaaf, verse 29) Fear (disobeying) Allaah in your private and public matters of this world and the Aakhirah because whoever fears Allaah, Allaah shall wipe out their sins and grant them an immense reward.

Whoever fears Allaah shall succeed most remarkably. Taqwa protects against Allaah's anger, it protects against Allaah's punishment, it protects against Allaah's wrath, it illuminates faces, it pleases your Rabb and it elevates stages. Take your share (of rewards) and never be negligent in (securing) Allaah's mercy. Allaah has taught you His Book and chalked out for you a pattern (of life) to ascertain which of you are sincere and who are not. Do good (to others) just as Allaah does good to you, declare your enmity with those who are Allaah's enemies and fight them for the pleasure of Allaah as you ought to do. It is Allaah Who has chosen you and called you Muslims.

(Jihaad takes place) So that those who are destroyed are destroyed after seeing proof and those who survive live on after seeing a proof. There is no power or might without Allaah, so carry out Allaah's Dhikr in abundance and know well what is to happen after today. Whoever sets right the matters between himself and Allaah, Allaah shall see to all matters between him and other people because it is Allaah Who makes decjsions for people and they cannot pass decisions against Him. While Allaah prevails over people, they cannot prevail over Him. Pillaah is the Greatest and there is no power without Allaah the Most Honourable." ( I ) The Lectures Rasulullaah @g Delivered on the Occasions of Battles The Lecture Rasulullaah @% delivered during one of the Battles A Sahabi by the name of Hadhrat Hiraar SGwj reports that they were with Rasulullaah @@ in a battle and it was when they were about to engage the enemy in combat that Rasulullaah @& delivered a lecture. After duly praising Allaah, Rasulullaah @@ said, "You are enjoying (bounties in) green, yellow and red (and every other shade) and even have this in your camps.

When you meet with the enemy, you should advance step by step because whenever a person launches an attack in the path of Allaah, two damsels from the wide-eyed damsels of Jannah hurry towards him. If he is martyred, Allaah 3.Gj3V forgives (1) Ibn Jareer, as quoted in AlBidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.3 Pg.213). Qurtubi has reported a similar narration at length, as quoted in his the Taheer(Vo1.18 Pg.98). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH W,@&j' (Vol-3) all his sins with the first drop of blood that falls. The two damsels then wipe the dust from his face and say to him, 'Your time has now come.' He then responds by telling them, Your time has also tome."'(') The Sermon Rasulullaah @'@ Delivered when he Stopped at Hijr enroute to Tabook Hadhrat Jaabir - narrates that when on the expedition to Tabook, Rasulullaah &%% stopped at Hijr (the place where the nation of Hadhrat Saalih 6&& were destroyed) and addressed the Sahabah i4Esaying, "0 people! Do not ask your Nabi for miracles because here lies the nation of Saalih @U who asked their Nabi to taise a (pregnant) she-camel for them (from a mountain).

He complied and she would arrive by that wide road to drink water. On the day she drank, she would consume all their wate; and the amount of milk they would get from her on that day would be as much as on the day when she did not drink (when the other animals had their turn). She would then return by the same wide road. They however hamstrung her, because of which Allaah gave them only three days (to repent). The promise of Allaah is never untrue and a terrible scream came, which destroyed all of them except for one of them who happened to be in the Haram. It was the Haram that saved him from Allaah's punishment." " 0 Rasulullaah w!" the Sahabah ,%i31Zw asked, "Who was he?" Rasulullaah replied, "He was Abu Righaal." (2) Another Sermon Rasulullaah @$$@ Delivered on the expedition to Tabook Hadhrat Hasan bin Ali WZ@&j reports that during the expedition to Tabook, Rasulullaah && mounted the pulpit and after praising Allaah he said, "0 people!

I instruct you to do only that which Allaah instructs me and I forbid you onfy from that which Allaah forbids me. You should therefore pursue the most moderate manner of seeking your livelihood because 1 swear by the Being Who controls the life of Abul Qaasim (myself) that your sustenance searches for each one of you just a s his death searches for him. Whenever finding sustenance becomes difficult for any of you, look for it in the obedience of Allaah 3,@3~.ll(3) The Sermon Rasulullaah @$$@ Delivered when Makkah was Conquered Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Amr %%@!2j says, "When Makkah was conquered, Rasulullaah @%% announced that everyone should lay down their arms except for the people of the Banu Khuzaa'ah tribe, who were allowed to use their weapons against the people of the Banu Bakr tribe (because they were at risk from them). This permission remained until Rasulullaah @@ had performed the Asr salaah, (1) Tabraani and Bazzaar. Haythami (Vo1.5 Pg.375) has commented on the chain of narrators. (2) Tabraani, Bazzaar and Ahmad, as quoted by Haythami (Vo1.7 Pg.38).

(3) Tabraani, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vol.3 Pg.192). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH 'BE@&$$ (Vol-3) 41 1 after which he instructed them to also lay down their arms. The following day however, a man from the Banu Khuzaa'ah tribe met someone from the Banu Bakr tribe in Muzdalifah and killed him. When the news reached Rasulullaah @%&, I saw him leaning against the Kabah as he stood up and addressed the people saying, 'Verily Allaah's greatest enemy is the person who kills in the Haram, who kills someone who was no threat to his life or who kills in revenge for something done during the Period of Ignorance.' A man then stood up and claimed that a particular child was his. Rasulullaah W'S response to this was, 'One cannot randomly lay claim to a child in Islaam because the practices of the Period of Ignorance have all come to an end. A child belong to the biological father and the one who commits adultery shall have that which is most blunt.' 'What is that which is most blunt?' the Sahabah @Gw asked.

Rasulullaah @%$ replied, 'Stones (the person will be stoned to death).' Rasulullaah i%'# then proceeded to say, 'No salaah can be performed after the Fajr salaah until sunrise and no salaah after the Asr salaah until sunset. A woman can also not be married (at the same time) to the person married to either her paternal or maternal aunt."'(') Another Sermon Rasulullaah @@ Delivered when Makkah was Conquered Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar BGW3 reports that Rasu!u~laah 6% was standing on the steps leading to the Kabah when he praised Allaah and said, "All praise belongs to Allaah Who has fulfilled His promise, assisted His servant and defeated the hordes by Himself. Take note that a person ki!led with whipping or beating with a stick falls in the category of manslaughter, for which the blood money is hundred camels, forty of which must be pregnant. You should also take note that every act of pride and murder during the Period of Ignorance now lie trampled beneath my two feet. All that I shall be restoring to those who had been doing it are the services of tending to the House of Allaah and of providing water to the people performing Hajj." (2) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar W narrates that Rasulullaah @@ was riding his camel Qaswaa as he performed Tawaaf of the Kabah. He was using the opposite end of his stick to touch the corners of the Kabah and wherever he tried to make the camel sit inside the Masjidul Haraam, it would be where people already had their hands (already occupied).

Rasulullaah @?% therefore left with the camel to the channel where water drained and it was there that the camel was made to sit. Sitting on his camel, Rasulullaah then started to address the people. After duly praising Allaah, he said, "0 people! Allaah has eliminated the things you took pride in during the Period of Ignorance and the pride you took in your forefathers. There are now only two types of people. One is the righteous person with Taqwa who is honoured in the sight of Allaah and the other is the sinful wretch who is insignificant in Allaah's sight.

Allaah says: (1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.6 Pg.178). (2) Ibn Maajah (~g.478). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%b@3 (Val-3) 9 Y I I 9 6 '0 people! We have certainly created you from a single male (Aadam mu) and female (Hawwa) and made you into various families (nations) and tribes so that you may recognise each other (so that each person may know where he belongs and who others are). (Your differences in lineage and race does not give any ofyou superiority over others because) Verily, the most honoured of you in Allaah's sight is the one with the most Taqwa. Allaah is certainly All Knowing, ~nformed (On& He knows whose Taqwa is best)."' {Surah Hujuraat, verse 13) Rasulullaah @% then concluded by saying, "That is all I have to say for now.

I seek Allaah's forgiveness for myself and for you all." The Sermons Rasulullaah @@ Delivered for the Month of Ramadhaan The Epic Sermon Rasulullaah @@ Delivered upon the Arrival of Ramadhaan, as Narrated by Hadhrat SalmaanB,GCu,$> Hadhrat Salmaan ?!3Gw reports that on the last day of Sha'baan, Rasulullaah @@ addressed the Sahabah WGw saying, "0 people! A great and blessed month is dawning upon you. It is a month that includes a day that is better than a thousand months. Allaah has made fasting compulsory in this month and standing in (Taraaweeh) salaah an act of tremendous merit. Whoever carries out an act of virtue (Nafl) during this month will receive the reward of carrying out a Fardh during any other month and whoever carries out a Fardh act during this month will receive the reward of carrying out seventy Fardh acts during any other month. It is a month of patience and the reward for patience is Jannah.

It is also a month of sympathy and a month when the sustenance of a Mu'min is increased. Whoever provides something for a fasting person to terminate his fast shall receive the reward of the fasting person without his reward being diminished in the least." "0 Rasulullaah @@!" the ~'ahabah @Wj submitted, "Not allofuscanafford something to give a fasting person to terminate his fast." Rasulullaah &%% consoled them saying, "Allaah shall grant this reward to any person who gives a fasting person even a single date or a sip of water or milk to drink. It is a month that has mercy at the beginning, forgiveness in the middle and emancipation from Jahannam at the end. For the person who makes work light for his slaves during this month, Allaah will forgive him and free him from Jahannam. In this month, you should endeavour to do four things in abundance. Two of these will please your Rabb while you cannot do without the other two.

The two that will please your Rabb (1) Ibn Abi Haatirn and Abd bin Hurnayd, as quoted in the Takeerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.4 Pg.218). THE LIVES OF THE S m A H '@,Eb& (Vol-3) are to recite the Shahaadah 'Laa Ilaaha Illallaah' and to seek Allaah's forgiveness. As for the two without which you cannot do, it is to beg Allaah for Jannah and to seek protection from Jahannam. Whoever gives the fasting person something to drink to end the fast, Allaah shall give him such a drink from my pond after which he shall never be thirsty ever again." ('1 The Lecture Rasulullaah @@ Gave Stating that the sins of Muslims are forgiven on the First Night of Ramadhaan Hadhrat Anas SEW; reports that when Ramadhaan drew close, Rasulullaah %%@ addressed them briefly at the time of Maghrib. Rasulullaah @&!$ said, "Ramadhaan is arriving, so welcome it. Take note that on the first night of Ramadhaan thereisnotasoul from the people of the qiblah who is not forgiven."(2) The Lecture Rasulullaah @@ Gave Stating that the Shayaateen are Chained and that Du'aas are Accepted During Ramadhaan Hadhrat Ali BE@!$$ reports that on the first night of Ramadhaan, Rasulullaah @@ stood up to address the Sahabah @$Z$&j.

After duly praising Allaah, he @A said, "Allaah has seen to your enemy from the Jinn and promised to accept your du'aas. Allaah says: Supplicate (make dua) to Me and I shall respond.' {Surah Mu'min, verse 60) Allaah has appointed seven angels to (guard) every rebellious Shaytaan and Shaytaan is therefore unable to escape until the end of Ramadhaan. Take note also that the dodrs of the heavens are wide open from the first night of Ramadhaan until the end and all du'aas in this month are accepted." Hadhrat Ali S,Gw says further, "When the first of the last ten nights of Ramadhaan arrived, Rasulullaah @@ would tighten his loincloth, leave his wives, sit in I'tikaaf and spend all night in Ibaadah." When someone asked Hadhrat Ali @,Ew what he meant by tightening the loincloth, he explained that Rasulullaah k$i$% would separate from his wives during that period. (3) The Lecture Rasulullaah @& Gave Stating the Importance of the Jumu'ah ~alaah Hadhrat Jaabir BG$&j reports that once Rasulullaah @'@ addressed them saying, "0 people! Repent to Allaah before you die and hasten to do good deeds before you become too busy to do so. Join the ties between yourselves and your Rabb by engaging in abundant Dhikr and by giving Sadaqah in abundance.

You (1) Ibn Khuzaymah, as quoted in Tarqheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.2 Pg.218). Bayhaqi and Ibn Hibbaan have reported a similar narration, as has Ibn Najjaar, as quoted i n ~ a n z u l ~mmaal(Vo1.4 Pg.323). (2) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.4 Pg.325). (3) Isfahaani, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.4 Pg.323). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%@= (Vol-3) will then be given sustenance, assistance and you will be compensated for your losses. Take note that Allaah has made the Jumu'ah salaah compulsory for you in this place, on this day, in this month and in this year until the Day of Qiyaamah.

Whoever regards it as trivial and rejects it and therefore neglects it during my lifetime or after my death in the presence of a just or unjust Imaam, then may Allaah not set his affairs in order and may Allaah not bless him in anything. No salaah, zakaah, Hajj, fast or good deed of his wil1,ever be accepted until he repents and Allaah will certainly forgive anyone who repents to Him. Take note that no woman may lead a man in salaah, no Bedouin may lead a Muhaajir and no sinner may lead a righteous person unless forced to do so by a tyrannical ruler whose sword to lash is feared." Hadhrat Jaabir bin Abdullaah %EM narrates that it was on a Friday that Rasulullaah @@ stood up and addressed them saying, "When a person lives a mile away from Madinah and does not attend the Jumu'ah salaah, Allaah will seal his heart (so that no good can ever enter)." On the next Friday, Rasulullaah %&& said, "When a person lives two miles away from Madinah and does not attend the Jumu'ah salaah, Aliaah will seal his heart." On the Friday after that, Rasulullaah @@ said, "When a person lives three miles away from .Madinah and does not attend the Jumu'ah salaah, Allaah will seal his heart." ('1 The Lectures Rasulullaah Delivered -on the Occasion of HaJ Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas W= narrates that on the occasion of the Farewell Hajj, Rasulullaah @$% addressed the Sahabah i43@W; saying, "Shaytaan has lost hope in being worshipped in your land but he is satisfied with having you obey him in other sins that you regard as trivial. Therefore, 0 people, you should always be on your guard. I have left with you two things with which you will never go astray as long as you hold fast to them. They are Allaah's Book and the Sunnah of your Nabi @%.

Every Muslim is the brother of another Muslim and all Muslims are brothers. The wealth of a Muslim is not permissible for another unless he willingly gives it to him. Never oppress others and never become Kuffaar after my death by striking the necks of each other (by killing each other)." (3) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ~ , E w narrates that it was in Masjidul Khayf (in Mina) that Rasulullaah %% addressed them. After praising Allaah as he deserves to be praised, Rasulullaah k%@ said, "Allaah will set right the affairs of the person whose prime concern is the Aakhirah, Allaah will also grant him self-sufficiency and the world will humble itself before him. As for the person whose prime concern is this world, Allaah will scatter his affairs, place poverty in front of him and all he will get of this world will be what has been predestined (1) Ibn Maajah (Pg.172). Tabraani has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (V01.2 Pg.31).

(2) Abu Ya'la, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vol.2 Pg.31). (3) Haakim (Vol. 1 Pg.93) with commentary. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%$&&3 (Vol-3) for him." (') Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar B,w narrates that it was in Masjidul Khayf (in Mina) that Rasulullaah @% addressed them saying, "May Allaah always keep fresh the person who after hearing my words, narrates it to his brother. There are three things that the heart of a Muslim will never betray; sincerely carrying out good deeds for Allaah, wishing well for the Muslim leadership and remaining within the ranks of the Muslim majority because their du'aas will always be there for all of them." ('1 In a lengthy Hadith describing the method in which Rasulullaah @%% performed Hajj, Hadhrat Jaabir ?311%w reports that after he had passed Muzdalifah to reach Arafah, Rasulullaah @%% found that a tent had already been pitched for him at Namirah. It was there that Rasulullaah k%& then camped. When the sun had crossed the meridian, Rasulullaah @% had a carriage placed on Qaswaa and then went to Bat Waadi where he addressed the people saying, "Verily your blood and youf wealth are scared to all of you just as this day is sacred, as this month is sacred and as this city is sacred.

Take note that everything that took place during the Period of Ignorance is now trampled beneath my two feet. All blood money due during the Period of Ignorance is also waived and the first that I wish to waive is that of the son of Rabee'ah bin Haarith whom the Hudhayl tribe killed while he was still a suckling infant with the Banu Sa'd tribe. All the interest due during the Period of Ignorance is also waived and the first that I wish to waive is that which was due to Abbaas bin Abdul Muttalib. Every bit of it has now been written off. Fear Allaah with regard to your women because it is by a iicen~e from Allaah that you have taken them (in your marriage) and it is with His words that you have made cohabitation with them lawful for yourselves. They owe it to you not to allow anyone you disapprove of to enter your home.

If they do this, you should punish them in a manner that does not injure them in any way. On the other hand, you owe it to them to provide food and attire for them within reason. I am leaving with you something with which you will never go astray if you hold fast to it - the Book of Allaah. You will also be questioned about me (on the Day of Qiyaamah). What response will you offer?" The Sahabah i43Greplied, "We shall testify that you have conveyed the message, given excellent advise and fulfilled your responsibility." Pointing his index finger towards the sky and then lowering it towards the people, Rasulullaah @% thrice repeated, "0 Allaah! You be Witness! 0 Allaah!

You be Witness!" (3) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas &,Wj narrates that it was on the day of Nahr (10th of Dhul Hijjah) that Rasulullaah @% delivered a sermon to the people. "0 people!" Rasulullaah @& asked, "What day is this?" "It is a sacred day," the Sahabah i43GWj replied. Rasulullaah @@ asked further, "And what city is this?" (1) Tabraani, Abu Bakr Khaffaaf and Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.8 Pg.202). (2) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.8 Pg.228). (3) Muslim, as quoted in Al Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg.148). Abu Dawood and Ibn Maajah has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.3 Pg.23).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@&&> (Vol-3) "This is a sacred city," the Sahabah &%%Gj responded. When Rasulullaah @@ further asked them what month it was, they replied that the month was also a sacred one. Rasulullaah @@ then emphasised, "Verily, your blood, your wealth and your honour are as sacred to you as this day, this city and this month." After repeating this several times, Rasulullaah %?@ looked to the sky and said, "0 Allaah! Have I conveyed the message? 0 Allaah! Have I conveyed the message?" Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas !iW= says, "I swear by the Being Who controls my life that an emphatic piece of advice that Rasulullaah $@ gave to the Ummah was that he said, 'Those of you present here should convey the message to those who are not present and you should never become Kuffaar after my death by striking the necks of each other (by killing each other)." ('I Hadhrat Jareer ~,Gh&!Gj narrates that after asking him to keep the people quiet (on the occasion of the Farewell Hajj), Rasulullaah @i%! addressed them saying, "After I have been keeping watch over you, never become Kuffaar after my death by striking the necks of each o~her (by killing each other)." ('1 Hadhrat Ummul Husayn WGm reports that when she performed the Farewell Hajj with Rasulullaah & she saw Hadhrat Usaamah ?3Gw and Hadhrat Bilaal B G ~ with Rasulullaah w. One of them was holding the reins of his camel while the other was holding his shawl aloft to shade Rasulullaah $@ from the sun until he had pelted the last Jamarah.

Rasulullaah @@ then said many things, amongst which Hadhrat Ummul Husayn @E@j heard him say, "Ewn if an Abyssinian slave with amputated limbs has to become your ruler, you sho~~lci listen to and obey him if he leads you by the Book of Allaah." (3) Hadhrat Abu Umaamah %%3w narrates that on the occasion of the Farewell Hajj, he heard Rasulullaah @'@ say the following in his sermon: "Allaah has granted every rightful person his right. Therefore, no bequest can be made fcr an heir, a child will belong to the biological father and the adulterer will be stoned. Their reckoning will nevertheless be Allaah's prerogative. The curse of Allaah perpetuating until the Day of Qiyaamah shall fall on the person who claims to be the child of anyone other than his father and on the slave who claims to be the property of anyone other than his master. A woman my also not spend from the house without the permission of her husband." Someone asked, "0 Rasulullaah @%$! Can she not even give food away (without his permission)?" Rasulullaah replied, "(Certainly not because) Food is the best of our wealth." Rasulullaah @@ then continued to say, "Items given on loan must be returned, animals lent to give milk must also be returned, debts must be paid and the guarantor must settle the penalty." (4) Another narration makes it clear that the lecture was delivered in Mina on the day of Nahr (10th of Dhul Hijjah).

(5) (1) Bukhaari, as quoted in A/ Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg.194). Ahmad, Ibn Abi Shaybah, Ibn Maajah, Tabraani and Baghawi have all reported similar narrations from various Sahabah WGGj, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.3 Pg.25). (2) Ahmad, as quoted in A1 Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg. 197). (4) Muslim, as quoted in A1 Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vol.5 Pg.196). Nasa'ee has reported a similar narration, as quoted in KanzulUmmaal(Vol.3 Pg.62), as has Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.2 Pg.184). (4) Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood, Nasa'ee and Ibn Maajah.

(5) Abu Dawood. THE LIVES OF THE SMBAH @,Cb%j (VOI-3) 41 7 Hadhrat Abu Umaamah S,G= also reports that Rasulullaah 6?@ was on a camel called Jad'aa with his feet in the stirrups and standing high so that people could hear him. Rasulullaah @'$ then said at the top of his voice, "Can you not hear?" "0 Rasulullaah @g!" someone from the gathering asked, "What is it that you wish to advise us?" Rasulullaah @& said, "Worship your Rabb, perform your five Fardh salaahs, fast for your month (of Ramadhaan), obey your leader and you will enter the Jannah of your Rabb." Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Mu'aadh Taymi 3,Cm relates, "We were at Mina when Rasulullaah &%$ addressed us. We listened attentively and could therefore hear him clearly even though we were in our camps. Rasulullaah @@ started teaching the people the rites of Hajj. When Rasulullaah @% reached the Jamaraat, he placed both fingers in his ears and announced that only small pebbles be used to pelt.

Thereafter, he instructed the Muhaajireen to camp at the front of the Masjid (Khayf) and the Ansaar to camp at the rear. The rest of the people then set up their own camps." (2) Hadhrat Raafi bin Amr Muzani 3 , G W narrates that it was in Mina during midmorning when he saw Rasulullaah @@ deliver a sermon on a brown mule. Hadhrat Ali ?B!Z@&j was amplifyng what Rasulullaah @@ said and while some people were standing, others were sitting. (3) Hadhrat Abu Hurra Raqaashi reports from his uncle W5W; who was holding the reins of Rasulullaah m ' s camel during the middle days of the days of Tashreeq. As he was busy warding the people away from Rasulullaah eg, Rasulullaah @@ was addressing the people saying, "0 people! Do you know in which month you are?

Do you know in which day you are? Do you know in which city you are?" The Sahabah B . G W replied, "We are in a sacred day, a sacred month and a sacred city." Rasulullaah @& then said, "Now remember that until the day you meet Allaah, your blood, your wealth and your honour are as sacred to you as the sacredness of this day in this month and in this city." Rasulullaah @I% said further, "Listen attentively to what I say and you will live well. Behold! Never oppress! Behold!

Never oppress! Behold! Never oppress! The wealth of a Muslim is not permissible without his consent. Take note that all blood money, other monies and prejudices that took place during the Period of Ignorance are now trampled beneath my two feet until the Day of Qiyaamah. The first blood money that I wish to waive is that of the son of Rabee'ah bin Haarith whom the Hudhayl tribe killed while he was still a suckling infant with the Banu Layth tribe.

Also take note that all the interest due during the Period of Ignorance is also waived and the first that I wish to waive is that which was due to Abbaas bin Abdul Muttalib. Creditors can have back only the amounts they lent (and no interest). Do not oppress and you will not be oppressed. Take note of the fact that time has revolved to return to the way it had been when Allaah created the (I) Ahmad and Tirmidhi, as quoted in AlBidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg.198). (2) Abu Dawood (Vo1.2 Pg.490). Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.2 Pg.185), Ahmad and Nasa'ee have reported similar narrations.

(3) Abu Dawood, as quoted in AlBidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg.198). THE LIVES OF THE S~ZHAB/~H (vol-3) heavens and the earth." Rasulullaah then recited the verse: - (r7G.+l:'+$ ijJ-4) Indeed the number of months (in ayear) according to Allaah is twelve months (as specifie4 in the Book of Allaah (the Lowhuf Mahfoodh), (on) the day He created the heavens and the earth. Of these, four are sacred fDhul Qa'dah, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab - sacred - because no fighting should take place during these months). This is the straight Deen, so do not oppress yourselves in these months (by committing sins). {Surah Taubah, verse 361 Rasulullaah @?% continued, "Listen! Never become Kuffaar after my death by striking the necks of each other. Remember that Shaytaan has given up hope of being worshipped by people performing salaah, but he does his best to cause disputes between you.

You should also fear Allaah with regard to your wives because they are like captives with you with no powers of authority. You owe many rights to them just as they owe rights to you. (The rights they owe you are) That they should not allow anyone else to sleep in your bed and they should not allow into your house anyone whom you disapprove of. If you fear that they are being rebellious, you should advise them, then (if they do not respond) you should separate your beds and (if this is also fruitless) then you may punish them without causing them any injury. The rights you owe them is that you provide their food and clothing within reason. It is by a licence from Allaah that you have taken them (in your marriage) and it is with His words that you have made cohabitation with them lawful for yourselves.

Also bear in mind that the person who has something kept in trust with him should return it to the one who has trusted him with it." Rasulullaah @%$ then spread out his hands and said, "Have I conveyed (the message)? Have 1 conveyed (the message)? Those present here shouId convey the message to those who are absent because it is a fact that many recipients of a message are more fortunate (to understand the message) than the one who has heard it." Hadhrat Humayd reports that when this narration reached Hadhrat Hasan, he remarked, "By Allaah! The Sahabah i4EW%j have conveyed the message to people who have been extremely fortunate (to have received the Deen)." (I) Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 3.- reports a narration similar to the one above but with an addition at the beginning. It states that Rasulullaah k%% was at Mina during the middle days of the days of Tashreeq while performing the Farewell Hajj when Allaah revealed the Surah: ($1; $13 ;G l$(~urah Nasr). Realising that this would indeed be his farewell to the people, Rasulullaah @%% had a (1) Ahmad.

Baghawi, Baawardi and Ibn Mardway have reported a similar narration in detail, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.3 Pg.26). THE LIVES OF THE SAHflBAH @,@@@3 (Vol-3) 41 9 carriage saddled to his camel Qaswaa, mounted it and then stood waiting for the people at Aqaba. When a considerable number of Muslims had gathered, Rasulullaah @@ duly praised Allaah and then said, "0 people! All blood monies due during the Period of Ignorance have been waived ..." The narration then continues as above, until Rasulullaah @& said, ".. .O people! Shaytaan has given up hope of being worshipped in this region until the end of time, but he is satisfied with you committing sins that you think nothing of. You should therefore guard your Deen against such seemingly trivial sins." The narration also adds that Rasulullaah k%$ said, "I am leaving with you something with which you will never go astray if you hold fast to it.

It is the Book of Allaah, s o practise on it." The narration ends with the words, "Those present here should convey the message to those who are absent because there shall be no Nabi after me and no Ummah after you." Rasulullaah &%% then raised his hands saying, "0 Allaah! You be Witness!" ('I Hadhrat Jaabir bin Abdullaah W,Gw narrates that it was during the days of Tashreeq that Rasulullaah 6%$ delivered his farewell sermon to the Sahabah @B&j saying, "0 people! Verily your Rabb is One and your father is one. Take note that the Arab is not superior to the non-Arab just as the non-Arab is not superior to the Arab. Whites are not superior to blacks and blacks are not superior to whites unless it (the superiority) is by virtue of Taqwa. This is because the most honoured in the sight of Allaah is the one with the most .

Taqwa (regardless of his nationality or colour). Have I conveyed the message?" "You have indeed, 0 Rasulullaah w!" the Sahabah @Gw replied. Rasulullaah @$& then added, '"Those present here should then convey the message to those who are absent." ('1 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood sGwj reports that Rasulullaah @@ was standing on (the carriage of) a camel with cut ears in Arafaat when he addressed the people saying, "Do you know in which month you are? Do you know in which day you are? Do you know in which city you are?" The Sahabah 'BG4&j replied, "We are in a sacred day, a sacred month and a sacred city." Rasulullaah @%% then said, "Now remember that your blood, your wealth and your honour are as sacred to you as the sacredness of this day in this month and in this city. Remember that I shall be going ahead of you to the pond and will boast about your numbers to the other nations.

Please do not blacken my face (do not embarrass me by doing evil). Listen well! While 1 shall be rescuing many people (from Jahannam), many of them will be taken away from me. '0 my Rabb!' I will say, 'But they are my companions (members of my ~mmah).' Allaah will reply by saying, You do not know what innovations they had introduced (to the Deen) after your demise." (3) (1) Bazzaar, as quoted in AlBidaayah wan Nillaayah (Vo1.5 Pg.202). (2) Bayhaqi, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.4 Pg.392). (3) Bayhaqi, as quoted in Kanzul U1nmaal(Vol.3 Pg.25).

THE LIVES OF THE SiZHABflH @,%@& (Vol-3) 5' PIY V The Lectures Rasulullaah $& Delivered About Dajjaal, Musaylama, Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj and Sinkings Rasulullaah @B's Lecture about Dajjaal as reported by Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar !&Gw2 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~,U&!2j says, "We were discussing during the Farewell Hajj whether it was really to be Rasulullaah @&Is farewell or not. It was during this Farewell Hajj that Rasulullaah @& delivered a sermon in which he deliberated at length about Maseeh Dajjaal. He also said, 'There was not a single Nabi who did not warn his Ummah about Dajjaal. Nooh %$$ and all the Ambiyaa after him warned about Dajjaal but there is still something about him that you do not know, but which you ought to know. It is that (Dajjaal is one-eyed whereas) your Rabb is not one-eyed." ('I THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,G!@%j' (Vol-3) 42 1 not a Nabi who did not warn his Ummah about Dajjaal and, 0 Ummah, he is certainly amongst you. He has curly hair, is brown in complexion and his left eye is wiped out.

He will have with him a Jannah, a Jahannam a mountain of bread and a river of water. While he will be able to make it rain, he will be unable to make a tree grow and while he will have the power to kill one soul, he will not have the power over any others. He will stay on earth for forty days, during which he will reach every place of water. He will however be unable to approach four Masaajid; the Masjidul Haraam, the Masjid of Madinah, the Masjid of Toor and Masjidul Aqsa. You should never be in doubt about Dajjaal (thinking him to be Allaah) because your Rabb 3,E$5G is not one-eyed." Rasulullaah m ' s Lengthy Lecture about Dajjaal as Narrated by Hadhrat Abu Umaamah !&3wj Hadhrat Abu Umaamah Baahili %UW reports that Rasulullaah @% once delivered a lengthy sermon, most of which concerned Dajjaal. Rasulullaah spoke about him until the end of the sermon.

Amongst the things he mentioned was, "Verily Allaah has not sent a single Nabi who did not warn his Ummah about Dajjaal. Since I am the last Nabi and you are the last Ummah, there is not doubt that he will emerge amongst you. If he emerges while I am with you, I shall be the advocate of every Muslim against him. However, if he emerges after my demise, then every person will have to be his own advocate. Still, Allaah shall be my successor over every Muslim. He will emerge from the road between Iraq and Shaam and cause widespread anarchy to his right and to his left.

You need to be steadfast, 0 servants of Allaah because he will begin by claiming that he is a prophet and that no prophets will come after him. He will then advance his claim by saying, 'I am your Rabb.' However, you will not be seeing your Rabb before death. The word " )lC1 Kaafir will be written between his eyes, which every Mu'min will be able to read. Whoever of you meets him should s it on his face and recite the opening verses of Surah Kahaf. He will even be given the ability to kill one person and then bring him back to life. He will however be unable to do more than this or given this power over anyone else.

Another test he will present will be that he will have a Jannah and a Jahannam. The Jahannam will however be Jannat while the Jahannam will actually be the Jannah. Whoever is tested with his Jahannam should close his eyes and aSk for Allaah's help. It will then become cool and comfortable for him just as the fire became cool and comfortable for Ibraheem @W. Another of his tests will be when he will pass by a tribe that will believe him and have faith in him. He will then make dua for them, as a result of which rain will fall the same day, vegetation will sprout the same day and on that very day, their animals will return in the evening in larger numbers than they had been and fatter.

Their bellies would be bigger and their udders will be fuller. Thereafter, he will pass by another tribe that will reject him and refuse to believe him. He will in turn curse them, because of which (all their ( I ) Ahmad, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.7 Pg.343). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,\j"&!@3 (Vol-3) animals will die and) not a single animal will return to them. His days on earth will be forty, the first of which will be like a year, the next like a month, another like a week another like other days and the last of his days will be like a mirage when a man will be at the gate of a city in the morning and evening will arrive before he can even reach the other gate." "0 Rasulullaah @&%!I' the Sahabah WEG asked, "How will we perform salaah during those short days?" Rasulullaah @% replied, "You will have to estimate and perform salaah according to your estimation based on longer days." (I) Rasulullaah @GIs Lecture Stating how Dajjaal will be Prevented from Entering Makkah and Madinah Hadhrat Jaabir WGw narrates that Rasulullaah stood on the pulpit one day and said, "0 people! I have not gathered you for some news coming from the heavens ..." The narration then proceeds to discuss the incident of the spy (for Dajjaal).

Rasulullaah then said, "He is Maseeh (Dajjaal) for whom the earth will be folded in forty days (and he will travel everywhere) except for Taybah. Taybah is Madinah, which will have an angel at every entrance with a drawn sword to prevent his entry. The same will be the case for Makkah." (2) The Sermon Rasulullaah @$$! delivered Concerning the Eclipse and Dajjaal Hadhrat Tha'laba bin Abbaad Abdi from Basrah reports that he was once present for a lecture that Hadhrat Samurah bin Jundub $%Xi!% delivered. Hadhrat Samurah 3Gw narrated a Hadith from Rasulullaah @'@ and also narrated the Hadith of the solar eclipse. He said that it was when Rasulullaah was sitting after the second Rakaah (of the salaah for an eclipse) that the eclipse ended. Rasulullaah @% then made Salaam (to end the salaah), praised Allaah and testified to his being Allaah's servant and messenger.

Thereafter, Rasulullaah @% said, "0 people! In the name of Allaah do I ask you to tell me if I have been negligent in conveying any part of the messages that my Rabb $,G35G sent me with." Several Sahabah mW the stood up and said, "We testify that you have certainly conveyed the messages of your Rabb $,G%F, that you have been a well-wisher for your Ummah and have fulfilled your responsibility." Rasulullaah k%'t% then continued. He said, "Some people think that the eclipse of the sun and the moon and the changing of the rising positions of the stars occur because of the death of a great man on earth. They are wrong. These occurrences are signs that Allaah shows His servants to test which of them are the ones who will be stirred by this to repent (from kufr and sin). By Allaah!

For as long as I have been standing here performing salaah, I have seen everything that is going to happen to you in this world and in the Aakhirah. By Allaah! Qiyaamah will not arrive until thirty liars emerge, the last of them being the one-eyed Dajjaal whose left eye wiil appear to be wiped out, like the eye of Abu Tahya." Hadhrat (1) Haakim (Vo1.4 Pg.536), reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi. (2) Abu Ya'la, reporting from ieliabk sources as confirmed by Haythami 601.7 Pg.346). THE LIVES OF THFSAHABAH m@&&> (Vol-3) Abu Tahya - was an old man of the Ansaar who at that time was sitting between Rasulullaah &%% and the room of Hadhrat Aa'isha @GWj. Rasulullaah @i& continued, "When Dajjaal emerges, he will claim to be Allaah.

Whoever believes him and follows him will receive no benefit from any good deed he has ever done previously. On the other hand, whoever refuses to believe him and rejects his claim will never be punished for any sin he had done previously. He will soon make his appearance in every land except for the Haram and Baytul Maqdas. He will bamcade the Mu'mineen inside Baytul Maqdas, aRer which a catastrophic earthquake will take place. Thereafter, Allaah will destroy him. Eventually a time will arrive (as the Muslims and Kuffaar do battle) when even the foundations of walls and the roots of trees will call to the Muslims saying, 'Here is a Jew.

Kill him!' or 'Here is a Kaafir. Come and kill him!' This will however not take place until you see occurrences that will strike you with so much terror that you will ask each other, 'Has your Nabi @%@ spoken anything about this?' It will also not take place until some mountains move from their places. Thereafter, everything shall perish (when Qiyaamah arrives)." Hadhrat Tha'laba says, "Atterwards, I again heard Hadhrat Samurah - narrate the same Hadith in another sermon without misplacing even a single word." Another narration states that Rasulullaah @?% said, "Whoever holds fast to Allaah and says, 'Allaah is my Rabb Who is Ever Living and will never die', he will suffer no punishment. On the other hand, the one who tells Dajjaal 'You are my Rabb' will be punished." (2) The Lecture Rasulullaah @%@ Delivered Concerning Musaylama Kadhaab Hadhrat Abu Bakrah 4 - says, "People had been saying a lot about Musaylama before Rasulullaah @$%$ made a statement about him. Rasulullaah #$% stood up to deliver a lecture saying, "Regarding this man that you People are speaking so much about, he is one of the thirty great liars who will appear before Qiyaaqah. There shall not be a single town that will not be swept up in the awe of Maseeh (Dajjaal)." (3) Another states that Rasulullaah @% added, "...except for the city of Madinah that will have two angels at each of its entrances who will be repelling this awe from the city." (4) The Lecture Rasulullaah Delivered about the Ya'jooj and Maljooj and the Sinking of the earth Hadhrat Khaalid bin Abdullaah bin Harmala reports from his aunt that Rasulullaah %%% once delivered a lecture when he had a bandage tied around his head because of a scorpion's bite.

Rasulullaah @%?@ said, "While you people say that no enemy is left, you will continue fighting (enemies) until the Ya'jooj - (1) Ahmad. (2) Bauaar, as quoted by Haythami (Vo1.7 Pg.341). (3) Ahmad and Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.7 Pg.332). (4) Haakim (Vo1.4 Pg.541). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%$% (Vol-3) and Ma'jooj emerge. They will have broad faces, tiny eyes and reddish hair and they will come scampering down every hill.

In fact, their faces will appear to look like shields covered with hide." ('1 Hadhrat Baqeera @lG&j who was the wife of Hadhrat Qa'qaa 3says, "I was sitting in the rows of the women when I heard Rasulullaah @@ deliver a lecture. Pointing with his left hand, Rasulullaah @$$ said, '0 people! When you hear of the earth sinking in that direction (the west), then Qiyaamah has arrived." (') Rasulullaah m ' s Lecture Condemning Backbiting Hadhrat Baraa 3E= narrates that Rasulullaah @&% once delivered a lecture (in such a high pitch) that even the young ladies sitting in seclusion in the inner rooms of their homes could hear him. Rasulullaah @% said, "0 assembly of those who have accepted Imaan with their tongues without it entering their hearts! Never backbite about the Muslims and never search for their faults because Allaah will search for the faults of the person who searches for the faults of his brother. Remember that when Allaah searches for the faults of a person, he will be humiliated while sitting in the inner recesses of his home."(3) Another narration states that Rasulullaah $&% added, "Never harm the Mu'mineen, and never search for their faults because Allaah will expose the faults of the person who searches for the faults of his brother." (4) The Lecture Rasulullaah @@!

Delivered about Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Hadhrat Aa'isha ~ G W j said, "Rasulullaah k%% came to my room one day and I could see from his face that something had happened. He proceeded to make wudu and without speaking to anyone, he went to the Masjid. I pressed my ear to the wall to hear what he had to say. After sitting on the pulpit and praising Allaah, Rasulullaah @i%% said, '0 people! Allaah says, 'Enjoin good and forbid evil before the time arrives when you pray to Me and I will not respond; you will ask from Me and I will not grant you and you will ask Me for assistance and I will not assist you." Rasulullaah @& then descended from the pulpit without saying anything else." (5) assume the form of compounded darkness on the Day of Qiyaamah. You must also avoid lewdness, lewd behaviour and especially greed because those before you were destroyed on account of this very greed.

It was when this greed instructed them to sever family ties that they did it, when it instructed them to be miserly, they did it and when it instructed them to commit sin, they did that as well." A person then stood up and asked, "0 Rasulullaah @&! Which act of Islaam is the best?" Rasulullaah replied, "That Muslims remain safe from your tongue and your hand." The same man or another then asked, "And which Hijrah (migration) is best?" Rasulullaah replied, "To migrate from (to forsake) that which your Rabb dislikes. There are two types of Hijrah; the Hijrah of the city-dweller and the Hijrah of the country-dweller. Hijrah of the country-dweller is that (while still living in the countryside,) he should respond (to the call for Jihaad) when called and obey when he is given a command. The Hijrah of the city-dweller is a greater test and of course more rewarding (because he has to forsake his hometown)." Yet another narration states that Rasulullaah k%% added, "Avoid misappropriating trusts because it is the worst of confidantes." Rasulullaah @@Is Lecture Condemning Major Sins Hadhrat Ayman bin Khuraym %GWj reports that Rasulullaah @%$ once delivered a lecture saying, "0 people! False testimony has been equated to ascribing partners to Allaah." After repeating this thrice, Rasulullaah recited the verse: So abstain (totally) from the impurity of idols and abstain from false talk. {Surah Hajj, verse 3 0 ) ( ~ ) Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik ~ G = narrates that when delivering a sermon one day, Rasulullaah @& spoke about interest and emphasising its evil, he said, "A Dirham that a person receives through interest is more sinful in Allaah's sight than committing adultery thirty-six times as a Muslim.

The worst of all interest is dishonouring a Muslim." (3) Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari !3Gw reports that in his lecture to the Sahabah WGW one day, Rasulullaah $@$ said, "0 people! Refrain from Shirk because it is more subtle than the crawling of an ant." "0 Rasulullaah @&!" someone then asked, "How can we refrain from Shirk when it is more subtle than the crawling of an ant?" Rasulullaah @@ replied, "Say, '0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from knowingly committing Shirk and we seek Your forgiveness from that which we do without knowing." (4) ( I ) Haak~m and Abu Dawood, a s quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.4 Pg.158). Tabraani has reported a similar narration from Hirrnaas, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheel, (Vo1.3 Pg.467). (2) ahmad, Tirmidhi, Baghawi and Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.4 Pg.7). (3) Ibn Abi Dunya, as quoted in Targfieeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.4 Pg.282).

(4) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Ka17zul Ummaal(Voi.2 Pg.169). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH rn, GbX (Vol-3) Rasulullaah W ' s Lecture Concerning Gratitude Hadhrat Nu'maan bin Basheer -2 reports that it was while standing on the pulpit that Rasulullaah @?% said, "Whoever is ungrateful for a little will be ungrateful for a lot and whoever does not express gratitude to people will not express gratitude to Allaah. Speaking about Ailaah's bounties denote gratitude while not doing so is tantamount to ingratitude. Unity is a mercy while disunity is a punishment." Hadhrat Abu Umaamah Baahili B,w then remarked, "Stick to the larger group (who follow the ways of Rasulullaah @I% and the Sahabah @mj).'' When someone asked him what the larger group was, he replied, "Do you not recite the verse of Surah Noor that states: > , u > E 9 , 1 1 1 1 Y > 1 ( o i q T 3 $ 6 , y ) C& b*, &eb&L% I \$?A$) If they turn away (from obedience), then the Rasool @% is responsible only for what he has been entrusted with (passing on the message) and you people are responsible for what you have been entrusted with (for accepting the message). {Surah Noor, verse 54)(l) Hadhrat Abu Dharr S%W% reports that he heard Rasulullaah &@% recite the following in his sermon: ,. > 1 1 k # ¶ J o ~ ~ i : ~ ijy~ (@ &JI &b 1 3 & u ~ I \& ij\i 3 I@!) "0 family of Dawood! Express your thanks (to Me for the favours /have given you). (Unfortunately,) Few of My bondsmen are thankful." {Surah Saba, verse 13) Rasulullaah @% then proceeded to say, "Whoever is given three things has been given what was given to Dawood @I%; the ability to fear of Allaah in private and in public, the ability to be just when angry and when not and the ability to be spend moderately when poor and when wealthy." (2) Rasulullaah m ' s Lecture Concerning the Goodness of Life Hadhrat Ali !&W&.j narrates that RasuluUaah once said in a lecture, "There is no good in life except for the one who listens and remembers and for the Aalim who speaks the truth. 0 people!

You are going through a period of truce. However, you are moving swiftly ahead. Do you not see night and day are making every new thing old, every distant thing near and bringing along everything that has been promised? You should therefore prepare to exert yourselves for the racecourse (plains of resurrection) that is still far off." Hadhrat Miqdaad - then asked, "0 Nabi of Allaah @%%! What is this period of truce?" Rasulullaah @?&% replied, "It is a period of test and separation. However, when matters become confusing to you like the phases of a dark night (when everything seems alike), then you should hold fast to the Qur'aan because (1) Abdullaah bin Ahrnad, Bazzaar and Tabraam, reporting from reliable sources as conf~med by Haythami (Vo1.5 Pg.218).

(2) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.8 Pg.226). 3*., ,,,,* ,. THE LIVES OF THE SAHABsZH @,b~u&1 (Vol-3) 42 7 it is an intercessor whose intercession is accepted and an advocate whose word is always taken. The Qur'aan will lead to Jannah whoever places it ahead of him and it will push into Jahannam whoever puts it behind his back. The Qur'aan is a guide to the best of ways, it is decisive without being inconsequential and has both an inner dimension as well as an exterior dimension. The inner dimension is the commands (of the Shariah) and the exterior is the conviction. Its depth is immense, its wonders are countless and Ulema can never have enough of it.

It is Allaah's strong rope, it is the straight path and the unquestionable truth about which the Jinn could not help but exclaim: 'Indeed we have heard a most astounding Qur'aan that points towards righteousness, so we believed in it' {Surah Jinn, verses 1.2) Whoever speaks by the Qur'aan is true, whoever acts on it will be rewarded, whoever passes judgement by it is just and whoever practises its teachings will be guided to the straight path. It contains lanterns of guidance, beacons of wisdom and it guides towards the proof (for all truths)." 5- ,I' Y Rasulullaah &&Is Lecture Concerning Abstinence from the World Hadhrat Husayn bin Ali &BWj narrates that he once saw Rasulullaah @%% stand up to deliver a lecture to the Sahabah i4E%w. Rasulullaah @$% said, "0 people! (By the way we lead our lives) It appears as if death has been ordained only for others and that it is only the duty of others to embrace the truth. It appears as if the deceased people we see off to their graves are merely going on a little journey from which they will soon return, yet we eat up their legacy as if we will live forever after them. We have forgotten every lesson and feel safe from every calamity.

Glad tidings for the person whose own faults preoccupy him from searching for the faults of others and glad tidings for the person whose earnings are pure, whose private life is a righteous one, whose public life is good and who is steadfast on the path he treads. Glad tidings also for the person who humbles himself before Allaah even though he does not suffer any deficiencies within himself, who spends from what he earns without sinning, who associates with men of understanding and wisdom and who is compassionate towards downtrodden and poor people. Glad tidings for the one who spends (in Sadaqah) his excess wealth, holds back his excess talk and is comfortable with practising the Sunnah without ever resorting to Bid'ah." Rasuiullaah @%& then dismounted. (2) In another similar narration(3), Hadhrat Anas BGWj states that Rasulullaah was on his camel Adbaa and that he added, "We eat their legacy while their corpses are still in their houses.' This narration also adds that Rasulullaah @& (1) Askari, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.1 Pg.218). (2) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vo1.3 Pg.202) with commentary on the chain of narrators. (3) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.8 Pg.204).

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @gh&3 (Vol-3) said, "(Glad tidings for the person) Who follows the Sunnah and never transgresses it to go towards any Bid'ah." Yet another narration(') adds that Rasulullaah '&@ said, "(Glad tidings for the person) Who associates with men of understanding, avoids people with doubts and who practice Bid'ah. His public life is a righteous one and people are safe from his evil." Hadhrat Aa'isha @Gw narrates that Rasulullaah @@ was on the pulpit and the Sahabah @GWj were sitting around him when he said, "0 people! Be shy (to do wrong) in front of Allaah as you ought to be shy." "0 Rasulullaah w!" someone asked, "Are we to be shy in front of Allaah?" RasululIaah @$@ replied, 'Whoever amongst you is shy, should not pass a single night without his death before his eyes. He should protect his abdomen and whatever it contains (heart, stomach, liver, etc) and his head and whatever organs it is host to (eyes, ears, tongue, etc). He should also remember death and decomposition and forsake the pleasures of this world." (2) Rasulullaah @&s Lecture Concerning Resurrection Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas EUWtj reports that he heard Ras_ulullaah @?@ deliver the following lecture from the pulpit: "You will meet your Rabb barefooted, naked, uncircumcised and on foot." Another narration states that Rasulullaah k%?% stood up amongst the Sahabah i@Wj and said, "0 people! You will be barefooted, naked and uncircumcised when you are resurrected before Allaah." Rasulullaah then recited the verse: As We originated the first creation, We shall repeat it (makingall appear as they had appeared when they were first created).

This is a binding promise upon Us. We are undoubtedly the Ones Who can do (Who have the power to fulfil this promise). {Surah Ambiyaa, verse 1041 Rasulullaah &?!% then continued. He said, ''Verily the first of creation to be clothed will be Ibraheem @@. Thereafter, some men from my Ummah will be caught and taken to the left. '0 my Rabb!' I will plead, 'they are my companions.' Allaah will then say, 'You have no idea what innovations they had introduced after you.' I will then say what one of Allaah's pious servants (Isa @!A&) will say: I , 0 , (\A THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%b&> (Vol-3) Witness over all things. If You punish them, then verily they are Your slaves (and You are at /iberty to treat them as You please), and if You forgive them, then surely You are the Mighty, the Wise (and Your reason for doing so is filled with wisdom).' {Surah Maa'idah, verses 117,118) It will then be said to me, Verily they had turned on their heels and become Murtad a s soon a s you left them (which was what happened to many Arab tribes)."' Another narration adds that Rasulullaah @8 will then say, "Take them far away!

Take them far away!" ( I ) Rasulullaah @@'s Lecture Concerning Predestination Hadhrat Ali 8Gw reports that Rasulullaah '&'@ once mounted the pulpit and after duly praising Allaah, he said, "Allaah has written a register with the names and lineages of all the people destined for Jannah. The register has already been totalled and no person will be added or deleted from it until the Day of Qiyaamah. Allaah has also written a register with the names and lineages of all the people destined for Jahannam. The register has already been totalled and no person will be added or deleted from it until the Day of Qiyaamah. Regardless of what the person destined for Jannah does, his concluding actions will be those of the people of Jannah. Similarly, regardless of what the person destined for Jahannam does, his concluding actions will be those of the people of Jahannam.

A fortunate person (one destined for Jannah) can sometimes be treading the path of the unfortunate ones (destined for Jahannam) so much so that it will be said, 'He seems to be one of them (those destined for Jahannam). Nay! It seems that he actually is one of them.' However, his good fortune then finds him and rescues him (placing him on the path to Jannah). An unfortunate person (one destined for Jahannam) can also sometimes be treading the path of the fortunate ones (destined for Jannah) so much so that it will be said, 'He seems to be one of them (those destined for Jannah). Nay! It seems that he actually is one of them.' However, his ill fortune then removes him (from t h ~ s path and places him on the path to Jahannam).

Whoever has been registered as a fortunate person in the Lowhul Mahfoodh will not be removed from this world until he carries out actions that qualify him for good fortune, even though he does such an act a split second before his death. On the other hand, whoever has been registered as an , unfortunate person in the Lowhul Mahfoodh will not be removed from this world until he carries out actions that qualify him for ill fortune, even though he does such an act a split second before his death. Actions are judged according to those done at the end." (2) ( I ) Bukhaari, Muslim and others, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.5 Pg.345). (2) Tabraani in his Awsat and Abu Sahl Jandisafoori, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. l Pg.87). Haythami (Vo1.7 Pg.213) has commented on the chain of narrators. THE LIVES OF THE SAHAL3AH @G(&&> (Vol-3) 5' 7,- v Rasulullaah @&Is Lecture Concerning the Benefit of being Related to him Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri wW reports he heard Rasulullaah t%@ saying from the pulpit, "What is the matter with some people who say that being related to me will be of no benefit on the Day of Qiyaamah?

By Allaah! My relatives are attached to me in this world as well as in the Aakhirah. 0 people! I shall go to the pond (of Kowthar) ahead of you on the Day of Qiyaamah where some people will call for me and tell me their names and father's names. I will say to them, 'Although I know your lineage (to be part of my own), but you people had introduced innovations after I left the world and turned back on your heels (from the true Deen)." ('I S C ,I' Y Rasulullaah W&'s Lecture Concerning Leaders and Rulers Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri wm narrates that Rasulullaah @i% mentioned the following in one of his lectures: "Take note that I shall soon be called (to Allaah) and will have to respond. Such leaders will then assume authority over you who will do things that you are familiar with and well acquainted with. Obeying them will be true obedience.

You will live with this status quo for some time until some other leaders take control after them. These leaders will do things that you will not be familiar with. Those who will lead them (in wrong) and will be their advisors (in doing wrong) will be destroyed and will destroy others as well. While you may associate with them physically but you must disassociate from their (evil) activities. You must also testify to the good of those who do good and to the evil of the wrong-doers." (2) Hadhrat Abu Humayd Saa'idi 3,EWj narrates that Rasulullaah @@ once appointed someone as collector (to collect zakaah) and when he returned after completing his collection, he said, "0 Rasulullaah @&! This is for you and this is what has been given to me as a gift." Rasulullaah &% said to him, "Why do you rather not sit in your father's or mother's home and see whether or not you are given any gifts?" That night after salaah, Rasulullaah @@ stood up to deliver a lecture.

After reciting the Shahaadah and duly praising Allaah, he said, "What is the matter with some collectors whom we appoint and who then return to say, 'This amount is from the collection and this amount is what has been gifted to me.' Why does he rather not sit in his father's or mother's home and see whether or not he is given any gifts? I swear by the Being Who controls my life that when any of you embezzles any wealth, he will arrive carrying it on his neck on the Day of Qiyaamah. If it was a camel (that he took), he will bring it bellowing, if it was a cow, he will bring it mooing and if it were a goat, he will bring it bleating. I have now conveyed the message." (I) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.98). Ahmad has reported a similar narration, as quoted In the Tafieerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.3 Pg.256). (2) Tabraani.

Haythami (Vo1.5 Pg.237) has commented on the chain of narrators. THE LIVES OF T H E SAH/2BAH mg&3 (Vol-3) 43 1 Hadhrat Abu Humayd 3 , G W j says, "Rasulullaah @% then lifted his arms so high that we could see the whites of his armpits. Zaid bin Thaabit heard the lecture with me, so you may ask him." Rasulullaah @@'s Lecture about the Ansaar Hadhrat Abu Qataadah %.ll;j'%j reports that he heard Rasulullaah @?,i% say the following about the Ansaar from the pulpit: "Listen well! While all other people are like my outer garments, the Ansaar are like my inner garments. If everyone walked down ace valley and the Ansaar walked down another, I would follow the Ansaar down their valley. Had it not been for the virtye of Hijrah, I would have wanted to be one of them.

Whoever assumes authority over the Ansaar should be good towards the righteous ones amongst them and overlook the sinful ones amongst them. Whoever upsets the Ansaar will have upset that which is between these two sides." Rasulullaah @i@ then pointed towards himself. Hadhrat Ka'b bin Maalik 3,Gw who was one of the three men whose repentance was accepted(3), was informed by one of the Sahabah WEw that Rasulullaah @% once came out of his room with a bandage tied around his head. He then delivered a lecture saying, "0 assembly of Muhaajireen! Whereas your numbers will continue to,increase (as more people make Hijrah), the population of the Ansaar will not increase any more than they are today. The Ansaar are my personal trunk with whom I have taken shelter.

You should therefore honour the honourable ones amongst them and overlook the sinful ones." (4) Miscellaneous Lectures of Rasulullaah Hadhrat Abu Bakr %,- reports that Rasulullaah t$?% was on the wooden pulpit when he said, "Save yourselves from Jahannam even if it be with a piece of a date (that you give in Sadaqah) because Sadaqah straightens crookedness, repels a bad death and benefits a hungry person just as much as it does a person with a full stomach." (5) Hadhrat Aamir bin Rabee'ah reports from his father %WWj that he heard Rasulullaah @& say the following in his sermon, "For as long as a person continues sending salutations to me, the angels continue making dua for his forgiveness." Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Arnr !Bl&BG narrates that Rasulullaah @% once delivered a lecture to them saying, "Whoever wishes to be saved from Jahannam and to be allowed entry into Jannah should meet his death at a time when he has Imaan in Allaah and in the Last Day and should deal with people in a manner that he likes them to deal with him." (7) ( I ) Bukhaari (Vo1.2 Pg.982). Muslim, Abu Dawood and Ahmad have all reported a similar narration, as quoted in Jaami'us Sagheer. (2) Ahrnad, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.35). (3) When they missed the expedition to Tabook. (4) Ahrnad, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.26). (5) Abu Ya'la and Bazzaar, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.2 Pg. 134).

(6) Ahniad, Ibn Abi Shajfbah and Ibn Maajah, as quoted in Tarpheeb wat Tarheeb (Vol.3 Pg. 160). (7) Ibn Jareer, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.1 Pg.76). THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@$$> (Vol-3) Hadhrat Anas ?3Wj relates, "Rasulullaah kj%@ Once delivered a lecture the like of which I have never heard before. He said, 'If you people knew what I know, you would laugh less and cry more.' The Sahabah @Gwj then covered their heads as they burst out weeping." Another narration states that when Rasulullaah &?@ heard something about some of the Sahabah $BW&j, he delivered a lecture saying, "Jannah and Jahannam have been shown to me and I have never seen such bliss and such terror to this day. If you people knew what I know, you would laugh less and cry more." There was not a day more weightier on the Sahabah @ G W than that day and they all covered their heads as they burst out weeping. (I) Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri 3!Zw reports that Rasulullaah was delivering a lecture when he recited the verse: , , 0 0, ,, J , J 0 / 0 G ' 0 ' 0 G ' # , J 'G' cviqS:! iJp) 4 &q - U:, I.++ C S .

I ~ Y 41 c;,! b p +j y. (;4 y"Gj ~! : Indeed whoever comes to his Rabb as a criminal (Kaafir orsinner), then he shall have Jahannam where he shall neither live nor die. {Surah TaaHaa, verse 741 Rasulullaah then said, "Those who deserve to be there (forever) shall neither die in Jahannam nor shall they live (a life worth living). As for those who do not deserve to be there (forever), Jahannam will burn them for awhile, after which intercessors will intercede on their behalf. They will then be grouped and taken to (bathe in) a river called Hayaat or Hayawaan where they will flourish just as grass flourishes in the silt that floodwater carries." (2) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ~.GW; narrates that Rasulullaah @@ once delivered a lecture saying, "0 people! Entertain good thoughts about the Rabb of the universe because Allaah treats his servants according to their expectations of Him." (3) Hadhrat Abu Zuhayr Thaqafi EIGw narrates that he heard Rasulullaah @# say in a lecture, "0 people! Soon you will be able to distinguish the people of Jannah from the people of Jahannam or the good from the bad." "0 Rasulullaah w!" someone asked, "How will we be able to do that?" Rasulullaah @$% replied, "By your praise and your criticism (of the person after his death) because you are witnesses to (the behaviour) each other." (4) Hadhrat Tha'laba Ww reports that Rasulullaah @?@ once stood up to deliver a lecture in which he instructed the payment of Sadaqatul Fitr.

He detailed that it should be a Saa of dates or a Saa of barley for every person, whether a minor, an adult, a free person or a slave. (5) The Most Comprehensive of ~asulullaah 0 0 9 , ~ Y %&'s Lectures 5' ,," Y Rasulullaah W&'s Comprehensive Lecture at Tabook Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir Juhani %,Gwj reports that when they left with (1) Bukhaari and Muslim, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.5 Pg.226). (2) Ibn Abi Haatim, as quoted in the Takeerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.3 Pg.159). (3) Ibn Abi Dunya and Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.2 Pg.143). (4) Haakim (Vo1.4 Pg.436), reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi. (5) Hasan bin Sufyaan and Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.4 Pg.338).

THE LIYES OF THE SAHRBAH @,%#@.j' (Vol-3) 43 3 Rasulullaah @$% for Tabook, they were a day away from their destination when Rasulullaah @% (and the Sahabah W , W ) fell asleep (one night) and did not get up until the sun had already risen the length of a spear (above the horizon). "0 Bilaal!" Rasulullaah @& said, "Did I not tell you to check for us when dawn arrives (and then awaken us for Fajr)?" Hadhrat Bilaal !&w submitted, "0 Rasulullaah m! The same sleep that whisked you away whisked me away as well." Rasulullaah @& moved a little distance away and then led the (Qadhaa) salaah. Thereafter, he duly praised Allaah before saying, "Indeed the most truthful speech is Allaah's Book and the most secure handhold is the Kalimah of Taqwa. The best of creeds is the creed of Ibraheem &%$, the best of ways is the Sunnah of Muhammad @?&, the most honourable dialogue is the Dhikr of Allaah and the best narrative is this Qur'aan. The best of matters are the most resolute ones, while the worst of them are the fabricated ones.

The best guidance is the guidance of the Arnbiyaa, the best death is that of the martyrs and the blindest of blindness is to go astray after receiving guidance. The best knowledge is that which is beneficial, the best directive is that which is followed and the worst blindness is the blindness of the heart. The upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (receiving) hand and that wealth which is sufficient though little is better than that which is plenty, but which makes the owner negligent of Maah. The worst time to ask to be excused is at the time of death and the worst regret will be on the Day of Qiyaamah. There are some people who perform their .salaahs only after its time and there are others who make Dhikr while,totally detached (from the consciousness of Allaah). The worst sin is the lying tongue, the best wealth is contentment of heart and the best of provisions is Taqwa.

The fountainhead of wisdom is fear for Allaah and the best thing to have its roots in the heart is conviction. Being doubtful stems from Kufr, wailing (on the occasion of death) is an act from the Period of Ignorance, stealing from the booty is from the mounds of Jahannam and hoarded wealth shall be hot branding irons. Poetry is amongst the flutes of Iblees, wine is the root of all sin, women are the traps of Shaytaan and youth is a branch of insanity. The worst of all forms of earning are earnings from interest and the worst of things to consume is the wealth of orphans. The fortunate person is he who takes a lesson from (what happens to) others and the unfortunate person is he who was unfortunate from the time he was in the belly of his mother. Each one of you shall be ending up in a place measuring four arm's lengths, a matter is evaluated by the way it ends and actions are judged by those that take place at the end of a person's life.

The worst of narrations are those that are lies and everything that is pending ii really close by. Verbally abusing a Mu'min is a grave sin, killing a Mu'min is tantamount to'kufr, eating his flesh (backbiting about him) is to insolently disobey Allaah and his wealth is as sacred as his blood. The person who falsely swears in Allaah's name, Allaah will make him a liar. Allaah will forgive those who forgive, will overlook the faults of those who overlook the THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @&$&!& (Vol-3) faults of others and will reward the one who swallows his anger. Allaah will compensate the person who exercises patience when afflicted with a calamity and for the person who seeks fame (for his good deeds), Allaah will announce it to the people (on the Day of Qiyaamah, making them aware of his selfish intentions). Allaah will multiply the rewards of those who persevere in fulfilling Allaah's commands and punish those who disobey them. 0 Allaah forgive me and my Ummah. 0 Allaah forgive me and my Ummah. 0 Allaah forgive me and my Ummah.

I seek Allaah's pardon for myself and for all of you." (" Another Comprehensive Lecture from Rasulullaah @@ Hadhrat Ayaadh bin Himaar Mujaashi'ee 4narrates that Rasulullaah @%$$ once delivered a lecture saying, "From the knowledge I have today, my Rabb has instructed me to educate you about that which you have no knowledge. Allaah says, 'All the wealth I have given My servants is lawful and I have created all my servants as people with the inherent inclination to follow the true Deen without swerving. However, the Shayaateen have approached them, deviated them from their Deen, made unlawful for them what I have made lawful and instructed them to ascribe partners to Me when I have given no justification for it."' Rasulullaah @%!$ continued, "(Before I was sent as a Rasul) Allaah looked at all the people on earth and became angry with the Arabs and non-Arabs alike (because they had all resorted to Shirk), except for a few remaining members of the Ahlul Kitaab (who had remained steadfast on their Deen without altering any part of it). Allaah said (to me), 'I am sending you to test you and to test (others) by you (to see whether they will accept your message). I shall also reveal a scripture to you that water will not be able to wash off and which you will be able to recite in your sleep and when awake.' Allaah then commanded me to set the Quraysh alight (by igniting the call to Islaam amongst them). ' 0 my Rabb!' I said, 'They will then trample my head and make it a piece of bread (to be consumed).' Allaah however said, 'I shall remove them (from Makkah) just as they removed you.

Fight them and We shall fight by your side, spend on them and We will spend on you, dispatch an army against them and We will dispatch an army (of angels) five times larger. Use those who obey you to fight those who disobey you. "' Rasulullaah @%% continued to say, "The people of Jannah are of three categories; (1) the juy ruler whom Allaah inspires to do goodnand who spends in Sadaqah, (2) the soft hearted person who is compassionate towards every (1) Bayhaqi in his Dalaa'il and Ibn Asaakir in his Taareekh. Abu Nasr Sajzi has reported a similar narration from Hadhrat Abu Dardaa WY&j in his Kitaabul Ibaanah, while Ibn Abi Shaybah, Abu Nu'aym in his Hiha and Qudhaa'i in his Shihaab have all reported the narration as the words of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood WWZ. Askari and Daylami have reported the narration from Hadhrat Uqba !&!LWj, as quoted in Suyuti's Jaami'us Sagheer and Manaawi's commentary on it entitled Faydhul Qadeer (Vol.2 Pg.179). Haakim has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Zaadul Ma'aad (Vo1.3 Pg.7).

THE LIVES OF THE SfWABflH &?@b= (Vol-3) 43 5 relative and every Muslim and (3) the chaste and poor person with a family who still donates in Sadaqah. The people of Jahannam fall into five categories; (1) the weakling who has no intelligence and who follows blindly, (2) those who (in the pursuit of illicit activities) do not ever seek a family or wealth, (3) the traitor whose greed cannot be concealed and who will endeavour to betray no matter how slight the chance, (4) the person who cannot pass a single day or night without deceiving a person with regard to his family and wealth." When describing the fifth type of person, Rasulullaah @$% mentioned the traits of miserliness, lying, bad character and vulgarity. ('I A Comprehensive Lecture of Rasulullaah @%% as Narrated by Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri %,%W Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri 3,Wj narrates, "It was after he had led the Asr salaah that Rasulullaah %@ stood up to deliver a lecture. There is nothing to occur until the Day of Qiyaamah that he did not inform us about. Whoever remembered what he said remembers it and whoever forgot it, forgot it. Amongst the things he mentioned was: 'This world is lush and sweet.

Allaah has appointed you as His deputies in the world and is watching how you conduct yourselves. You should be wary of the world and of women because the first trial of the Bani Israa'eel (that they failed) involved women. Remember that the children of Aadam @&$ are of different categories. There are those who are born as Mu'mineen, live as Mu'mineen and die as Mu'mineen. Then there are those who are born Kuffaar, live as Kuffaar and die as Kuffaar. There are also those who are born a s Mu'mineen, live as Mu'mineen but then die as Kuffaar.

Another group are those who are born as Kuffaar, live as Kuffaar but then die as Mu'mineen. Take note! Anger is a coal that ignites in the belly of a man. Do you not see the redness in the eyes of an angry person and the swelling of his veins? When any of you experiences this, he must take to the ground. He must take to the ground (sit or lie down).

Remember that the best of people is he who is slow to anger and quick to please and the worst of people is he who is quick to anger and slow to please. As for those whose temper takes time to flare but also long to abate and those whose anger flares quickly and also abates quickly, these two are alike (because each has one good and one bad quality). Remember also that the best trader is he who is considerate in settling debts as well as in claiming them while the worst of traders is he who is inconsiderate when settling and when claiming debts. As for the one who is considerate when settling but inconsiderate when claiming and the one who is considerate when claiming but inconsiderate when settling, they are both on par (with an evil quality and a good quality each). Take note that every traitor will have a flag (denoting his treachery) on the Day of Qiyaamah which will be proportionate to the degree of his treachery. Remember that the worst of treachery is when a ruler betrays his subjects.

Listen well! Fear for the people must never stop a person from speaking the truth when he knows (1) Ahmad, as quoted in the Takeerof Ibn Katheer (Vol.2 Pg.35). 43 6 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @!%%j' (Vol-3) it because the best of Jihaad is speaking the truth in front of a tyrant. Remember also that all that is left of this world in comparison to what has already passed is like what is left of this day compared to what has already passed of it." ('I 5' Jl* Y A Comprehensive Lecture of Rasulullaah w& as Narrated by Hadhrat Umar %%iWj Hadhrat Saa'ib bin Mahjaan was from Shaam and had met many Sahabah @,-. He reports that when Hadhrat Umar W , W arrived in Shaam, he (in his address to the people) praised Allaah, advised the people, reminded them (of their responsibilities), enjoined good and forbade evil. He then said, "Rasulullaah @$$i%% once delivered a lecture to us just as I am doing here before you. After instructing us to adopt Taqwa, to maintain family ties and to reconcile our differences, he said, You must remain united by listening (to your leaders) and obeyfng (them) because Allaah's help is with the united mainstream.

Shaytaan is with the loner and stays far from a pair. A man must never be in seclusion with a (non-Mahram) woman because Shaytaan is then the third person. A sign of a Muslim with Imaan is that he is dismayed by his sins and pleased by his good deeds while the sign of a hypocrite is that he is not dismayed by his sins and not pleased by his good deeds. When he carries out a good deed, he does not hope for reward from Allaah and when he commits a sin, he does not fear