StoriesOfTheSahabahr aForChildrenByShaykhHamidAhmadTahir

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Contents
The Story of Hadhrat Abu Bakr ....................................................................................... 3
Beneficial Lessons ........................................................................................................ 19
Questions....................................................................................................................... 19
Answers......................................................................................................................... 20
The Story of Hadhrat Umar Ibn Khattaab .................................................................... 20
Questions....................................................................................................................... 40
Answers......................................................................................................................... 41
The Story of Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan .................................................................. 42
Questions....................................................................................................................... 56
Answers......................................................................................................................... 57
The Story of Ali ibn Abu Taalib....................................................................................... 58
Questions....................................................................................................................... 71
Answers......................................................................................................................... 72
The Story of Hadhrat Talhah ibn Ubaidullah ................................................................. 73
Questions....................................................................................................................... 80
Answers......................................................................................................................... 81
The Story of Hadhrat Zubair in Awaam . ....................................................................... 82
Questions....................................................................................................................... 89
Answers......................................................................................................................... 90
The Story of Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan ibn Auf . ............................................................ 91
Questions....................................................................................................................... 99
Answers....................................................................................................................... 100
Story of Hadhrat Sa`d ibn Abi Waqaas . ....................................................................... 101
Beneficial Lessons ...................................................................................................... 108
Questions..................................................................................................................... 109
Answers....................................................................................................................... 110
The Story of Hadhrat Saèed ibn Zaid . ........................................................................ 111
Questions..................................................................................................................... 117
Answers....................................................................................................................... 117
The Story of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah ibn Jarraah ........................................................... 118
Questions..................................................................................................................... 126
Answers....................................................................................................................... 126
The Story of Hadhrat Muàaz ibn Jabal . ...................................................................... 128
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Questions..................................................................................................................... 136
Answers....................................................................................................................... 137
The Story of Hadhrat Huzaifah bin Yamaan ................................................................ 138
Questions..................................................................................................................... 146
Answers....................................................................................................................... 147
The Story of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Rawaahah . ........................................................... 148
Questions..................................................................................................................... 155
Answers....................................................................................................................... 156
The Story of Hadhrat Musàb ibn Umair . .................................................................... 157
Questions..................................................................................................................... 166
Answers....................................................................................................................... 166
The Story of Hadhrat Ja`far ibn Abi Taalib . ................................................................ 168
Questions..................................................................................................................... 175
Answers....................................................................................................................... 176
The Story of Hadhrat Bilaal ibn Ribaah ....................................................................... 177
Questions..................................................................................................................... 184
Answers....................................................................................................................... 185
The Story of Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh . ....................................................................... 186
Questions..................................................................................................................... 192
Answers....................................................................................................................... 193
The Story of Hadhrat Ikramah ibn Abi Jahal . .............................................................. 195
Questions..................................................................................................................... 202
Answers....................................................................................................................... 203
The Story of Hadhrat Abu Talhah Zaid ibn Sahal . .................................................... 203
Questions..................................................................................................................... 209
Answers....................................................................................................................... 210
The Story of Hadhrat Ubay ibn Ka`b . .......................................................................... 210
Questions..................................................................................................................... 217
Answers....................................................................................................................... 217

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The Story of Hadhrat Abu Bakr

Under the blaze of the hot sun in Makkah, and on its hot sands, Abu
Quhafah walked with his son Hadhrat Abu Bakr to the room of
Idols in the Kabah. Abu Quhaafah then stopped and said to his son
!" m# son, these are #our $ods. %rostrate to it. &hereafter the father
turned awa# lea'in( his fair )omple*ioned son in front of these idols.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then turned towards one of the idols and said
!+eril# I am hun(r#, feed me, &he idol did not repl# to him.

He then said to it !+eril# I am naked, )lothe me, -till there was no
repl# from the idol.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then took a bi( stone and threw it at the idol
)ausin( the idol to fall upon its fa)e and shatter. Hadhrat Abu Bakr
returned to his house knowin( full# well that these idols )annot
benefit nor )an the# harm. &he# )annot hear nor )an the# speak. He
(rew up with Imaan and ne'er prostrated to a sin(le idol in his entire
life.

Unlike the other #outh of the Quraish, Hadhrat Abu Bakr Abdullah
ibn Quhafa Uthmaan ibn Amir ibn &a#m ibn Qura#shi (rew up
re)o(nizin( amusement before Islaam. He ne'er drank, nor was he
a).uainted with disobedien)e. Instead, he worshiped Allaah &aaala
upon the wa# of Ibrahim and traded with his wealth until Allaah
&aaala had enri)hed him be)ause of his trustworthiness and
truthfulness.

In Makkah e'er# (roup from amon(st the (roups of the Quraish had
a spe)ifi) dut# whi)h the# had to fulfill. &he Banu &aim /the famil# of
Hadhrat Abu Bakr 0 were weak, their numbers were few and wealth
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little. It was be)ause of this that the# were unable to )arr# out an#
dut# for the Quraish. Howe'er, this was onl# until from amon(st
them Hadhrat Abu Bakr showed )ompassion towards the poor,
assisted the oppressed and helped the weak. He undertook the dut#
blood mone# in the Quraish. 1ot onl# did he (i'e the amount of - -
/blood2 mone#0 that was asked for, but he in)reased upon it. All the
people of the Quraish lo'ed him be)ause of his (ood a)tions and
beautiful )hara)ter.

Amon(st the #outh of Makkah from around the Kabah, Hadhrat
Abu Bakr was re)o(nized b# the trustworth#, Muhammad , e'en
before Allaah had made him de)lare 1abuwaat. Hadhrat Abu Bakr
was two #ears #oun(er than 3asulullah and due to the )loseness in
a(e, lo'e of Allaah and His worship, trustworthiness, (ood a)tions
and truthfulness the# both had be)ome friends before Islaam. And on
the da# that Muhammad de)lared his 1abuwaat to his people
Hadhrat Abu Bakr was amon(st the first to belie'e him.

&he stor# of Hadhrat Abu Bakr s Islaam is a short and stran(e one.
4hen Hadhrat Abu Bakr had )ome to know of 1abi s messa(e he
went to him and said !" Abul Qaasim /5ather of Qaasim06 4hat is
this that has rea)hed me re(ardin( #ou7,

1abi had replied !4hat has rea)hed #ou re(ardin( me7,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr said !+eril# #ou are in'itin( towards Allaah
and )laimin( that #ou are a 1abi /messen(er0 of Allaah.,

1abi said !8es, " Abu Bakr, Allaah has made me a (i'er of (lad
tidin(s and warnin(s, and he sent me for all of mankind.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then said !B# Allaah, I ha'e ne'er e'er heard a
sin(le lie from #ou9 'eril# #ou are most worth# with this messa(e,
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be)ause of #our trustworthiness, :oinin( of relations and (ood
a)tions., &hereafter Hadhrat Abu Bakr a))epted Islaam.

It was from that moment that Hadhrat Abu Bakr knew that Islaam
was the road to ;annah and that it would be ne)essar# for whoe'er
a))epted Islaam to sa)rifi)e himself as well as his wealth. He then
went to Hadhrat Uthmaan Ibn Affaan 9 Hadhrat <ubair ibn Al2
Awwaam and Hadhrat &alha Ibn Ubaidullah , all of whom
a))epted Islaam upon his hands and be)ame from amon(st the
Asharah Mubasharah /i.e. those people who were (i'en (lad tidin(s
of ;anaah b# 1abi in one sittin(.0 ='entuall# 1abi looked towards
him and said !&his is the Atee. of Allaah /&he one who Allaah sa'ed
from the punishment of the fire0.,

As for the Imaan whi)h he was in his heart, it was transformed to
su)h an e*tent that it was likened to a mountain whi)h e'en
earth.uakes would not mo'e. And that he would not a))ept an#thin(
or sell it for all the wealth in the world. His Imaan was su)h that if it
was pla)ed on one side of a s)ale and the Imaan of the entire Ummat
until the da# of Qi#aamah was pla)ed on the other side, the Imaan of
Hadhrat Abu Bakr would outwei(h the imaan of the entire Ummat.

-ome of the people are of the in)orre)t opinion that Hadhrat Abu
Bakr s wealth was due to inheritan)e from his parents. Howe'er it
was be)ause he was a truthful trader that Allaah &a>aala had
enri)hed him to su)h an e*tent that his wealth had rea)hed fort#
thousand dirhams /sil'er )oins0.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr was a man who spent on his famil#. He used to
spend on his father who had be)ome blind towards the end of his life,
his mother who had be)ome unable to do an# work and also on his
#oun(er brother.

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4hen Allaah &a>aala had sent His 1abi Muhammad with Islaam,
the in'itin( towards Islaam was done in se)re)# for the three
)omplete #ears, after whi)h Allaah &a>aala had )ommanded that it be
done publi)l# for all the people. 5rom that point on, the Musrikeen
be(an to punish the weak Muslims and wa(e war a(ainst the ri)h, so
mu)h so that those enterin( Makkah )ould hear the )ries and sounds
from the weak Muslims who were bein( harmed in the path of
Allaah.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr had seen Hadhrat Bilal , an Ab#ssinian sla'e
owned b# one of the kuffaar /disbelie'ers0 named Umma##ah ibn
Khalaf, bein( beaten. He was bein( pla)ed naked on the sand of
Makkah and a bi( ro)k was pla)ed on his stoma)h. &hereafter he was
dra((ed with a rope whilst the #outh of Makkah were 'ehementl#
mo)kin( him whilst he was repeatin( the und#in( words !&he "ne
/Allaah06 &he "ne /Allaah06 ,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then departed went to his house and brou(ht
some wealth. &hereafter he went to Umma#ah ibn Khalaf and said to
him !-ell me Bilal,. Umma##ah said !I will sell him for fi'e
/u.i#ahs0 oun)es of (old.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then bou(ht him after whi)h Umma##ah said
!If #ou had (i'en one oun)e onl#, I would ha'e been pleased.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then said !If #ou desired one hundred oun)es, I
would ha'e definitel# (i'en it to #ou.,

?ike this Hadhrat Abu Bakr saw that his wealth was onl# for Allaah
&a>aala, and nor was he miserl# with it upon the Muslims in Makkah.
Instead he (a'e it to them so that he would free them from the
harassment of the musrikeen until 3asulullah said re(ardin(
Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Bilal !"ur master had freed our
master from sla'er#,
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Hadhrat Bilal was not the onl# one who Hadhrat Abu Bakr had
pur)hased. Instead, he sear)hed for other sla'es who had a))epted
Islaam so that he )ould pur)hase them, until the# were sa#in( in
Makkah that he use to pur)hase them so that the# would be
defended.

It was also re'ealed in the Qur>aan re(ardin( the freedom of Hadhrat
Abu Bakr

!5ar remo'ed from it /;ahannam0 shall be the one with the most
ta.wa /the Mu>min0.,

!4ho spends his wealth to purif# /his soul from (reed and from
other sins b# attainin( Allaahs pleasure and resultant for(i'eness0.,

!He does not ha'e /to spend in )harit# be)ause he has0 to repa# a
fa'or to an#one@,

!@ /But he spends for no reason0 e*)ept for the pleasure of His
e*alted 3abb. /His (ood deeds are therefore done sin)erel# for
Allaah>s pleasure and for not ulterior moti'e.0,

!@ -oon he shall be /well0 pleased /when Allaah rewards him in full
in the Aakhirah0., /-urah Al2?a#l +erses AB2CA0

&hus all the Muslims and musrikeen knew that Hadhrat Abu Bakr
had onl# spent his wealth in the path of Allaah, neither for an#
worldl# purpose, nor out of pride in order to boast to the people.
And these are the .ualities of the belie'ers from amon(st who was
Hadhrat Abu Bakr .

"n)e 1abi stood in Makkah in front of the Ka>bah re)itin( the
Qur>aan to the musrikeen who then stood up and be(an hittin( him
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from all sides. Behind them was Hadhrat Abu Bakr , who then stood
up to defend 1abi whilst sa#in(

!Are #ouDll killin( a man be)ause he is sa#in( that m# 3abb is
Allaah7,

&he musrikeen then left 1abi and be(an hittin( Hadhrat Abu Bakr
who had bore so mu)h of patien)e until his fa)e had be)ame
swollen so mu)h so that his e#es )ould not be re)o(nized from his
nose. &he features of his fa)e had been hidden )ompletel#. &he# then
thou(ht he had passed awa# and thereafter left him.

&he Banu &aim )ame and )arried Hadhrat Abu Bakr to his house
and had taken an oath that the# will definitel# kill whoe'er hit
Hadhrat Abu Bakr if he died7 4hen Hadhrat Abu Bakr re(ained
)ons)iousness, the first .uestion that he had asked was !4hat
happened to 3asulullah 7, His people had be)ome an(ered b# this
be)ause the# were kuffaar /disbelie'ers0.

&he# said to his mother !$i'e him somethin( to eat and some water
to drink.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr said !1o6 B# Allaah, I will not drink, nor will I
eat an#thin( until I know what happened to 3asulullah .,

His mother looked towards him e*perien)in( pain be)ause of what
happened to him and then said !B# Allaah, I do not know what has
happened to this )ompanion of #ours7,

He then said !$o to the house of 5aatimah bint ul Khattaab and ask
her what happened to 3asulullah 7,

&he mother went in sear)h of Hadhrat 5aatima bint ul Khataab ,
e'en thou(h she was e*perien)in( pain be)ause of the )ondition of
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her son, whos blood had flowed from his fa)e whi)h had be)ome
swollen. 4hen she rea)hed the house of Hadhrat 5aatimah bint ul
Khataab , Hadhrat 5aatimah thou(ht that she was a sp# for the
Quraish.

&he mother who had intended the )omfort of her son said !Eome
with me to him., 4hen Hadhrat 5aatimah rea)hed Hadhrat Abu
Bakr and she saw his fa)e she s)reamed and said !I ask Allaah to
take re'en(e for #ou on #our behalf.,

He then said to her that he was not thinkin( about an#thin( else
besides 3asulullah !4hat happened to 3asulullah 7

-he said !He is safe.,

&he mother then looked towards her son hopin( that he will drink.
He looked towards her and said !1o6 B# Allaah, I will not eat nor
will I drink until I see 3asulullah with m# own e#es.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr )ame out e'en thou(h he was unable to )arr#
himself, he took support from his mother and Hadhrat 5aatimah
until he rea)hed 3asulullah . As soon as he entered the presen)e of
3asulullaah , he fell upon His s feet and kissed them sa#in( !Ma#
m# mother and father be ransomed for #ou " 3asulullah . 1othin(
has happened to me e*)ept that whi)h is in m# fa)e. And this is m#
mother. Ask Allaah to (i'e her (uidan)e. &he heart of 1abi was
softened )ausin( him to )r#. Hadhrat Abu Bakr also )ried and
thereafter the# both embra)ed one another in this emotional meetin(.

&he harms of the Quraish a(ainst 1abi and his )ompanions had
be)ome e*tremel# se'ere. It was then that Allaah &a>aala had
)ommanded his 1abi to inform his )ompanions to mi(rate from
Makkah to Ab#ssinia. -ome of the -ahaabah who were harmed and
se'erel# harassed stood up and mi(rated to Ab#ssinia.
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Hadhrat Abu Bakr had also )ome out intendin( to mi(rate when he
was )onfronted b# a man from the mushrikeen named 3abee>ah ibn
al2Fu(hunna who said to him !%eople of #our likeness " Abu Bakr
should not )ome out nor should he be taken out. +eril# #ou assist the
destitute and (i'e )harit# to them. 8ou :oin famil# ties, help the
troubled and unable, honor the weak and are assistin( the
representati'es of the truth. I will be a prote)tor for #ou. 3eturn and
worship #our 3abb.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr returned to Makkah whilst Ibn al Fu(hunna
went about announ)in( to the Quraish that he has (i'en prote)tion to
Abu Bakr.

&he mushrikeen then said to him !Make him worship his 3abb in a
distant house otherwise the men or woman will a))ept Islaam on his
hands., Hadhrat Abu Bakr built a Mus:id in the )ourt#ard of the
house in whi)h he read salaah and re)ited the Qur>aan. &he women
and )hildren listened to him and were astonished with the Qur>aan.

Ibn Al2Fu(hunna had )ome to know of this, )ame to Hadhrat Abu
Bakr and said !?ower #our 'oi)e in salaah and in the re)itation of
the Qur>aan.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then said !+eril# I return to #ou #our prote)tion
and I am pleased with the prote)tion of Allaah .,

+eril# the Imaan in Hadhrat Abu Bakr had made him su)h a man
who did not fear the )riti)ism of the )riti)s re(ardin( Allaah. He
tolerated the harassment in this )ondition that he was pleased with
the de)ree of Allaah and he did not a))ept that he should )on)eal his
Islaam. Instead, he be(an announ)in( it and was proud be)ause of it.
He testified to e'er#thin( whi)h 3asulullah use to sa#. &hen when
1abi returned from his :ourne# of the ni(ht and mi>raa: /:ourne# of
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the ni(ht to the se'en hea'ens0, the mushrikeen had denied it and
thou(ht him to be insane. At that moment Hadhrat Abu Bakr )ame.

&he# said to him !+eril# #our )ompanion is )laimin( that he went to
Baitul Ma.dis and returned in one ni(ht. &he# all had belie'ed that
'eril# soon he would den# 3asulullah but he replied !If 3asulullah
said that, then he is tellin( the truth.,

&he# then said !How )an #ou belie'e him re(ardin( this matter7 He
said !I belie'e him in that the Qur>aan is re'ealed upon him from
the skies, then how )an I not belie'e him in this matter.,

&hus Hadhrat Abu Bakr be)ame /-idee.0 >the one who Belie'ed in
all of what 1abi use to sa#, and this new la.ab /title0 is the one
whi)h he will be )alled b# until the Fa# of ;ud(ment. &he most
a(reed upon name is Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. .

&he mi(ration was that diffi)ult :ourne# from Makkah to Madinah.
Men were )omin( out se)retl# until none remained e*)ept 1abi
Hadhrat Abu Bakr and some of the weak. And the Quraish were
intendin( to kill 1abi and were well prepared for that.

At the time all the people did not )ome out of the houses be)ause of
the se'ere heat, 1abi )ame out to the house of Hadhrat Abu Bakr .
He kno)ked on the door and was let into the house b# Hadhrat Abu
Bakr . 1abi informed him that soon the# will mi(rate to Madinah.
Hadhrat Abu Bakr be)ame so happ# that he )ried out of :o#. +eril#
he did not fear an#thin( despite him knowin( that he )ould die with
3asulullah . Howe'er, the )onfiden)e in the help of Allaah was
stron(er in his heart than an# other thin(, and he knew well that
Allaah &a>aala will prote)t his 3asul from an# harm and e'il.
As--idee. stood up and took all his wealth so that he will spend it in
the :ourne# of mi(ration until 3asulullah said to him !4hat ha'e
#ou left for #our famil#7,
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He replied !I ha'e left Allaah and His 3asul for them.,

4e ha'e not known an# man in histor# sa)rifi)e e'er#thin( he
owned like how Hadhrat Abu Bakr did, the one who sa)rifi)ed his
wealth, famil# and himself for the ser'i)e of Islaam.

&he first time Hadhrat Abu Bakr pre)eded 1abi in an#thin( was
at the time he entered the )a'e on the da# of mi(ration so that he
)ould sear)h the )a'e for an# snakes or s)orpions b# whi)h the 3asul
of Allaah would be harmed. He then swept the )a'e with his
)lothes for 3asulullah and blo)ked e'er# hole until one hole was
remainin( whi)h he )ould not blo)k e*)ept with his foot. 3asulullah
slept on the lap of Hadhrat Abu Bakr . A snake whi)h was in the
hole whi)h Hadhrat Abu Bakr -idee. had blo)ked with his foot was
pro'oked and had bitten him in his foot. He e*perien)ed se'ere pain
but he did not want to wake 3asulullah up, until the pain had
o'er)ome him to su)h an e*tent that a tear whi)h was on his )heek
had slowl# slipped until it fell on the )heek of 3asulullah and woke
him up.

1abi then said !4hat is wron( " Abu Bakr7,

He replied !I ha'e been bitten " 3asulullah ,

3asulullah applied sali'a in the pla)e of the wound b# means of
whi)h Hadhrat Abu Bakr was )ured. &hereafter 3asulullah made
dua sa#in( !" Allaah pla)e Abu Bakr with me in m# le'el on the
da# of Qi#aamah.,

Allaah &a>aala had answered the dua of his 1abi and re'ealed His
sa#in( !He was the se)ond of the two when the# were /hidin( from
the kufaar0 in the )a'e /outside Makkah0 and He /3asulullah 0 told
his )ompanion /when the kufaar were on the 'er(e of )apturin(
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them0 Fo not (rie'e /do not fear for m# safet#0. +eril# Allaah is with
us /and he will prote)t us from the kufaar0., G-urah &aubah 'erse
HIJ

&he se)ond of the two was 3asulullah , and the )ompanion was
Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Allaah was with both of them until the#
rea)hed Madinah /and alwa#s0.

Hadhrat Umar and Hadhrat Abu Bakr were both ad'isors of the
truth for 3asulullah and the first of the Muslims in e'er#thin(
whi)h 3asulullaah had )ommand. Both of them had (reat lo'e for
ea)h other and the# use to 'ia with one another in (ood deeds, both
of them intendin( to pre)ede the other.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr was alwa#s in the front. "n the da# of the
=*pedition of &abuk Hadhrat Umar said !&oda# I will surpass Abu
Bakr,, and he went with half of his wealth to 3asulullaah .

1abi said to him !4hat ha'e #ou left for #our famil# " Umar7,

He replied !I ha'e left half of m# wealth for them.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr )ame and pla)ed his wealth in the lap of
3asulullaah .

1abi said to him !4hat ha'e #ou left for famil# " Abu Bakr7,

He said !I ha'e left Allaah and his 3asul for them.,

Hadhrat Umar knew that definitel# Hadhrat Abu Bakr had
surpassed him in (ood on this o))assion and this was not the onl#
time whi)h Hadhrat Abu Bakr had surpassed Hadhrat Umar in
doin( (ood. 3asulullaah had )ome to the Muslims after 5a:r -alaah
and thereafter said !4ho from #oull are fastin( toda#7,
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Hadhrat Umar said !3e(ardin( m#self, I spent the ni(ht resol'in(
to fast but awoke in the state that I was not fastin(.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr said !I, " 3asulullaah spent the ni(ht
resol'in( to fast, and woke up in the mornin( as a fastin( person.,

3asulullaah then said !4hi)h of #ou 'isited the si)k toda#7,

Hadhrat Umar said !4e ha'e onl# read salaah now, how )ould we
ha'e 'isited the si)k7,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr said !I, " 3asulullaah . &he# had informed me
that m# brother Abdur 3ahmaan bin Auf was si)k. I made m# wa# to
him, in.uired re(ardin( him and thereafter )ame to the Mus:id.,

3asulullaah then said !4ho amon(st #ou has (i'en )harit#
toda#7,

Hadhrat Umar said !" 3asulullaah , we remained with #ou the
entire ni(ht, how would we ha'e (i'en )harit#7,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr replied !I, " 3asulullaah , when I entered the
Mus:id, a be((ar was be((in(, and the son of Abdur 3ahmaan ibn
Abu Bakr had a pie)e of bread with him. I then took it and (a'e the
be((ar.,

&hereafter 1abi said !$lad tidin(s of ;annah, $lad tidin(s of
;annah., Hadhrat Abu Bakr was e'erlastin(l# pre)edin( e'en
Hadhrat Umar ibn Khataab in doin( (ood after 3asulullaah .

And one da#, Hadhrat Umar saw an unable woman9 he went to
assist her in her matters but had found that a man had pre)eded him
in doin( so. &he followin( da# the same thin( o))urred. Hadhrat
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Umar then said to the woman !4ho has assisted #ou7 -he said !A
man )omes to me e'er#da#., Hadhrat Umar waited a distan)e
obser'in( the house of the unable woman, until he found that
Hadhrat Abu Bakr -idee. was the one helpin( her. He then said !I
)annot pre)ede Abu Bakr in an#thin( e*)ept that he has alread#
pre)eded me in doin( it.,

"n)e a dispute o))urred between Hadhrat Abu Bakr and a man
from the Muslims known as 3abee>ah al2Aslami. Hadhrat Abu Bakr
said su)h a word whi)h 3abee>ah did not like.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr re(retted upon sa#in( this word and said to
3abee>ah !" 3abee>ah6 3eturn upon me the likeness of that whi)h I
said.,

3abee>ah said !I will not do that.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then said !8ou should definitel# sa# it or I will
definitel# (o to 3asulullaah ,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr rushed to 3asulullaah and the people and
famil# of 3abee>ah had )ome.

&he# said !Ma# Allaah ha'e mer)# on Abu Bakr for sa#in( what he
said. &hereafter he will )omplain to 3asulullaah 7,

3abee>ah said !Fo #ou know who this Abu Bakr is7, +eril# he is the
se)ond of the two in the )a'e, and a possessor of a(e in Islaam.
Beware if he )omes to know what #ou ha'e said, and then will be
an(r# with me. &hereafter he will report it to 3asulullaah and
3asulullaah will be)ome an(r# be)ause of him bein( an(r#, and
then Allaah will be)ome an(r# be)ause of the an(er of 3asulullaah
and Hadhrat Abu Bakr .

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Hadhrat Abu Bakr rea)hed 3asulullaah and related what had
o))urred between him and 3abee>ah. &hereafter 3abee>ah )ame and
said to 3asulullaah !" 3asulullaah 6 Fefinitel# he had said su)h
and su)h words to me, until he said su)h a word whi)h I did not
like., &hen he said to me !-a# what I ha'e said to #ou. I then
refused., 3asulullaah said !Fo not return upon him /i.e. what he
said to #ou0, but sa# !Ma# Allaah for(i'e #ou " Abu Bakr6,

8es, this was the preferen)e (i'en b# 1abi to Hadhrat Abu Bakr
o'er the other -ahaabah . 1abi used to see him as the helper after
Allaah &aaala at e'er# time, and He used to sa# !1o wealth has
benefited me to the 'alue of what the wealth of Abu Bakr has
benefited me.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then )ried and said !Am I and m# wealth not
e*)ept for #ou " 3asulullaah ., 3asulullaah replied to him sa#in(
!1o one is (reater in hand to me /i.e. in 'alue0 than Abu Bakr. He
treatedKnursed me with himself and his wealth and (ot me married to
his dau(hter /Hadhrat A#esha 0,

&hereafter 3asulullaah was sa#in( / '--,-0 ad'isin( the Muslims
re(ardin( Hadhrat Abu Bakr !+eril# for him is su)h a hand, Allaah
will suffi)e him with it on the da# of Qi#aamah.,

"n a da# from the da#s whi)h Hadhrat ;ibra>eel des)ended upon
1abi , he found that Hadhrat Abu Bakr had sat wearin( a woollen
wrap in whi)h there are man# pat)hes.

Hadhrat ;ibra>eel said to Him !4hat has happened, I ha'e seen
Abu Bakr, upon him is a woollen wrap in it is pat)hes.,

1abi said !He spent his wealth on me before the Eon.uest. /i.e. the
Eon.uest of Makkah0.

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Hadhrat ;ibra>eel said !+eril# Allaah / = .= , 0 has sent salutations
upon #ou and is sa#in( to #ou !-a# to Abu Bakr DIs he pleased with
Allaah70,

3asulullaah then said to Hadhrat Abu Bakr !+eril# Allaah / , =
.=0 is sendin( salutations upon #ou and sa#in( to #ou !Are #ou
pleased with Him in this po'ert# of #ours7,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr !Ean I be)ome an(r# with m# 3abb7 I am
pleased with m# 3abb, I am pleased with m# 3abb, and I am pleased
with m# 3abb.,

3asulullaah had departed to Allaah /.= , =0 whilst he was pleased
with Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. .

After the death of 1abi , the Muslims looked for the most 'irtuous
of them. &he# did not find an#bod# better than Hadhrat Abu Bakr .
He had then be)ome the first Khalifah for the Muslims after 1abi .
He wa(ed war a(ainst those musrikeen /those who worship more
than one (od0 who re:e)ted the (i'in( of <akaat. &hen Allaah had
assisted him a(ainst them. &hereafter the armies had tra'elled to
)on.uer the )ountries of %ersia and 3ome be)ause Islaam was
spreadin( there.

&he )onsumpti'e sword of Allaah, Khaalid bin 4aleed was
)on.uerin( in the )ountr# of %ersia and the )ities were fallin( at his
hands one after the other. He )alled out the Azaan in a loud 'oi)e
here as a substitute from that )onfla(ration /'--0 the one whi)h was
bein( worshipped besides Allaah /.= , =0. And the people were
enterin( in the deen of Allaah in numbers. &hen Allaah (a'e 'i)tor#
to the Muslims o'er the (reat )ountr# of %ersia until Umar ibn
Khataab had )ompleted the )on.uerin( of it in his khilaafat.

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&he armies of the mulims in -haam /-#ria0 under the leadership of
Ubaidah ibn ;arraah and Amr ibn Aa>s were passin( the deserts in its
path to Baitul Ma.dis so that it will free it from the hands of the
3omans, and so that the fla( of /-' `' '' `0 will be raised abo'e the
rulers of -haam. Man# )on.uests )ontinued in the time of Hadhrat
Abu Bakr until the wealth of Islaam had .ui)kl# mo'ed and (reat
numbers of people had entered in Islaam in the )on.uered lands.

5rom the (reat a)tions of Hadhrat Abu Bakr was the (atherin( of
the book or the Qur>aan in one book with the en)oura(ement of
Hadhrat Umar ibn Khataab and the assistan)e of Hadhrat <aid bin
&haabit . &he Qur>aan, in book form, remained in the house of
Hadhrat Hafsah Ummul Mumineen until Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn
Affaan took it in his khilafat and united the Muslims re(ardin( it.

"ne da# in the thirteenth #ear after Hi:rah, Hadhrat Abu Bakr -idee.
was on his bed awaitin( the arri'al of Malakul Maut /the an(el of
death0 when his famil# around him said !Must we brin( #ou a
do)tor7,

He replied !Fefinitel# a do)tor has seen me.,

&he# said to him !4hat did he sa#7,

He definitel# said !+eril# I will do what I intend.,

&hereafter Hadhrat Abu Bakr sent whate'er he owned to the Baitul
Maal /Muslim treasur#0 and nothin( was left as inheritan)e for his
famil# after him. &hereafter the an(el of death )ame to him in order
take possession of his soul so that he would rise up to Allaah / , =
.=0, and meet the soul of 1abi in the skies after death had separated
both of them, so that Allaah &a>aala will (ather both of them in his
)ontinuous mer)#.
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Beneficial Lessons

A. &o belie'e in Allaah alone without an# partners.
C. Hadhrat Abu Bakr As -idee. is the most 'irtuous of the
-ahaabah after 3asulullaah .
L. Hadhrat Abu Bakr is from amon(st the first who a))epted
Islaam. /i.e. the first man0, the first to read -alaah, the first to
enter the )a'e, the se)ond of the two on the da# of Hi:rah and
the possessor of a(eKwhite hair in Islaam. /`-`' --- ,-0.
H. &he sa)rifi)in( in the path of Allaah with himself, famil# and
wealth.
Questions
Mention one reason only for the following:

A. &he namin( of Hadhrat Abu Bakr with Al2Atee. /the one free
from the punishment of the fire0.

C. &he entran)e of Hadhrat Abu Bakr in the )a'e before 1abi
on the da# of Hi:rah /mi(ration0.

L. &he remainin( of Hadhrat Abu Bakr in Makkah after all the
-ahaabah had made Hi:rah /mi(ration0.
Choose one answer from the following provided

A. &he name of the father of Hadhrat Abu Bakr was /Abul
Hakam, Abu Quhaafah, Abu -uf#aan0

C. He was from the Banu@/&aim9 Haashim9 Adi##0 one of the
/-`-'= M ,=- 2 _,0 tribe of the /Aus, Aslam9 Quraish0.And
3asulullaah named him with /As -idee., Ar 3afee., As
-hafee.0 be)ause he belie'ed him on the da# of the /Hi:rah
/mi(ration09 birth of 1abi 9 As)ension to the hea'ens0 and he
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was the first /ruler9 Khalifah9 3asul0 for the Muslims after
3asulullaah .
Mention a place where the love of abi for Hadhrat Abu Bakr
Sidee! -' -- -V ;-~; --- =' _-~ ---' ~= ->= Q- _~;- '--;- ,- _--~-',
Answers
Be)ause he was freed b# Allaah from the fire.

Be)ause of him )leanin( it /i.e. from the s)orpions and snakes0.

-o that he would a))ompan# 3asulullaah in the :ourne# of
Hi:rah.

/Abu Quhaafah M &aim 2 ,=- 2 Quraish M As -idee. M
As)ention to the hea'ens M Khalifah0.

The Story of Hadhrat "mar #bn $hattaab %

&he da# ad'an)ed .ui)kl#, as the darkness disappeared and the sun
of Makkah rose, announ)in( the arri'al of a new da#. All the people
of the Quraish had )ome out to the pleasant pathwa#s of the Kabah.
1o one had turned their attention to his work or trade due to another
a)tion in whi)h all the others were o))upied. +eril# it was this new
deenKreli(ion, whi)h Hadhrat Muhammad had )ome with, in'itin(
towards the oneness of Allaah and His worship and the lea'in( out
of the worship of idols.
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Upon the sands of Makkah were the dropsKtrails of blood drained
from 8aasir and -uma##a and the moans of punishment risin( from
the mouths of the weak who were o'erpewered. &his was the 'oi)e
of Hadhrat Bilal , bein( ele'ated !&he "ne, !&he "ne, /i.e. Allaah0

In a )orner from the )orners of Makkah, an e*tremel# stron( #outh
Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab had stopped and (rabbed three sla'e
women punishin( them.

&hereafter he stopped sa#in( !+eril# I will not lea'e #oull e*)ept
out of tiredness M /i.e. after I be)ome tired of #oull0,

He departed after that, )ursin( that da# whi)h he was e*posed to
Islaam and its in'itation. He was a #outh, like the remainin( #outh of
the Quraish, he went hastil# to the wine shop in order to drink there9
howe'er, he found that it was )losed. He then went sear)hin( for his
friends, but he did not find them. ='entuall#, he de)ided to (o to the
Kabah so that he will make tawaaf of it /walk around it.0 It was here
that he saw Muhammad standin( performin( -alaah.

Hadhrat Umar said to himself !Alas6 I )an listen to what
Muhammad is sa#in( toni(ht., He thereafter hid behind the )loth
of the Kabah whilst 3asulullaah be(an re)itin( the Qur>aan.
Hadhrat Umar said to himself after bein( astonished b# the
sweetness of the Qur>aan

!B# Allaah, +eril# he is poet.,

1abi then re)ited !+eril# this Qur>aan is a word brou(ht /to
3asulullaah 0 b# an honored messen(er /;ibra>eel 0, /+erse HI0.

!It is not the spee)h of a poet. /Howe'er, despite the proofs,0 5ew are
those of #ou who Ha'e Imaan., /+erse HA0 G '='' : , J
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Hadhrat Umar said !+eril# he a Kaahin /i.e. 5ortune2teller0,

&hen 1abi re)ited !1either is it the spee)h of a fortune2teller.
/Fespite knowin( this,0 5ew are those of #ou who understand /who
will ponder0, G '='' : J

Hadhrat Umar Ibn Khataab be(an tr#in( to make up his mind in
this ni(ht after the Qur>aan had an effe)t in his heart and mind, but
how )ould he a))ept Islaam whilst he was that Quraishi from the
Bani Adi## who was the ambassador of his people7 And most of the
people were holdin( on to the habits of his famil# and followin(
them. &hese were the pre'entions whi)h )aused a little dela# in the
Islaam of Hadhrat Umar . A))ept that Allaah &a>aala had intended
(ood for him. &hereafter He a))epted Islaam and followed
3asulullaah .

Hadhrat Umar )ame out one da# holdin( his sword an(ril# when
he was )onfronted b# a man from the Bani <uhra /the maternal
un)les of 1abi.0

He said to Hadhrat Umar !4here are #ou (oin(7 " Umar6,

Hadhrat Umar said !&o Muhammad , then I will kill him.,
&he man then said to Hadhrat Umar !And how will #ou be safe
from the Banu Haashim and the Bani <uhrah if #ou kill Muhammad
7,

Hadhrat Umar then said !It appears that #ou ha'e definitel# left
the reli(ion of #our people and followed Muhammad ,

&he man said !It is rather astonishin( " Umar, that #our sister
5aatimah, and her husband -aeed ibn <aid ha'e definitel# a))epted
Islaam and ha'e followed Muhammad ,
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Hadhrat Umar walked towards the house of his sister until he
rea)hed it, whilst the (reat -ahaabi /Hadhrat Khabaab ibn Arat 0
was with them. &hen when Hadhrat Khabaab heard the 'oi)e of
Hadhrat Umar o))urrin( with haste, he hid in the house.

Hadhrat Umar then said !4hat is that 'oi)e whi)h I heard with
#oull7,

His sister said !+eril# we were speakin( amon(st oursel'es,

Hadhrat Umar said !Ha'e #ou forsaken the reli(ion of #our fathers
and (randfathers7,

Hadhrat -aeed said !" Umar, Ha'e #ou seen if the truth was in
besides #our reli(ion7,

Hadhrat Umar then stood up towards Hadhrat -aeed and ten hit
him until he threw him to the (round. Hadhrat 5aatimah stood up
defendin( her husband. Hadhrat Umar then pushed her with his
hand until the blood then flowed from her.

Hadhrat 5aatimah then said, an(ril# !" Umar, the truth is in
besides #our reli(ion, I testif# that there is none worth# e*)ept Allaah
and I testif# that Muhammad is the messen(er of Allaah.,

4hen Hadhrat Umar saw the blood flowin( upon the fa)e of his
sister, his heart softened towards her.

He then said !$i'e me this book, the one whi)h is b# #oull., B#
both of them was a book9 in it was -urah &aa Haa.

His sister said !+eril# #ou are impure and none will tou)h it e*)ept
the pure ones. $et up and take a bath /make (huslKwash0., Hadhrat
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Umar (ot up and made (husl and thereafter returned to both of
them. He was re)itin( and writin(, then he be(an in the re)itation of
the 'erse of Allaah

!&aa Haa /"nl# Allaah knows best the )orre)t meanin( of these
letters0,

!4e ha'e not re'ealed the Qur>aan to #ou to )ause #ou diffi)ult#
/#ou should therefore not make its tea)hin(s diffi)ult for #ourself0,
G&aa Haa 'erses A and CJ

Until he rea)hed to He &a>aalas sa#in( !+eril# I am Allaah. &here is
no Ilaah /$odKdeit#0 but me, so worship me and establish -alaah for
M# remembran)e., G&aa Haa 'erse AHJ.

Hadhrat Umar had per)ei'ed the awe of the Qur>aan and its
(reatness, and the truthfulness of 1abi in his )laim had be)ome
)lear.

Hadhrat Umar then said !Fire)t me to Muhammad ,

4hen Hadhrat Khabaab heard this, he )ame out to Hadhrat Umar
and said !$lad tidin(s " Umar, I ha'e definitel# heard 3asulullaah
makin( dua sa#in( D" Allaah, stren(then Islaam with either Umar
ibn Khataab or Amr ibn Hishaam and 'eril# I was re.uestin( Allaah
that it would be #ou " Umar.,

&he# )ame out to(ether intendin( to (o to 3asulullaah until the#
had rea)hed the house of Ar.am, whilst Hadhrat Hamzah ibn Abdul
Muttalib !the lion of Allaah, and his messen(er were standin( at
the door of the house. And with him were some -ahabah. Hadhrat
Hamzah was stron(, his stren(th mat)hin( that of Hadhrat Umar .

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-ome of the -ahabah then said !&his is Umar., 4hen Hadhrat
Hamzah saw them s)ared, he said !8es, this is Umar9 'eril# Allaah
has intended (ood for him. He will a))ept Islaam and follow 1abi ,
otherwise we will kill him., Hadhrat Umar entered upon
3asulullaah . 3asulullaah then stood up to him and (rabbed him
b# his )lothes and said !4ill #ou not a))ept Islaam " Umar7 "
Allaah, stren(then Islaam with Umar ibn Khataab.,

&hereafter Hadhrat Umar ibn Khataab said !I testif# that there is
none worth# of worship a))ept Allaah and that Muhammad is the
messen(er of Allaah.,

&he Muslims made su)h a &akbeer /i.e said Allaahu AkbarK Allaah is
the (reatest0 that the people of Makkah heard it. Hadhrat ;ibra>eel
des)ended from the skies sa#in( !" Muhammad, the people of the
skies are deli(hted with the Islaam of Umar ibn Khataab. And the
Islaam of Umar was in realit# a 'i)tor# for the Muslims and a
stren(thKhonor for them.,

5rom the time Hadhrat Umar uttered the two -hahaadahs it was
known within him that this reli(ion was stren(thened and that
whoe'er a))epted Islaam, it is ne)essar# that he will be powerful and
stron( not fearin( an#one Allaah &a>aala.

All of a sudden he was sa#in( to 3asulullaah !" 3asulullaah ,
will we beKremain on the truth if we die or we li'e7,

3asulullaah then said !8es, b# the one in whose hand is m# life,
'eril# #ou all will remainKbe upon the truth if #oull die or #oull
li'e,

&hereafter Hadhrat Umar said !&hen for what are #ou bein(
)on)ealed " 3asulullaah, Bu# the "ne who has sent #ou with the
truth, we will definitel# )ome out to them.,
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&he Muslims then )ame out in two rows, one row lead b# Hadhrat
Hamzah ibn Abdul Muttalib and the other row lead b# Hadhrat
Umar ibn Khataab . 4hen the mushrikeen /pol#theists0 saw this
assembl#, the# were @@/',='-='0 /1B word not in di)tionar#0, and
the (rief run( out on their fa)es, and no one from amon(st them was
able to standup to these two rows lead b# Hadhrat Umar ibn khataab
and the other lead b# Hadhrat Hamzah . 3asulullaah named him
!Al25aarou., the one who separates between truth and falsehood.
&his new name for Hadhrat Umar o))urred easil# upon the ton(ues
of all.

&he Muslims made &awaaf of the Ka>bah. Hadhrat Al 5aarou. Umar
ibn Khataab the one who Islaam had )han(ed to su)h an e*tent that
it made him a (reat from amon(st the )ounted (reats in histor# lead
them.

4hen Makkah be)ame uneas# for the Muslims, 3asulullaah
)ommanded them to mi(rate to Madinah. And all the Muslims were
mi(ratin( to Madinah se)retl#, distant from the e#es of the
mushrikeen e*)ept one man. He was the one who mi(rated openl#
without an# fear, and it was none other than Hadhrat Umar ibn
Khattab .

Hadhrat Umar stood b# the Ka>bah, read two rakaats -alaah. And
thereafter took a handful of sand and threw it in the fa)es of those
sittin( and around the Ka>bah.

&hereafter he said !I will disfi(ure the fa)es. /-,=,'' -'-0 4hoe'er
intends that his son be)omes an orphan /--', -,-0, and his wife
be)omes a widow, then he should follow me behind this 'alle#.,
Hadhrat Umar took his sword and pro)eeded in his path to
Madinah. 1o one was able to run after him out of fear of his stren(th
and )oura(e e*)ept a small number from the weak Muslims who
took refu(e from him until the# )ame out from Makkah. He
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thereafter indi)ated to them the path and Umar rea)hed Madinah
before 1abi .

And the Muslims were present to meet him until he )ame
/-'= _-= '--`' - --'--'' _- ''----' ',0 And here Madinah was the
)it# for Imaan, the )it# for the Muslims /belie'ers0. &he Muhaa:ireen
and the Ansaar had asso)iated as brothers in it under the slo(an /'-0
of
/-,=' ,--,-'' '--'0 G-urah Hu:uraat 'erse AIJ

Hadhrat Umar was in the front row of the Mu:aahideen /those who
stri'ed0 in the path of Allaah )arr#in( his sword at the time of
distress, defendin( 3asulullaah . He stret)hed out the hand of
assistan)e for the Muslims when the# needed him and (a'e his
wealth in the path of Allaah until 3asulullaah honoured him.

3asulullaah then brou(ht Hadhrat Umar and Hadhrat Abu Bakr
)lose to him b# makin( them his ad'isors. &hereafter 3asulullaah
(ot married to Hadhrat Umar Ds dau(hter, Hadhrat Hafsah .
Be)ause he was so firm on the truth, 3asulullaah named him Abul
Hafs. G-='' ,-'0 i.e. &he ?ion /--`'0. He was Hadhrat Al 5aarou. Abul
Hafs Umar ibn Khataab .

A spe)ial )ondition was for Hadhrat Umar with the Qur>aan. He
was so )onne)ted with the Qur>aan that he lo'ed listenin( to it and
re)itin( it. He would listen to the 'erses and thereafter lose
)ons)iousness and the Muslims would 'isit him thinkin( him to be
si)k, not knowin( what was wron( with him. It was nothin( more
than him listenin( to a 'erse of the Qur>aan whi)h affe)ted himself
and his heart.

But the stran(e truth is ' '-= --='' 3asulullaah used to sa#
re(ardin( Hadhrat Umar !+eril# Allaah is b# his ton(ue and his
heart.,
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&hereafter he was sa#in( !&he truth after me is with Umar ibn
Khataab.,

&he astonishin( thin( here is that Hadhrat Umar was speakin( the
Qur>aan before it was re'ealed. 8es, Umar was sa#in( somethin(,
then when the Qur>aan was bein( re'ealed :ust like how Umar had
said it with a))ura)#.

"n)e, Hadhrat Umar was writin( for 3asulullaah what was
re'ealed upon Him from the Qur>aan be)ause he was a s)ribe for
wahi /re'elation.0

&hen 1abi re)ited !4e ha'e )ertainl# )reated man /Aadam NA.-.O0
from a produ)t of /)hosen0 )la#., /+erse AC0

!&hereafter /when mankind arri'ed on earth, the s#stem of
reprodu)tion started and the de'elopment of a )hild be(an when0 4e
pla)ed him in a safe lod(in( /the womb0 as a drop of fluid /sperm0@,
/+erse AL0

!&hereafter, 4e made the drop of fluid into a )lot of blood, then the
)lot of blood into a lump of flesh, then the lump of flesh into bones,
after whi)h 4e dressed the bones in flesh. &hereafter /when 4e
instilled the soul into the foetus0 4e made him into another t#pe of
)reation /whi)h is li'in( and 'ibrant0., /-urah Mu>minoon 'erse AC2
AH0

Here Hadhrat Umar astonishin(l# said from the /Qudrat0 power of
Allaah in the )reation of mankind

!-o Blessed is Allaah, the best of all )reators /no other bein( )an
make a somethin( from nothin( or (i'e life to an#thin( the# make0.,
/-urah Mu>minoon 'erse AH0
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&hen 3asulullaah smiled whilst he was sa#in( !4rite it " Umar,
like this Allaah &a>aala has re'ealed it.,

In this manner, Hadhrat Umar had uttered the Qur>aan before its
re'elation so that it will be a si(n on the stren(th of the Imaan, the
purit# of his heart and as a proof upon that 'eril# Allaah was b# the
ton(ue of Hadhrat Umar and his heart.

At another time, Hadhrat Umar was in the Ka>bah with 3asulullaah
. He was sa#in( to sa# to him !" 3asulullaah if we took the
/Ma.aam of Ibraaheem /the stone on whi)h Ibraaheem stood on
whilst buildin( the Ka>bah0 as a pla)e of -alaah, /i.e. wh# dont we
take the Ma.aam e Ibraahim as a pla)e of -alaah70, then the Qur>aan
was re'ealed )onformin( to the sa#in( of Hadhrat Umar ibn Khataab

!And take the Ma.aam of Ibraaheem /the stone on whi)h Ibraaheem
stood on whilst buildin( the Ka>bah0 as a pla)e of -alaah /a pla)e
whi)h #ou will perform two rakaats of salaah after tawaaf0, G-urah
Ba.arah 'erse ACPJ

"n)e it rea)hed him that 3asulullaah had di'or)ed his wi'es.

Hadhrat Umar then said !If he /3asulullaah has to di'or)e all of
#ou /wi'es0, then his 3abb shall )ertainl# repla)e #ou with the wi'es
better than #oursel'es who shall be Muslims, mu>minaat, obedient,
repentant, worshippers, woman who fast, pre'iousl# married women
and 'ir(ins., G-urah &ahreem 'erse PJ

&hen the 'erse was re'ealed also like how Hadhrat Umar had
uttered it. And like this Hadhrat Umar had uttered the truth and
)ontinued utterin( the truth until Allaah /.= , =0 made him pass
awa#.

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&he Imaan of Hadhrat Umar was so stron( that e'en -haitaan
feared him. 3asulullaah said to him !-haitaan did not see #ou take
a path e*)ept that he took a path besides #our path.,

"n)e a sla'e (irl was b# 3asulullaah hittin( a duff and sin(in( a
poem, when Hadhrat Umar sou(ht permission from 3asulullaah
to enter, the sla'e (irl ran awa# with her duff. 3asulullaah lau(hed
and said !+eril# -haitaan definitel# fears #ou " Umar.,

4hilst 1abi was sleepin( he saw in his sleep that he was in ;annah,
and whilst he was walkin( in ;annah he saw a pala)e, )lose to it was
a woman makin( wudhu.

3asulullaah said !5or who is this pala)e7,

&he# said !5or Umar ibn Khataab,

1abi then said !&hen zealK:ealous# of Umar was remembered, then
he turned awa# hastil#., / -= --= --- , --', '--- 0

Hadhrat Umar then )ried whilst sa#in( !4as I :ealous of #ou "
3asulullaah 7, /-' .,- '- =-'= '=' .,0

+eril# 1abi knew well the amount of Imaan in the heart of Al
5aarou., he then saw -haitaan fearin( him, howe'er, he (a'e him
(lad tidin(s of ;annah with the Asharah Mubashireen /i.e. thise ten
people who were (i'en (lad tidin(s of ;annah b# 3asulullaah in
one sittin(0. 3asulullaah definitel# saw him as a true belie'er and
as thou(h the Imaan in his heart was a 'iolentKtorrential waterfall or
an e*uberant ri'er.

+eril# #ou will definitel# be astonished in realit# as soon as #ou will
see / --'' ,- -= '-= -=-' =-', -' .,-- '-, -'= -' _'- 0
1abi sa#in( to Hadhrat Umar whilst he was (oin( for ha::
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!" M# brother6 %artner us in #our pious duas and do not for(et us,

Hadhrat Umar )ame out and he definitel# possessed the world in
his hand at then time when 1abi said to him !" M# brother6,

He had definitel# be)ome a brother to 1abi 9 e'en 1abi was
seekin( dua for himself from him. 4hi)h honour )an be (reater than
this7

Hadhrat Umar was )allin( out to Hadhrat Abu Musa Al2Ashari
the possessor of a beautiful 'oi)e with the Qur>aan sa#in( to him
!Make us desire our 3abb, B# Allaah, a man the likeness of Hadhrat
Umar will build a ship of the Qur>aan so that he will :oin the
belie'ers to(ether and he will be with Allaah at e'er# moment.

='entuall# a woman said re(ardin( him she will abandon the
marria(e with him. +eril# he is a man who is lookin( with e#es to his
3abb not ponderin( in an# matter of his dun#a.

' .,-- '-''- -='' -,-'' -='- ,-`' _-,- -' -'-- -= ' : _'' '-,-
,-, '--= ---,-''- '=-' '-'' ---- -- -= .`- .= -', '-- . _''- -' _-
==' , ,'' -- -'-' -= -'' _-= -- _' : -' -- ` - _'' --- =-- .= -'
-'--- .

4hen 1abi passed awa#, su)h se'ere (rief had o'er)ome Hadhrat
Umar like how the Muslims (rie'ed.

4hen the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. be(an, Hadhrat
Umar was of e*)ellent assistan)e to his )ompanion. He was
supportin( him. He used to take )ontrol of the de)isions re(ardin(
the matters of the Muslims and )onsulted Hadhrat Abu Bakr in
e'er# matter re(ardin( the affairs of the Muslims. 5rom the a)tions of
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Hadhrat Umar in the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Abu Bakr was (reat
a)tion Git was the (atherin( of the 1oble Qur>aan.J

In the Battle of 8amaamah the one whi)h took pla)e between the
Muslims and murtadds /apostates0 a lar(e number of from the
huffaaz of the Qu>aan were killed. Umar then feared that the Qur>aan
will be lost with the death of these people. He then ad'ised Hadhrat
Abu Bakr to (ather the Qur>aan in a book form out of fear of it
bein( lost. Hadhrat Abu Bakr was pleased with this and Hadhrat
<aid bin &haabit had (athered the /Qur>aan0 in book form and he
putKkept it in the house of Hadhrat Hafsah bint /the dau(hter0 of
Umar and the wife of 1abi .

?ife was not )ontinuin( and nor was it len(thenin( so definitel#
Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. had passed awa# and Hadhrat Umar
ibn Khattaab had taken o'er the rei(ns of Khilaafat and be)ome the
Khalifah of the Muslims. &he Muslims were )allin( out to him !"
Khalifah, Khalifah of 3asulullaah , And it was a momentous )all.

Until a man from the bedouins )ame and said !" ?eader of the
Muslims,, and the Muslims lo'ed this title and Hadhrat Umar ibn
Khattaab be)ame Ameer Al2Mumineen.

&he Khilaafat of Hadhrat Umar was that of a :ust ruler who
sa)rifi)ed himself and his wealth and his )hildren in order to
establish :usti)e amon(st his )itizens. &he e*ample of this is a man
who abstained from the world. It means that a man who abandoned
his wealth and (lor#KfameKhonor and he did not a))ept e*)ept a little.
He made food Haraam upon himself and star'ed his )hildren until
all the Muslims had eaten.

"n)e dr#nessKdrou(ht o))urred in the Arabian %eninsula, until the
land had be)ome bla)k like burnt land. &hen it was named !&he #ear
of the Ash,
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&he Muslims were then in shorta(e of sustenan)e. Hadhrat Umar
then made food and drink haraam upon himself until he be(an
eatin( 'ine(ar and oil and he was a fair )omple*ioned man. He then
ate so mu)h of 'ine(ar and oil that his fa)e had be)ome bla)k. His
bod# be)ame so thin until he suspe)ted death due to hun(er and he
did not eat an# bread or meat until it rained and the dr#ness had
(one awa#.

Hadhrat Umar stood addressin( the Muslims whilst he was Ameer
Al M Mumineen with twel'e pat)hes in his )lothes whilst the baitul
maal /Muslim treasur#0 was in his hands /at his disposal0, howe'er
he saw that Allaah /.= , =0 was wat)hin( him and he ne'er laid his
hand on the wealth of the Muslims. And he abandoned what he was
re)ei'in( as a pa#ment e*)ept that what whi)h suffi)ed him for the
food of his famil# and maintenan)e of his relati'es. He also did not
perform ha:: or umrah with it.

A dele(ation whi)h had )ome from the land of %ersia was sa#in(
!4here is the Ameer ul Mumineen7, &he# pointed to Hadhrat Umar
. &hen the# looked at him sleepin( on the floor and he had pla)ed
his hand as a pillow for him without an# (uard or weapon.

&he# said !@@@@@@. / --+-'' +-', : --= , -'- , ---' , -= '- --- 0

He himself is the one who the Muslims sent when the# )on.uered
-#ria so that he will obtain the ke#s of Baitul Ma.dis. He then )ame
out from Madinah with a )loak2likeKwoollen wrap in it were man#
pat)hes. He rode his female mule or his she )amel. And with him was
his sla'e DAslam, and Hadhrat Umar per)ei'ed that his sla'e had
be)ome tired in this :ourne#.

He then said !" Aslam, I will ride for some time and thereafter #ou
will ride. And both of them )ontinued to e*)han(e ridin( until the#
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both be)ame doubtful upon the entr# of Baitul Ma.dis. And it was
the turn for the sla'e to be ridin( whilst Umar passed upon a
lakeKpond. In whi)h there was water and mudK)la#Ksand in his path.

Aslam then said !I will des)end and #ou ride " Ameer ul
Mumineen.,

=*)ept that Hadhrat Umar had abandoned this and persisted that
the sla'e will ride.

Hadhrat Umar entered Baitul Ma.dis, the 3abaais then saw that he
folded up his )lothes and held the rope of his mule (uidin( it.

&he# then said !&his is Umar ibn Khattaab the one who the pond
with mud affli)ted his feet.,

&he Muslims then said !And how did #oull re)o(nize him7,

&he# said !+eril# we saw his des)ription in our books. A stri)t
Ameer@horn from iron. / ---- --' .. ---= - 0

&his was Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab the :ust, the one the world
will not see the likeness of his :usti)e between his sub:e)ts. %erhaps
we now will look at him. He sat with his wife Hadhrat Aatikah and
in front of him was musk whi)h had )ome from 8emen.

Hadhrat Umar said !4ho wei(hed this for me so that I will
distribute it between the people7,

His wife Hadhrat Aatikah said !I, " Umar6,

He said !As for #ou then no. /` --' '-'0,

-he said !4h# " Umar7,
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He said !I fear that #ou will wei(h for me, then some of the musk
will remain in #our hand then #ou will wipe #our )heek with it. &hen
our potion will be more than that of the Muslims.,

&his was the :usti)e whi)h none knew e*)ept Hadhrat Umar and
the people did not re)o(nize him e*)ept as Hadhrat Umar .

Man# people belie'ed that Hadhrat Umar was onl# powerful and
:ust, howe'er, the realit# speaks with its ton(ue sa#in( !Umar was
mer)iful to the weak9 he sear)hed for them in e'er# pla)e so that he
will feed the hun(r#, (i'e drink to the poor and )lothe the naked.
+eril# his heart was more deli)ate than that of a breeze. His e#es use
to tear be)ause of the destitute. And his heart use to soften for them.,

?ook6 He is Hadhrat Umar who )ame out on)e so that he will
inspe)t the )onditions of the Muslims. He then passed one ni(ht and
saw a fire from a distan)e. He went in the dire)tion of the fire and
found a woman with her )hildren around her. Abo'e the fire was a
pot in whi)h there was water and stone. &he woman held a sti)k
stirrin( these stones in the pot whilst her )hildren were hun(r#.

Hadhrat Umar said !%ea)e be upon #ou " people of li(ht.,

&he woman replied !And pea)e on #ou,

He then said !Ma# I enter7,

-he said !=nter with (oodness,
Hadhrat Umar said !4hat )on)erns #ou7,

-he replied !&here is no house for us whi)h will prote)t us from the
ni(ht and )old.,

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He then said !And what )on)erns these )r#in( )hildren7,

-he said !+eril# the# are star'in(.,

He then said !4hat is in the pot7,

-he replied !-tones, I keep them .uiet with it until the# fall asleep.
B# Allaah, between us and Umar /-= --, '----0 /not knowin( that it
was Umar with her0,

He said to her !And what if Umar does not know about #oull7,

-he said !He has taken responsibilit# of our matter9 thereafter he
be)ame ne(li(ent re(ardin( us66,

Qui)kl# Hadhrat Umar went to the Baitul Maal /Muslim treasur#0
and took out a sa)k of flour and a pulp of meatballs made from a
bul(ur, onions, min)e meat and pinions. /=- - -,0

And he said to his sla'e !?oad it upon me.,

&he sla'e said !3ather I )arr# it for #ou " Ameerul Mumineen.,

He then said !4ill #ou assume the burden of m# sin on the da# of
Qi#aamah7,

Hadhrat Umar rea)hed the pla)e of the woman whilst )arr#in( the
flour. He then (a'e the flour and said to her !%our the flour and I
will stir the flour in the pot., Hadhrat Umar be(an blowin( the
smoke whilst it was )omin( out from his (reat beard. And Hadhrat
Umar )ooked for the woman and her )hildren. He thereafter sat and
pla)ed the food in a dish )oolin( it for the )hildren feedin( them
himself until their hun(er had subsided and the# fell asleep.

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&he woman then said to Hadhrat Umar /still not re)o(nisin( him0
!Ma# Allaah reward #ou from us abundantl#, #ou are more worth#
than Umar with this matter.,

Hadhrat Umar left her whilst sa#in( to his sla'e DAslam !+eril#
the hun(er left them sleepless, I then lo'ed that I would not turn
awa# until I will see them definitel# satisf# their appetite., Hadhrat
Umar heard the )r#in( of the small )hildren, he then broke his
-alaah and did not sleep until he knew the reason for the )r#in( of
the )hildren. /'+''-0 from the mer)# in the heart of the Hadhrat Umar
the :ust.

&he promise whi)h Hadhrat Umar made :ud(ement in was su)h a
promise whi)h was ali(ned with :usti)e, e.ualit# and mer)#. &here
was no oppressor oppressin( the Muslims, nor was the weak losin(
his ri(ht in front of the stron(, nor was the poor, the ri)h were eatin(
his ri(ht. Instead, all were li'in( under the skies of :usti)e the one
whi)h Hadhrat Umar shaded them with it.

Hadhrat Umar per)ei'ed after thirteen #ears of his rulin( o'er the
Muslims that he had rea)hed old a(e. And that the number of his
sub:e)ts had in)reased.

He then stood makin( dua to Allaah &a>aala sa#in( !" Allaah, I
ha'e rea)hed old a(e, and m# stren(th has be)ome weak, m# sub:e)ts
ha'e spread outKe*panded, (rip me to #ou without s.uanderin( nor
bein( wasteful. " Allaah, (rant me shahaadat in 8our path and make
m# death in the )it# of 8our 1abi ,

"ne da#, Hadhrat Umar (ot up from his sleep so that he would
narrate to the Muslims a dream he saw in his sleep. He saw in his
sleep as thou(h there was a rooster pe)kin( him twi)e. 8our father is
b# the Arab. He is a stran(er.

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He then said !Allaah will (rant me mart#rdom and the stran(er will
kill me.,

&he da#s passed and the Muslims were anti)ipatin( the )onfirmation
of this dream. &he# knew that Hadhrat Umar was truthful in
e'er#thin( that he said, but their desire was that Allaah will (i'e him
respite in his a(e. ='en thou(h he took from their li'es, but the sword
of destin#Kfate was swifter than the armour of )aution.

A man named 5iroze was in Madinah, and he was from the stran(ers
/non2arabs0, rather he was a %ersian. And he had )omplained to
Hadhrat Umar re(ardin( the man# ta*es.

Hadhrat Umar asked him !4hat work do #ou do7,

He said !I am a )arpenter, ironsmith and painterKs)ulptorKartist.,

Hadhrat Umar said !&hen what are #our ta*es7,

He said !"ne dirham.,

Hadhrat Umar then said !8our trades are man# and ta*es are
little.,

Hadhrat Umar then said !I heard that 'eril# #ou makin( a hand2
mill whi)h will mo'e about with the lar(e irri(ation )anals.,

He said !8es, -oon I will make for #ou su)h a hand2mill, whi)h will
be spoken about in the east and the west.,
Hadhrat Umar then said !&he sla'e has threatened me,, and the
intention of Hadhrat Umar was to lessen the ta* of the man.

Hadhrat Umar )ame out one da# for 5a:r -alaah and was
strai(htenin( the rows of the Muslims. He be(an the -alaah when
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this %ersian Kaafir /disbelie'er0 )ame out and stabbed Hadhrat Umar
three times. "ne stab of the three was below the sattar /i.e. below
the na'el and abo'e the knees0. Hadhrat Umar was unable to
)omplete the -alaah.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf read the -alaah with the
Muslims. &hen when Hadhrat Umar re(ained )ons)iousness he
said !Fid the Muslims read -alaah7,

&he# said !8es6, 4hen he had found out that the killer was not an
Arab and nor was he from the Muslims he said !All praise is due to
Allaah, the "ne who did not make m# killer prostrate on)e for
Allaah.,

&hereafter he turned his attention to Allaah &a>aala makin( dua
sa#in( !" Allaah, I followed m# naffs /)arnal desires0 and depri'ed
m# famil#, and I am hopin( that I will be remo'ed from this world
with nothin( neither for me nor upon me, no reward for me nor an#
burden on me.,

&he pan(s of death had be)ame se'ere upon Al25aarou.. He then
sent his son to seek permission from the mother of the belie'ers
Hadhrat A#esha so that he will be buried )lose to 3asulullaah and
Hadhrat Abu Bakr . -he permitted him.

&he soul of Al25arou. (a'e up and as)ended to Allaah &a>aala. &he
Muslims )arried him to his (ra'e and then buried him )lose to his
two )ompanions, 3asulullaah and Abu Bakr . Feath had definitel#
reunited them after it had separated them.

And the -a#in( of 1abi remained !+eril# Islaam will definitel#
)r#Kmourn upon the death of Umar ibn Khattab.,
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Beneficial Lessons


C. &he lo'e 1abi had for Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab .

L. &he :usti)e from the .ualities of the belie'ers.

H. &he lo'e of the 1oble Qur>aan and the lo'e of its re)itation at
e'er# moment.

P. &he a)tion for Islaam in the ni(ht and the da#.
Questions
&ill in the blanks with the correct answers:

A. 1abi named QQQQQQQ ibn Khataab withQQQQQQQQ be)ause he
was QQQQQQQQ between QQQQQQQQQQ and 5alsehood.

C. Hadhrat Umar li'ed before Islaam in QQQQQQQQQQ and he was
from the Bani QQQQQQQQQ. And he was QQQQQQQQQQ for the
Quraish.

L. 5rom the .ualities of Hadhrat Umar wereQQQQQQQQQQQ and
QQQQQQQQQQ. And 1abi said !+eril# QQQQQQQ is b# the ton(ue
of QQQQQQQQQQQ and QQQQQQQQQQ.
State whether true or false:

A. Hadhrat Umar lo'ed Islaam and he was the first man who
a))epted Islaam /trueKfalse0

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C. Abu Hafs is the surname /kun#ah0 of Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2
-idee. /trueKfalse0

L. Hadhrat -aeed ibn <aid married the sister of Hadhrat Umar
ibn Khataab /trueKfalse0

H. Abu ?u>lu the fire worshipper killed Hadhrat Umar ibn
Khattaab /trueKfalse0
Mention an incident from the incidents you loved regarding
Hadhrat "mar ibn $hattaab %
#f you lived in the era of "mar ibn $hataab' How would you
fancy(imagine "mar)
Answers
Questions
A. GUmar, Al25aarou., seperation, truthJ

C. GMakkah, Addi##, AmbassadorJ

L. G;usti)e and mer)#, Allaah, Umar and his heart.J

-tate whether true or false
A. 5alse
C. 5alse
L. &rue
H. &rue

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The Story of Hadhrat "thmaan ibn Affaan %

&he soft skinned fair )omple*ioned #oun(ster Uthmaan ibn Affaan
ibn Abu Al>Aas ibn Uma##ah )ame out to trade in -#ria. / _'' ' -'=-
'-''0 Here he produ)ed abundant profit and durin( the :ourne# of his
return, he intended to rest a little. He then fell asleep with some of his
)ompanions. He then heard a 'oi)e )allin( out !" -leepin( ones,
wake up. +eril# the praised one has )ome out in Makkah.,

Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan did not know that Allaah had sent
3asulullaah to all the people. And onl# few people had re)o(nized
his bein( sent and his prophethood and from amon(st them was
Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. .

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As for Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan , one da# he entered his house
(rie'ed when he )ame to know about the marria(e of 3u.a##ah bint
3asulullaah /dau(hter of 3asulullaah 0 to Utbah bin Abu ?ahab.
3u.a##ah was a possessor of beaut#. &he maternal aunt of Uthmaan
!-a>ida bimt Kareez, was a fortune teller. -he then (a'e him (lad
tidin(s that soon he will he will marr# her and that soon he will be
from the followers of the 1abi , the one in'itin( towards the
oneness of Allaah and the lea'in( out of the worshippin( of the idols.

4hen Hadhrat Uthmaan returned from his :ourne# to -#ria, he
pondered o'er what he had heard from his aunt and what he had
heard from the 'oi)e whi)h )alled out to him durin( the :ourne#.
Hadhrat Uthmaan wished but e'en if he met this new 1abi , how
would he indi)ate it to him7

-uddenl# Allaah &a>aala had made a wa# 'ia Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2
-idee. for Hadhrat Utnmaan so that he will rea)h 1abi . Hadhrat
Abu Bakr then dire)ted him upon 3asulullaah . Hadhrat Uthmaan
then went to the house of 3asulullaah .

1abi then said to him !Answer " Uthmaan, the one in'itin( to
Allaah., Hadhrat Uthmaan then answered the one in'itin( to
Allaah and a))epted Islaam. He was definitel# the fifth or si*th
person to ha'e a))epted Islaam.

Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan was a #outh of the first Quraish / -
.,`'0, He definitel# had independen)e in his wealth, nobilit# of
)hara)ter within himself, honourable linea(e amon(st his people so
mu)h so that the women in the Quraish used to sa# at the time she
was fondlin( her )hild to him

!Ma# the lo'e of the Quraish for Uthmaan lo'e #ou and 3ahmaan,

/ =-=' -= -=, - '-`= 0
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4hen the# had )ome to know of his Islaam, the lo'e had )han(ed
into se'ere hatred, be)ause the Islaam of su)h a man in the
wei(htKrank of Uthmaan, his wealth and his honour will soon
be)ome the means of a lar(e number from #outh of Makkah who use
to lo'e Uthmaan and resemblin( him a))eptin( Islaam.

And like man# of the -ahaabah were harmed, DHakam ibn Abi Al2
Aas the un)le of Uthmaan stood up t#in( Uthmaan with a rope and
pre'entin( him from foodKeatin( whilst sa#in( to him !3eturn to the
reli(ion of #our forefathers, B# Allaah, I will not lea'e #ou until #ou
lea'e the deenKreli(ion of Muhammad ,

Hadhrat Uthmaan bore patien)e toleratin( the harm in the path of
Allaah, e*pe)tin( reward for it in the hereafter. Hakam did not find
an# other medium to punish Hadhrat Uthmaan besides a
de'ilishone. He had )o'ered Hadhrat Uthmaan in a mat and
thereafter i(nited a fire around it. &he smoke whi)h was )omin( out
was )lose to )hokin( Hadhrat Uthmaan to death, but the 'oi)e of
Hadhrat Uthmaan be)omin( louder was !1o, B# Allaah, I will
ne'er lea'e m# deenKreli(ion. 1o, B# Allaah, I will not separate from
m# 1abi , And whene'er Hakam in)reased the punishment for
Hadhrat Uthmaan , the persisten)e of Hadhrat Uthmaan with the
deenKreli(ion in)reased. Until his un)le (a'e up all hope with him
and left him to do as he wished.

Abu ?ahab was the se'erest enem# of 1abi and his wife Hadhrat
Khadi:ah bint Khuwailid . His wife Umme ;ameel bint Harb was a
wi)ked woman, the Qur>an refers to her as /-== ''-=0 !&hat woman
who )arries firewood, /this refers to her e'il a)tion of )olle)tin(
thorn# bran)hes to la)e in the path of 3asulullaah ., Be)ause she
)ame )lose to 3asulullaah and wa(ed war with him and was
offensi'e to him.

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Abu ?ahab and his wife intended to harm 3asulullaah . &he#
instru)ted theirs sons Utbah and U.bah to di'or)e Hadhrat
3u.a##ah and Hadhrat Umme Khulsoom , the dau(hters of
3asulullaah and Hadhrat Uthmaan intended to marr# Hadhrat
3u.a##ah .

&hen when she was di'or)ed, he went to 3asulullaah . He proposed
and then married her. Hadhrat Uthmaan was a handsome
#oun(ster with a radiant appearan)e. Hadhrat 3u.a##ah also had a
beautiful fa)e and a radiant appearan)e and wh# not, she was the
dau(hter of 3asulullaah and Hadhrat Khadi:ah . &he weddin( of
Hadhrat Uthmaan and Hadhrat 3u.a##ah was a
ma(nifi)entKsplendid weddin( so mu)h so that the female sla'es of
Makkah san(

/'-`= '+=,, - '--' '-' -=, .-='0

!&he most beautiful )ouple mankind has seen, 3u.a##ah and her
husband Uthmaan.,

&he Quraishs hatred for Hadhrat Uthmaan had in)reased after his
marria(e to Hadhrat 3u.a##ah . &he# had definitel# known of the
lo'e that Hadhrat Uthmaan had for 1abi and the lo'e 1abi had
for Hadhrat Uthmaan . &he harm was in)reased for Hadhrat
Uthmaan and his wife. &he Quraish wa(ed war with him in his
trade so mu)h so that Makkah be)ame )onstrained for him and
Hadhrat 3u.a##ah . Hadhrat Uthmaan and Hadhrat 3u.a##ah
then mi(rated to Ab#ssinia.

Here 1abi looked at Hadhrat Uthmaan and Hadhrat 3u.a##ah
whilst the# both were mi(ratin( and said !Ma# Allaah a))ompan#
Uthmaan and 3u.a##ah. +eril# Uthmaan was the first person to
mi(rate with his famil#Kwife after the 1abi of Allaah ?ut ,

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Howe'er, Hadhrat 3u.a##ah s lon(in( for Makkah had hastened
Hadhrat Uthmaan >s return with her from Ab#ssinia. 4hen the#
both returned, the# had dis)o'ered that the >Mother of the Belie'ers
Khadi:a had passed awa#. Hadhrat 3u.a##ah had (rie'ed o'er
the death of her mother and this had also affe)ted Uthmaan. And
Allaah had )ompensated them with a small son whi)h 3asulullaah
had named Abdullaah.

Hadhrat Uthmaan had mi(rated after that to Madinah to(ether
with the remainin( Muslims. And when the )all for ;ihad was made
!" horse of Allaah, 3ide, / -'+='' ,-'-- ,-'-, : ' -' -' .-= '- 0. But Hadhrat
Uthmaan was )lose to his wife who had fell e*tremel# ill after the
death of her son Abdullah.

Hadhrat Uthmaan sou(ht permission from 1abi so that he ma#
)ontinue to be in )lose pro*imit# to his si)k wife. 1abi had
permitted him to do so, and be)ause of that Hadhrat Uthmaan was
absent for the Battle of Badr, e*)ept that 1abi had also (i'en him a
share of the boot# of this battle as thou(h he was present for it.
&he Muslims returned from Badr 'i)torious and the smile of 'i)tor#
was mi*ed with tears of (rief. Hadhrat 3u.a##ah the dau(hter of
3asulullaah had passed awa# and Hadhrat Uthmaan had
)ontinued without his wife. Hadhrat Uthmaan was the son2in2law
of 1abi , and now the relationship with 3asulullaah he had
throu(h marria(e had been )ut off.

Hadhrat Umar intended that he will (et his dau(hter Hadhrat
Hafsah married to Hadhrat Uthmaan , but Hadhrat Uthmaan did
not a))ept. Hadhrat Umar )omplained to 3asulullaah who then
said to Hadhrat Umar !Hafsah wil (et married to someone better
than Uthmaan, and Uthmaan will marr# someone better than
Hafsah., 1abi then married Hafsah.

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As for Hadhrat Uthmaan , 1abi had definitel# (ot him married to
Hadhrat Umme Kulthoom , the one who had remained without a
husband sin)e she was di'or)ed b# the son of Abu ?ahab. It was as
thou(h Allaah had stored her for Hadhrat Uthmaan so that she will
be a wife for him.

"n the da# that Hadhrat Uthmaan married Hadhrat Umme
Khulthoom , he be)ame !<un 1oorain, /&he possessor of two li(hts0
be)ause of his marria(e to two dau(hters of 1abi . 1one had
married two dau(hters of 1abi e*)ept Hadhrat Uthmaan .
Hadhrat Umme Khulthoom had remained the wife of Hadhrat
Uthmaan until she had passed awa# in the ninth #ear after Hi:ri /R
A.H.0. 4hen she had passed awa#, Hadhrat Uthmaan had suffered
tremendous (rief be)ause he knew that 3asulullaah had no more
dau(hters whi)h he )ould marr#.

3asulullaah said to Hadhrat Uthmaan !If there was a third
/dau(hter0 b# me, I would ha'e (ot her married to Uthmaan.,

-ome of the namesKtitles linked with some of the a)tions and
.ualities, =.(. Hadhrat Umar was linked with ;usti)e, Hadhrat Abu
Bakr with (entleness and mer)#.

As for Hadhrat Uthmaan , he was linked with two important thin(s
!-pendin( in the path of Allaah and Modest#.,

4hen it )ame to spendin( in the path of Allaah, Hadhrat Uthmaan
was one of the illustrious leaders /.'=-''0. &he wealth of Hadhrat
Uthmaan in the ser'i)e of the Muslims and Islaam was from the
moment he had separated from Kufr. And he publi)ised Islaam b#
means of it.

A well /3uma0 from whi)h the people of Madinah were drinkin( was
owned b# a ;ew who was dominatin( the Muslims.
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1abi said !4ho will bu# this 4ell of 3uma for us7 4hilst his
leather bu)ket will not in)rease upon the Muslims in an#thin(7,
- -- +-= --- ` --'--'' _- -,'- ,-, -, -- '-' ---

Hadhrat Uthmaan )ame out from between the lines and went to this
;ew seekin( to pur)hase this well of 3uma from him. &he ;ew refused
and onl# a(reed to sell half of it to Hadhrat Uthmaan in e*)han(e of
twel'e thousand (old )oins. It was a suitable amount be)ause the
)apital wealth was for fi'e traders at that time. Hadhrat Uthmaan
a(reed and (a'e the stipulated wealth on )ondition that the well will
be for Hadhrat Uthmaan on one da# and for the ;ews on another.

"n the da# the well was to be used b# Hadhrat Uthmaan , the
Muslims were drinkin( and storin( water for the ne*t da#. 4hen the
;ew saw that Hadhrat Uthmaan was not sellin( the water, he went
to him and sold him the remainin( half in e*)han(e of twel'e
thousand (old )oins.

"n the da# 1abi )alled out !4ho will e*tend this Mus:id of ours
and earn himself a house in ;annah7,

It was none other than the wealth of Uthmaan whi)h was bein( (i'en
to e*tend the Mus:id of 1abi from the side of the Muslims so mu)h
so that 3asulullaah had be)ome pleased with Hadhrat Uthmaan .

As for the BattleK=*pedition of &abuk, It was the /Battle of Fiffi)ult#0
in whi)h 1abi did not own su)h wealth with whi)h he )ould
prepare his arm# (oin( to fi(ht the 3omans who were the super
power of that time.

Hadhrat Umar )ame with half of his wealth and Hadhrat Abu Bakr
)ame with all of his wealth. And e'er# Muslim (a'e whate'er he
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was able to9 howe'er, this wealth was not suffi)ient. 1abi stood up
addressin( the Muslims ur(in(Ken)oura(in( them upon )harit#.

Hadhrat Uthmaan said !" 3asulullaah , I will (i'e one hundred
full# e.uipped )amels.,

3asulullaah stood up addressin( the people a(ain. A(ain Hadhrat
Uthmaan stood up sa#in( !I will (i'e another one hundred
)amels.,

&he third time Hadhrat Uthmaan stood up sa#in( !" 3asulullaah
, I will (i'e another one hundred.,

3asulullaah returned to his s house where he found Hadhrat
Uthmaan waitin( for him so that he will empt# another one
thousand (old )oins in the lap of 3asulullaah .

After this, 1abi did not find it more appropriate than to spend the
len(th the ni(ht makin( dua for Hadhrat Uthmaan sa#in( !"
Allaah, I am pleased with Uthmaan, 8ou be)ome pleased with him.,

Until the dawn had risen and 3asulullaah knew that his 3abb had
definitel# answered him.

After the demise of 1abi , in the #ear of the Ash, the people of
Madinah woke up in the middle of the ni(ht upon hearin( the
'oi)eKnoise of a tradin( )ara'an whi)h rea)hed Madinah. And the
(arments of the bedouin women were with e'er# t#pe of food. &hen
e'er# one of the traders stood up intendin( it for himself so that he
ma# #ield ample profit from it.

&he leader of the )ara'anK)on'o# was Hadhrat Uthmaan . &he
traders said to Hadhrat Uthmaan !4e will (i'e #ou double for the
)ara'an7,
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He said !1o,

&he# said !&hree times the amount for it7,

He said !I will not a))ept when there is someone who will soon (i'e
me more.,

&he# said !How7 4e are the ones who )ame to #ou first. And there
are no other traders in Madinah besides us.

H replied !+eril# a trader will (i'e me ten sil'er )oins in e*)han(e
of :ust one., /-- ''--' - '- --- -'' --=-- '='- '0

All wondered who this trader would be. Hadhrat Uthmaan then
looked and said !+eril# He is Allaah. He (i'es in e*)han(e of one
(ood ten fold. I ha'e definitel# (i'en this )on'o#K)ara'an in )harit#
to the Muslims.

&he se)ond thin( whi)h was linked to Hadhrat Uthmaan was
modest#. Modest# is the first )hara)terK natural disposition of Islaam.

Hadhrat Uthmaan was a bashfulKmodest for Allaah &a>aala, so
mu)h so that Hasan Basri /A.3.0 said re(ardin( him !If Uthmaan
was in his house alone and the door was lo)ked, he would not take
out his )lothes so that he would pour the water on him. His modest#
was pre'entin( him from that. !

&he Mother of the belie'ers Hazrat A#esha narrates that 1abi was
sittin( with his thi(h e*posed. Hadhrat Abu Bakr sou(ht
permission to enter. 1abi permitted him to enter whilst he
remained in this )ondition. /i.e. with his >s thi(h e*posed0 &hereafter
Umar sou(ht permission to enter and he was also permitted whilst
1abi had remained in this position. &hereafter Hadhrat Uthmaan
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sou(ht permission to enter. 3asulullaah fastened his )lothes. &he
Mother of the belie'ers Hadhrat A#esha then asked him
re(ardin( the reason for the fastenin( of his )lothes when Hadhrat
Uthmaan had entered.

3asulullaah said !" A#esha, -hould I not ha'e modest# for su)h a
man who B# Allaah, the an(els definitel# ha'e modest# for him.,

Modest# will onl# be found in a belie'in( man who has stron( Imaan
in his heart. Hadhrat Uthmaan had stron( Imaan without doubt.

%erhaps man# people do not know that Hadhrat Uthmaan had
memorised the 1oble Qur>aan )ompletel# and he was also a s)ribe
for re'elation. Hadhrat Uthmaan >s lo'e for the Qur>aan was
e*tremel# stron(.

He was the one who said to the people !If #oull wish to purif# #our
hearts, #ou all should not be)ome tired of the words of #our 3abb.,

Howe'er, the (reatest a)tion )ontinuin( as e'iden)eKat present for
Hadhrat Uthmaan till the da# of Qi#aamah, it is his (atherin( of the
Qur>aan in a sin(le book form whi)h )ontinues to be re)o(nized b#
his name e'en toda#. It is the Mas2haf of Hadhrat Uthmaan / -=--''
-'-`''0.

Hadhrat Uthmaan looked at the Muslims and found that their
numbers were in)reasin( da# b# da# and that the non2Arabs, at that
time were pronoun)in(Kre)itin( the Qur>aan with mistakes. Hadhrat
Uthmaan feared that the Qur>aan will be )han(ed and distorted.

He then instru)ted Hadhrat <aid bin &haabit to )ompile the
Qur>aan whi)h he (athered in the time of Hadhrat Abu Bakr and
Hadhrat Umar and write this book /Mas2haf0 for e'er# Islaami)
townK)it#. He also (a'e instru)tion to burn the other Book forms
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/Massaahif0. &his Mashaf is the one whi)h we read toda# and people
will read till the da# of Qi#aamah /Insha Allaah0.

All of the -ahaabah had a(reed with Hadhrat Uthmaan in this
step, from amon(st them were Hadhrat Ali ibn Abi &aalib and
Hadhrat Huzaifah bin 8amaan .

How )ould the# ha'e disa(reed7 Knowin( the amount of lo'e that
Hadhrat Uthmaan had for the Qur>aan. +eril# Hadhrat Uthmaan
himself was a si(n from the si(ns of the Qur>aan.

He is the one re(ardin( whi)h Allaah re'ealed !/Is the Kaafir better0
or the person who is en(rossed /en(a(ed0 in /Allaahs0 worship
throu(hout the ni(ht, prostratin( and standin(. 5earin( the Aakhirah
/hereafter0 and hopin( for the mer)# of his 3abb7, /-urah <umar,
'erse R0

&he -ahaabah were then sa#in( !&his is Uthmaan ibn Afaan ,

Hadhrat Uthmaan took o'er the Khilaafat after the demise of
Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab . He was the best and most 'irtuous of
the Muslims after Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar . Furin(
the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Uthmaan the boundaries of Islaami) )ities
had in)reased and Allaah had (ranted the Muslims 'i)tor# o'er
man# )itiesKtowns. 5rom amon(st them were the peninsula of
E#prus, the )ities of /KhurasaanK &urke#0, Armenia and the )ities of
4est Arabia. &he wealth whi)h was )omin( to the Muslims had
in)reased from e'er# pla)e.

As for Hadhrat Uthmaan , Allaah was pleased with him for not
intendin( an#thin( of the world. ='en thou(h he was wealth# before
a))eptin( Islaam as well as after a))eptin( it, he li'ed a life of
simpli)it# durin( his Khilaafah. He was (i'en to eat the food of the
people of position but instead, he ate 'ine(ar and oil.
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He used to enter the Mus:id and sleep upon the matK)arpet usin( his
hand as a pillow. &he mat made effe)ts on his side and the Muslims
looked at him and said !&his is our Ameerul Mu>mineen.,
4hene'er a man )ame to him seekin( somethin(, he ne'er let him
return without fulfillin( his need.

At ni(ht, Hadhrat Uthmaan stood and read -alaah and made
&aha::ud for Allaah &a>aala. He ne'er woke his ser'ants up e'en
thou(h he was an old man, who would need someone to assist him.

-ome of the people said to him !&he ser'ants will wake up so that
the# ma# assist #ou.,

Hadhrat Uthmaan replied sa#in( !+eril#, we seek their ser'i)es in
the da#, and the ni(ht is for them. &hen lea'e them so that the# ma#
sleep.,

Hadhrat Uthmaan was no different from Hadhrat Umar in his
determinationKfirmness and for)efulness. 3ather, he was harder on
those who erred in their a)tions re(ardin( man# e'il habits like the
huntin( of the do'esKpi(eons in his time.

He appointied people to seize the #outh who took pleasure in
huntin( pi(eons or drinkin( wine until the people returned to what
is )orre)t.

&he Muslims li'ed most 'irtuous period and had be)ome e*tremel#
wealth# in the era of Hadhrat Uthmaan . Hadhrat Uthmaan then
)alled out to the people, -'-==` '- i.e. Eome on, #oull should
definitel# take from the Baitul Maal /Muslim treasur#0. &he# used to
then (o to him and take the wealth.

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&hereafter he )alled out !/.-'', --'' _'' '-0, i.e. are #oull not takin(
butter and hone#. &he# used to then (o to him in order to take butter
and hone#. &he material, musk and raisins had filled the houses of
the Muslims with (oodness@.but@.. / - '-=''- ......... ', ..... 0

"ne da# 3asulullaah was in a (arden from the (ardens of Madinah
with Hadhrat Abu Musa Al2Ashari when a man kno)ked on the
door.

3asulullaah said to Hadhrat Abu Musa Al2Ashari !"pen the
door and (i'e him (lad tidin(s of ;annah.,

He found that it was Hadhrat Abu Bakr and (a'e him (lad tidin(s
of ;annah. &hereafter the se)ond person who kno)ked was Hadhrat
Umar and also (a'e him (lad tidin(s with ;annah. 4hen the third
person kno)ked, 1abi said to Hadhrat Abu Musa Al2Ashari
!"pen the door for him and (i'e him (lad tidin(s of ;annah upon the
)alamities whi)h will affli)t him.,

It was then Hadhrat Uthmaan . 4hen he had heard this he said
!Allaah is the "ne who assists.,

Hadhrat Uthmaan then knew that Allaah will test him one da#. He
knew that if he adopts patien)e, for him is ;annah, he be(an adoptin(
patien)e with e'er#one who harmed him until the promise of Allaah
and His 3asul )ame to Hadhrat Uthmaan .

&he )orruption had started in the time of Hadhrat Uthmaan in su)h
a manner that the )ause of it was a ;ewish man outwardl# a))epted
Islaam. Howe'er, he hated Islaam and the Muslims, he was Abdullah
bin -abaa.

&his man publi)ized that Hadhrat Uthmaan had )han(ed the
-hari>ah of Allaah and that he is an oppressor who fa'ours his
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relati'es and is dismissin( the (o'ernors whi)h Hadhrat Umar ibn
Khattaab had appointed.

&he Muslims opened their ears to this ;ew. It was then a blind, deaf
)orruption. /-'-- -'--= ---'' --'0 &he rebels from the newKre)ent
Muslims who did not re)o(nise the rank of Hadhrat Uthmaan and
his pre)eden)e in Islaam /`-`' ---,0 )ame and surrounded the house
of Hadhrat Uthmaan . &he# pre'ented an# food and drink from
rea)hin( him althou(h he was the one who fed and bou(ht the well
of 3uma for the Muslims with his wealth. &he# also surrounded his
house e'en thou(h he was the one who e*tended the Mus:id with his
own wealth.

&he# )ontinued doin( this to Hadhrat Uthmaan for fort# da#s.
Hadhrat Uthmaan e*er)ised patien)e and hoped to be rewarded
until 3asulullaah , Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar )ame
to him in his sleep and then said to him !+eril# #ou will break #our
fast with us toni(ht.,

Hadhrat Uthmaan was fastin( on this da# and he put the Book
/Mashaf0 whi)h he (athered in front of him so that he will re)ite it
until these rebels entered upon him whist he was re)itin( the
Qur>aan. He did not turn towards them until one of them ki)ked the
Qur>aan with his foot and stru)k Hadhrat Uthmaan with his hand.
Hadhrat Uthmaan then fell whilst the Qur>aan was in front of him.
&he# then stabbed him and killed him as an oppressed mart#r. His
blood flowed upon the Book of Allaah / ) .= , = .

-in)e the da# that Hadhrat Uthmaan was killed, the sword of
)orruption was unsheathed. &he fire of )orruption did not wait and
its sword was not sheathed and some of the Ummat )ontinued to
wa(e war with ea)h other.

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&here in the skies, where &he ;ust 3abb is, Hadhrat Uthmaan stands
in front of his 3abb )omplainin( to Him what the Muslims had done
with to him sa#in( !" M# 3abb, ?ook what 8our belie'in( sla'es
did to me666,
Beneficial Lessons

A. Modest# is from the .ualities of the belie'ers.

C. -pendin( in the path of Allaah.

L. &oleratin( hamsKhardships in the path of Allaah /.= , = 0.

H. %atien)e o'er hardships until mankind enter ;annah.

P. Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan is from amon(st the (reatest of
the sahaabah of 1abi .
Questions
*ho is He)

He was the means of Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan s
a))eptin( Islaam.

He was the Khalifah of the Muslims who took o'er the
Khilaafah after Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab .

He punished Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan after he a))epted
Islaam so that he ma# lea'e it.
&ill in the blanks:

Hadhrat Uthmaan intended to marr#QQQQQQQQQQQ dau(hter of
3asulullaah , but she (ot married toQQQQQQQQQQQQ binQQQQQQQQQQQQ.
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His maternal aunt QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ )ame. -he then (a'e him (lad
tidin(s with that he will soon marr# her. 4hen she passed awa#, he
married her sister QQQQQQQQQQ. 1abi then named him
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ. He was the one who bou(ht the well of
QQQQQQQQQQQ from the (reed# QQQQQQQQQQQQQQ. And he was the one
who e*tended the QQQQQQQQQQQQ of 1abi . He was also the one who
e.uipped the arm# of the Muslims in the e*pedition of QQQQQQQQQQQQ.
*hose sayings are these)

!If #oull wish to purif# #our hearts, #ou all will not be)ome
tired of the words of #our 3abb.,

!" Allaah, I am pleased with Uthmaan, then 8ou be)ome
pleased with him.,
Answers
*ho is He)

Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. .

Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan .

Hadhrat Al2Hakam ibn Al2>Aas .
&ill in the blanks:

Hadhrat 3u.a##ah M Utbah bin Abu ?ahab M -a>di##a M
Hadhrat Umme Kulthoom M <un 1oorain M 3uma M the us:id
M &abuk
*hose sayings are these)

Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan .
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3asulullaah .

The Story of Ali ibn Abu Taalib

&he Banu Haashim (athered whilst 1abi was with them was so
that the# ma# dis)uss the matter of the old man Abu &aalib ibn
Abdul Muttalib, who had a(ed, his dependants man# and wealth
little.

&he dis)ussion rotated amon(st the leaders with (reat lo'e. In the
end the Banu Haashim a(reed to assist Abu &aalib until he )ompletes
the remainin( da#s of his in ease. Abbas ibn Abdul Muttallib took the
middle of son of Abu &aalib /i.e. &aalib0, so that he will take )are of
him and spend his wealth on him.

Hamzah ibn Abdul Muttallib took ;a>far ibn Abu &aalib so that he
will take )are of him. U.uail ibn Abu &aalib remained with his father
so that he )ould take )are of him in the last da#s of his.

As for Hadhrat Muhammad he returned with the best and most
noble of the sons of Abu &aalib e'en thou(h he was the #oun(est.
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3asulullaah returned with Hadhrat Ali ibn Abi &aalib so that he
will take )are of him in his house and brin( him up under his
super'ision / _'= ---, --- - - ''- , --= 0.

Hadhrat Ali ibn Abi &aalib li'ed in the )are of 1abi . He did not
prostrate to an# idol in i(noran)e nor did he pla# like the remainin(
)hildren He looked at the son of his un)le Hadhrat Muhammad . He
saw him as the best and most 'irtuous of people. He set out leanin(
proper )hara)ter and noble a)tions from him thus makin( him a
se)ond ima(e of him .

&he li(ht of prophethood dawnin( was pla)ed o'er the intense
darkness of Makkah. Hadhrat ;ibraeel des)ended in the )a'e of
Hira with the messa(e of Islaam so that he will re)ite the first words
from the words of the Qur>aan !/3ead0, /''0

Hadhrat Muhammad be)ame the messen(er for the people
alto(ether. 3asulullaah returned to his house so that Hadhrat
Khadi:a will belie'e him. Hadhrat Ali ibn Abi &aalib whose a(e
was not more than si* at the time followed and it was an astonishin(
matter.

&he astonishin( thin( in the Islaam of Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib
was not be)ause he was brou(ht up in the lap of 1abi from a #oun(
a(e. 3ather, the astonishin( thin( is the manner in whi)h he a))epted
Islaam. 3asulullaah proposed Islaam to him and he immediatel#
a(reed. Howe'er, 1abi )ommanded him to seek his fathers
permission re(ardin( this.

Ali said !Fid Allaah seek the permission of m# father on the da# He
)reated me7,

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-in)e that moment, Hadhrat Ali followed 3asulullaah in e'er#
footstep and mo'e of his. He performed -alaah behind him and )ried
for his sake. He followed him like how a small )amel would follow its
mother not separatin( from her. He shouted at the time the
Mushrikeen were harmin( 3asulullaah !I will assist #ou a(ainst
them, " 3asulullaah 6,

3asulullaah had seen in Hadhrat Ali the #oun(, bi( hearted and
intelli(ent belie'er until he be)ame Da bo# of Imaan in realit#.
Hadhrat Ali saw in 3asulullaah (ood )hara)ter and an e*ample.
He saw in him knowled(e and eti.uette and he a).uired man#
matters from him. 4hilst the bo#s of Makkah were pla#in( and in
amusement, Hadhrat Ali was behind 3asulullaah learnin( his
knowled(e, mouldin( his )hara)ter and memorisin( e'er#thin( he
was sa#in( to him until Hadhrat Ali be)ame the D&he ?ion of
Allaah in the :un(le of Kufr /disbelief0.

3asulullaah )ame out with Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib until the#
rea)hed the Ka>bah. &here 3asulullaah said Ali !-it., Hadhrat Ali
then sat. 3asulullaah )limbed on the shoulders of Hadhrat Ali .

Hadhrat Ali then stood up so as to raise 3asulullaah , but he was
weak and unable to )arr# 3asulullaah . 3asulullaah then said to
Hadhrat Ali !8ou )limb on m# shoulders., Hadhrat Ali then
)limbed abo'e 3asulullaah . 1abi then raised him until Hadhrat
Ali thou(ht that if he intended to (rab the stars of the sk# he would
ha'e definitel# (rasped it, he then )limbed on the Ka>bah. Upon it
was a statue from )opper, he made it shake from left to ri(ht until it
fell and broke like (lass breaks.

&hereafter Hadhrat Ali and 3asulullaah hurried alon( runnin(
until no one )ould see them. &he# both hid in the houses out of fear
that the people will see them.

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&he most diffi)ult task in the life of Hadhrat Ali was when 1abi
)ommanded him to sleep in his bed on the ni(ht of Hi:ra so that
Hadhrat Ali will be)ome the first person who sa)rifi)ed himself in
Islaam. Howe'er, let us see how the matters went alon( on this
ni(ht7 +eril# 1abi )ame out of his house whilst the kuffaar were
around it. &he# had )ome to kill him and (et rid of him.

Howe'er, Allaah &a>aala made sleep o'er)ome them. 1abi )ame
out whilst the# were sleepin( and the# did not see him whilst he
pla)ed sand o'er their heads. 1abi rea)hed the house of Hadhrat
Ali and said to him !-leep in m# bed and )o'er #ourself with m#
(reen )o'er. And sleep in it. +eril# nothin( whi)h #ou dislike from
them will happen to #ou. 3asulullaah )o'ered himself with this
)o'er when he slept. Hadhrat Ali entered so that he will )o'er with
the )o'er of 3asulullaah the one whi)h /''=0 when re'elation
des)ended in it.,

He obtained (reat honour with that, he slept without fearin( the ones
standin( at the door of 1abi with their swords intendin( to kill
him. He did not fear Abu ;ahl and his arm# be)ause 3asulullaah
reassured him that no harm would )ome to him. &he mushrikeen
entered upon him but when the# opened the )o'er the# found
Hadhrat Ali , not 3asulullaah . &he# then asked !4here is
Muhammad 7, He said in )onfiden)e !&here is no knowled(e for
me re(ardin( him.,
+eril# it was the bra'er# whi)h Hadhrat Ali learnt from
3asulullaah . &hereafter it was the )onfiden)e in the promise of
Allaah that 'eril# no harm will )ome to him. &hese were the .ualities
of the true belie'ers.

1abi departed to Madinah and Hadhrat Ali remained in Makkah
so that he would fulfil another task. It was to return the trusts to its
owners who left it b# 3asulullaah . Hadhrat Ali returned it to
them. He was then the /-`' ,-''0
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1abi be(an his life in Madinah with the asso)iation of brotherwood
between the Muhaa:ireen and the Ansaar. &he men from the Ansaar
took the men of the Muhaa:ireen to their homes so that the# )ould
sta# in it and distributin(Ksharin( their wealth and homes. &he
people went and no one remained who did not asso)iate as a brother
with 3asulullaah e*)ept Hadhrat Ali . / `' -- ', _',- ' -= -' - '=
--, --- -' .,- -=' 0

Hadhrat Ali said !" 3asulullaah , #ou are asso)iatin( as brothers
with all the people and #ou ha'e left me.,

1abi said !" Ali, #ou are m# brother in the world and the
hereafter,

In the battle of Badr, Islaam was powerful. And the old battle be(an
first with the duel between some of the armies. &hereafter the battle
was set and the armies were in )lose )ombat.

"n the da# of Badr, the leaders of the disbelie'ers Utbah bin
3abee>ah, his brother -haibah and his son Al24aleed ibn Utbah.
&he# said !4ho will )ome forward for )ombat7, &hen Hadhrat
Muaaz , Hadhrat Mua>wwiz the son of Hadhrat Afraa and
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin 3awaahah )ame forward from the Muslims,
the# were from the Ansaar. &he mushrikeen said !4e onl# want the
)hildren of our un)le., &he# meant the Muhaa:ireen.

3asulullaah )alled out !-tand " Hamzah, -tand " Ubaidah ibn
Haarith, And -tand " Ali ibn Abu &aalib.!

&he three from the famil# of the 3asulullaah stood up. Hadhrat
Hamzah killed -haibah. Hadhrat Ali )ombated with 4aleed ibn
Utbah /and his horse0 /'+-' , - _-0. He then threw him down and
killed him. Utbah ibn 3abee>ah hit Hadhrat Ubaidah bin ;arraah .
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Hadhrat Hamzah and Hadhrat Ali then stood up and killed
Utbah. Hadhrat Ali returned to the rows of the Muslims )arr#in(
the fla( for 3asulullaah . &he Muslims saw in Hadhrat Ali a bra'e
a((ressi'e lion and a stron( hero who was brin(in( the mushrikeen
to the (round with his sword and spear.

In the battle of Khaibar, 3asulullaah (a'e the fla(Kbanner /-','''0 to
Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab so that he would open the fortress of
Khaibar. Howe'er he was unable to do so and then returned.

3asulullaah then (a'e the fla( to Hadhrat Mi.daad ibn Amr . He
also returned unable to open the fortress of Khaibar.

1abi then said !I will definitel# (i'e the fla( tomorrow to su)h a
man who lo'es Allaah and His 3asul and Allaah and His 3asul
lo'e him., All the -ahaabah stood up the ne*t da# intendin( that
he will take the fla(, but who else would it be besides Hadhrat Ali .

3asulullaah said !4here is Ali ibn Abi &aalib7,

&he# said !+eril# he is si)k, )omplainin( about his e#e.,

3asulullaah said !Brin( him., Hadhrat Ali then )ame.
3asulullaah then applied his sali'a in Hadhrat Ali s e#es and
made dua for him. Allaah )ured him as thou(h there was no pain in
his e#e. &hereafter 3asulullaah (a'e the fla( to Hadhrat Ali .

He said to him !+eril#, that Allaah (uides one man b# means of
#ou is better for #ou than what the sun rose and set upon it.,

Hadhrat Ali went so that he will stand upon the door of a fortress
from the fortresses of Khaibar. &he -ahaabah attempted to remo'e
this door but none of them was able to raise it. Hadhrat Ali stood b#
it and raised it with one hand. &he# then asked him re(ardin( the
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se)ret of his stren(th. He said !&his is the help of Allaah and his
assistan)e.,

Hadhrat Ali shouted to the ;ews of Khaibar, the# were s)ared and
fri(htened and the# dispersed in the )ities and Allaah (ranted 'i)tor#
o'er Khaibar on his hands.

In the battle of &ren)h, a horseman from the mushrikeen named DAmr
ibn 4ud stood upK)ame forward. He was the most famous horseman
in the Arabian %eninsua so mu)h so that his enemies )onsidered him
as a thousand men.

&his disbelie'er /kaafir0 intended to )ombat one on one with a man
from the Muslims. &he ?ion stood up from his shelter, sa#in( !I am
for #ou " Amr ibn 4ud,

&his ?ion was none other than Hadhrat Ali , who was #oun( in a(e
at that time. Amr ibn 4ud then said !+eril# #our father was a friend
to me and I do not want to kill #ou.,

Hadhrat Ali then said !But I intend to kill #ou., Hadhrat Ali and
Amr ibn 4ud fou(ht with ea)h other until Hadhrat Ali threw him
on the (round. Hadhrat Ali then )ut off his head and brou(ht it to
3asulullaah . &he Muslims made &akbeer out of :o# with the
assistan)e of Allaah for Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib , the #outh of
Imaan and man of Islaam.

3asulullaah lo'ed Hadhrat Ali 'er# mu)h so mu)h so that some
of the Muslims )ame )omplainin( about Hadhrat Ali . 3asulullaah
stood on his Mimbar addressin( the Muslims in his Mus:id.

He thereafter said !" people do not )omplain about Ali, B# Allaah,
He is definitel# an arm#@@ / -'- -=' -' -', -' 0,

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&he last battle that 1abi took part in was the e*pedition of &abuk.
"n that da#, 3asulullaah left Hadhrat Ali in Madinah so that he
will be with the woman and )hildren and he would defend it and
oppose an# of the enemies.

Howe'er Hadhrat Ali )ried, be)ause of the enthusiasm he had to (o
for ;ihad in the path of Allaah so that he will fi(ht the enemies of
Allaah.

3asulullaah des)ended to him and said !" Ali, Are #ou not
pleased that #ou in rank with me is like that of Haroun to Musa
e*)ept that there is no prophet after me.,

&his is a (reat rank, Hadhrat Haroun was definitel# a 1abi and
ad'isor to his brother Hadhrat Musa Kaleemullah . Hadhrat Ali s
status was like this, but he was not a 1abi like Haroun .

3asulullaah said re(ardin( Hadhrat Ali !He is not lo'ed e*)ept
b# the belie'er and not hated e*)ept b# the h#po)rite.,

He said on another o))asion !/ _' -`,- --' - -`,- 0,. 1abi had
(reat lo'e for Hadhrat Ali that is wh# he (ot Hadhrat Ali
married to his most pure dau(hter, -a##idah 5aatimah <ahraa . He
said to her on their weddin( ni(ht !I definitel# left #ou as a trust
b# the stron(est of the people in Imaan, the most knowled(eable9
'irtuous of them in )hara)ter and the bra'est of them in soul.,

He also said to Hadhrat 5aatimah !B# Allaah, #ou are definitel#
more belo'ed to me than Ali, but Ali is more honoured b# me than
#ou.,

Hadhrat Ali was the one who treated 3asulullaah in his si)kness.
3asulullaah used to lean on him when he used to be transported
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from one house to another whilst he was si)k. 4hen 1abi passed
awa# no one (a'e him (huslKbath, e*)ept Hadhrat Ali .

He was the one who des)ended with 1abi in his s (ra'e and
buried him, after that his )r#in( and (rief se'erel# took him o'er. /i.e.
the loss of 1abi 0

Hadhrat Abdullaah ibn Abbas was named !Hibrul Ummah, /&he
learned of the Ummah0 be)ause of his abundan)e of knowled(e. He
was the one for whom 1abi made dua that Allaah (i'e him
understandin( in Feen and that He should tea)h him the
interpretation /i.e. of the Qur>aan0. All the -ahaabah were
astonished with the amount of knowled(e that he had. Hadhrat Ibn
Abbas was asked on)e !4here is #our knowled(e with that of Ali
ibn Abu &aalib7,

He said !It is like that of a drop of rain in the (reat o)ean,

In realit# Hadhrat Ali was su)h an Aalim /learned man0 that he
re)o(nized the hidden thin(s of the Qur>aan and its se)rets. He also
re)o(nized the reasons for its re'elation. He memorized the Quraan
b# heart until he said !Most definitel# Allaah has (i'en me an
understandin( heart and a )urios ton(ue.,

He understood e'er#thin( whi)h he heard from 1abi and he used
to ask him re(ardin( e'er#thin( until he be)ame a (reat o)ean of
knowled(e. 5rom amon(st the ones who re)o(nized Hadhrat Ali to
be worth# and ri(htful of the leadership was Hadhrat Umar ibn
Khattaab who said !Allaah would ha'e not made me remain in the
land had Ali ibn Abu &aalib not been in it.,

%erhaps all the people re)o(nized who Hadhrat Umar was7 +eril#
he was &he ;ust, Knowled(eable and Intense person in the Feen of
Allaah, as well as a person of )orre)t :ud(ment. &his was the person
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who said, re(ardin( Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib !Had it not been
for Ali, Umar would ha'e been destro#ed.,

Hadhrat Ali be)ame a prote)tor for the empire of Hadhrat Umar
from bein( destro#ed and fallin( with the )onfession of Hadhrat
Umar himself.

"n)e, Hadhrat Ali was disputin( with a ;ew re(ardin( some
armour. Hadhrat Ali )laimed that it was his and the ;ew also
)laimed that it was his. &he# both went to Hadhrat Umar ibn
Khattaab in order to (et a de)ision.

4hen the# entered, Hadhrat Umar said to the ;ew !-it, " so and
so., addressin( him b# his name. He thereafter turned to Hadhrat Ali
and said to him !-it, " 5ather of Hasan., &he Arab when he
addressed him as " 5ather of Hasan was intendin( to honour his
)ompanion. &hereafter Umar said to Ali !Is there an# proof that this
armour is #ours7,

He replied !1o,

Hadhrat Umar then said to the ;ew !4ould #ou take an oath in
Allaah that this is #our armour7,

&he ;ew replied !8es, and thereafter he took an oath in Allaah.
Hadhrat Umar , then de)ided that the armour belon(ed to the ;ew.

&hereafter the ;ew turned awa# and Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib
had remained with some definite si(ns of an(er apparent on his fa)e.

Hadhrat Umar then said !Are #ou an(r# be)ause I (a'e the armour
to the ;ew7,

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Hadhrat Ali said !1o " Ameerul Mu>mineen, but I am an(r#
be)ause at the time we entered, #ou said -it " so and so addressin(
b# his name. &hereafter #ou addressed me as G" 5ather of HasanJ.
4hereas the :ust thin( should ha'e been that #ou addressed us both
b# our names.,

Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab be)ame happ# with Hadhrat Ali ibn
Abu &aalib the one who had prote)ted his empire for him and
assisted him to establish :usti)e. And wh# not, he was the son of the
Un)le of 3asulullaah and the one who was brou(ht up in the lap of
3asulullaah .

&he# said re(ardin( him !Ali was an appropriate arrow from the
arrows of Allaah a(ainst his ememies and the learned one of this
Ummat., Hadhrat Ali used to make dua to his 3abb sa#in( !8ou
bein( m# 3abb has suffi)ed me in honour, I bein( 8our sla'e has
suffi)ed me in pride, 8ou are with me like how I lo'e, (i'e me the
abilit# to be like how #ou lo'e.,

After Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab passed awa#, the Khilaafat was
taken o'er b# Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan . &he rebels had
surrounded him in his house and pre'ented him from food and
drink. Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib then hastened ad'isin( them
sa#in( !?isten to m# sa#in(. +eril# the %ersians, and 3omans, whom
#ou )aptured were enemies. &hereafter #ou (a'e them food to eat
and water to drink whereas Uthmaan is inno)ent. He did not do
an#thin( to #oull. $i'e him food to eat and water to drink., &he
rebels did not listen to him. He then took of his turban and put it in
the house of Hadhrat Uthmaan so that Hadhrat Uthmaan would
know that he was present and that he was unable to do an#thin(
about the rebels.

Hadhrat Ali sent Hadhrat Hasan and Hadhrat Husein to defend
Hadhrat Uthmaan , but the sword of )orruption had )ut off the head
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of Hadhrat Uthmaan . In the times of e'ils Hadhrat Ali took o'er
the rei(ns of Khilaafat so that he would be)ome the fourth of the
Khulafaa e 3aashideen.

He had )ertainl# refused to a))ept the Khilaafat until the people had
)ompelled him to do so. He then made Kufa the )apital )it# for the
Khilaafat. &he fi(htin( re'ol'ed between him and Hadhrat
Muaawi#a ibn Abu -uf#aan in the battle of ;amal and -iffeen.

Althou(h Hadhrat Ali was the Khalifah of the Muslims, he would
)arr# his famil#s food from the bazaar himself and not allow an#one
to )arr# it for him. He would sa# !&he breadwinner of the famil# is
more worth# of )arr#in( his food.,

"n)e he and his famil# had sta#ed hun(r# and he did not ha'e an#
wealth e'en thou(h he was the Khalifah of the Muslims. He then
)arried his sword to the bazaar and )alled out sa#in( !4ho will
pur)hase this sword from me7 B# Allaah, I had definitel# defended
3asulullaah with it, whilst he was wearin( a pat)hed )loth mo'in(
with it between the Muslims.

Butter and hone# )ame to him so that he would distribute it amon(st
the Muslims. His dau(hter Umme Kulsoom then )ame to him and
took from it. He then sent it to the ones who measureKwei(h thin(s
with a))ura)#. &he# then 'alued the amount to be e.ui'alent to fi'e
sil'er )oins. /dirhams0

He sent it to her sa#in( !-end fi'e sil'er )oins /dirhams0 to me.
`-' '+-'' -- : --=- '' `-' '- ( 0 And he refused that he and the
people of his house will eat from the wealth of the Muslims.

In the battle of -iffeen, the arm# of Hadhrat Ali had di'ided until
the (roup /the Kawaari:0 the ones who de)ided that the# will kill
Hadhrat Ali had been e*posed.
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"ne or two da#s before his death Ali saw Abdur 3ahmaan ibn
Mul:am /he was the one who killed him0 and said to him !4hat
pre'ents #ou " most wret)hed of the people from pled(in(
alle(ian)e to me. B# Allaah, the blood will definitel# flow from m#
head and m# beard.,

&he killer was astonished as to how Hadhrat Ali knew that he will
be the one to soon kill him be)ause he had not informed an#one of
this.

-ome of the people said to him !5ear Allaah " Ali, +eril# #ou will
die.,
--- =-' '= '- -' -'
He replied to them !3ather, murdered if Allaah wills.,

It was :ust a few da#s until Hadhrat Ali )ame out for -alaah when
Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Mul:am stabbed him and killed him as a mart#r.
Islaam had lost su)h a man who was from amon(st the !Ashara
Mubashara, /the ten people (i'en (lad tidin(s of ;annah in one
sittin(0. &he soul of Hadhrat Ali was raised to Allaah /.= , =0 so
that it will be :oined with his brother and son of his un)le and his
3asul after he stri'ed a(ainst falsehood. Hadhrat Ali died the
death of the mart#rs .
Beneficial Lessons

A. &he lo'e of Allaah /.= , =0 and the 3asul .

C. &he belie'er is (reat be)ause of his Imaan e'en thou(h he
ma#be #oun( in a(e.

L. Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib is the first #outh who a))epted
Islaam, he was the first one prepared to sa)rifi)e his life in
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Islaam, he was one of the !Ashara Mubashara, /the ten people
(i'en (lad tidin(s of :annah in one sittin(0 and the fourth of the
Khulafaa e 3aashideen.

H. Bra'er# and 'alour are from the .ualities of the Muslims.

P. &he tea)hin( of the 1oble Qur>aan and its memorisin( is from
the means of entr# into ;annah.
Questions
State whether true of false:

A. Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib was the first of the #outh to
a))ept Islaam /trueKfalse0.

C. Hadhrat Ali married Hadhrat A#esha the dau(hter of
Hadhrat Abu Bakr /trueKfalse0.

L. Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib was the se)ond Khalif of Islaam
/trueKfalse0.

H. Hadhrat Ibn Abbas used to sa# !I am a drop of rain and Ali is
an o)ean of knowled(e, /trueKfalse0.

*ho was he)

A. He )arried the fla( on the da# of Khaibar and Allaah (ranted
him 'i)tor#.

C. Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib killed him on the da# of Khanda.
and he was e.ual in stren(th to a thousand men.

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L. He said re(ardin( Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib !Allaah would
ha'e not made me remain in the land had Ali ibn Abu &aalib
not been in it.,
Complete the following:

Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab used to sa# !Had it not been for
QQQQQQQQQ, QQQQQQQQQQ would ha'e definitel# been destro#ed.,
Hadhrat Ali followed QQQQQQQQQQQQQ in e'er# footstep of his until
he as)ended upon QQQQQQQQQQQ in Makkah so that he will destro#
QQQQQQQQQQQQ from QQQQQQQQQQQ.He made him remain in
QQQQQQQQQQQQ on the ni(ht of QQQQQQQQQQQQ and )o'er with his (reen
QQQQQQQQQQQ .He (ot him married to his dau(hter QQQQQQQQQQQQQ and
(a'e him the fla( on the da# of QQQQQQQQQQQQQQ.
Mention all the !ualities of Ali ibn Abu Taalib)
Answers
A. true
C. false
L. false
H. true

*ho was he)
A. Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib .
C. Amr ibn 4ud
L. Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab .

Hadhrat Ali , Hadhrat Umar , the 3asul , His shoulder, an idol,
)opper, Makkah, the Hi:rah, with his shawl, 5aatimah Az2<ahraa,
Fa# of Khaibar.
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The Story of Hadhrat Talhah ibn "baidullah %

&he traders )ame from e'er# pla)e to the )it# of Basrah dreamin( of
abundant profit in their trade. And in the bazaar of Basrah the 'oi)es
were mi*ed with ea)h other e'er# one )allin( out upon his (oods so
that he will sell it.

5rom the heart of this )rowd, a 'oi)e louder than all the other 'oi)es
)ame out )allin( !" (roup of traders9 is there an#one from amon(st
#ou from the people of the Haram7 /i.e &he house of Allaah, the
haram in Makkah0

='er#one looked around them. &he 'oi)e was from one of the monks
of -#ria, the ones whi)h their hermita(es were spread alon( the path
in that time, a #outh from the #outh of Makkah answered. He was
Hadhrat &ahah ibn Ubaidullah .

He said !I am from the people of the Haram.,

&he monk said !Is the most praised from amon(st #ou e*posed7,

Hadhrat &alhah said !4ho is this most praised6 " m# father7,

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He said !&he son of Abdullaah ibn Abdul Muttalib. +eril# he is the
last of the prophets. He will )ome from the land of the Haram and
mi(rate to su)h a land in whi)h there is dates and water. Beware "
bo#, that an#one will pre)ede #ou to him.,

&he monk turned awa# lea'in( Hadhrat &alhah ibn Ubaidullah
ponderin( about what he had said. It was not lon( after, that Hadhrat
&alhah stood up and rode his )amel so that he would return .ui)kl#
to Makkah and in'esti(ate the information there. If it was true, no
one from the people of the land would pre)ede him to the most
praised prophet of Allaah.
Hadhrat &alhah did not know that the Messen(er of Allaah had
definitel# been sent and onl# a little time had passed upon his
mission. Howe'er the fortunate predestinations had )on)ealed the
(ood behind it for Hadhrat &alhah .

Hadhrat &alhah was from the Banu &aim and he was a nei(hbour to
Hadhrat Abu Bakr2As -idee. who had alread# belie'ed in Allaah
and His 3asul . Hadhrat &alhah rea)hed Makkah and asked about
what he had heard sin)e his departure from Makkah.

His people said !Fefinitel# Muhammad ibn Abdullah has )ome out
from amon(st us )laimin( that he is the last %rophet of the time and
definitel# Abu Bakr has followed him.,

Hadhrat &alhah remembered what the monk had told him, and
pondered a little about Muhammad ibn Abdullaah . He was an
honest and trustworth# person who would ne'er lie and Hadhrat
Abu Bakr was a man who was re)o(nised b# all of the Quraish for
his trustworthiness and beaut# of )hara)ter.

Hadhrat &alhah pro)eeded to the house of Hadhrat Abu Bakr and
be(an askin( him re(ardin( this new reli(ion and the last %rophet.
As -idee. wel)omed him with )onsiderable hospitalit# and be(an
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speakin( to him re(ardin( Islaam in a soft and sweet manner. He
listened attenti'el# to Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Islaam )ertainl#
astonished him. Hadhrat &alhah did not find an# differen)e
between the words of the monk and that of Hadhrat Abu Bakr .

As M -idee. per)ei'ed that Imaan was (lued to heart of Hadhrat
&alhah and took him to 3asulullaah . In the house of 1abi
Hadhrat &alhah sat in front of him whilst he was re)itin( the
'erses of Allaah from the Qur>aan to him. Hadhrat &alhah saw the
nur o'erwhelmin( him and the tran.uillit# )almin( his heart down.

&he tears then flowed upon his )heeks whilst he announ)ed !I testif#
that there is no Feit# besides Allaah and that Muhammad is the
Messen(er of Allaah.,

1o one had pre)eded Hadhrat &alhah to Islaam e*)ept three
persons, and the prophe)# of the monk of Basrah had )ertainl#
pro'en to be true.

Hadhrat &alhah )ame out from 3asulullaah s house with the sun
of Imaan raised in his heart and the li(ht of the truth spread within
him. Islaam had be)ome better for him than the world and whate'er
it )ontained and 3asulullaah had be)ome the most belo'ed of the
people in his heart.

&he Quraish had learnt of the Islaam of Hadhrat &alhah ibn
Ubaidullah At2&aimi . Howe'er Hadhrat &alhah was not a sla'e
who was owned like Bilaal and Khabaab, rather he was an honoured
leaderKmaster. &his had definitel# affe)ted their li'es. &he# then
in'ited him kindl#, at first, so that he would lea'e Islaam and (o
ba)k to the reli(ion of his people. But he had definitel# tasted the
sweetness of Imaan and refused to lea'e Islaam e'en thou(h it ma#
brin( diffi)ult# in his life.

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&he Quraish did not lapse into silen)e re(ardin( him. &he# had
)ommanded the lion of the Quraish /1awfal ibn Khuwailid0 to
punish him and Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. who was with him.
He /1awfal0 who was e*tremel# stron( stood up and tied Hadhrat
Abu Bakr and Hadhrat &alhah with one rope. He left both of them
for the bo#sK#outh and foolish ones to pelt them with stones and
punish them. Howe'er the words of Imaan )ame out from both of
them. !&here is no deit# e*)ept Allaah and Muhammad is the
messen(er of Alaah.,

4hen the Quraish be)ame despondent, the# left both of them. &he
punishment the# both had re)ei'ed had definitel# in)reased them
both in Imaan, stren(th and firmness.

&hese two men were named !&he two li(hts, and )ertainl# the Imaan
and sa)rifi)e in the path of Allaah had (athered both of them.

5or the thirteen #ears whi)h Islaam flourished in Makkah, the
Muslims tasted man# t#pes of punishment and harms. Howe'er the#
bore patien)e upon whate'er harm the# e*perien)ed until Allaahs
help )ame.

4hene'er the fire of punishment worsened in Makkah, the flame of
Imaan was i(nited in the heart and it blazed. In the )entre of the
darkness of Makkah, the li(ht whi)h was in the hearts of some of the
people was risin( be)ause the# entered the Feen of Allaah. But the
punishment had in)reased da# b# da# be)ause of whi)h Allaah
&a>aala had )ommanded his %rophet to mi(rate from Makkah to
Madinah.

Abu &alhah /&he father of &alhah0 looked for Madinah in order to
find him, be)ause it was that pie)e of land in whi)h there were dates
and water and he remembered the words of the monk of Basrah and
(a'e (lad tidin(s with the help of Allaah to the Muslims.
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4hen the )all was made for ;ihaad, Hadhrat &alhah then rode his
horse as a Mu:aahid /one who stri'es0 in the path of Allaah so that he
)ould be in the forefront of the arm# fi(htin( for the Muslims and
opposin( the mushrikeen. Before the battle of Badr 1abi sent him
with Hadhrat -a>eed ibn <aid to do the important task of
in'esti(atin(, in order for them to know the number of Musrikeen
and the pla)e in whi)h the# had (athered. &he# both had returned to
Madinah to find that the help of Allaah had definitel# des)ended
upon the Muslims. 1abi had (i'en both of them from the boot# as
thou(h Hadhrat &alhah was present e'en thou(h he was absent at
Badr.

&he da# of Uhud was Hadhrat &alhah s da# in truth. Hadhrat Abu
Bakr , when he re)alled what o))urred on the da# of Uhud he said
!&hat was &alhahs da#,, in the battle of Uhud, the assistan)e of
Allaah was an all# for the Muslims in the be(innin(.

-ome of the Muslims from the ar)hers had disobe#ed the )ommand
of their 3asul and left their pla)es. &he Muslims were then e*posed
and Hadhrat Khaalid bin 4aleed who was a disbelie'er at the time
atta)ked the Muslim arm# from the rear. &he arm# be)ame )onfused
and fell in its fearful lines. &heir 'i)tor# had then )han(ed to defeat.

&he purpose of the mushrikeen was to kill 3asulullaah . &he
musrikeen then surrounded 3asulullaah intendin( to kill him.

Hadhrat &alhah saw 3asulullaah surrounded b# the musrikeen
from e'er# side. &he blood of 1abi flowed upon his fa)e be)ause
the mushrikeen had affli)ted him and the# were on the 'er(e of
killin( him.

Hadhrat &alhah then entered breakin( the rows until he rea)hed
3asulullaah . He be(an atta)kin( the mushrikeen with his sword.
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He was an arm# alone and the mushrikeen were retreatin( in front of
his shoutin(, strikin( and atta)kin(. Hadhrat Abu Bakr and
Hadhrat Ubaidah ibn ;arraah hastened to 3asulullaah in order to
wipe the blood from his fa)e and head.

He said to both of them !/-=,' -- '--='-- '--'=0, it means that
Hadhrat &alhah was )ertainl# worth# of ;annah. Hadhrat Abu Bakr
and Hadhrat &alhah then )arried him durin( whi)h Hadhrat
&alhah had fallen on the (round with si*t# or more wounds /stabs0
in his bod#.
Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah wat)hed Hadhrat &alhah and found him
without a palm in his hand whi)h the mushrikeen had )ut off when
he fell near him whilst )arr#in( 3asulullaah awa# from them.

4hat a surprise that he was mart#r walkin( on earth so mu)h so that
3asulullaah said !4ho deli(hted him that he will look at a mart#r
walkin( on earth should look at &alhah ibn Ubaidullah.,
-' ---= -' ='= _'' =--' _'' `' _'= --- --+- _'' =-- ' -- -

5om that da# Hadhrat &alhah was )alled !&he li'in( mart#r,

Hadhrat &alhah had )onformed to Imaan in man# wa#s so mu)h so
that he e'en named his )hildren with the names of the prophets and
their mothers 'iz Muhammad, Imraan, Musa, 8a>.oob, Isma>eel,
Ishaa., <akari##a, 8usuf, 8ah#a and Isaa.

His dau(hters were named Mar#am, A#esha and Umme Ishaa.. He
also )onformed to Imaan in this wa# that he (a'e abundant )harit#
and spent in the path of Allaah to su)h an e*tent that 1abi named
him !&alhah the $ood, &alhah the Kind and &alhah the wealth#
/'--'' 0.,

He was e*tremel# wealth# and had spent all of his wealth in the path
of Allaah b# distributin( it to the poor and destitute. His wife
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reported re(arded him that one da# he had spent one hundred
thousand dirham /(old )oins0.

-he also reported that on)e he spent the entire ni(ht awake. -he then
said to him !4hat has o'er)ome #ou " 5ather of Muhammad7,
!How )an a person sleep with se'en hundred thousand (old )oins in
his house7,

-he said !Are #ou from amon(st the poor and need# Muslims7,

Hadhrat &alhah then stood up and with some of his )ompanions
with him pla)ed the wealth in a mone# ba( and distributed it
amon(st the poor Muslims until onl# one dirham had remained in
his house. &his he repeated man# times.

Howe'er life for the Muslims was not be)ause after the death of 1abi
and his two )ompanions Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar .
&he fire of )orruption had i(nited to su)h an e*tent that Hadhrat
Uthmaan ibn Affaan was killed as an oppressed mart#r. And man#
of the pious Muslims from the )ompanions of 3asulullaah had
followed him after the sword of )orruption was remo'ed.

Furin( this )orruption Hadhrat &alhah was mart#red upon whi)h
the Muslims had mourned. Hadhrat Ali remembered the sa#in( of
1abi that !&alhah and <ubaur ibn Awwaam are m# nei(hbours in
;annah.,

"ne of the Muslims stood up sa#in( !3asulullaah re)ited the
sa#in( of Allaah !Amon( the belie'ers there are men who are true to
the pled(e the# 'ow to Allaah /that the# will fi(ht in ;ihaad until
the# die0. "ne of them is he who has fulfilled his pled(e /and has
been mart#red0, and he who is waitin( /to be mart#red0. /-urah
Ahzaab 'erse CL0., &hereafter Hadhrat &alhah entered with two
(reen )loths upon him. 3asulullaah then said !&his person from
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them and he indi)ated towards &alhah. He had :oined the belie'ers
who were true to the pled(e that the# 'owed to Allaah so that he will
be happ# in the bountiful (ardens /;anaatin 1aeem0., Hadhrat
&alhah passed awa# in the #ear LS
th
#ear after Hi:ri after the battle
of the )amel.
Beneficial Lessons

A. &o belie'e in Allaah and ha'e lo'e for Him .

C. Hadhrat &alhah was from the Ashara Mubasharah /the ten
people (i'en (lad tidin(s of ;annah in one sittin(0.

L. -a)rifi)in( ones self and wealth in the path of Allaah.

H. ?o'e for 1abi and defendin( him.
Questions
*ho was he)

A. He punished Hadhrat &alhah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr in
Makkah.

C. He a))ompanied Hadhrat &alhah in the important task of
in'esti(atin( before the battle of Badr.

L. Hadhrat &alhah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr )arried him on the
da# of Uhud.

Hadhrat &alhah was named &alhah theQQQQQQQQQQ, &alhah the
QQQQQQQQQQQ and &alhah the QQQQQQQQQQQ He named his sons with the
names of QQQQQQQQQQQQ.
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His Islaam in Makkah was be)ause he met a monk in QQQQQQQQQQQ
who asked him is QQQQQQQQQQQQQQsent.

"n the da# of QQQQQQQQQQQQ, QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ defended 1abi until
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ was )ut off and he was named QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ.
Talhah defended abi in his lifetime% How would you defend
him after his +s death)
Answers
*ho was he)

A. 1awfal ibn Khuwailid
C. -aeed ibn <aid
L. Abu Ubaiah bin ;arraah

&he $ood, &he Kind, &he wealth#
Basrah, Ahmad, Uhud, &alhah, his palm, &he li'in( mart#r.

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The Story of Hadhrat ,ubair in Awaam %

4hilst Hadhrat <ubair ibn Awaam was in his house he heard a
'oi)e s)reamin( that Muhammad ibn Abdullah has been killed. He
then )ame out naked holdin( his sword sear)hin( for the killer of
Muhammad in order to kill him.

His happiness knew no bounds at the time he met 3asulullaah and
found him ali'e without bein( affli)ted with an# harm. 3asulullaah
was then astonished at the )ondition whi)h had o'er)ome Hadhrat
<ubair .

He said !4hat has o'er)ome #ou " <ubair7

He replied !I heard that #ou had been killed " 3asulullaah 6,

3asulullaah then said smilin( !4hat would #ou ha'e done "
<ubair7,

He said !I would ha'e soon killed all the people of Makkah.,

3asulullaah be)ame pleased and made dua for him for (oodness
and for his sword with assistan)e.

&his was the first sword whi)h was withdrawn in the path of Allaah
and the first soldier from the soldiers of Islaam. Hadhrat <ubair ibn
Awaam ibn Khuwailid was the son of the /paternal0 aunt of
3asulullaah , -afi##a bint Abdul Muttalib.
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Fespite his #oun( a(e bein( onl# ei(ht #ears old at the time he had
a))epted Islaam in its earl# da#s in Makkah. Howe'er Imaan did not
separate between the #oun( and old, instead Imaan was onl# (ranted
re)o(nition in the pure hearts.

&he pra)ti)e in Makkah was that whoe'er belie'ed in Allaah and His
3asul tasted different t#pes of punishment and harm. Hadhrat
<ubair was the last one who was under the fire of the painful
punishment.

His un)le had )ome to know of his a))eptin( Islaam and then
wrapped him in a mat made from tree lea'es. He then i(nited a fire
beneath it. &he hea'# smoke that rose had almost )hoked Hadhrat
<ubair to death. But he ne'er returned to the fire of disbelief after
he (razed in he (ardens of Imaan. &he fire of his un)le was like a
shelter of shade whi)h he was en:o#in(. &he li(ht of Imaan was
)ertainl# in his heart. He was not )on)erned with the harm and
hardships he was e*perien)in( in the path of Allaah.

&he 'oi)e of Hadhrat <ubair publi)l# re:e)ted his un)le !1o, B#
Allaah I will ne'er return to disbelief.,

Hadhrat <ubair was firm on his Imaan and )ontinued to oppose the
mushrikeen be)ause of it. 4hen the Muslims mi(rated to Ab#ssinia,
he had mi(rated with them, the se)ond time e*)ept that he )ould not
tolerate separatin( from 3asulullaah . &he )ra'in( had
o'erwhelmed him and he then returned to Makkah so that he would
:oin 3asulullaah in his sufferin( and effort in Makkah.

Hadhrat <ubair mi(rated with the Muslims to Madinah so that he
will be(in to stri'e in the path of Allaah opposin( the arm# )amp of
shirk and disbelief.

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&hree hundred and se'enteenKthirteen men )ame out to Badr to meet
the mushrikeen in the (reatest battle in Islaam. &he mushrikeen were
one thousand in number on that da#. &hat means e'er# Muslim had
to fi(ht three men alone, howe'er the Muslim men at that time were
e.ual to one thousand horsemen.

Hadhrat <ubair wore a #ellow )loak /--'-=0 and 3asulullaah put
him on the ri(ht of the arm# be)ause he knew of Hadhrat <ubair s
bra'er# and stren(th and Hadhrat <ubair was )ertainl# up to the
)hallen(e on the da# of Badr.

1abi saw Hadhrat <ubair and said to him !5i(ht " <ubair,

He replied sa#in( !I am not <ubair,

3asulullaah definitel# knew that it was an an(el who had
des)ended in the form of Hadhrat <ubair .

"n the da# of Uhud, Hadhrat <ubair was also from those that stood
around 3asulullaah defendin( him a(ainst the mushrikeen.
&hereafter Hadhrat <ubair and Hadhrat Abu Bakr dashed behind
the arm# of the mushrikeen after the battle of Uhud atta)kin( them.
&he mushrikeen were afraid and had swiftl# returned when the# had
seen Hadhrat <ubair , the horseman of Makkah and soldier of
Islaam.

As for the battle of tren)h, the set up in relation to the Muslims was
'er# bad so mu)h so that the men were unable to walk to the empt#
spa)e out of fear of bein( killed be)ause of the hea'# sie(e the# were
under. &he situation had worsened at the time the Banu Quraizah
from the ;ews had broken their pa)t with 3asulullaah and opened
the pathwa# for the mushrikeen enablin( them to enter Madinah.

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3asulullaah then )alled out to the Muslims !4ho will (o and kill
the Banu Quraizah7, And due to this atmosphere bein( filled with
fear, none of the Muslims wished to )ome out and wa(e war with
them. Hadhrat <ubair then stood up sa#in( !I " 3asulullaah will
)ome out.,

3asulullaah repeated it, but there was no response e*)ept from
Hadhrat <ubair . 1abi then said to him !Ma# #our mother and
father be sa)rifi)ed for #ou, +eril# for e'er# 1abi there was a
)ompanion /i.e. a 'er# )lose belie'in( )ompanion0 and m#
)ompanion is <ubair., 5rom that da# Hadhrat <ubair had be)ome a
)lose )ampanion of 3asulullaah .

Hadhrat <ubair )ame out to fi(ht the Banu Quraizah. He had then
found that his mother Hadhrat -afi##a had killed a ;ew who was
sp#in( on the Muslim woman. ?ike this the son and his mother were
in the ser'i)e of the deen of Allaah .

4hen 3asulullaah had passed awa#, Hadhrat Abu Bakr had then
taken o'er the rei(ns of Khilaafat. He was then followed b# Hadhrat
Umar .

Hadhrat <ubair was one of the stron( soldiers of Islaam standin( in
the forefront of the )on.uerin( armies so that the )ities of shirk
would be )on.uered out of hope that its people would enter Islaam
and sal'a(ed from the fire of disbelief. Hadhrat <ubair walked with
his sword har'estin( the ne)ks of the mushrikeen. He had )on.uered
two )ities of whi)h its people had a))epted Islaam in (roups.

8es. It was he who will be remembered on the da# of the Banu
Quraizah when he shouted out sa#in( !&oda# is like the da# of
Hamzah. He as)ended the fortress whilst with Ali ibn Abu &aalib
and the# both then opened the fortresses of the ;ews., He remained
in the pla)e were Hadhrat Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib the paternal
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un)le of 3asulullaah and the ?ion of Allaah and His 3asul was
killed thinkin( that he will be assisted in doin( so until he passed
awa#. 4hen he had entered the battle he remembered it and had
fou(ht the mushrikeen like a bla)k lion.

8es it was he on the da# of 8armouk in the )on.uerin( of -#ria who
shoutin( alone was like that of a )omplete arm#. &he enemies of
Allaah were then defeated in front of him. &he# were fleein( like how
fri(htened mi)e would flee.

5rom the (ood fortune of Hadhrat <ubair was that he was
responsible for the arm# of Amr ibn Aas whi)h )ame to )on.uer
=(#pt after whi)h Islaam had entered it.

In front of the fortress of Bab#lon the Muslims had )ome to a
standstill. &heir attempts to break down the wallsK ro)ks of this
stron( fortress were in 'ain. &he sie(e was len(thened months until
Hadhrat <ubair embarked on a mar'ellous a)tion.

He then said to the perse'erin( Muslims !+eril# I ha'e (i'en m#
soul to Allaah, and I hope that Allaah will (rant 'i)tor# to the
Muslims be)ause of that.,

Hadhrat <ubair pla)ed a ladder on the wall of the fortress and
thereafter as)ended upon it and said to his )ompanions !4hen #ou
hear m# &akbeer then #oull sa# the &akbeer.,

Hadhrat <ubair as)ended the ladder of the fortress whilst the
Muslims followed him. Hadhrat <ubair thereafter (a'e the &akbeer
and the Muslims repeated it. 5ear had (ripped the hearts of the
3omans whi)h had lead to their lea'in( the fortress. Hadhrat <ubair
had )on.uered it alone and after that )it# was )on.uered, all of
=(#pt had followed.

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&he Muslims had definitel# re)o(nized the sa)rifi)es and stri'in( of
Hadhrat <ubair so mu)h so that one of them had said !I had
looked at the )hest of <ubair and seen as thou(h there was a
resemblan)e to that of sprin(s whi)h had )ome about from the
wounds of the swords and arrows.,
Hadhrat <ubair had desired to be)ome a mart#r and die in the path
of Allaah. In man# battles whi)h he had parti)ipated, he )arried his
soul in his hands, howe'er, throu(hout the battles of Islaam, Hadhrat
<ubair was not killed.

Be)ause of the lo'e he had for mart#rdom he had named his sons
with names of the mat#rs. He named his son Abdullaah after
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn ;ahsh the first to be named Ameer ul
Mu>mineen. &his was be)ause he was the first mutilated mart#r who
was killed on the da# of Uhud.

As for his son Mus>ab, he was amed after Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn
Umair another mart#red in Uhud. He was the first ambassador in
Islaam. As for Hamzah, he was named after the !?ion of Allaah and
His 3asul, Hadhrat Hamzah ibn Abdul Muttalib . &he remainder of
his )hildren were also named in a similar like this i.e. after the
mart#rs.
?ike Hadhrat &alhah ibn Ubaidullah . Hadhrat <ubair was also
wealth# and (enerous, and 'er# )haritable. He distributed all of his
wealth to the need# without lea'in( an#thin( for himself. 3ather he
and his wealth were in the path of Allaah.

Hadhrat &alhah and Hadhrat <ubair li'ed as brothers for Allaah
to this e*tent that 1abi said !&alhah and <ubair are m# nei(hbours
in ;annah.,
/-='' ''= -- , ='=0

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After the death of Hadhrat Uthmaan , Hadhrat &alhah and
Hadhrat <ubair fou(ht opposin( Hadhrat Ali ibn Abi &aalib in
the Battle of ;amal.

Hadhrat Ali )ame to Hadhrat <ubair and said !" <ubair, Fid #ou
not hear the sa#in( of 1abi re(ardin( #ourself7,

!-oon #ou will kill Ali and be an oppressor.,

4hen Hadhrat <ubair heard this, he had remembered the sa#in( of
1abi and he and Hadhrat &alhah ibn Ubaidullah thereafter
withdrew from the battle.

Howe'er the perpetrators of )orruption had refused e*)ept that
Hadhrat <ubair and Hadhrat &alhah were killed. Hadhrat &alhah
was then killed first. It was whilst Hadhrat <ubair was
performin( -alaah when a man named Ibn ;armooz had shot and
killed him with an arrow.

Ibn ;armooz then returned to Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib seekin(
permission to enter when Ali said !I definitel# heard 3asulullaah
sa#in( !$i'e (lad tidin(s to the person who kills ibn -affi##a i.e.
<ubair with the fire. /;ahannam0,

Hadhrat Ali then went so that he )ould see Hadhrat <ubair
smeared with his blood as a mart#r. 4hilst )r#in( Hadhrat Ali
leaned o'er and kissed him and said !A sword B# Allaah whi)h
fre.uentl# defended 3asulullaah ,

Elose to the bod# of Hadhrat &alhah was that of Hadhrat <ubair
so that the# )ould tra'el to their (ra'es to(ether like how the# were
brothers in the world. &he sa#in( of 3asulullaah )ontinued
!&alhah and <ubair will be m# nei(hbours in ;annah / '' ''= -=
-- , ='=0,
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Hadhrat <ubair was also killed in the thirt# si*th #ear after Hi:ri
/LS A.H.0
Beneficial Lessons

A. ?o'e of Allaah and His 3asul .
C. -a)rifi)es in the path of Allaah with oneself and wealth.

L. Fefendin( 3asulullaah and Islaam.

H. Fesire for mart#rdom in the path of Allaah.
Questions

A. Hadhrat <ubair a))epted Islaam in Madinah and mi(rated to
Makkah /&rueKfalse0

C. Hadhrat <ubair mi(rated to Ab#ssinia twi)e /trueKfalse0

L. Hadhrat <ubair was the paternal un)le of 3asulullaah
/-.A.4.0 /trueKfalse0

H. Hadhrat <ubair parti)ipated in the )on.uerin( of =(#pt with
Hadhrat Arm ibn Al2Aas /trueK false0
-ive an appropriate title to the story of ,ubair ibn Awwaam
Choose the correct answer from the brackets:

A. Hadhrat <ubair ibn Awwaam was named /&he fl#in(
mart#r, &he lion of Allaah, &he followerKdis)iple of
3asulullaah 0
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C. Hadhrat <ubair was the first to /be mart#red, unsheathe a
sword, and die0 in Islaam.

L. Hadhrat &alhah and /Hadhrat Umar, Ali, Hamzah, <ubair
0 were brothers for the sake of /-' ',='0 and the# both
will be nei(hbours of 3asulullaah in ;annah.

H. Hadhrat <ubair and Hadhrat &alhah were from amon(st
the /fi'e, se'en, ten people0 (i'en (lad tidin(s of ;annah.
Answers

A. 5alse
C. &rue
L. 5alse
H. &rue
Choose the correct answer from the brackets:

A. &he followerKdis)iple of 3asulullaah .
C. unsheathe a sword.
L. Hadhrat <ubair .
H. ten people.

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The Story of Hadhrat Abdur .ahmaan ibn Auf %

&he deta)hment )ontinued in'itin( towards Islaam in Makkah e'en
thou(h man# of the people were not listenin( to it. Howe'er the %ure
$od 5earin( Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. )arried upon his
shoulders responsibilit# of spreadin( this new in'itation.

He sear)hed for men with (ood )hara)ter and respe)table standin(
and then presented Islaam to them. 4hen the# hurried towards
Islaam onl# one person had pre)eded them to him.

5rom amon(st those who Hadhrat Abu Bakr had presented Islaam,
was a #oun( bo# who was tall and fair in )omple*ion. He was
Hadhrat Abd e Amr ibn Abd e Auf ibn Haarith /the sla'e of Amr
the son of the sla'e of Auf ibn Haarith0 from the Banu <uhrah the
maternal un)les of 3asulullaah .

Hadhrat Abd e Amr did not hesitate to announ)e his Islaam. His
Islaam had )ome :ust two da#s after Hadhrat Abu Bakr had
a))epted Islaam. 4hen he went to 1abi announ)in( his Islaam
1abi said to him !Ehan(e #our name to Abdur 3ahmaan.,
Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan had the (ood fortune of ha'in( this new
name and the obli'iousness of his old name was )on)ealed.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan had )ertainl# be)ome one of the first to
a))ept Islaam and the se'enth of the Asharah Mubasharah /those ten
people (i'en (lad tidin(s of :annah in one sittin(.0

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4hen 1abi was hidin( in the house of Hadhrat Ar.am ibn Abi
Ar.am , Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf was one of the 'isitors
of this house re)ei'in( the tea)hin(s of Islaam and seizin( its -hariat
/i.e. its re'ealed law of Islaam0. His heart was opened to whate'er
was re'ealed from the Qur>aan. He listened to it with his ears and
understood it with his heart.
&his was done to su)h an e*tent that he be)ame one of those who
were )losel# a).uainted with 3asulullaah be)ause of his abundan)e
in knowled(e, memorisation of the Qur>aan and his bein( a s)ribe for
re'elation when it was re'ealed upon 3asulullaah and when the
harm upon 1abi and the Muslims was intense.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf was one of the man# who had
mi(rated to Ab#ssinia fleein( in order to sa'e their reli(ion and
sear)hin( for :usti)e in the kin(dom of 1a:aashi /1e(us0. But the
heart of Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan )ould not tolerate the separation
from 1abi so he hastil# returned re)ei'in( the 'erses of Allaah
re)ited to him, prote)tin( it with his heart and ton(ue.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan had mi(rated a se)ond time also, onl#
this time it was to Madinah where 3asulullaah had established his
empire, the foundation of whi)h was the Qur>aan and the ton(ue
/--''0.

3asulullaah made brothers between Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn
Auf and Hadhrat -a>d ibn 3abee> who was one of the Ansaar who
brou(ht Imaan in Allaah and his 3asul .

Hadhrat -a>d ibn 3abee> hurried with Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan
to his house as thou(h he had returned earnin(s and profits and
(oodness for his famil#. &he Ansaar were people of honour and use
to (i'e 'irtue to others o'er themsel'es.

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Hadhrat -a>d )ame with his wealth pla)ed it in the hands of
Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan and said to him !&his is m# wealth. I
ha'e distributed it into two hal'es. Ehoose whi)he'er half #ou wish
for #ourself.,

He thereafter )ame with two wi'es and said !&hese are m# two
wi'es. Ehoose one of them. I will di'or)e her so that #ou ma# marr#
her.,

He thereafter said !&his is m# house of two floors. Ehoose the floor
#ou would like to li'e in.,

In front of these e*uberant offers, Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan smiled
and said to Hadhrat -a>d ibn 3abee> !" m# brother, Ma# Allaah
bless #ou in #our wealth, #our wi'es and #our homes. -how me
where the bazaar is.,

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf )ame out )arr#in( firewood on
his shoulder in order to sell it to the people. He be(an a life of hard
work and to(ether with it the life of imaan in the )it# of 3asulullaah
.

?ittle time had elapsed after his arri'al in the )it# of Madinah when
3asulullaah had )ome to know that Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan bin
Auf had soon (otten married. Marria(e at that time was not eas#
be)ause he had nothin( to (i'e his new wife as mahr and what was
he to (i'e as pa#ment for the house in whi)h he was to li'e in.

3asulullaah )ame to Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan bin Auf as a well2
wisher and said to him !8ou (ot married " Abdur 3ahmaan bin
Auf6, It was as thou(h 1abi was askin( him re(ardin( the
)orre)tness of this news.

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Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan replied !8es " 3asulullaah , I (ot
married.,

3asulullaah then said to him !4hat did #ou (i'e as mahr to #our
wife7,

He replied !$old e.ui'alent to the wei(ht of a date pit "
3asulullaah ,

1abi then said to him !-lau(hter an animal, e'en thou(h it be a
sheep for the Muslims. Ma# Allaah bless #ou in #our wealth,

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan slau(htered this sheep and the dua of
1abi was a))epted. Allaah had blessed Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan
so mu)h in his wealth that he be)ame one of the ri)hest men of
Madinah /Ma# Allaah be pleased with him0.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan had (athered knowled(e about ;ihaad
/stri'in( in the path of Allaah0 and wealth, onl# a few -ahaabah
had done this at that time. "n the da# of Badr, Hadhrat Abdur
3ahmaan ibn Auf )ame out in the arm# of the belie'ers as a
Mu:aahid /one who stri'es in the path of Allaah0 hopin( for one of
two thin(s, either 'i)tor# or mart#rdom. His bra'er# had be)ome
manifest as he was )uttin( the ne)ks of the mushrikeen with his
sword until Allaah had fulfilled his promise and assisted the
Muslims with his arm#.

"n the da# of Uhud, Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was one of those
defendin( 3asulullaah nei(hbourin( Hadhrat &alhah and
Hadhrat <ubair . Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was one of those who
had remained firm in this battle, i.e. the one in whi)h 3asulullaah
was almost killed b# the mushrikeen. &his he did to su)h an e*tent
that the# found more than twent# spear and sword wounds in his
bod# until his affl)itions rendered his le( lame .
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Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan had parti)ipated in all the battle and
)ampai(ns with 1abi . His wealth did not o))up# him and his trade
had not distra)ted him from ;ihaad or knowled(e. Instead it had
assisted him in obedien)e and ;ihaad.

4hen Hadhrat Uthmaan had )ontributed su)h abundan)e in wealth
that 1abi said !" Allaah, I am pleased with Uthmaan. &hen 8ou
be)ome pleased with him., Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan (a'e half his
wealth to 3asulullaah so that he too )ould prepare an arm# to fi(ht
the mushrikeen b# means of it.

3asulullaah then made dua for him sa#in( !Ma# Allaah bless #ou
in what #ou ha'e (i'en. And Ma# Allaah bless #ou in what #ou ha'e
withheld.,

&he battleKe*pedition of &abuk had be)ome the most famous and
'irtuous da# for Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan bin Auf . "n that da#,
Allaah &a>aala had )ommanded his 1abi to )ome to &abuk and
atta)k the 3omans in their )it#. &he fruits on the trees had ripened
and all the Muslims who )omplained of po'ert# at that time were
preparin( its )ost in order to sell it. Howe'er it was obli(ator# to
obe# the )ommand of Allaah.

Hadhrat Abu Bakr )ame with all of his wealth, Hadhrat Umar
with half and Hadhrat Uthmaan had spent whate'er wealth he was
able to. Howe'er all of this was not suffi)ient to prepare the arm# to
fa)e the diffi)ult )hallen(e of fi(htin( the 3omans.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan bin Auf then )ame )arr#in( in a ba(
whi)h )ontained two hundred "u.i#as /i.e. a measurement of wei(ht
used in arab )ountries0 of (old and pla)ed it in the lap of 3asulullaah
astonishin( all the -ahaabah to su)h an e*tent that Hadhrat Umar
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thou(ht that Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan had )ommitted a )rime and
intended to (i'e this wealth in order to repent for it.

Howe'er Allaah &a>aala had e*posed the freedom of Hadhrat Abdur
3ahmaan and purit# of his heart. 1abi then said to him !4hat
ha'e #ou left for #our famil# " Abdur 3ahmaan7,

He replied !A lot " 3asulullaah , more than what I ha'e spent.,

1abi then said !How mu)h ha'e #ou left for them7,

He said !I ha'e left Allaah and his 3asul for them.,

4hen the Muslim arm# had passed &abuk, -alaah was about to be
performed, and 3asulullaah was not present at that time. He had
(one to purif# himself. Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan bin Auf ad'an)ed
so that he would perform the -alaah. 3asulullaah then )ame and
read -alaah behind him, after whi)h he said !8oull ha'e done well,
do #oull know that Allaah did not make an# 1abi pass awa# until he
had read -alaah behind a pious person from his Ummat /followers07,

How pious a person was Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf 7 He
(a'e his wealth in )harit#, performed ;ihaad /i.e.stri'es0 with his
sword and the 3asul of Allaah whom Allaah had made the leader
of the worlds, read -alaah behind him.

1abi passed awa#, howe'er his dua for Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan
/i.e. !Ma# Allaah bless #ou in #our wealth,0 had remained.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan )ontinued to profit abundantl# in his
trade so mu)h so that he had more wealth in his house than what was
in the Baitul Maal /Muslim &reasur#0 alto(ether. Howe'er it was the
wealth of a pious man, who (a'e it as )harit# to the Muslims and
(ainin( pro*imit# to Allaah b# means of it.
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3asulullaah said to his wi'es >the mothers of the belie'ers before
his death !1one will feel )ompassion towards #ou after me e*)ept
the pious ones., And from amon(st these pious people was Hadhrat
Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf .

He sold a pie)e of land for fort# thousand dinaars /(old )oins0 and
then distributed the wealth amon(st the Banu <uhra /i.e. his people0.
He thereafter sent abundant wealth to the !Umahaatul Mumineen,
/Mothers of the belie'ers0 as a )ompensation for 3asulullaah Hazrat
A#esha !Mother of the belie'ers, made dua for him and said !Ma#
Allaah make the son of Auf /i.e. Abdur 3ahmaan0 drink from the
sprin( of %aradise.,

&he wealth of Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf had not )ome as
inheritan)e from someone. He earned it b# labourin( in trade and his
e'erlastin( ob:e)ti'e was one !&he wealth earned will be spent in the
path of Allaah.,

"ne da# there was a loud sound in Madinah and all the people
thou(ht that the enem# had atta)ked Madinah. Howe'er, in realit# it
was the )ara'an of Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf whi)h had
se'en hundred )amels laden with e'er# t#pe of (oods. Madinah was
then mo'ed be)ause of that.

It was here that Hadhrat A#esha said !I had definitel# seen Abdur
3ahmaan ibn Auf enterin( ;annah )rawlin(Kmar)hin(.,

Hadhrat A#esha was -aadi.ah !the one who ne'er spoke a lie, and
the most belo'ed to 1abi from the people. Hadhrat Abdur
3ahmaan hastened to (i'e this )ara'an in )harit#. He said !+eril#
I make #ou m# witness that whate'er this )ara'an is )arr#in( and
saddled with is for the sake of Allaah .= , = !

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Fespite ha'in( all this wealth, the world and its beaut# did not
)on)ern Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf . Instead he used all his
wealth in the path of Allaah , = .= without keepin( an#thin( for
himself. B# means of this, he had obtained the respe)t of all the
-ahaabah su)h as Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Umar , who had
made him one of the )andidates for Khilaafat after their death.

Howe'er Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was self den#in( re(ardin(
Khilaafat and remo'ed himself from it. He was then in )har(e of the
)ounsel of Muslims until Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan be)ame the
Khalifah.

"ne da# whilst Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was fastin(, the# )ame to
him with some food )onsistin( of meat and bread. He then looked
towards the food and said !3asulullaah had passed awa# in this
)ondition that he and his famil# were not satiated with bread made
from barle#, Musab ibn Umair was better than me and he was killed
in that state that the )o'er in whi)h he was enshrouded at the time of
burial was su)h that if #ou )o'ered his head, then his feet would be
e*posed, and if #ou )o'ered his feet, his head would be e*posed.
Hamzah was better than me and the# )ould not e'en find an#thin(
else besides a )loth to )o'er him. I fear that Allaah = , .= is (i'in(
us an ad'an)e for our (ood deeds.,

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan thereafter )ried and left the food and did
not eat it after that, until the lon(in( to meet Allaah, His 3asul and
his s )ompanions who had pre)eded him to 5irdous / '=`' ,--'' _ 0.

It was not lon( before he met Allaah and His 3asul . "ne da#
durin( the twelfth #ear after Hi:rah Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was
la#in( down on his mattress awaitin( the arri'al of the messen(ers of
Allaah so that the# would remo'e his soul and that he would be
buried ne*t to his )ompanions who pre)eded him to ;annah. Hadhrat
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Abdur 3ahmaan had also per)ei'ed that ;annah had definitel# been
beautified for him.

He had heard the (lad tidin(s of Allaah bein( pleased with him from
the an(els of mer)#. His soul was then handed o'er to Allaah. &he
-ahaabah then )ame )arr#in( him to his (ra'e and with tears in
their e#es and (rief in their hearts the# made dua for him.

Allaah had freed Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan from fitnah b# makin(
him not witness it. He had attained the pureness of the worldl# life
and :oined the pro)ession of the pious in the hereafter.
Beneficial Lessons


C. Brotherhood between Muslims and (i'in( preferen)e to a
Muslim o'er oneself and famil#.

L. /--,-'' -- -= '-'-- -'== -,=`'0

H. Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was from amon(st the Asharah
Mubasharaah /i.e. the ten people (i'en (lad tidin(s of ;annah in
one sittin(0.
Questions
#f you had wealth like that of Abdur .ahmaan ibn Auf' *ould
you have given it in charity like how he did)
Complete the following:/

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was from the Banu QQQQQQQQQQQQ and
a))epted Islaam upon the hands of QQQQQQQQQQQ and mi(rated to
QQQQQQQQQQQQ and thereafter to QQQQQQQQQQQQ.
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QQQQQQQQQQQQQQ )han(ed the name of Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn
Auf from QQQQQQQQQQQ to Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan .

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan was the Imam of the Muslims in the
Battle of QQQQQQQQQQ and 3asulullaah said QQQQQQQQQQQQQ and read
-alaah behind him.
*hose saying is this:/

A. -lau(hter e'en thou(h it be a sheep and Allaah will bless #ou.

C. Ma# Allaah make the son of Auf drink from the sprin(s of
;annah.

L. &his is m# wealth, m# house and m# two wi'es. Ehose
whate'er #ou wish.
Answers
Complete the following:/

/<uhrah 2 Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. 2 Ab#ssinia 2 Madinah0
/3asulullaah 2 Abd e Amr0 /&abuk 2 8oull ha'e done well0
*hose saying is this:/

A. 3asulullaah .

C. &he mother of the belie'ers Hadhrat A#esha -idee.ah .

L. .

H. Hadhrat -a>d ibn 3abee> .

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Story of Hadhrat Sa0d ibn Abi *a!aas %

!I was the third person to a))ept Islaam and the first to shoot an
arrow in the path of Allaah.,

?ike this Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas made us re)o(nize him at
first. +eril# he was the third person to ha'e a))epted Islaam and also
the first person to shoot an arrow in the path of Allaah.

Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas ibn 4uhaib ibn Abd e Manaaf li'ed
in the Banu <uhrah, who were the maternal un)les of 3asulullaah .

4uhaib was the (randfather of -a>d. He was also the paternal un)le
of Aaminah bint 4ahab, the mother of 3asulullaah . &he people
then re)o(nized -a>d as the maternal un)le of 3asulullaah and at
the time 3asulullaah saw him, he was proud of him be)ause of his
bra'er#, stren(th and truthfulness of his Imaan. He then said !&his
is m# /maternal0 un)le /''= ,-' --'0. His Islaam had definitel# )ome
earl#., &his was be)ause he re)o(nized 1abi s (oodness,
truthfulness and trustworthiness.

Man# meetin(s before 1abi was (i'en prophethood, 1abi had
re)o(nized Hadhrat -a>d s lo'e for fi(htin( and his bra'er#.

Hadhrat -a>d was infatuated with shootin(. He trained himself to
be)ome an ar)her. &he Islaam of Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas was
e*tremel# eas# and there was no diffi)ult#. Instead he hastened to
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Islaam and was the third person who a))epted Islaam. He used to
sa# !I definitel# sta#ed se'en da#s and was the third one in Islaam.
/`-' -'`' , '-' -- -`- --'0.,

&he )onditions that befell Hadhrat -a>d were not mu)h different.
4hen his mother had )ome to know of his a))eptin( Islaam she
be)ame e*tremel# an(r# and said to him !" -a>d, Are #ou lea'in(
#our reli(ion and the reli(ion of #our forefathers and followin( a
new reli(ion7 B# Allaah6 I will not eat or drink an#thin( until #ou
return from this reli(ion.,

Hadhrat -a>d then said !B# Allaah, I will not lea'e m# reli(ion and
nor will I separate from it.,

Hadhrat -a>d Ds mother be(an fastin( a))ordin(l#, she new that he
lo'ed her and that his heart would burst when he saw her weak and
si)k.

Howe'er Hadhrat -a>d lo'ed Allaah and His 3asul more and said
to his mother !B# Allaah, " Mother, if #ou had se'ent# li'es and
#ou sa)rifi)ed e'er# one of those li'es, then too I will ne'er lea'e m#
reli(ion.,

&he mother had now known with )ertaint# that her son had )han(ed
and would not return to his pre'ious self e'er and thus her (rief and
an(er o'erwhelmed her.

It was then that Allaah had re'ealed the followin( 'erses re(ardin(
Hadhrat -a>d in the Qur>aan

!/ '-+-='- , '-+=- ` - =' -' '- - =-- ' _'= ='-'= ', ',- '---'' 0,

!And if the# /#our parents0 for)e #ou to as)ribe su)h partners to Me,
about whi)h #ou ha'e no knowled(e, then do not obe# them but
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)ordiall# asso)iate with them in this world., /-urah ?u.maan 'erse
AP0

As for bein( the first to shoot an arrow in the path of Allaah, the
Muslims were in Makkah readin( -alaah softl# in the mountain pass
in whi)h the# were hidin(. -ome of the mushrikeen saw them and
wanted to fi(ht them, Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas then stood and
opposed them. He shot one of them and that was the first time blood
had flowed in Islaam.

Hadhrat -a>d had also entered and remained in the 'alle# of Abu
&aalib with 1abi for three #ears, so that he ma# also e*perien)e the
pan(s of hun(er. He then ate the lea'es of trees until Allaah had
permitted that this hardship be remo'ed. &hereafter Hadhrat -a>d
mi(rated to Madinah with those who mi(rated in the path of Allaah.

Hadhrat Umair ibn Abi 4a.aas mi(rated with his brother to
Madinah when a )all for ;ihaad /to fi(ht in the path of Allaah0 was
made. Hadhrat -a>d )ame out )arr#in( his sword and spear and he
was not more than twent# #ears old at that time.

As for Hadhrat Umair , he was still small in a(e and had not
e*)eeded thirteen or fourteen #ears. 5rom amon(st the habits of
3asulullaah was that he would look at his arm# and then return
those #outh who were without stren(th and unable to fi(ht.

3asulullaah saw Hadhrat Umair tr#in( to )on)eal himself so that
1abi would not re:e)t him makin( him unable to fi(ht with the
Muslims. 1abi saw him and told him to return. Hadhrat Umair
)ried until 1abi had pit# on him and in)luded him in the arm# of
Badr. He stood )lose to Hadhrat -a>d fi(htin(Kstri'in( in the path
of Allaah.

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&he dust had made fourteen mart#rs from the Muslims manifest, the
#oun(est of them bein( Hadhrat Umair ibn Abi 4a.aas . Hadhrat
-a>d returned )r#in( upon the death of his brother, )arr#in( 'i)tor#
in one hand and his brother in the other.

&he life of ;ihaad passed swiftl# mo'in( the Muslims from one battle
to another.
-omeone )ame and the ar)hers had disobe#ed 1abi and the# left
their positions. &he mushrikeen /pol#theists0 atta)ked the Muslim
arm# until the# rea)hed 3asulullaah with whom onl# a small (roup
of -ahaabah remained. 5rom amon(st them was Hadhrat -a>d ibn
Abi 4a.aas . 1abi saw him and then said to him !"ppose them2
i.e. 4ard off the musrikeen.,

Hadhrat -a>d said THow )an I do that alone7, He thereafter drew
an arrow from his .ui'er and shot a man from the mushrikeen with it
killin( him. He took out another arrow and killed another mushrik
with it. ?ike this he had killed a lar(e number of mushrikeen.
Hadhrat -a>d then took this arrow and said !&his is a blessed
arrow., He ne'er e'er parti)ipated in an# war without this arrow
until he had passed awa#.

Furin( the da# of mournin(, Umme Aiman )ame to (i'e the
wounded in the battlefield, water to drink. A Kaafir /disbelie'er0 shot
her with an arrow. -he then fell and her pri'ate part was e*posed. He
then lau(hed at her. 3asulullaah then took an arrow and said to
Hadhrat -a>d !-hoot, Ma# m# mother and father be ransomed for
#ou6,

?ike this, 3asulullaah had (athered Hadhrat -a>d between his
father and mother. &his pri'ile(e was not (i'en to an# of the other
-ahaabah /)ompanions of the prophet 0 e*)ept Hadhrat -a>d .

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4hen Hadhrat -a>d shot this arrow, it had affli)ted the kaafir
/disbelie'er0 in his ne)k and killed him. 3asulullaah then lau(hed
and said !-a>d took re'en(e on behalf of her, and Allaah had
a))epted his )laim.,

&he weapons of Hadhrat -a>d whi)h were in e'er# battle of his
be)ame known as the !Blessed Arrows, and !&he A))epted
-uppli)ation,. Hadhrat -a>d )ontinued to remember the sa#in( of
1abi !Make pleasant #our dinin( room " -a>d, the in'itation will
be answered.,

He remembered another in'itation !" Allaah dire)t his shot and
a))ept his )all., Allaah had answered the dua of his 1abi and
Hadhrat -a>d be)ame the best marksman and a person whose duas
were a))epted.

As for the (uided shot, and the appropriate arrow, it was )ertainl#
apparent in those battles of Islaam in whi)h Hadhrat -a>d
embarked, opposin( the lar(e armies of the mushrikeen leadin( the
Muslims in the 'i)tories of %ersia, spreadin( Islaam in its lands.

Before the famous battle in the land of %ersia, a(ainst the /-paniards0,
&he %ersians had (athered a lar(e (atherin( to fi(ht the Muslims.

Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab , the Ameerul Mu>mineen at the time
intended to )ome out himself to meet the kni(ht and lead the Muslim
arm#, howe'er Hadhrat Ali ibn Abu &aalib )on'in)ed him to
refrain from this idea.

&here was no other man more suited for this diffi)ult task who was
stron( in his Imaan as well as ph#si)all#. It was here that Hadhrat
Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf said to Hadhrat Umar !Here #ou ha'e
the ?ions )law in the form of -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas / -- -`'- --`' =-''
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', -' -'0 /i.e. like how the )law assists a lion, so too, will -a>d assist
us0,

Hadhrat Umar looked and saw Hadhrat -a>d , who be)ame the
?ion that was entrusted with this diffi)ult task.

He then appointed him to lead the arm# and said to him !" -a>d,
&hat it be said !&he maternal un)le of 3asulullaah ,, !&he
Eompanion of 3asulullaah , should definitel# not mislead #ou from
Allaah. Be)ause +eril# Allaah / .= , =0 eradi)ate e'il with e'il, but
He eradi)ates e'il with (ood, " -a>d@ +eril# Allaah, &here is no link
between Him and between an#one e*)ept obedien)e@,

Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas )ame out as a ?ion for Allaah and His
3asul , leadin( the Muslims in a )ru)ial battle in -pain. /---'-''0.

Here Allaah had e*tin(uished the fire of the fire2worshippers and
purified the land of %ersia from impurit# b# means of Hadhrat -a>d
. He made the pla)e of fire worship into a Mus:id in whi)h Allaah
/ .= , =0 will be worshipped and the /)ities0 in)ludin( the )apital )it#
of %ersia fell into the hands of the Muslims and Allaah had
stren(thened his arm#.

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Althou(h Hadhrat -a>d liberated it from its painful time e*)ept that
he plu)ked up the )oura(e and lead the Muslims to the promised
assistan)e of Allaah. And the# were repeatin(: !.-,'' - , -' '---=,

Hadhrat -a>d and the Muslims tra'elled on the shoresKbanks / -'--
'=-''0 of the &i(ress ri'er until the# )rossed towards the mushrikeen
and killed the %ersians )ompletel#. &here leader was none other than
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the person with the (uided shot and appropriate arrow / -='- +-''
-----'' --'' , --'-''0.

3e(ardin( the dua whi)h was a))epted, it was a se)ond weapon
whi)h Hadhrat -a>d used to oppose the enemies of Allaah.

&he doors of the sk# were )ertainl# opened for the duas of Hadhrat
-a>d . Allaah had answered him when he )alled and asked of Him.

Hadhrat -a>d (ot a small (irl when he was old, be)ause there was a
period of time in whi)h Hadhrat -a>d had be)ome so si)k and weak
that he was )lose to death renderin( him unable to ha'e a )hild.
Howe'er Hadhrat -a>d made dua to Allaah and said !" m# 3abb,
+eril# I ha'e small offsprin(s. ?en(then m# life until the# mature.,
Allaah &a>aala then in)reased -a>ds life b# another twent# #ears
until his )hildren be)ame old.

"ne da#, one of the people said somethin( e'il re(ardin( Hadhrat
Ali , Hadhrat &alhah and Hadhrat <ubair . Hadhrat -a>d then
pre'ented him from sa#in( that. &he man did not stop and repeated
what he had said.

Hadhrat -a>d then said !-top, otherwise I will make dua a(ainst
#ou,

&he man then said in mo)ker# !As if #ou are a 1abi, soon #our dua
will be answered7,

Hadhrat -a>d then stood up made whudhu, performed two rakaats
-alaah and made dua a(ainst this man. It was not e'en a few
moments until the man be)ame an e*ample and si(n whi)h for
Hadhrat -a>d was a )onfirmation that 'eril# Allaah had definitel#
a))epted his dua.

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An e*)eptionall# stron( she2)amel )ame out, as thou(h it was
sear)hin( for the man who Hadhrat -a>d had made dua a(ainst.
4hen it saw him, it ki)ked him with its hoo'es until he fell to the
(round and )ontinued to do so without an# re(ret until he had
passed awa#.

Man# blessin(s of the world did not remain after the death of
3asulullaah , Hadhrat Abu Bakr , Hadhrat Umar , Hadhrat
Uthmaan and Hadhrat Ali . &he Muslims that remained were
fi(htin( ea)h other.

Hadhrat -a>d had kept awa# from )orruption and did not fi(ht with
Hadhrat Ali or Hadhrat Mu>aawi#a . He preferred to remain in
Madinah, far from this )orruptionKtest and remained as a (o'ernor of
it.

His da#, the one in whi)h he died, had )ome. He said to his )hildren
!I ha'e a woollen )loth with whi)h I met the mushrikeen in Badr and
I intend to meet Allaah in it. -o when I pass awa#, enshroud me in
it.,

"ne mornin( durin( the fift# fifth #ear after Hi:rah, the Muslims
announ)ed the death of Hadhrat -a>d . &he# buried him in his (ra'e
in Ba.i )lose to the )ompanions of 1abi . &he Ummahaatul
Mu>mineen /i.e. Mothers of the belie'ers0 read -alaah upon him and
)ried a lot /i.e. o'er his death0. &he person who was the (uided
marksman and the one whose duas were answered had passed awa#.
Hen)e he was (oin( towards the (ardens of Allaah, His pleasure, and
His for(i'eness. &he words of 3asulullaah remained
!-hoot -a>d, Ma# m# father and mother be ransomed for #ou.,
Beneficial Lessons

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A. Belief in Allaah &a>aala , His lo'e, and the desire for
mart#rdom in His path.

C. Bra'er# and Eoura(e is from amon(st the .ualities of a
belie'er.

L. &he lo'e of Allaah &a>aala for the person with (ood food and
His a))eptan)e of the in'itation from him.

H. Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas is from the Asharah
Mubasharah /those ten people (i'en (lad tidin(s of ;annah in
one sittin(0.
Questions
Mention the e1act saying which this sentence indicates
towards

A. 3asulullaah ransomed Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas with
his father and mother.

C. -u)h an in'itation whi)h 3asulullaah ur(ed Hadhrat -a>d to
make that the one who a))epts this in'itation will be the one
who )hooses the appropriate arrow.
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L. A statement in whi)h Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf
mentioned to Hadhrat Umar de)larin( the stren(th of
Hadhrat -a>d .
Choose the correct answer from the brackets

A. Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas lead the Muslims in the battle
of /8armouk, Qaadisi##a, A:naadeen0.

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C. @ /Hadhrat Umar K Hadhrat Amr K Hadhrat Umair 0 was a
friend of Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas and was mart#red in
the battle of Badr.

L. 1abi said to Hadhrat -a>d !" Allaah, Answer the in'itation
of Hadhrat -a>d and (uide his @/his pun)h, his smile, his
arrow0.

H. Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas was the /fisrt, third, tenth0
person to be)ome a Muslim.
#f you could change the title of Sa0d ibn Abi *a!aas' *hat
would it be)
Answers
Mention the e1act saying which this sentence indicates
towards

A. !-hoot -a>d, Ma# m# father and mother be ransomed for #ou.,

C. !" Allaah, A))ept his in'itation and (uide his arrow,
/--- --- , -,=- -=' +'''0

L. !Here #ou ha'e the ?ions )law@ /-`'- --`' =-''0 !
Choose the correct answer from the brackets

A. Qaadisi##a.
C. Hadhrat Umair .
L. His arrow.
H. &he &hird.

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The Story of Hadhrat Sa0eed ibn ,aid %

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4ith these )ouplets Hadhrat <aid ibn Amr ibn 1ufail san( and
implored.
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4hilst lookin( at the Ka>bah he said to Allaah &a>aala !I am present
" m# 3abb, I am present in realit# /'-= '-=0,

Hadhrat <aid ibn Amr ibn 1ufail was the son of the un)le of
Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab /i.e. )ousin0, who li'ed before Islaam
and the prophethood of 1abi . He was (uided to Allaah &a>aala b#
his sound )hara)ter. He did not worship idols nor did he sa)rifi)e
an#thin( for it like how the other mushrikeen did in Makkah.

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He used to sa# to the people of Makkah !" assembl# of the Quraish,
Allaah has sent upon #ou the rain of the skies, He has made the )rops
(row for #ou, and )reated the sheep for #ou. &hereafter #ou all are
slau(hterin( it for besides Him. How is this possible7,

Khattaab ibn Amr ibn 1ufail then stood up and stru)k him on his
fa)e and said to him !Ma# e'il befall #ou, we ha'e bore enou(h
patien)e o'er #ou. !

He thereafter punished him se'erel# so mu)h so that Hadhrat <aid
)ame out from Makkah and onl# returned se)retl# out of fear of his
un)le Khattaab, the father of Hadhrat Umar .

In Makkah Hadhrat <aid ibn Amr (athered with 4ara.ah bin
1aufal, Abdullah bin ;ahsh, his mother Umaimah bint ul Haarith, the
paternal aunt of 3asulullaah and Uthmaan ibn al Huwairith.

Hadhrat <aid then said to them !B# Allaah, 8oull know that #our
people ha'e erred, re(ardin( the reli(ion of Ibrahim . How are
#ouDll wanderin( around stones whi)h )annot hear, see, harm nor
benefit7 " people6 =*amine the reli(ion for #oursel'es. 8ou will find
that #ou are not upon an#thin(.,

&he# split up in the )ities sear)hin( for the )orre)t reli(ion. 4ara.ah
bin 1aufal embra)ed Ehristianit#, Abdullah ibn ;ahsh and Uthmaan
ibn Huwairith the# )ontinued upon their sear)h until Islaam had
)ome. Hadhrat Abdullah brou(ht Imaan until he was mart#red at
Uhud and named !&he mutilated mart#r,

Hadhrat <aid ibn Amr had (one to -#ria to sear)h had remained
upon the reli(ion of Ibrahim until he met a rabbi> from amon(st
those in -#ria. He thereafter narrated his stor# to him after whi)h
then 3abbi> said !+eril# #ou are sear)hin( for a reli(ion whi)h does
not e*ist, howe'er, return to Makkah. +eril# Allaah will soon send a
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person to #oull who will re'i'e the reli(ion of Ibrahim . $o, belie'e
in him and follow him.,

4hilst he was on the wa# to Makkah, 3asulullaah was sent /i.e. he
was (i'en prophethood0. Hadhrat <aid did not know that
3asulullaah had been sent and was killed b# some non2arabs before
he )ould brin( Imaan.

4hen the# mentioned this to 1abi , He said re(ardin( Hadhrat
<aid !/-'--'' ,- --=, -' --- -'0 !+eril# he alone will be sent as a
nation on the da# of Qi#aamah,

In his last few breaths he (enerousl# said !" Allaah, +eril# #ou ha'e
depri'ed me of this (ood. Fo not depri'e m# son /-a>eed0 from it.,

&he in'itation of Hadhrat <aid )ontinued throu(h the skies and the
earth until his son Hadhrat -a>eed one da# in Makkah )ame to
know of the messa(e of 3asulullaah after whi)h he and his wife
Hadhrat 5aatimah bint Khattab /i.e. the sister of Hadhrat Umar ibn
Khattab 0 then brou(ht Imaan in him.

&heir a))eptin( of Islaam was durin( its initial sta(es, before
3asulullaah entered the house of Ar.am ibn Abi Al2Ar.am.
Hadhrat -a>eed )ontinued to )on)eal his Imaan bearin( patien)e
upon the harm of his people so mu)h so that he was not dri'en out of
Makkah like how his father was dri'en out before. 4hen Hadhrat
Umar )ame to know that he had a))epted Islaam, he intended to kill
him and hit him until he made his fa)e bleed.

But the patien)e of Hadhrat -a>eed had be)ome the means of
Hadhrat Umar a))eptin( Islaam /like how it was mentioned in the
-tor# of Hadhrat Umar 0

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Hadhrat -a>eed mi(rated to Madinah with his wife Hadhrat
5aatimah before the battle of Badr, he was )hosen b# 1abi to (o
with Hadhrat &alhah ibn Ubaidullah in order to sp# on the
mushrikeen, to find out their numbers and mo'ements. Be)ause of
this, Hadhrat -a>eed did not parti)ipate in the battle of Badr,
howe'er 1abi had (i'en him a portion from the boot# of the battle
as thou(h he was present in it and witnessed it.

&hereafter Hadhrat -a>eed had parti)ipated in the remainin( battles
with 3asulullaah fi(htin( with his sword and belie'in( whole2
heartedl# so mu)h so that one da# he was with 3asulullaah on
Mount Hirah to(ether with some of the other -ahaabah whi)h then
trembled.

1abi then said !-ta# firm " Mountain6 +eril# there is not upon
#ou e*)ept a 1abi, or -idee. or -haheed /Mart#r0.,

4hen the people ask Hadhrat -a>eed who was with him, he said
!Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthmaan, Ali, <ubair, &alhah, Abdur 3ahmaan
ibn Auf and -a>d ibn Maalik. And 3asulullaah said !-a>eed ibn
<ubair isK will be in ;annah,

Hadhrat -a>eed then be)ome one of the ten people to be (i'en (lad
tidin(s in ;annah /Ma# Allaah be pleased with him0. He )ontinued
upon his pa)t with 3asulullaah to fi(ht the mushrikeen in %ersia so
mu)h so that Allaah had e*tin(uished b# means of him and his
)ompanions the fire of the /,=-''0 and the people of %ersia had
belie'ed in Allaah &a>aala.

4hen the 'i)tories were )on)luded in the land of %ersia, Hadhrat
-a>eed did not rest, instead he )arried his sword and (oods to
another land in whi)h the Muslims were fi(htin(. &his time it was the
land of -#ria. Furin( the inter'al of the battle between the Muslims
and 3omans /i.e. the battle of 8armouk0, the re'en(e of the 3omans
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was )lose be)ause of their lar(e numbers )omparati'el# to that of the
Muslims.

3e(ardin( the defeat of the 3omans it was due to their worr# that
-#ria will fall )ompletel# in the hands of the Muslims that two new
(roups were prepared for this battle.

A 3oman arm#, one hundred thousand men stron( had )ome to fa)e
the Muslim arm# whi)h had onl# twent# four thousand men. &he
two armies had seen one another. &wo monks and priests )ame
)arr#in( their )rosses and raisin( their 'oi)es with the pra#ers. 5ear
had then )ome in the hearts of the Muslims at the time the 3oman
arm# repeated these pra#ers.

&heir 'oi)es were like that of a mountain at the time it mo'es from its
pla)e. &he leader of the Muslims Abu Ubaidah ibn ;arraah stood up
and addressin( the Muslims

!" ser'ants of Allaah6 Assist Allaah and He will assist #oull and
stren(then #oulls fearlessness. Be patient, be)ause 'eril# patien)e is
the prote)tion from kufr /disbelief0 and )ontentment with the 3abb@.
Adhere to the silen)e until I )ommand #oull. And remember Allaah
/ .= , =0.,

5rom amon(st the rows of Muslims a man )ame out and said to
Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah !" Abu Ubaidah6 +eril# I am (oin( for
mart#rdom now and ha'e )ome out for these warriors. Is there an#
messa(e #ou ha'e been sent with from 3asulullaah /-.A.4.07 / - =' .
-' .,- _'' '+`-- ''- 0,

Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah then said !8es, I will read it /`-'' '-- -'0
from us is pea)e, and he said to him +eril# we ha'e found the
promise of our 3abb to be true,

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Here Hadhrat -a>eed ibn <aid sa#s ! &hen when I saw this man
ride his horse, unsheathe his sword and ad'an)e to the enemies of
Allaah and fi(ht them until his shoulders were re)linin( on the
(round and one of the roman horsemen had threw two spears.
Allaah thereafter remo'ed the fear whi)h was in m# heart and I
entered the enem# lines and fou(ht them until Allaah &a>aala had
(ranted us 'i)tor#., Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah had known well that the
Imaan of Hadhrat -a>eed was true.
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--' --0

In the time of the d#nast# of the Uma##ad, Hadhrat -a>eed ibn <aid
li'ed )r#in( o'er the )ompanions of 3asulullaah whi)h had passed
awa# before him and remained to witness the )orruption and entr# of
the world and its beaut# in the li'es of the Muslims. He then
preferred to return to Madinah and sta# there, were the (o'ernor
there at that time was Hadhrat Marana ibn Hakam ibn Aas .

A woman named Urwa bint Aus )ame out and said !+eril# -a>eed
ibn <aid stole from m# land. And has entered it in his,, that (rie'ed
Hadhrat -a>eed ibn <aid the )ompanion of 3asulullaah and one of
the Asharah Mubasharah with ;annah.

He then said !" Allaah, if she is a liar, remo'e her si(ht and make
her die in her land.,

&he rain des)ended from the skies between the limit whi)h the
woman )laimed that Hadhrat -a>eed had e*)eeded. &hereafter she
be)ame blind and onl# it was onl# a few da#s later when she fell in a
pit in her land and died.

Allaah had answered the dua of the oppressed Hadhrat -a>eed ibn
<aid and the false )laim and slander.

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"ne mornin(, durin( the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Mu>aawi#a ibn Abu
-uf#aan 9 in the PI
th
#ear after hi:rah /PI A.H.0, the people of
Madinah were alarmed with the announ)ement of the death of
Hadhrat -a>eed ibn <aid . Hadhrat -a>d ibn Abi 4a.aas and
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Umar buried him. / -'= `- -=`' 0
Beneficial Lessons

A. 3emainin( on (ood deeds is for the foundation of the death of
the an)estorsKfathers /-'-`' -,- -- -'---`' .-'' -'--0.

C. &he suppli)ation of the oppressed is answered.

L. Belief in Allaah &a>aala and the se)tion re(ardin( all of what
we do as Muslims.
Questions
Mention an incident which astonished you in the life of
Hadhrat Sa0eed ibn ,aid )
The elevation 2--'-3 of Hadhrat Sa0eed ibn ,aid had definitely
saved many% Mention four from amongst them:
Mention five from the ten 2i%e% Asharah Mubasharah3 given
glad tidings with 4annah
Answers
Mention five from the ten 2i%e% Asharah Mubasharah3 given
glad tidings with 4annah
/Hadhrat Abu Bakr , Hadhrat Umar , Hadhrat Uthmaan , Hadhrat
Ali , Hadhrat -a>eed ibn <aid 0
The elevation 2--'-3 of Hadhrat Sa0eed ibn ,aid had definitely
saved many% Mention four from amongst them:
A. Hadhrat <aid ibn Amr ibn 1ufail .
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C. Hadhrat 5aatimah bint Khattaab .
L. Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattab .
H. Hadhrat <aid ibn Khattaab .
The Story of Hadhrat Abu "baidah ibn 4arraah %

Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn ;abal stood after the death of Hadhrat Abu
Ubaidah ibn ;arraah and said to the people !" people +eril# #oull
are berea'in( su)h a man, B# Allaah, I do not know whether I will
see a man more free at heart, more distant from mali)e /i.e. he ne'er
had mali)e for an#one0, more se'ere in lo'e for the end result, and
nor a (reater well wisher for the people around him. -o seek mer)#
for him, Allaah will ha'e mer)# on #oull.,
"n)e Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab sat with his )ompanions and said
to them !Be (rateful,

A man then said !I will be (rateful if this houseKroom was filled with
(old and it belon(ed to me whi)h I will spend it in the path of Allaah
/ .= , =0.,

Hadhrat Umar then said !Be (rateful,

A man then said !I will be (rateful if this houseKroom was filled with
lots of pearls and )r#solite whi)h I will spend in the path of Allaah
/ .= , =0.,

Hadhrat Umar a(ain said !Be (rateful,

&he# then replied !Inform us " Ameerul Mu>mineen,

Umar said !I will be (rateful if this houseKroom was filled with men
the likeness of Abu Ubaidah bin ;arraah.,

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4ho is this man whom Hadhrat Mu>aaz praised7 4ho is this man
who Hadhrat Umar would ha'e been (rateful if the houseKroom
was filled with men like him7

+eril# he was Hadhrat Aamir ibn Abdullah ibn ;arraah , and his
a(nomen was /Abu Ubaidah0 one of the Asharah Mubasharah /the
then people (i'en (lad tidin(s0 with ;annah and lo#al ser'ants of
Islaam.

He had a))epted Islaam the followin( #ear after the Islaam of
Hadhrat Abu Bakr and was also one of those who a))epted Islaam
at the hands of Hadhrat Abu Bakr . ?ike the remainder of his
brothers who had a))epted Islaam, Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah tolerated
the punishment in Makkah bearin( patien)e happil# that the harm
did not turn him awa# from the reli(ionKdeen of Allaah, instead the
punishment had in)reased his belief in Allaah and followin( of the
3asul .

He was also one of the muhaa:ireen who mi(rated to Ab#ssinia
durin( the send mi(ration. Howe'er, he did not find what he had
hoped for there9 be)ause he li'ed safe with his Feen a))ept that he
was depri'ed of the si(ht of 1abi . &hen when his (oods were little
he returned to Makkah sharin( with his brothers durin( the da#s of
punishment, as if the punishment had been )ooled and alle'iated
from them in Makkah alto(ether.

&he re'elation of Allaah des)ended )ommandin( 1abi to mi(rate
from Makkah to Madinah, Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah then departed
from his house and fled with his Feen so that he would :oin a (roup
of belie'ers in Madinah and Madinahs Imaan will remain. &he
belie'ers in Madinah remained at pea)e until Madinah had be)ome
the )entreKpowerhouse of Imaan and the belie'ers were e.ual.
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&he sword of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah ibn ;arraah , was the sword of
the belie'er who did not raise it a))ept in the fa)e of the kuffaar at the
time of 8a>boon a(ainst disbelief, )orruption and disobedien)e,
'--'', ,--'' , -'' `' ,-'- -= -'' =, `' - `
Howe'er, the sword of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah ibn ;arraah was of a
spe)ial kind.

='er#one in the Arabian %eninsula knew the stren(th and power of
his sword. &he# use to a'oid him out of fear of death under its ed(e.
1one of the people ima(ined that the sword of Hadhrat Abu
Ubaidah would soon har'estKreap the ne)k of his father. 8es,
Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah definitel# killed his father, but how7

Abdullah ibn ;arraah the father of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah was a
disbelie'in( man who had punished and harmed the Muslims a lot.
Until Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah the Muslims mi(rated to Madinah.

Makkah had )ome with its men intendin( to fi(ht Islaam. &he
meetin( was then in Badr, and in the Muslim )amp Hadhrat Abu
Ubaidah ibn ;arraah stood behind a fla( /-' `' '' `0

As for Abdullah he was lost. He stood in the )amp of disbelief under
the fla( of the idols and disbelief. Abdullah atta)ked the arm# of the
Muslims with 'ora)it#. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah had seen his father.
He then hid from him. Howe'er, the man returned to atta)k a se)ond
time. 4hene'er Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah attempted to a'oid his
father, his father opposed him intendin( to kill him and had killed
man# men from the Muslims.

Here thou(hts entered the heart of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah . 4ho
must he help7 Allaah or his father.

&he answer )ame .ui)kl# !Allaah., Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah stru)k
his father and killed him whilst he was a kaafir /disbelie'er0
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asso)iatin( partners with Allaah and he ended his linea(e with his
son on the da# his son )hose Imaan and had abandoned him.

Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah )ontinued to be (rie'ed until Allaah &a>aala
re'ealed
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!8ou will not find people who belie'e in Allaah and the last da#
befriendin( those who oppose Allaah and His 3asul e'en thou(h
the# /those who oppose Allaah and His 3asul 0 are their fathers,
their sons, their brothers or their families. &hese /mu>minen who
disasso)iate from their relati'es who oppose Allaah and 3asulullaah
are the people in whose hearts Allaah has written /entren)hed and
stren(thened0 Imaan and whom Allaah assists with His mer)# /with
spiritual life0. Allaah shall enter them into ;annat beneath whi)h
ri'ers flow where the# shall li'e fore'er. Allaah is pleased with them
and the# are pleased with Him. &he# are the (roup of Allaah. Behold6
&he (roup of Allaah shall be the onl# su))essful ones. /&his 'erse
refers spe)ifi)all# to the -ahaabah and then to all other Mu>minen0
-urah Mu:aadalah, 'erse CC0

In the battle of Uhud the mushrikeen had surrounded 3asulullaah
intendin( to kill him and be redeemed from him. 3asulullaah was
affli)ted after the remo'al and separation of the Muslims to su)h an
e*tent that an in)isor of 3asulullaah was shattered and his head
was fra)tured.

"ne of the mushrikeen named Ibn Qam>a )ame )lose and then stru)k
3asulullaah with his sword makin( the two links from the armour
of 3asulullaah enterKpier)e his )heeks.

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Hadhrat Abu Bakr and Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah approa)hed with
Hadhrat Abu Bakr intendin( to e*tra)t the links from the )heeks of
3asulullaah , howe'er Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah intended that this
noble a)t with 3asulullaah be left to him and then said !I take an
oath in Allaah upon #ou that #ou lea'e this task to me.,
/ ' -`' '- =-- ' =-'= -'- -'0

4ith the two middle in)isors Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah had e*tra)ted
the two links from the )heeks of 3asulullaah . His two middle
in)isors then fell out and
/ -= .' '- '- _-= -+'' -'-' -= -' - - ,-' : '-- '-'' -=' ----= ,-' ' 0

3asulullaah had lo'ed Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah so mu)h that he
said !+eril# for e'er# nation is a trustworth#Kreliable person, and
our trustworth#Kreliable person " ummat is Abu Ubaidah ibn
;arraah,

"n)e a dele(ation from 8emen had arri'ed and asked 3asulullaah
for su)h a person who will tea)h them the Qur>aan and -unnat. 1abi
had then sent Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah ibn ;arraah with them. He
took his hand sa#in( !&his is the trustworth#Kreliable one of this
Ummah.,

In one of the stor# from the in)redible stories of Hadhrat Abu
Ubaidah , it is narrated that 3asulullaah sent him before the treat#
of Hudaibi#ah in order to oppose the dele(ation of the Quraish. He
was made the leader of the Muslims from amon(st whi)h there were
three hundred sahaabah.

Furin( the battle, the -ahaabah were affli)ted with se'ere hun(er so
mu)h so that the# be(an to eat the lea'es of trees whi)h had fallen
when the# shook the tree. &he arm# was then named !&he arm# of
lea'es,. 1othin( had remained for the arm# e*)ept those dates
whi)h the# had with them. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah used to then (i'e
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the men one date per da# whi)h the men use to su)k and then drink
water after doin( so. And it use to suffi)e them till the ni(ht. / _'' ---
.-'''0
Allaah was kind to the Muslims at the time the# were in se'ere
hun(er. &he sea had hurled out a mammal )alled a sperm whale
whi)h is a t#pe of whale from whi)h /amber(ris0 --= is e*tra)ted.

&he Muslims took it and benefited from its meat and rubbed their
bodies with its oil. &he# then en:o#ed (athered after there hun(er.
4hen the# returned to 3asulullaah the# mentioned the in)ident of
the whale to him.

He the said to them !It is sustenan)e whi)h Allaah has taken out for
#oull. Is there an#thin( left from its meat b# #oull7,

Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah took out the meat of the whale whi)h
3asulullaah and his )ompanions then ate. And like this, the hun(er
of the -ahaabah from the deta)hment of the people of Madinah was
satiated b# the sustenan)e of Allaah / = .= , 0.

After the death of 3asulullaah the sword of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah
was in the ser'i)e of Islaam. He was a )ommander of the Muslim
arm# in the 'i)tories of -#ria. 3ather he was the )ommander of the
arm# in 8armouk /;ordan0 whi)h put an end to the e*isten)e of the
3omans in -#ria /-haam0 and returned Baitul Mu.addas to the
kin(dom of the Muslims.
'+-'= '-'', ' '-'' = -= -`,,

Hadhrat Umar intended to e*amine his friend !the trustworth# one
of this Ummah, and )ompanion of 3asulullaah so he went to -#ria.
All the people )ame out to meet him, howe'er Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah
was not with them.

Hadhrat Umar then asked !4here is m# brother7,
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&he# replied !4ho is #our brother " Ameerul Mu>mineen7,

He said !Abu Ubaidah bin ;arraah.,

&he# then said !He is )omin( now.,

Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah then )ame and embra)ed Hadhrat Umar
who then went to the house of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah and looked in
it. He found nothin( e*)ept a sword, shield and saddle of the animal.

Hadhrat Umar then said !Ha'e #ou not taken that whi)h #our
)ompanions ha'e taken7 ! He meant that he did not e.uip his house
with (oods.

Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah then replied !&his is the restin( pla)e whi)h
has rea)hed me.,

Hadhrat Umar then knew the sin)erit# of his brother Hadhrat Abu
Ubaidah . +eril# he was a Mu:aahid who was not in need of
an#thin( e*)ept a sword to fi(ht the enem# with, a shield to ward of
an atta)k with, and a horse to ride be)ause he intended to be
mart#red.

Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah used to sa# to the people !I do not want
know who from the people is more red or bla)k, who is free or a
sla'e, non2arab or an Arab, I want to know who is more 'irtuous
than me in piet# so that I will lo'e him and be with him.,

He was a)tin( upon the sa#in( of Allaah / , = .= 0 !+eril# the most
noble of #oull in the si(ht of Allaah is the one who has the most
piet#., /-urah Hu:uraat, 'erse AL0

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&he life of Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah in -#ria was from the da# of its
bein( )on.uered K'i)tor# until his death. And durin( the latter sta(es
of his life a famous pla(ue had affli)ted the Muslims in whi)h
numerous li'es of the -ahaabah were lost /har'ested0. It was named
the 8ear of the %la(ue /-',= ,='=0.

4hen this pla(ue had taken pla)e, the people said that 'eril# it was
the an(er of Allaah upon the Muslims. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah then
stood up amon(st the Muslims and deli'ered a sermon in whi)h he
said !" %eople, 'eril# this pain is a mer)# from #our 3abb, and an
in'itation of #our 1abi and the death of the pious from before #ou.
And 'eril# Abu Ubaidah is askin( Allaah that He will distribute his
portion from it.,

Allaah had answered his dua and it was not lon( after that that
Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah passed awa# in the ei(ht #ear after Hi:rah
durin( the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Umar .

At the time of his death, Hadhrat Umar was present, he said to
those around him !If Abu Ubaidah bin ;arraah was ali'e, I would
ha'e definitel# sou(ht him to be the khalifah. &hen when Allaah
asked me !4ho did #ou make Khalifah7, I would sa# !+eril# for
e'er# 1abi is a trustworth# person, and m# trustworth# person is
Abu Ubaidah bin ;arraah.,

%ea)e upon Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah and the others.
Beneficial Lessons

A. &he kinship of people is with piet#, belief and (ood a)tions.

C. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah was one of the Asharah Mubasharah.

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L. %atien)e upon what Allaah affli)ted the Muslims with from
hun(er and thirst.

H. &o be firm upon Imaan and patient upon the harms of the
disobedient.
Questions
5very one of the Asharah Mubasharah with 4annah each had
different !ualities from the other% *hat were these !ualities
which distinguished Abu "baidah from the others)

A. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah a))epted Islaam before Hadhrat Abu Bakr
.

C. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah was entrusted with the (o'ernin( of -#ria
durin( the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan .

L. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah was the Ameen of the Ummah.

H. Hadhrat Umar lo'ed Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah and intended to
make him the Khalifah after him.
*hat was the title of each one of the following)

A. Hadhrat Uthmaaan ibn Affaan .
C. Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab .
L. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah ibn ;arraah .
H. Hadhrat <ubair ibn Awwaam .
Answers

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A. 5alse.
C. 5alse.
L. &rue.
H. &rue.
*hat was the title of each one of the following)

A. %ossessor of two li(hts.
C. Al25aarouk.
L. Ameen ul Ummah.
H. 5ollowerK Fis)iple of 3asulullaah .

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The Story of Hadhrat Mu0aa6 ibn 4abal %

&here he was Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair , kno)kin( on doors
sear)hin( for new Mu>mineen and walkin( in the pathwa#s of
Madinah in'itin( towards Allaah. 1o house had remained in
Madinah e*)ept that Islaam had entered it.

Hadhrat Mus>ab was )ertainl# a (reat influen)e to those around
him e'ent thou(h he was not a bla)k ma(i)ian or the owner of the
sti)k of bla)k ma(i), howe'er he was a person with a )lean and pious
heart. He was de'oted to Allaah in his Imaan. Allaah was then
truthful to him.

&he #outh of Madinah (athered around Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair
listenin( to the 'erses of the Qur>aan whi)h )ame out from his mouth
softl# and sweetl#. &heir astonishment had then in)reased with
Hadhrat Mus>ab in Allaah and Imaan. Hadhrat Mus>ab was then
able to (uide them to Imaan.

A #ear had passed sin)e his entr# into Madinah and there was no
house in whi)h Islaam had not entered.

&he people of Madinah desired to see 3asulullaah so mu)h so that
when he was his ambassador to them with this beautiful faith, then
how was he with it7

Hadhrat Mus>ab had definitel# mo'ed the hearts with the e*ample
of Allaah and His 3asul the# then #earned for the si(ht of this 1ur.
And a )aller of the departure amon(st the people of Madinah )alled
out
! '-, -'= -' _'- --'' _'' !
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All then hastened in order for the preparation for what was the
blessed destination. It had (athered ei(ht# men to(ether with their
wi'es for the meetin( of 3asulullaah in the se)ond diffi)ult# /--=0
and with the elderl# men of Madinah were the #outh of the Khazra:
Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn ;abal /Amr0 ibn Aus Al2Khazra:i , went with
them. &he desire to meet 1abi and see his fa)e with his own e#es
was killin( him after he had seen him with the e#es of his heart.

He did not see 3asulullaah until he noti)ed Imaan restin( in his
heart and the 1ur whi)h nothin( )ould )o'er from his heart. Hadhrat
Muaaz returned e*tremel# weak with what he went with it from
Imaan waitin( for the arri'al of 3asulullaah to Madinah so that he
)ould be establish with them until the end of time.
/ -' .,- ,- =--- '--`' - - -- - '- -'-' -'-'- -'- -'= , , -'= -' _'- '-
'-'' =' _-= +- ---' ----'' _''0

Ean #ou ima(ine that Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn ;abal was onl# ei(hteen
#ears at the time 1abi )ame to Madinah. Howe'er the li'es of the
people were not measured in #ears but in (reat a)tions.

&he life of Hadhrat Mu>aaz was short9 he had passed awa# at the
#oun( a(e of thirt# three #ears.
'-- `-- ' '--' ,' '--' ='- =, =- '-'= --= -'--=,' -'--`' --= --=- ' '--' '-',
'-'-' -'- =

Hadhrat Mu>aaz did not miss a sin(le opportunit# in his life to be
)lose to 1abi . He persisted in bein( present in the (atherin(s of
Mus:id un 1abawi to su)h an e*tent that he was able to memorise
the Qur>aan in the time of 1abi at su)h a time when the
memorisin( of the Qur>aan was onl# done b# a few.

4hene'er Hadhrat Mu>aaz heard somethin( from 1abi , he
remembered and memorised it until 1abi said !&he most
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knowled(eable of m# Ummah with Halaal and Haraam is Mu>aaz
ibn ;abal.,

"n)e 1abi said !" Mu>aaz, B# Allaah +eril# I lo'e #ou. Fo not
for(et to sa# at the end of e'er# salaah !" Allaah 'eril# assist me in
8our rememberan)e, in e*pressin( (ratitude to 8ou and in
worshippin( 8ou in a most beautiful manner.,

4hat kind of honour and merit )an be (reater that 1abi sa#in( to
one his )ompanions !+eril# I lo'e #ou B# Allaah,, 3asulullaah
knew well the (ood that was in Hadhrat Mu>aaz and knew that he
intended Allaah and His 3asul . &herefore he lo'ed him and
appraised him from amon(st his )ompanions. 5rom amon(st them
were those elder than him and also those who had a))epted Islaam
before him. Howe'er, Imaan raises the small and pla)es them
amon(st the elders.

"ne da# 3asulullaah sent Hadhrat Muaaz to 8emen. 3asulullaah
)ame out ad'isin( Hadhrat Mu>aaz .

Hadhrat Mu>aaz was ridin( his )on'e#an)e whilst 3asulullaah
was walkin(. It was a (reat honour for Hadhrat Mu>aaz whi)h was
not (i'en to an#one else after him. It was on this a))ount that the
)ompanion of 1abi looked towards Hadhrat Mu>aaz with (reat
respe)t be)ause of his knowled(e.

Man# times when Hadhrat Mu>aaz was not )lose to 1abi he (a'e
him preferen)e o'er other -ahaabah , but life did not )ontinue for
an#one
/ -'-='' ' ,--` -=` 0

+eril# when 3asulullaah left Hadhrat Mu>aaz whilst he was (oin(
to 8emen in order to tea)h its people Islaam he said !" Muaaz,
%erhaps #ou will not meet me after this #ear of mine. And perhaps
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#ou will pass b# this Mus:id of mine and m# (ra'e., Hadhrat Mu>aaz
then be(an to )r# be)ause of the separation of 3asulullaah .
&hereafter he turned lookin( towards Madinah. 3asulullaah did
not look at him until he said !+eril# the best of people )lose to me
are the ri(hteous, whoe'er the# are and where'er the# are7,

4hat 3asulullaah had per)ei'ed had pro'en to be true. He did
separate from this world whilst Hadhrat Mu>aaz was awa# from
Madinah. 4hen the news rea)hed him, he )ried like how a mother
)ries o'er the death of her )hild, and how an orphan upon the loss of
his mother. 3asulullaah )ertainl# passed awa# and life passed after
that.

"n)e Hadhrat Umar sent his sla'e with four hundred (old )oins to
Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah ibn ;arraah and said to him !$o to Abu
Ubaidah with this mone# and see what he does with it.,

&he sla'e then went with the mone#. Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah took it
and )alled his sla'e (irl sa#in( to her !$o with these se'en (old
)oins to so and so and with this fi'e to so and so @, until all the (old
)oins were finished and nothin( had remained from the mone#. &he
sla'e then returned to Hadhrat Umar informin( him about what
had taken pla)e. &he sla'e then found that Hadhrat Umar had
arran(ed four hundred (old )oins and said to him !$o to Mu>aaz
ibn ;abal with this mone# and see what he does with it.,

Hadhrat Mu>aaz took the (old )oins and )alled his sla'e (irl and
)ommandeered her to distribute this wealth until two (old )oins
remain. His wife then said to him !4e b# Allaah are in need "
Mu>aaz. $i'e us., He then (a'e her two (old )oins. &he sla'e
returned to Hadhrat Umar and informed him about what had taken
pla)e. Hadhrat Umar then smiled sa#in( !+eril# the# are brothers
some of them from some.,

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Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn ;abal was like the remainin( -ahaabah, he
looked towards wealth in this wa# that 'eril# it was the wealth of
Allaah and it was onl# (i'en to him so that he would spend it in
(ood )ontinuousl#. -o mu)h so that in the time of 1abi he used to
(i'e so mu)h of his wealth to the people that nothin( used to remain
in his house for him after that.

"ne of the &aabi>een named Hadhrat Abu Bahri##a /A.30 said !I
entered Mus:id ul HimsKHams in -#ria., 4here I )ame a)ross a
#oun(ster /== -= '-'' ',= _--- '-' '-'0 with e*tremel# )url# hair whom
people had surrounded. 4hen he spoke it was as thou(h nur and
pearls )ame out from his mouth.

I said !4ho is this7,

&he# said !Mu>aaz ibn ;abal., &he# had all )ertainl# re)o(nized the
'irtue of Hadhrat Mu>aaz in his knowled(e whi)h he had obtained
from 3asulullaah until Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab said
!4hoe'er intends to ask an#thin( re(ardin( :urispruden)e should
ask Mu>aaz ibn ;abal.,

4hen the death of Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab was near he said !If
Mu>aaz was ali'e, I would ha'e definitel# made him the Khalifah.
&hen when m# 3abb /.= , =0 asks me, who did #ou make the
Khalifah7 I would sa# !+eril# 3asulullaah said !+eril# the Ulema
when the# are made present before their 3abb on the da# of
Qi#aamah, Mu>aaz ibn ;abal will be their leader who will pre)ede
them the amount of the throwin( of a stone.,

As for the (reat -ahaabi Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Mas>ood , 'eril# he
used to sa# !+eril# Mu>aaz ibn ;abal was like a humble nation for
Allaah not mis(uided and free from an# de'iation. /'---= - '--' -' '0,

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He then said in one of his (atherin(s !&his is Ibraahim "
)ompanions of 3asulullaah ,

Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Mas>ood said !Fo #ou know what a /-'0 is
and what is a /--'07,

A man then said !Allaah knows best,

Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Mas>ood then replied sa#in( !&he /-'0 is
one who knows the (ood.

&he /--'0 is !He who is obedient to Allaah /.= , =0., Hadhrat
Mu>aaz tau(ht the people well and he was obedient to Allaah / , =
.=0 and His 3asul .

Hadhrat Umar pre'ented the elder -ahaabah from )omin( out of
Madinah without his permission. &his was due to there bein( a (reat
need to ha'e them in order to ask them in assi(nin( the matters of
Feen. -o that he )ould )onsult with them re(ardin( what new
matters were o))urrin(. Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn ;abal was one of the
preferred ones in front of Hadhrat Umar .

Howe'er the Muslims were in)reasin( da# b# da#. Hadhrat Umar
then sent Hadhrat Mu>aaz to -#ria in order to tea)h them their
Feen and (i'e them instru)tions re(ardin( it.

In HimsKHams, the (atherin( of Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn ;abal was
filled with en'o#s from all o'er -#ria so that the# would take the
knowled(e from the most knowled(eable of the Ummat re(ardin(
Halaal /what is permitted0 and Haraam /what is prohibited0. &he
people of -#ria had intense lo'e for him. =*)ept that the da#s of
happiness were few. A pla(ue /-',=0 had definitel# taken the
Muslims b# surprise.

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Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah ibn ;arraah the (o'ernor and leader of -#ria
had passed awa# durin( that time. &hereafter Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn
;abal was made the (o'ernor until Hadhrat Umar had sent
another (o'ernor. Hadhrat Mu>aaz then stood up and addressed
the Muslims promptin( them to ha'e patien)e.

He then said !" people, 'eril# this pla(ue is a blessin( from #our
3abb, an in'itation of #our 1abi /-.A.4.0 and a possession of the
pious one before #ou. " Allaah6 $i'e the famil# of Mu>aaz the most
abundant portion of this mer)#.,

Hadhrat Mu>aaz returned to his house and found that his son
Abdur 3ahmaan who was the most belo'ed of his )hildren to him
had been affli)ted b# the pla(ue.

Hadhrat Mu>aaz said to him !" Abdur 3ahmaan, how are #ou7

He replied !" 5ather, +eril# it is the truth from #our 3abb, ne'er be
from the doubtful ones.,

Hadhrat Mu>aaz then said !-oon #ou will find me if Allaah wills to
be from the patient ones.,

Abdur 3ahmaan passed awa# followed b# his other brother. After
whi)h the wife of Hadhrat Mu>aaz had passed awa#. "nl# he had
remained until the pla(ue had then affli)ted him so badl# that he was
unable to stand and lied down on his mattress. He used to fall
un)ons)ious and then re)o'er and when he re)o'ered he said !" m#
3abb, Brin( me to 8ou. +eril# #ou know that m# heart lo'es 8ou.,

He thereafter said to those around him !Fid the mornin( rise7,

&he# replied !8es. It is mornin( " Mu>aaz,

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He then said !I seek prote)tion in Allaah from su)h a ni(ht whi)h its
ni(ht is the fire, 4el)ome " death, wel)ome, a 'isitor is absent from
us and a belo'ed )ame when he was desirin( it. " Allaah I fear 8ou.,
-,-''- '-=- '-'' '+='-- '-' - -'- -,=' '-= -'= - '-' '-=- ' _'= -'= ---= ,
" ) ='= , ,- , - (" ='=' -- - -' +'''

+eril# toda# I ask for 8ou. +eril# #ou know that I do not lo'e this
world and the len(thenin( of remainin( in it so that the wells ma# be
du(, nor the of the trees ma# be planted, but for the thirst that a
fastin( person e*perien)es on a 'er# hot da#, and the bein( worn
down /i.e. in pain0 b# the patien)e upon obedien)e, and the )rowds of
Ulema tra'ellin( to the (atherin(s of dhikr.,

' .,= , '---'' -=' ' -' '-' =-' =,=' ,-'' '-', ' '+- -'--' ) '-`' -= ( ` , '+-`'
=',+'' '-=' ' , '=-`' ' ) ='' _-= ----'' ='' '--'' ( -'='-'' ---'- ,
) ='='' _'= --'' ( -'' '= --= -''- -'-''' -='- ,

&hereafter Hadhrat Mu>aaz s soul left for its Master. It was a short
life in #ears but filled with wonderful opinions throu(hout and
powerful knowled(e.

His death was in the ei(hteenth #ear after Hi:rah. And b# the (ra'e
of Hadhrat Mu>aaz /it is possible that0 / _---- =-' -- ` 0 to hear his dua
to his master bein( en)hanted in the darkness of the ni(ht.

!" Allaah, the e#es ha'e definitel# slept, the stars fallen in, whilst
8ou are &he ='er li'in( and &he Maintainer. " Allaah M# sear)h for
:annat is slow, and m# es)ape from the fire is weak. " Allaah, $rant
me b# #ou su)h (uidan)e whi)h will return me to 8ou on the da# of
Qi#aamah. +eril# 8ou shall ne'er fail in 8our promise.!

- , -=- -='' -'= +''' ,- = --', ,=-'' -'= , ,-'' --'- - +''' -
-'--'' ,- '' --- ,- ' .=' +''' --- '-`' -'--'' -'=- ` =-'
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Beneficial Lessons

A. Knowled(e raises the status of man and puts him amon(st the
distin(uished.

C. &he lo'e 1abi had for Mu>aaz .

L. ?ife is not measured in a(e but with the a)hie'ements of man
in his life.

H. =ndea'ourin( in the sear)h of knowled(e, and e*ertion in
worship.
Questions

Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn ;abal was the most knowled(eable of this
Ummah in @@@. And @@@@.. Hadhrat Umar said who intends
to ask re(ardin( @@@@ then he should (o to Hadhrat Mu>aaz ibn
;abal . He had a))epted Islaam and met 3asulullaah in the se)ond
@@@@ At the time he a))epted Islaam he was onl# @@@@#ears
old. He was from the @@@..tribe.
Mention what was said in detail and which sentences indicate
upon it%

A. &he re.uest from 3asulullaah to Hadhrat Mu>aaz
informin( him in it of his lo'e for him.

C. Hadhrat Umar was pleased with Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah
and Hadhrat Mu>aaz so mu)h so that he said !+eril# the#
both are similar, some of both resemblin( some.,

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L. &he words whi)h Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Mas>ood
mentioned )larif#in( in it that Hadhrat Mu>aaz was the
tea)her of the people in the (ood7
Answers
Halaal and Haraam, :urispruden)e, /--=0, ei(hteen, Khazra:
Mention what was said in detail and which sentences indicate
upon it%

A. !B# Allaah, +eril# I lo'e #ou, so do not for(et to sa# at the end
of e'er# salaah !" Allaah 'eril# assist me in 8our
rememberan)e, in e*pressin( (ratitude to 8ou and in
worshippin( 8ou in a most beautiful manner.,

C. !+eril# the# both are similar, some of both resemblin( some.,

L. !+eril# Mu>aaz ibn ;abal was like a humble nation for Allaah
not mis(uided and free from an# de'iation. /'---= - '--' -' '0,

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The Story of Hadhrat Hu6aifah bin 7amaan %

Hadhrat Husail ibn ;aabir li'ed in his tribe /the Abas, -=0 with his
famil# and )hildren. He was a man of trustworthiness and pea)e.

Howe'er the life of the Arab before Islaam was su)h that to think its
su))ess towards the fire in e'er# aspe)t would be turned was little.

' _= `-= -, -,- ` =--- '- --- .=' - -=='' _'' '+--'- -'--- ' --'' - --
--'' -='- -' -- .= '+-- -'- -- ,' -='- ' -=

&he pure life of Hadhrat Husail ibn ;aabir had deteriorated. He then
killed a man from the Bani Abas and the tribe had de)ided b# means
of its laws to e*pel him from the tribe. Hadhrat Husail departed to
8athrib and sta#ed there b# some people )alled the Bani Abd Al2
Ashal who were from the people of 8athrib. And the# were related to
the tribes of 8emen. &he# were known as the 8amaani##een.

After Hadhrat Husail Us arri'al in 8athrib, he married from its
people and there his life had )han(ed )ompletel#. &he# had named
him Al28amaan, linked to the tribe of 8amaan. And the man had a
son who he named Hadhrat Huzaifah .

?ike the rest of the Arabs, Hadhrat 8amaan #earned for the Ka>bah
and to make tawaaf of it. He used to fre.uentl# tra'el between
Makkah and 8athrib. In Makkah Islaam was openin( up the path to
the hearts.

-o mu)h so that the heart of Hadhrat 8amaan was hit whi)h then
lead him to belie'e in Allaah and His 3asul . He then returned to
Madinah after whi)h all the people of his household had a))epted
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Islaam, whi)h had also in)luded his son /Hadhrat Huzaifah bin
8amaan 0.
&he da#s passed swiftl# and Hadhrat 8amaan spoke to Hadhrat
Huzaifah about 3asulullaah . Hadhrat Huzaifah then lo'ed
3asulullaah without him e'en seein( 3asulullaah so mu)h so that
at the time he met him, 3asulullaah said to him !" Huzaifah, are
#ou a Muhaa:ir or an Ansaari7,

Hadhrat Huzaifah said !3ather an Ansaari " 3asulullaah .,

Hadhrat Huzaifah )hose the Ansaar, who were the ones who
responded to the )all of Imaan as soon as the# heard it. He had then
ad'an)ed with them for the sake of Allaah and His 3asul and had
be)ome /Hadhrat Huzaifah bin 8amaan Al2Ansaari 0

4hene'er #ou read or listen re(ardin( Hadhrat Huzaifah bin
8amaan , it is ne)essar# that #our heart and mind be opened so that
#ou )an hear the mar'ellous thin(s and #ou will see su)h a man that
no one )an resemble him in his wa#s that he li'in( in and )ould
mo'e with restri)tion upon its foundation in life.

-'-='' '+-'-' _'= ----,

In the battle of Badr, Hadhrat Huzaifah and his father were held up
from this de)idin( battle whi)h was the separator of truth and
falsehood. &he# were )omin( out from Madinah when the Muslim
arm# had alread# )ome out to Badr.

"n the wa# whilst returnin( to Madinah, the mushrikeen met both of
them and then asked them 4here are #ou (oin(7,

&he# said !&o Madinah,

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&he# said !1o, 'eril# #ou both are intendin( to (o to Muhammad
so that #ou will kill us.,

&he mushrikeen kept Hadhrat Huzaifah and his father and did not
lea'e them until the# made a promise with both of them that the#
will not fi(ht with 1abi .

&he# rea)hed 3asulullaah and told him what had happened.
3asulullaah then said !Instead he ne(ated their promise and we
will seek assistan)e in Allaah a(ainst them.,

&his was the first of the mar'ellous thin(s in the life of Hadhrat
Huzaifah bin 8amaan and his father /i.e. fulfillin( of a promise0
until the# met the mushrikeen Uhud, Hadhrat Huzaifah and
Hadhrat 8amaan )ame out to fi(ht the mushrikeen.

Hadhrat 8amaan was a old man, howe'er he desired mart#rdom
and death in path of Allaah. His old a(e did not pre'ent him from
;ihaad /stri'in( in the path of Allaah0. Hadhrat 8amaan was upon a
pled(e with Allaah &a>aala. At the time the Muslims were e*posed,
some of them fled to the leader of the mushrikeen and others sta#ed
firm. Here a (roup entered the )entre of the mushrikeen arm#. &he
two armies mi*edK)lashed and the# )ould then not be distin(uished.
&he killin( took pla)e amon(st the Muslims with some of them
killin( some.

-haitaan seized the opportunit# and then shouted out, !" ser'ants of
Allaah, Beware of who is behind #ou.,

&he Muslims fell ba)k and then fou(ht a(ainst ea)h other without
intendin( it. Hadhrat Huzaifah looked and when he saw his father
Hadhrat 8amaan he )alled out to the Muslims !" ser'ants of
Allaah, m# father6 m# father6, howe'er their sword of destin# was
swifter than the armour of wariness. &he Muslims then killed
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Hadhrat 8amaan b# mistake. Hadhrat Huzaifah then said !Ma#
Allaah for(i'e #oull,

3asulullaah intended to (i'e blood mone# to Hadhrat Huzaifah ,
but Hadhrat Huzaifah said !I (i'e it in )harit# to the Muslims.,
&he lo'e 1abi had for Hadhrat Huzaifah in)reased and brou(ht
him )loser to him. &his is the se)ond astonishin( thin( about Hadhrat
Huzaifah .

As for the battle of tren)h, it was one of the memorable da#s for
Hadhrat Huzaifah . 1abi definitel# entrusted him with an
important task.

Hadhrat Huzaifah )alled us and narrated what o))urred like how
Imaam Muslim /A.3.0 narrates in his -ahih re(ardin( Hadhrat
Huzaifah that 'eril# he said
!8ou definitel# saw me with 3asulullaah on the ni(ht of Ahzaab
/Khanda.0 and a se'erel# )old wind had taken us. 3asulullaah then
said !Behold, a man who brin(s me the information of the people,
Allaah will put him with me on the da# of Qi#aamah,

But who was the one to stand up on this se'erel# )old and e*tremel#
dark ni(ht7 1one wanted to do this and all the Muslims had sta#ed
silent.

3asulullaah repeated this )all three times and no one had stood up.
3asulullaah then said !-tand " Huzaifah and brin( me the
information of the people., Hadhrat Huzaifah sa#s !I )ould not
a'oid standin( when he )alled m# name., I then stood and
3asulullaah said to me !$o and brin( the news of the people /i.e.
the arm# of the musrikeen0 and do not stir them up upon the Muslim
arm#.,

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Hadhrat Huzaifah stood up and walked as thou(h he was in a bath
filled with se'erel# )old water until he rea)hed the )amp of the
mushrikeen.
He then saw Abu -uf#aan who was a disbelie'er at the time
warmin( his hand b# the fire. Hadhrat Huzaifah then pla)ed an
arrow intendin( to kill him but remembered the ad'i)e of 1abi not
to stir up the people a(ainst him and did not shoot.

Hadhrat Huzaifah entered amon(st the musrikeen to su)h an e*tent
that he sat between them. Abu -uf#aan then said !" %eople of the
Quraish, 'eril# I fear that there is a stran(er amon(st us. -o e'er#
man should ask his nei(hbour what his name is. Hadhrat Huzaifah
swiftl# resorted to an intelli(ent tri)k. He .ui)kl# turned to his
nei(hbour and asked !4ho are #ou7,

He then said !-o and so,

Hadhrat Huzaifah then said !8ou ha'e spoken the truth,

?ike this Hadhrat Huzaifah had es)aped from the plan of Abu
-uf#aan with this intelli(ent tri)k.

Hadhrat Huzaifah returned informin( 3asulullaah with what
took pla)e. &hereafter 3asulullaah )lothed him with some )lothes in
whi)h he performed -alaah in and were b# him. Hadhrat Huzaifah
then slept until the mornin(. 3asulullaah then saw him and said
!-tand " 1u>maan / ,- '- '- 0,

He then looked towards the obedien)e and intelli(en)e whi)h #ou
will find upon the )ompletion of what is appropriate. And this is also
from the astonishin( thin(s of Hadhrat Huzaifah bin 8amaan .

4hen 3asulullaah returned from the battle of &abuk, Allaah had
definitel# assisted them a(ainst the enem#. Furin( his return
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3asulullaah was ridin( his )amel. Hadhrat Ammaar bin 8aasir
held its rei(ns whilst Hadhrat Huzaifah pre)eeded the animal. &he
Muslims had entered a 'alle# in their path and none besides Hadhrat
Amaar and Hadhrat Huzaifah were with 3asulullaah whilst the
Muslims were tra'ersin( the path in the inner portion of the 'alle#.

&he munaafi.oon /h#po)rites0 )onsistin( of twel'e men )hased this
opportunit# and intended to kill 1abi . &he# then )on)ealed their
fa)es and atta)ked 3asulullaah from behind.

3asulullaah then said to Hadhrat Huzaifah !$o behind them6,
Hadhrat Huzaifah ran behind them, howe'er the# had disappeared
until the# entered the arm# and be)ame )on)ealed in it. Allaah had
informed His 3asul with this plot and the names of all the
munaafi.oon /h#po)rites0.

3asulullaah had onl# informed Hadhrat Huzaifah about this. It
was here that a new name was (i'en to Hadhrat Huzaifah / - -='-
-' .,-0 or / ' -' .,- - - 0 /-.A.4.0 /i.e. Keeper of se)rets of
3asulullaah /-.A.4.0

Hadhrat Huzaifah )ontinued to keep the se)rets of 3asulullaah
until he passed awa#. Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab feared that he
would be in)luded from the munaafi.een /h#po)rites0. -o he said to
Hadhrat Huzaifah !Is m# name from amon(st those of the
munaafi.een7,

Hadhrat Huzaifah said to him !1o Ameer ul Mu>mineen, it is not
from amon(st them.,

Hadhrat Umar used to look in the ;anaazah -alaah. If he found
Hadhrat Huzaifah to be absent then he knew that this de)eased was
from the munaafi.s. If he was present he would read the ;anaazah
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-alaah with him. How stran(e it is for a man to keep se)rets as lon(
as life stret)hes.

As for the other stran(e thin(s about Hadhrat Huzaifah , he was a
person who spe)ialised in %ersian. He had seen that the .uestions
people asked 3asulullaah were re(ardin( the (ood, and that those
asked of him re(ardin( e'il were few. He then said to himself !&he
people are askin( 3asulullaah re(ardin( the (ood. I use to ask him
about the e'il out of fear that it would rea)h me., ?ike this #ou will
not find an# hadith in whi)h the si(ns of Qi#aamah or what will
o))ur in the last time e*)ept that Hadhrat Huzaifah had narrated
somethin( re(ardin( it. And this was his desire to a'oid the pla)es of
e'il and doubtfulness.

Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab took o'er the Khilaafat, he had )hosen
from amon(st the -ahaabah who will be able to (o'ern and bear
patien)e upon its diffi)ulties. 5rom amon(st these names was that of
Hadhrat Huzaifah bin 8amaan .

Before rea)hin( that, #ou alread# know that Hadhrat Huzaifah was
a support for the Muslims in the battle of /--,'+- -0 the one the
importan)e re(ardin( the battles of those battles of /8armouk0 and
/Qaadisi##a0 and besides them from the battles of Islaam was not
mentioned.

Furin( its time, Hadhrat Huzaifah used to )arr# the fla( and shout
out !Allaah is the $reatest, He is truthful in his promise, He will
assist His arm# until the matter had ended with the atta)k of %ersia
and 'i)tor# o'er its (reat )ities and towns su)h as / '' , --,'+- , '-- ,
,---''0,

&hereafter Hadhrat Umar made him the (o'ernor of the )ities
where the kin(s of %ersia used to sleep upon silk and drink in (oblets
of (old and sil'er.
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&he people of the )ities )ame out to wel)ome their new leader. 4hen
the# saw him, the# saw a man sittin( upon his donke#, eatin( a roll
with a pie)e of meat in it. &he# turned to him.

-ome of them then said !4here is the Ameer /leader07,

"thers said !He is the one whom #ou are seein( on his donke#
now.,

&he people ran behind him until the# rea)hed him and said !4ith
what will #ou )ommand us7,

He said !5eed this donke# of mine,, thereafter he ad'an)ed to his
poor house with nothin( in it besides a plate from whi)h he used to
eat and a tumbler from whi)h he used to drink water. &here was no
need for an# likeness neither in the world nor from its beaut#.

It was the habit of Hadhrat Umar , to super'ise the (o'ernors and
leaders and e*amine )riti)all# what the# (a'e him from the wealth
and )ompare their )ondition before and after leadership. If he found
it to be (ood, he would lea'e them as (o'ernor, and if not he would
take his wealth and dismiss him.

Hadhrat Umar sent for Hadhrat Huzaifah so that he would return
to Madinah. He thereafter hid so that he would see what )ondition
Hadhrat Huzaifah was in after he be)ame the (o'ernor. 4hen he
saw him, he saw that Hadhrat Huzaifah had entered with the same
donke# he left with and in his hand was a roll whi)h he was eatin(.
He then persisted with him, embra)ed him and said !8ou are m#
brother and I am #ours.,

Here he was in his last moments he made dua sa#in( !" Allaah,
+eril# 8ou know that I lo'e po'ert# o'er wealth, and dis(ra)e o'er
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honour and death o'er life. A belo'ed wel)omed b# death )ame with
po'ert# .!

-- - _'' ` ' _'= -'= ---= -,-''- `''

&he# brou(ht him enshrouded. He then saw them take in it. He then
returned this shroud and )hose a )heap shroud whilst sa#in( !If
Allaah intended (ood with me he will e*)han(e me with better than
it., &hereafter the keeper of se)rets of 3asulullaah had passed awa#
and so did the se)rets of 3asulullaah pass awa# with him and the#
both were buried in the one (ra'e.
Beneficial Lessons

A. Fesire to do (ood deeds and be obedient.

C. Eharit# of the Muslims with e'er#thin( that we own.

L. "bedien)e to Allaah and His 3asul e'en thou(h it be in the
most se'ere )ir)umstan)es.

H. Keepin( se)rets and hidden thin(s be)ause it is a trust.
Questions
*hen was Hu6aifah' named the keeper of the secrets of
.asulullaah )
#f anyone entrusted you with a secret' would you do what
Hu6aifah did and conceal it or would you spread it)

A. Hadhrat Huzaifah li'ed in Makkah and thereafter mi(rated to
Madinah.

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C. Hadhrat Huzaifah took the blood mone# from 3asulullaah
after the Muslims killed his father.

L. Hadhrat Huzaifah was the keeper of se)rets for Hadhrat
Umar ibn Khattaab .

H. Hadhrat Huzaifah )han(ed a lot after he took o'er the
leadership of the )ities.
Answers

A. 5alse
C. 5alse
L. 5alse
H. 5alse

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The Story of Hadhrat Abdullah bin .awaahah %

%oet, "ne who abstains from the world, 4orshipper, Mu:aahid
/stri'er in path of Allaah0, $i'er of lots of )harit#, one with plent#
tears, Mart#r.

&hese were the .ualities of Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah like
how the books of histor# ha'e narrated it.

A man with these .ualities deser'es that we look in his histor# and
tra'els.

+eril# Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah bin &ha>labah bin Imri Qais
was a leader from amon(st the leaders of the Khazra: tribe, the
se)ond (roup of the people of Madinah.

His be(innin( with Islaam was durin( the pled(e of the se)ond /--=0.
In an# )ase, he was one of the indi'iduals )onsistin( of se'ent# men
and two women who went to meet 3asulullaah and pled(e
alle(ian)e with him in Makkah far from the e#es of the mushrikeen.

&he time and pla)e of meetin( was in the middle of the ni(ht when
the Quraish were sleepin( and its e#es ne(li(ent and the
surroundin(s of an e*tremel# dark ni(ht.

4hen the people of Madinah who had )ome to pled(e alle(ian)e to
3asulullaah saw a li(ht whi)h had illuminated the entire
roadKmountain pass /--=0 and a shinin( moon )ome )lose. &he# had
then known that 'eril# it was 3asulullaah .

And with su)h e#es from whi)h tears flowed and hearts filled with
humilit#, the Ansaar pled(ed alle(ian)e to 3asulullaah .

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&he hand of Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah e*tended so that he
)ould (reet 3asulullaah and pled(e alle(ian)e to him. Furin( that
time he had per)ei'ed the intensit# of Imaan flowin( in his bod# and
the heat of obedien)e fillin( his heart whilst lookin( at the fa)e of
3asulullaah for and period of time.

After the se)ond ba#>at, 1abi )hose twel'e people as leaders /i.e. to
lead and a)t as deputies for him0 from those present, to lead the
people until the# went and mi(rated to Madinah. And what e*treme
happiness there was for Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah at the
time 3asulullaah )hose him for as a leader for the Khazra:. &he
be(innin( of his Islaam was one of stren(th. He had started off
ser'in( Islaam in the promise of 3asulullaah .

Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah had witnessedKparti)ipated in all
the battles until that of the battle of Mu>ta. He was a bra'e and
)oura(eous horseman whom the enem# use to fear. His )oura(e had
fre.uentl# be)ome apparent enterin( the arena of the battle as a
stri'er and warrior in the path of Allaah.

3asulullaah had sele)ted him to be the Khalifah f Madinah at the
time he had )ome out for the se)ond battle of Badr. Hadhrat
Abdullah bin 3awaahah then sta#ed in the pla)e of 3asulullaah
who had later made him the leader of a deta)hment from the man#
deta)hments in the battle of Khaibar. He then atta)ked the ;ews and
)on.uered it.

Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah in his ;ihaad did not for(et the
obedien)e of Allaah /.= , =0. &he -ahaabah used to sa# re(ardin(
him !4e had definitel# )ome out with 3asulullaah in some of his
tra'els durin( some e*tremel# hot da#s so mu)h so that the man had
pla)ed his hands on his head due to the se'ere heat and no one use
be fastin( e*)ept 3asulullaah and Abdullah bin 3awaahah .,

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He was the one who was partnerin( 3asulullaah in his worship. He
was not aware of that sun whi)h was )omin( )lose to burnin( the
fa)es of the Muslims.

Howe'er, he did know that Allaah &a>aala was pleased with him.
1either thirst nor hun(er, but the pleasure of Allaah was a
)ontinuin( bount#.

5re.uentl#, his e#es used to flow with tears due to the fear of Allaah
&a>aala. His wife had )ome to him on)e. He then looked at her and
started )r#in(. -he them )ried with him. He then said to her !4h#
are #ou )r#in(7,

-he said !I saw #ou )r#in(. I then started )r#in( with #ou,

Hadhrat Abdullah said !+eril# I am )r#in( be)ause I re)o(nised
that I will soon be )ommanded upon the fire on the da# of Qi#aamah.
And I do not know whether I will be sa'ed from it or not7,

As for the poetr# of Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah , 3asulullaah
lo'ed it and )ommanded him to repeat it in his presen)e. He was
the )ompiler of the famous 'erses whi)h the sahaabah had repeated
in the battle of &ren)h and the farewell pil(rima(e /Umratul Qadaa0.

'- --' `,' +''' '----' '--'- ` , '---- ` ,
-' '--` ' '-`' --` , '--'= --- '
'---' -- ',-'' ' '--'= ,- - `' '

!" Allaah, Had it not been for #ou, we would ha'e not been (uided,
nor would we ha'e been truthful and nor we would we ha'e
performed salaah, Fes)end tran.uillit# upon us and established our
feet if we were not suited, +eril# those who ha'e oppressed us, if
the# intend )orruption we will refuse.,

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He also )ompiled the poem
--'- - -,-'' '-= '- -,-- '--- `' -- '-

!" soul, if #ou do not kill me, #ou will die, these ri'ers of death I
ha'e been e*posed to.,

And he was the one )allin( out to the disbelie'ers
','= '--- = '-'' -- ','= ',- -='' .

In the ei(hth #ear after Hi:ri, 3asulullaah sent one of his
)ompanions as a messen(er to the kin( of Basra in'itin( him to
Islaam. &he kin( of Basra had killed the messen(er of 3asulullaah
who had been sent to him. &he killin( of the ambassadors was a (reat
)rime. "n a))ount of this 3asulullaah had prepared a (reat arm#
)onsistin( of three thousand fi(htersKsoldiers.

Before the )omin( out of this arm#, 3asulullaah said !&he leader of
the people is <aid ibn Haarithah. If he is killed, then ;a>far ibn Abu
&aalib, and if he is killed then Abdullah bin 3awaahah. If he is killed,
then the Muslims should be pleased with a man from amon(st
them.,

&he Muslims )ame out threatenin( this arm#. &he# then said !Ma#
Allaah (rant #oull a (ood mornin( and remo'e #oull., Howe'er the
pea)e and return did not reassure Abdullah, who was onl# seekin(
mart#rdom death in the battle field. He was sin(in( sa#in( !

' '--'' ---- _ -'- --, --- -='' .--'
1

--'', -'-=`' ---- -=- -+=- '= --- -= ,' '
2

'-- - , '= - -' ---' `-= _'= ',- '-' .'-- _-=
3

1
-' .--- --- '--+- ,-' ---- -- , ---''
2
---, -'-' , -'-=' ---- -= ,' _-- -= ,'
3
'--+- -' '---- ' , --''- ' ',=- -`= _'= '-'' - '-'
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!I am askin( Allaah for for(i'eness and to be stru)k like the foam is
thrown,
/He is askin( Allaah for for(i'eness and to be stru)k b# a sword in
su)h a manner that he be)omes a mart#r after bein( stru)k0

!"r to be pier)ed with m# hands obstinate in atta)k b# a spear whi)h
will penetrate m# intestines and heart.,
/"r to be pier)ed b# a spear whi)h will penetrate his intestines0

!Until it will be said b# those who pass b# m# (ra'e ma# Allaah
(uide him as a warrior, /&hen when the people pass b# his (ra'e
the# will make dua for his (uidan)e and that Allaah a))epts him as a
mart#r0

4hilst Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah was )r#in(, one of the
Muslims said to him !Are #ou )r#in( out of fear of d#in(7,

He then said !1o, but I am rememberin( the sa#in( of Allaah
! --= =- _'= ' '-', -- ', - ' -- - ' ,

!='er# one #ou shall pass it /e'er#one shall pass o'er the ;ahannam
as the# )ross the brid(e of -iraat that spans o'er ;ahannam0 this is the
de)reed )ommand of #our 3abb, /-urah Mar#am, +erse BA0,

Fefinitel# Allaah has informed me with the passin( o'er the fire, and
has not informed me whether I will not fall in it or not,

&he Muslims rea)hed Mu>ta. &he# realised that Hera)ulus, the kin(
of 3ome had prepared an arm# )onsistin( of one hundred thousand
men and had thereafter in)luded another hundred thousand to this
arm#.

It be)ame ne)essar# upon the Muslims that the# )onfront an arm#
)onsistin( of two hundred thousand men fi(htin( with the most
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sophisti)ated weapons of the time. &he (atherin( of the leaders was
)ontra)ted so that the# would what should take pla)e between them.

&he Muslims saw that this battle would be diffi)ult be)ause the# onl#
numbered three thousand and were fa)in( two hundred thousand
men. -ome of them said !4e should send a messa(e to 3asulullaah
informin( him of their number so that he would send us some
assistan)e.,

Howe'er Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah had another opinion.
+eril# he had )ome out for mart#rdom and not for an#thin( else. He
then stood up e*)ited the Muslims and en)oura(ed them. He said
!B# Allaah " people, 'eril# the thin( whi)h #oull dislike is that
whi)h #oull ha'e )ome out seekin(
+eril# it is mart#rdom, we are not fi(htin( the people with number
and stren(th, but we are fi(htin( them with this deen whi)h Allaah
has honoured us with. %ro)eed9 there is onl# one of two (oods,
'i)tor# or mart#rdom.,
&hese words had found su)h a))eptan)e in the hearts of the Muslims.
&he# then shouted !B# Allaah, &he son of 3awaahah /Ibn
3awaahah0 has spoken the truth., &hree thousand belie'ers stood
up. 4hen the# intended to mo'e the mountain from its pla)e their
motto !&here is no $od e*)ept Allaah, the death in the path of
Allaah and their shoutin( and )allin( out Allaah Amber had
definitel# saw them do it.

&he two hundred thousand disbelie'ers stood intendin( to
e*tin(uish the 1ur /li(ht0 of Allaah and kill His friends from
amon(st the Muslims. &he two (roups stru((led in )lose )ombat and
for those lookin( was definitel# une.ual. But the imaan upon the
hearts were safe. 4hat was bein( done b# the )ompanions was
astonishin(. &he fi(htin( )ontinued as a prote)tion until the first
mart#r was Hadhrat <aid ibn Haarithah .

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&hereafter the se)ond leader Hadhrat ;a>far ibn Abu &aalib had
fallen after the fi(htin( and the tena)ious stru((le had )ontinued.

&he dire)tin( had turned to Hadhrat Abdullah bin 3awaahah to
lead the Muslims :ust as 3asulullaah had )ommanded. Hadhrat
Abdullah then took the fla(. He had not tasted an# food for three
ni(hts before that. Hadhrat Ibn Amm )ame to him with a pie)e of
meat and said to him !=at from it. 8ou ha'e not eaten for three
da#s.,

Hadhrat Abdullah then bit from the meat. &hereafter he threw it
whilst repeatin(

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&hereafter he said to himself !5or whi)h thin( are #ou desirous7 Is it
for m# wife7 -he is di'or)ed. Is it for m# sla'e so and so, or for m#
or)hard7 All of it is for Allaah and His 3asul ,

He thereafter entered the hardships of the battlefield )oura(eousl#
whilst repeatin(
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And under the hoo'es of the horses and amon(st the tra)es of the
swords was that of Hadhrat Abdullah , one of the twel'e men who
met their 3abb as mart#rs so that the# will sta# in ;annaatun 1aeem
/bountiful $ardens0
Beneficial Lessons

A. A Mu>min has a soft heart and plent# tears.
C. &o re)ite the 1oble Qur>aan at e'er# moment and ponder o'er
its 'erses.
L. 1on e*isten)e of bein( o))upied from the obedien)e of Allaah.
H. &o de'elop the talents in the ser'i)e of Islaam.
Questions

A. Hadhrat Abdullah bin @. was one of the twel'e in the
pled(e.@.se)ond / -- ..... --'`'' 0

C. He was a @., mu:aahid, Heart, lo'ed @@@ and His 3asul .

L. And he was the leader in the battle of @@.. In the #ear @@@
after hi:ri.
*hat benefit did you take from the story of Hadhrat Abdullah
bin .awaahah )
Who was He?

A. A leader from amon(st the leaders of the Khazra: in the
/--'`''--0 and he fasted with 3asulullaah in the da#s of se'ere
heat7

C. &he first leader of the Muslims in the battle of Mu>ta was7

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L. &he kin( of the disbelie'ers who fou(ht the Muslims in the
battle of Mu>ta7

Write a verse from the poems of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Rawaahah
?
Answers
3awaahah, leaders, A.abah
%oet, soft, Allaah
&hird, Mu>ta, ei(hth
*ho was He)
A. Abdullah bin 3awaahah
C. <aid ibn Haarithah
L. Hera)ulus

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The Story of Hadhrat Mus0ab ibn "mair %

&he Banu Abd e Faar was the standard militar# for)e of the Quraish
in its battles, and the wealthiest in their #outh and wealth. &he# knew
not of a wealthier and (ifted #oun(ster than him and used to boast
about him and his pre)eden)e o'er all.

He was su)h a birthmark whi)h life had lo'ed and su)h a flower the
fra(rant s)ent of whi)h was inhaled. +eril#, he was Hadhrat Mus>ab
ibn Umair Al2Abdari the #oun(ster of Makkah and the Quraish.
&he one who was (ifted to su)h an e*tent, that his fra(ran)e used to
emanate from distant miles.

-o mu)h so that the perfume whi)h he used, no one )ould partner.
/1o one else had it besides him0 &here was no other #outh from the
Quraish e*)ept that she desired him to be a husband for her and no
man e*)ept that he desired his friendship.

-uddenl# the outward appearan)es had )han(ed and the life
transformed. &he silen)e of Hadhrat Mus>ab was len(thened. His
mother used to worr# about him, pamper him, shower him with
wealth and (i'e preferen)e to him o'er others with her )ompassion.
But when she saw him now, he had )han(ed )ompletel#. -he went to
his father as if she was sa#in( to him

!Ma# it be eas# upon #ou " Mus>ab, if who #ou lo'ed was standin(
in the moon, if her house was a distant :ourne#, if she was standin(
on the win(s of a bird, I would ha'e definitel# brou(ht her to #ou
when #ou )ommanded me.,

&he father and mother lau(hed e*)ept Hadhrat Mus>ab who had
)ontinued to be silent until his head had be)ome manifest to all.

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Hadhrat Mus>ab had a))epted Islaam at the time he went to
3asulullaah in the house of Hadhrat Ar.am ibn Abu Ar.am . He
had a))epted Islaam upon his hands and )on)ealed his Islaam e*)ept
that Makkah was not )on)ealed re(ardin( its se)re)# and definitel#
all had )ome to know about the Islaam of Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair
. &he life of /;ihaad0 stri'in( in the path of Allaah for the sake of
raisin( this Feen had )ertainl# be(un.

Hadhrat Mus>ab lo'ed Allaah and His 3asul and all of what he
had found in the words of 3asulullaah was the life for his heart,
and the li(ht for his e#es. It was as thou(h his heart was liberated
from the sla'er# of disbelief to the :usti)e of Islaam.

&he Imaan of the heart of Hadhrat Mus>ab had sta#ed. And in
Makkah his mother had de)lared her an(er for him. -he then
withheld him and lo)ked the door upon him and had pre'ented him
from food and drink.

His mother /Khunaas0 was the possessor of natural stren(th and
effe)ti'e )ommand. All the famil# of Hadhrat Mus>ab and those
who used to oppose Islaam and 3asulullaah assisted her in that.
After all of this, Hadhrat Mus>ab was firm, as firm as a mountain in
its pla)e bearin( patien)e upon the harms.

He )ontinued to be withheld in his house until he was able to
es)ape and mi(rate to Ab#ssinia durin( the first time.

Hadhrat Mus>ab returned to Makkah at another time when he
knew that the remainder of his brothers and famil# in Makkah, had
a))epted Islaam. Howe'er, it was fabri)ated news and alle(ed
information. His mother )ontinued to withhold him, at another time
whilst he was )allin( her towards Imaan. He in'ited her to (lorif#
Allaah and worship Him alone without an# partners. But she was
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pleased with disbelief and pre'ented Hadhrat Mus>ab from food
and drink and thereafter from support and wealth.

As for Hadhrat Mus>ab , he was )ertainl# pleased with Islaam as a
(ood fortune. / '---- , '==0 He was pleased with it as a boot# and (ain.
Hadhrat Mus>ab mo'ed a(ain, mi(ratin( to Ab#ssinia and durin(
this time his e#es )ould not )on)eal its tears whilst he was lea'in( his
mother. It was as thou(h the ton(ue of his )ondition said !I am
present, " m# belo'ed6 I am present, " m# belo'ed6,

Islaam had )han(ed Hadhrat Mus>ab into a <aahid /one who
renoun)es the world0 for whom there was no purpose in the beaut#
of life. He was o))upied with the Qur>aan. He then memorized
whate'er was re'ealed from the Qur>aan at that time.

He used to )lin( to 1abi and not separate from him so mu)h so that
he used irritate the Muhaa:ireen after Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Mas>ood
for the 1oble Qur>aan,

&he Muslims had named him /Al2Mu.ri>0 &he re)iter.

&ill that important task whi)h was for no one else besides Hadhrat
Mus>ab had )ome.

Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab sa#s !3asulullaah looked towards
Mus>ab approa)hin( him. He wore an untanned sheep skin. He made
him wear it so that he would )o'er himself with it. 1abi then said
!?ook at this man who Allaah has enli(htened his heart. I ha'e seen
him with parents who were )omin( to him in the mornin( with the
best food and drink. He then left it for the lo'e of Allaah and His
3asul to what #ou are seein(.,

&his was the opinion of 1abi re(ardin( Hadhrat Mus>ab /a man
who Allaah had enli(htened his heart0. He then intended to
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illuminate the hearts of others whi)h were thirst# for the 1ur of
Imaan b# means of it.

4hen the Ansaar were present durin( the first pled(e of A.abah,
the# made a pled(e with 1abi and sou(ht for a man who would
tea)h them the Qur>aan. 3asulullaah )ould not find an#one better
than Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair .

Hadhrat Mus>ab then went to Madinah to establishin( Islaam in it.
He re)ited the Qur>aan upon the ears of its people. He made them
re)o(nize Islaam like he had re)o(nised it, so mu)h so that Islaam
had entered all the houses of the Ansaar and the idols were broken.
Eontrar# to the Muslims in Makkah, the people of Islaam in Madinah
were honoured and respe)ted.

&he number of Muslims were more than that of the mushrikeen, and
be)ause of that, Madinah had be)ome free for the a))eptan)e of 1abi
, b# the (ra)e of Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair the first of the
ambassadors in Islaam.

&his is one of the stories of Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair in Madinah.
8ou will see how he in'ited to Allaah with wisdom and (ood
spiritual )ounsellin(.

Hadhrat Mus>ab sat tea)hin( the people the new reli(ion and
re)itin( the Qur>aan to them in the house of Hadhrat As>ad ibn
<urraa>ah , one of those who took ba#>at at the first pled(e in
A.abah.

His ma:lis /(atherin(0 this time was upon the well )alled /Mara.0.
&his well was in the land of the Banu Abd e Ashal who were from
amon(st the people of Madinah. Hadhrat -a>d ibn Muaaz ibn ;abal
who was one the leaders of Madinah had heard what Mus>ab was
sa#in( to him.
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He then said to his friend /who was a disbelie'er at the time named
Hadhrat Usaid ibn Hudair 0 !$o and 'isit these two /i.e. Hadhrat
Mus>ab and Hadhrat As>ad 0 and pre'ent them from )omin( to
our houseKland. Be)ause 'eril# had As>ad ibn <urraa>ah not been the
son of m# maternal aunt, I would definitel# killed him. !

Hadhrat Usaid )ame with his spear. 4hen Hadhrat As>ad saw
Hadhrat Usaid he said to Hadhrat Mus>ab !&his is the leader of
his people. He has definitel# )ome to #ou. &hen I will trust Allaah
re(ardin( him. /- -' --'0,

Hadhrat Mus>ab then said !If he sits, I will speak to him.,

Hadhrat Usaid )ame swearin( Hadhrat Mus>ab and Hadhrat
As>ad . &hereafter he said !4hat ha'e #ou two brou(ht to us7 $et
out from our land /i.e. the land of the Banu Abd e Al2Ashal0,

Hadhrat Mus>ab then said !-it and listen. If #ou are pleased with
what #ou hear a))ept it. And if #ou do not like it, we will stand.,

Hadhrat Usaid then said !Make me listen. Be :ust. /----'0., He then
pla)ed his spear down and sat listenin( to Hadhrat Mus>ab whilst
he was re)itin( the Qur>aan.

&he -ahaabah said !B# Allaah, we had re)o(nised Islaam in the
fa)e of Usaid before he spoke. !

Hadhrat Usaid then said !How (ood and beautiful this is6 4hat do
I do to enter in this deen7,

Hadhrat Mus>ab said !Ha'e a bath, and purif# #our )lothes. And
testif# to the testifi)ation of the truth., &hereafter he performed two
rakaats -alaah. Hadhrat Usaid )ame .ui)kl# after he had a bath and
be)ome pure. &hereafter he raised his 'oi)e !I bear testimon# that
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there is none worth# of worship e*)ept Allaah, and I bear worship
that Muhammad is the messen(er of Allaah.,

4hen Hadhrat Usaid rea)hed the house of his people, the# said
!4e take an oath in Allaah that he )ame with a fa)e different to the
one he had left with. Be)ause his fa)e had returned shinin( with the
1ur of Imaan radiatin( in it.,

Hadhrat -a>d said to Hadhrat Usaid !4hat did #ou do7

He then said !I spoke to the two men.,

&he# both then said to me !4e will do what #ou lo'eKwish.,

8ou heard that the Banu Haarithah had (one to Hadhrat As>ad ibn
<urraa>ah in order to kill him, be)ause the# knew that 'eril# he was
the son of #our aunt. Hadhrat -a>d .ui)kl# stood up and with him
was his spear so that Hadhrat As>ad ibn <urraa>ah the son of his
aunt will be not be killed.

4hen he saw Hadhrat Mus>ab and Hadhrat As>ad at ease, it
be)ame known that Hadhrat Usaid /he was one person0 who had
onl# intended to listen to the words of Hadhrat Mus>ab .

Hadhrat -a>d said to Hadhrat As>ad !B# Allaah, had #ou not
been the son of m# maternal aunt, I would ha'e definitel# killed #ou
with this spear. $et out of our land.,

Hadhrat Mus>ab then said to Hadhrat -a>d !-it and listen to what
we are sa#in(. &hen if #ou dont like it, we will turn awa#.

Hadhrat Mus>ab re)ited the 'erses of Allaah. &hen when Imaan
o'er)ame the heart of Hadhrat -a>d and he publi)ised it !&here is
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no deit# worth# of worship e*)ept Allaah and that Muhammad is
the messen(er of Allaah,, he was another person.

He thereafter returned to his people sa#in( to them !" Banu Abd e
Ashal, How do #oull know me to be amon(st #oull7,

&he# said !4e re(ard #ou to be our leader and the most 'irtuous of
us.,

Hadhrat -a>d then said !&hen 'eril# the words of #our men and
woman are forbidden upon me until #oull belie'e in Allaah and His
messen(er ., It was not e'en e'enin( and the people had testified
that there is none worth# of worship e*)ept Allaah and that
Muhammad is His messen(er. And like this, Hadhrat Mus>ab
returned with se'ent# men after there were :ust se'en of them in the
be(innin( of the #ear.

&here was no man from the Ansaar e*)ept that he knew that Hadhrat
Mus>ab ibn Umair had surpassed him. Islaam had definitel#
entered Madinah upon his hands and he was the first to perform
;umu>ah -alaah in Madinah.

Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair parti)ipated in the battle of Badr and
)arried the banners of 3asulullaah on that da#. His brother was
amon(st the )apti'es of the battle of Badr. Hadhrat Mus>ab then
passed b# him and said to the Muslim who had )aptured him
!&i(hten his sha)kles. Be)ause 'eril# for him is a ri)h ori(in., His
brother then looked at him in denial and then said !8ou are m#
brother, and #ou sa#in( this7,

Hadhrat Mus>ab replied !3ather this,, whilst he indi)ated to the
Muslim, !m# brother7,

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!M# father is Islaam and there is no father besides it e'en if #oull are
boastin( with /--- ,' ---0,

Hadhrat Mus>ab )ame out )arr#in( the banner for a se)ond time in
the battle of Uhud and when the Muslims were e*posed Hadhrat
Mus>ab remained firm whilst )arr#in( the banner of 3asulullaah
whilst sa#in( !Muhammad is onl# a 3asul /messen(er0 Fefinitel#
messen(ers ha'e passed from before him.,

A man from the mushrikeen named /ibn Qam>a0 )ame and stru)k
him on his ri(ht hand )uttin( it off. Mus>ab then )arried the banner
with his left hand.

He was repeatin( !!Muhammad is onl# a 3asul /messen(er0
definitel# messen(ers ha'e passed from before him.,

Ibn Qam>a then stru)k his left hand )uttin( it off. Hadhrat Mus>ab
then )arried the banner b# pla)in( it between his shoulders )lut)hin(
it to his )hest whilst he was sa#in( !!Muhammad is onl# a 3asul
/messen(er0 messen(ers ha'e definitel# passed from before him.,

&he kaafir /disbelie'er0 fell on him strikin( him until he killed him.
He then passed awa# as a mart#r.

Hadhrat Mus>ab was soft skinned, neither tall nor short. At the end
of the da#, 3asulullaah saw a man in the shape of Hadhrat Mus>ab
)arr#in( the banner. 3asulullaah said to him !Ad'an)e " Mus>ab
6,

He then said !It is not Mus>ab., 3asulullaah knew then that it was
an an(el whom Allaah had assisted him with. 3asulullaah knew
that Hadhrat Mus>ab has been killed. He then read the sa#in( of
Allaah ! =--- - +--, -=- _- - +-- -'= -' ',-'= '- ',-- .'= ---,-'' -
`---- ','-- '-,
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!Amon( the Mu>mineen there are men who are true to the pled(e
the# 'ow to Allaah /i.e. that the# fi(ht in :ihaad until the# die0. "f
them is he who fulfilled his pled(e /and has been mart#red0, and he
who is waitin( /to be mart#red0 the# ha'e not )han(ed /their resol'e0
in the least /unlike the munaafi.een0, -urah Ahzaab +erse CL

4hen the Muslims intended to bur# Hadhrat Mus>ab , the# did not
find an#thin( besides a short )loth. 4hen the# )o'ered his head, his
feet were e*posed. And when the# )o'ered his feet his head was
e*posed. 3asulullaah then said !Eo'er his head and pla)e the
lea'es of the tree o'er his feet.,

?ike this Hadhrat Mus>ab had )ome out from his world, without
an# belon(in(s. &hereafter the Qur>aan was re'ealed with what he
use to utter ! '- - -'= - .,- `' --=- '-, '' .- -'-=' _'= --'--' .- ,' -'- ''
_'= -'--- -,! =-- , '--- -' -- ' ---= -'-'' -'

!Muhammad is but a 3asul /of Allaah and not a $od0. Indeed
man# 3asul ha'e passed before him. If he passes awa# or is
mart#red, would #ou /Muslims0 then turn ba)k on #our heels /and
forsake Islaam on the ad'i)e of the h#po)rites points07 He who turns
ba)k on his heels )an ne'er harm Allaah in the least /be)ause he will
be harmin( onl# himself0, Allaah shall soon reward the (rateful ones
/so be firm and stri'e for deen0, -urah Aale2Imraan, 'erse AHH
Beneficial Lessons

A. &o stri'e in the path of Allaah with whate'er one owns.
C. &here is no obedien)e for the )reation in the disobedien)e of
Allaah.
L. In'itin( towards Allaah and spreadin( Islaam.
H. $ood and polite spee)h for the disobedient until the# follow
what Allaah has re'ealed.
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Questions
*ho was he)

A. He sou(ht for Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair to be a (uest in his
house whilst spreadin( Islaam in Madinah.
C. &he man who intended to kill Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair in
Madinah but had a))epted Islaam7
L. &he first person to perform ;umu>ah -alaah in Madinah.
&ill in the correct answers from within the brackets

Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair was the firstQQQQQQQQQQQQin Islaam
/$o'ernor, ?eaderKwat)hman0

QQQQQQQQQQthe mother of Hadhrat Mus>ab punished him and
pre'ented him from food. /Khunaas, Unaas, ;unaas0

&he mart#rdom of Hadhrat Mus>ab took pla)e in the battle of
QQQQQQQQQQQQ /Badr, Uhud, Mu>ta0
#f you saw Mus0ab ibn "mair before and after #slaam' how
would you describe him)

Answers
*ho was he)

A. Hadhrat As>ad ibn <urraa>ah .
C. Hadhrat -a>d ibn Muaaz .
L. Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair .
&ill in the correct answers from within the brackets

A. ?eader
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C. Khunaas
L. Uhud

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The Story of Hadhrat 4a0far ibn Abi Taalib %

&he 'i)tor# of Khaibar )on)ernin( the Muslims was a )lear
assistan)e. Allaah had definitel# purified Madinah from the ;ews and
Khaibar was a 'illa(e filled with (oodness and wealth. Allaah had
then sustained the Muslims from it with plentiful boot# and
abundant wealth so mu)h so that the# be)ame wealth# after it.

4hilst the 'i)tor# of Khaibar )ontinued to be announ)ed, a man who
1abi wel)omed (ra)iousl# had rea)hed Madinah. He was
wel)omed to su)h an e*tent that his arri'al and that of the 'i)tor# of
Khaibar had be)ome one.

1abi then said !I do not know with whi)h I am happier, the arri'al
of ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib or the 'i)tor# of Khaibar,

Hadhrat ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib was that man whose arri'al and
return to Madinah had pleased 1abi . Hadhrat ;a>far had
numerous feats and 'irtues. He has a deli(htful stor# whi)h ends
with his mart#rdom and death in the path of Allaah.

He was Hadhrat ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib , #es, the son of the )ousin of
3asulullaah . 4hen Abu &aalib be)ame old, and the #ears had
burdened him, man# of the famil# members )hose 3asulullaah to
be a (uardian for Hadhrat Ali .

As for Hadhrat ;a>far he had definitel# )ome in the (uardianship of
his un)le Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib. Hadhrat ;a>far was the )losest
in resemblan)e to 3asulullaah so mu)h so that 1abi had said
re(ardin( him !&he people are from different trees, And I and ;a>far
are from one tree.,
How (ood a man was Hadhrat ;a>far that he a))epted Islaam earl#
in Makkah at the hands of Hadhrat Abu Bakr As2-idee. .
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&he hardships of life had partnered him and the harms were )arr#in(
his belie'in( wife /Hadhrat Asma bint Umais 0 who had be)ome the
wife of Hadhrat Abu Bakr after his death.

After Hadhrat Abu Bakr passed awa#, Hadhrat Ali married her.
4hat a (ood wife she was for the best of people. Abu &aalib was
determined to prote)t 1abi . He then )ommanded his two sons,
Hadhrat Ali and Hadhrat ;a>far to be with 3asulullaah .
3asulullaah used to perform -alaah and the# both were like two
win(s for him, Hadhrat Ali was on the ri(ht side and Hadhrat ;a>far
was on the left side.

Makkah was like a prison for the Muslims at that time. 3asulullaah
then )ommanded his )ompanions to mi(rate to Ab#ssinia, in sear)h
of safet# there, far from the e#es of the mushrikeen and the harms.

&he star of Hadhrat ;a>far had definitel# )ome out in Ab#ssinia and
it will be suffi)ient for #ou to hear the sa#in( of Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah narratin( the stren(th of Imaan in the heart of Hadhrat
;a>far .

How was he the best of the people7 He then said !He had not rode
an animal, nor follow the horseshoe /.'- 0 of an#one after 3asulullaah
and his famil# more 'irtuous than that of ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib.,

?ike this, Hadhrat ;a>far was the best of people after 3asulullaah .

He was so lo'in( to the belie'ers and so )ompassionate upon them so
mu)h so that 1abi )alled him !5ather of the destitutes, be)ause of
his se'ere lo'e for them and e*)essi'e sittin( with them. Howe'er
the matter of Hadhrat ;a>far in Ab#ssinia was more wonderful than
all of that.
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&he Muslims hoped for the :usti)e of Hadhrat 1a:aashi /the kin( of
Ab#ssinia0. &he# then mi(rated to his land in sear)h of freedom and
safet#.

Hadhrat 1a:aashi was a man who stood for truth. He then left them
with the freedom to worship in his land. &he Quraish had heard of
the easiness and sent Amr ibn Aas and Abdullah ibn Abi Arabia
behind the muhaa:ireen, so that he would return them sha)kled with
)hains.

Amr ibn Aas )arried pri)eless (ifts for Hadhrat 1a:aashi and his
(enerals with him. And his mar(inal notes were like a t#pe from the
t#pes of briber# in order to su))eed with what he intended and with
a)tion Amr ad'an)ed the (ifts to the (enerals so that the# will be of
assistan)e and speak on behalf in fa'our of him when he speaks to
Hadhrat 1a:aashi .

Amr b# means of the (ifts was able to win the (enerals o'er to him
and s)hedule a time with Hadhrat 1a:aashi for the entran)e upon
him. Hadhrat 1a:aashi permitted Amr to enter. Amr then said !"
Kin(, 'eril# foolish ser'ants ha'e )ome to #our )it#. &he# turned
awa# from the reli(ion of their people, nor ha'e the# entered in #our
reli(ion. Instead the# follow a new reli(ion and definitel# their
people, noble ones and fathers ha'e sent us so that #ou will return
them to them in order to edu)ateKdis)ipline them.,

&he (enerals then said !&he man is truthful. Hand o'er them to
him.,

&he :usti)e of Hadhrat 1a:aashi made him an(r# and he said
!A people who ha'e inhabited m# )it# and )hosen me upon
e'er#one else, it is onl# :ust that I first ask them. If it is like how the
man said I will and o'er them and if not well done, their
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nei(hbourhood will be what is ne*t door to me. / '- ',= ---=' `',
-,,'=0,

&he )ompanions of 3asulullaah (athered in order to (i'e opinions
in their matter. Hadhrat ;a>far said !1o one will speak from #oull.
&oda#, I am #our spokesperson., &he Muslims went to Hadhrat
1a:aashi and entered upon him.

&he leader then said to them !%rostrate to the kin(,

Hadhrat ;a>far then said !4e do not prostrate e*)ept to Allaah.,

&hereafter Hadhrat 1a:aashi said !4hat is this reli(ion b# means
of whi)h #oull ha'e separated from #oulls people, #oull ha'e not
entered in m# deen and nor an# other deen from this (eneration7,

Here Hadhrat ;a>far had a small )on'ersation and sou(ht assistan)e
from Allaah. He was thereafter des)ribin( the )ondition of the
Muslims before and after Islaam sa#in( !" Kin(, 4e were su)h a
people, people of i(noran)e, 4e worshipped idols and ate )arrion.
4e )arried out e'il a)tions and )ut of famil# ties and were e'il to our
nei(hbours. &he stron( from amon(st us were eatin( from the weak.

4e were all of that until Allaah sent to us su)h a messen(er from
amon(st us who we re)o(nised. 4e re)o(nised his linea(e,
truthfulness, trustworthiness and 'irtue. He in'ited us to Allaah so
that we pro)laim Him to be one, worship him and separate from
what we and our forefathers were worshippin( from besides Him
from the stones and idols.

He )ommanded us with the speakin( the truth, fulfilment of trust,
:oinin( famil# ties, bein( (ood to nei(hbours, and to refrain from
forbidden thin(s and blood shed. He pre'ented us from immodest#,
(i'in( false testimon#, and the eatin( of )arrion. He also )ommanded
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us that we worship Allaah alone without as)ribin( an# partners to
him.

He )ommanded us with -alaah, <akaah and fastin(. 4e were then
truthful to him, belie'ed in him and worshipped Allaah alone and we
did not as)ribe an#thin( to Him.

4e re(arded as forbidden what was forbidden upon us and re(arded
as permissible what was permitted for us. "ur people then be)ame
hostile towards us. &he# punished us and allured us from our
reli(ion so that the# will make us return to the worshippin( of idols.

4hen the# for)ed, oppressed and (rie'ed us and )ame between us
and our people, we )ame to #our )it#. 4e )hose #ou amon( others
and desire to be #our nei(hbour and hope that we will not be
oppressed b# #ou " kin(.,

Hadhrat 1a:aashi then said !Fo #ou ha'e an#thin( with #ou
whi)h )ame from Allaah 7,

Hadhrat ;a>far said !8es,,

He said !3e)ite it to me.,

Hadhrat ;a>far then re)ited from -urah Mar#am. Hadhrat 1a:aashi
and the (enerals )ried so mu)h that their tears flowed upon the
beards.

Hadhrat 1a:aashi then said !+eril# this and the one whi)h Isaa
brou(ht it ha'e )ome out from one ni)heKlamp.,

&hereafter he turned to Amr ibn Aas and his asso)iate and then said
to them !1o, B# Allaah, I will ne'er hand them o'er to #oull e'er.,

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?ike this the attempts of Amr were shattered a(ainst a boulder,
Hadhrat ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib . Howe'er, Amr returned to Hadhrat
1a:aashi the followin( #ear with su)h a matter, he thou(ht on the
basis of whi)h he will soon return the Muslims to Makkah.

He then said to Hadhrat 1a:aashi !+eril# these people are sa#in( a
(reat thin( re(ardin( Isaa the son of Mar#am.,

Hadhrat 1a:aashi then sent for Hadhrat ;a>far so that he would
ask him, 4hilst Amr ibn Aas was standin( b# the door. Amr then
said to a (uard !%ermit Amr ibn Aas. /''' - ,-' --'0,

Hadhrat ;a>far then said !%ermit the (roup of Allaah., /-' -=' --'0
Hadhrat ;a>far then entered upon 1a:aashi who thereafter said to
him !4hat is it that #oull are sa#in( re(ardin( Isaa the son of
Mar#am7,

Hadhrat ;a>far then said !He is the ser'ant of Allaah and His
messen(er and His word /the word !Be, that Allaah used to )reate
him0 He )ast it to /on0 Mar#am !&he +ir(in,

Hadhrat 1a:aashi then said !&his B# Allaah, is Isaa the son of
Mar#am. $o, #oull are safe in m# land. 1o ones e'il will tou)h
#ou., &he Muslims were fa'oured with freedom and safet# in the
land of Ab#ssinia with blessin(s of Allaah and thereafter b# 'irtue
of Hadhrat ;a>far .

Hadhrat ;a>far noti)ed the lon(in( for 3asulullaah and .ui)kl#
hastened to Madinah. &hat was after the 'i)tor# of Khaibar was
announ)ed so mu)h so that 3asulullaah had be)ome happ# and
said !I do not know with whi)h of them two I am happier, 4ith the
'i)tor# of Khaibar, or the arri'al of ;a>far7

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Howe'er, the sta# of Hadhrat ;a>far in Madinah was not for lon(.
He had )ome out to battle the 3omans in the battlefield of Mu>ta
durin( the ei(hth #ear after Hi:ri.

3asulullaah said to his arm# !&he leader of the people is <aid ibn
Haarithah. If he mart#red, then ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib and if he is
mart#red, then Abdullah bin 3awaahah, then if he is mart#red, then
the Muslims should be pleased with a man from amon(st them.,

It /Mu>ta0 be(an with two hundred thousand 3omans fa)in( :ust
three thousand Muslims. &he fi(htin( broke out and there was fier)e
fi(htin(. Hadhrat <aid ibn Haarithah fell, mart#red after fi(htin(
and stri'in(. Hadhrat ;a>far then )arried the fla( whist he was
de)laimin( poems sa#in(

-='' '--= '- '+-'- -'- , --= '+-'-',
'+-'--' ---- -' '+-'-= '-- - , ,'',
'+-'- '+--` '-' '=

!How perfe)t is ;annat and its approa)h is pleasant and its drinks
)old.
AndKas for the 3omans, 3ome has definitel# )ome )lose to its
punishment distant disbelief is its ori(ins. Upon me when '+--` '-' '=
'+-'-

He )arried the fla( in his ri(ht hand, one of the mushrikeen then )ut
it off. He then put it in his left hand. &he man atta)ked him and )ut
off his left hand. He )lasped the fla( with both his arms. &he# then
)ame to him and killed him as a mart#r )lose to Hadhrat <aid . In
his bod# were se'ent# wounds, all of them bein( in the front, nothin(
in the ba)k after the battle ended.

Before the Muslims returned, 3asulullaah spoke whilst his e#es
were tearin(. He then said !<aid )arried the fla(. He was then
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affli)ted. &hereafter ;a>far )arried it. He was then affli)ted. &hereafter
Abdullah bin 3awaahah took it. He was also then affli)ted.,

&he Muslims returned from this battle. 4hen the people )ame out to
re)ei'e them, the# did not find Hadhrat ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib
amon(st them. &he# had definitel# left his bod# in Mu>ta so that he
will be )lose to the mart#rs of the Muslims as a testifi)ation upon the
stri'in( of the Muslims whi)h was in e'er# part from the land.

All of a sudden 3asulullaah said !$i'e me the son of ;a>far and
arran(e food for the famil# of ;a>far., All of Madinah )ried upon the
death of Hadhrat ;a>far . Until 3asulullaah )ame out and said !Fo
not )r# o'er m# brother ;a>far toda#, I ha'e definitel# seen him in
;annat with two win(s whi)h he flies with where'er he wishes.,
Hadhrat ;a>far was then )alled !&he fl#in( mart#r., He was )alled
the possessor of two win(s and I am pleased with him. /-'-',0
Beneficial Lessons

A. A Mu>min is intelli(ent and able to fa)e diffi)ult situations.

C. 8ou will suffer harm in the path of Allaah &a>aala.

L. -tri'in( in the path of Allaah .

H. Bra'er# and 'alour is from the .ualities of a belie'er.
Questions
Mention the story of how the death of Hadhrat 4a0far took
place in your own words%
Compete the following:

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Hadhrat ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib was the father of QQQQQQQQQQQ and he
was theQQQQQQQQ mart#r. He was the possessor of QQQQQQQQ. He
a))epted Islaam earl# in QQQQQQQQQQQQQ. And with was his
wifeQQQQQQQQQQdau(hter of QQQQQQQQQ the one who
marriedQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ after the death of Hadhrat ;a>far . &hen
when he passed awa# she marriedQQQQQQQQQQQQ.
*ho was he)

A. &he :ust kin( the Muslims hoped for his :usti)e. &he# then
mi(rated to his land7

C. &he kufaar sent him behind the Muslims to Ab#sinnia so that
he will seek for their return7

L. &he leader of the Mu>mineen in Ab#sinnia and the
spokesperson on their behalf7
Answers
Compete the following:

&he destitutes, the fl#in(, Makkah, Hadhrat Asma , Umais, Hadhrat
Abu Bakr As2-idee. , Hadhrat Ali ibn Abi &aalib .
*ho was he)

A. 1a:aashi.

C. Amr ibn Aas.

L. Hadhrat ;a>far ibn Abi &aalib .

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The Story of Hadhrat Bilaal ibn .ibaah %

8ou will be repeatin( the intial period of Islaam with us. 4e
remember the histor# of the first )a'alr# of troops who were the
sahaabah of the abundant distribution of the harm and painful
punishment in Makkah.

Upon the hot sands of Makkah, and under the blaze of its sun
burnin( sun, and in front of its rou(h sands Hadhrat Bilaal ibn
3ibaah use to be toleratin( the punishment pleased and at pea)e.
&he whip of the kufaar )han(ed the stren(th of his Imaan pullin(
him to this Feen.

&he heat of the sun in its burnin( a water of punishment was
.uen)hin( the heart of Hadhrat Bilaal s thirst for ;annat. &he
hun(er was )han(ed to satiet#. &he mushrikeen dis)ussed how the#
will punish this Ab#ssinian sla'e who had be)ome a master with his
Imaan.

He was Hadhrat Bilaal ibn 3ibaah , the bla)k Ab#ssinian sla'e, his
mother named Hammaamah.

In Makkah the people were )ommodities whi)h used to be sold and
bou(ht before all were shadowed under the fla( of Islaam.

His kin( and master was Uma##ah ibn Khalaf Al2;amahi, one of the
wealth# traders of Makkah, and that personalit# whi)h obtained
respe)t enterin( the souls of Makkans from the Quraish.

Hadhrat Bilaal was in the ser'i)e of Uma##ah. Umma##ah was
rewardin(. He used to take Hadhrat Bilaal as a )ompanion on his
tra'els and made him the treasurer of the wealth. He re)o(nised
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Hadhrat Bilaal b# the sweetness of his 'oi)e amon(st the sla'es in
Makkah.

Hadhrat Bilaal heard about the missionKmessa(e of 3asulullaah .
He then went se)retl# to him askin( him about this new Feen.
Hadhrat Bilaal knew that Islaam in'ited to e.ualit# for all, master
and sla'e, ri)h and poor, white and bla)k, Arab and non2arab. &here
was no one .ui)ker to belie'e in 3asulullaah . He was then from the
first of those who a))epted Islaam. 4hen 3asulullaah propa(ated
Islaam to the people and announ)ed it. Hadhrat Bilaal was the first
to publi)ize his Islaam in Makkah and e*pose it. 4ith him were
Hadhrat Abu Bakr , Hadhrat Amaar , Hadhrat 8aasir , Hadhrat
-uma##ah , Hadhrat -uhaib and Hadhrat Mi.daad .

As for Hadhrat Abu Bakr , his wealth and people had prote)ted him.
As for the rest, the mushrikeen be(an e*pose them to heat of the
painful punishment.

5rom amon(st them was Hadhrat Bilaal whose master Uma##ah
ibn Kalaf had looked to him. +eril# he was an owned sla'e. &here
was no ri(ht for him to a))ept Islaam unless he permitted him to do
so. But Hadhrat Bilaal had seen that Allaah was his master and
the master of Uma##ah. &hen e'er#one is a sla'e in the kin(dom of
Allaah.

Hadhrat Bilaal be(an his stri'in( in Makkah. &he mushrikeen )ame
to all the weak Muslims and )lothed them with armour of iron and
thereafter melted this armour in the sun.

Until the pains and troubles had rea)hed the Muslims, the
mushrikeen left them and the people of e'er# man had )ome and fed
him and (a'e him somethin( to drink, e*)ept Hadhrat Bilaal . &he#
had tied him with ropes and (a'e him to )hildren dra((ed him and
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pla#ed with him whilst he said !&he "ne /Allaah0, &he "ne
/Allaah0,

Uma##ah used to take Hadhrat Bilaal out in the midda# heat and
make him lie on his ba)k in the spa)ious desert of Makkah. &hereafter
he brou(ht a boulder and pla)ed it on his )hest.

He used to sa# to him /Hadhrat Bilaal 0 !It will )ontinue like this
until #ou disbelie'e in Muhammad and worship ?aat and Uzza /two
idolatr# (ods0., Hadhrat Bilaal then repeated his words !&he "ne
/Allaah0 &he "ne /Allaah0,

&hese words had (i'en Hadhrat Bilaal the stren(th to fa)e this
painful punishment and dri'e him towards Imaan. His Imaan in
Allaah onl# in)reased and his )on'i)tion in the weakness of the ones
who were unable to remo'e the Imaan from his heart also in)reased.

&rue &he "ne /Allaah0, &he "ne /Allaah0. Hadhrat 4ara.ah bin
1aufal )ame whilst Hadhrat Bilaal was repeatin( !&he "ne
/Allaah0, &he "ne /Allaah0., Hadhrat 4ara.ah then said !Allaah is
"ne, " Bilaal6, &hereafter he said to Uma##ah ibn Khalaf !If #oull
kill him, I will definitel# take his (ra'e s#mpatheti)all# /i.e. I will
'isit him to take lesson and warnin(.0,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr )ame to Uma##ah and said !Fo #ou not fear
Allaah 7 3e(ardin( this destitute7,

!Until when /i.e. will #ou )ontinue like this07,

Uma##ah then said !8ou ha'e )orrupted him a(ainst me. -a'e him
if #ou are able.,

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Hadhrat Abu Bakr then bou(ht him in e*)han(e of se'en awaa. of
(old /a wei(ht in (old0. Uma##ah then said !If I sold him for one
"u.i#as of (old I would ha'e a))epted.,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then said !='en if #ou sold him for a hundred
u.i#ahs, I would ha'e (i'en it to #ou.,

Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattaab used to sa# !Abu Bakr our master
freed Bilaal our master,

&he intermission of punishment and harm had ended and we will
)ontinue to testif# of Hadhrat Bilaal s repeatin( !&he "ne /Allaah0,
&he "ne /Allaah0.,

3asulullaah used to sa# !Bilaal is the first from Ab#sinnia /i.e. to
a))ept Islaam0 Allaah honoured Bilaal b# makin( him the treasurer of
the wealth.,

Allaah had )ompensated Bilaal with someone better than Uma##ah
bin Khalaf. He was 3asulullaah , Hadhrat Bilaal had be)ome the
treasurer of the wealth of 3asulullaah from his prophethood until
his death.

Hadhrat Bilaal said about 3asulullaah !4hen a Muslim man
)ame to him naked, he )ommanded me. $o and seek for a loan, and
pur)hase a shawl. &hen )lothe him and feed him.,

"ne da# when 3asulullaah sat rememberin( the diffi)ult da#s of
Makkah he said !I fear Allaah and He fears none, I was harmed in
the path of Allaah and none harms him.,
/-=' ,-,- '-, -' ---,' --', -=' -'=- '-, -' =--=' --'0

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&hirt# da#s and ni(hts had passed with me and Hadhrat Bilaal
ha'in( food whi)h was a pie)e of li'er that Hadhrat Bilaal
)on)ealed under his arms.
/.`- =-' -',- -- `' -- ,- ''- '= .`-',0

8es, this was the )ondition of 3asulullaah and Hadhrat Bilaal .
&hirt# da#s and ni(hts without an# other food whi)h a man or
animal )ould eat besides that whi)h Bilaal )on)ealed under his arms
out of fear that the mushrikeen will see it or besides them. / ' - ',=
-= ,' ,--'' -'-0

And like this, Hadhrat Bilaal shared a life of hardship and patien)e
in Makkah without )omplainin( and nor bein( dissatisfied.

1othin( was sweeter than sta#in( )lose to 1abi e'en thou(h in that
was hun(er, thirst and painful punishment. ='er#thin( was eas#
e*)ept the separation of 3asulullaah . "nl# Hadhrat Bilaal knew
that he )ame out from Makkah to Madinah as a Muhaa:ir, and that he
)ame out from Madinah with 3asulullaah . How (ood )ompanions
the# both were.
/ - - _= -' .`- = -- ', .,- _- `' ----'' - _= ,' ----'' _'' '='+- `'
'-' '--'' - -'0

In Madinah he was )onstantl# with 3asulullaah , and like how
Hadhrat Bilaal was raised due to the Fhikr of Allaah in Makkah,
here too he raised him in Madinah as a Muazzin (atherin( the people
for -alaat with his sweet and pleasurable 'oi)e !Eome to salaah,
Eome to su))ess.,

Hadhrat Bilaal was the Muazzin of 3asulullaah , when tra'ellin(,
residin( and in e'er# pla)e that 3asulullaah went to.

Furin( the Battle of Badr, Hadhrat Bilaal )ame out with the
remnants of an arm# of the Muslims fi(htin( a(ainst the le(ion of the
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mushrikeen. Hadhrat Bilaal had seen with his own e#es that the
leader of the disbelie'ers was Umma##ah ibn Khalaf, the one who
punished him in Makkah and mo)ked the Muslims.

Hadhrat Abdur 3ahmaan ibn Auf had )aptured him. Howe'er
Hadhrat Bilaal )ould not )ontrol himself whilst seein( Uma##ah
ali'e. Feath was then better for this disbelie'er and the fire is his
abode. Bilaal then shouted !" Muslims, this is the leader of the
disbelie'ers, Uma##ah ibn Khalaf.,

&he Muslims atta)ked the leader of the disbelie'ers and then )ut of
his head and Allaah had freed the Muslims from his plans and e'ils.
?ike this, the 'oi)e of Hadhrat Bilaal shouted !Allaah is the
$reatest9 Allaah is the "ne, &he Independent.,

&hat mornin(, 3asulullaah )alled for Hadhrat Bilaal and said to
him !" Bilaal, with what ha'e #ou pre)eeded me to ;annah7 1ot
onl# ha'e #ou entered ;annah, but I ha'e heard #our footsteps in
front of me. +eril# #ou ha'e entered last ni(ht and then heard #our
footsteps.,

Hadhrat Bilaal then said !" 3asulullaah , I ha'e not done nothin(
e*)ept that I do not make whudhu without readin( two rakaats
-alaah.,

3asulullaah then said !It is be)ause of this that #ou ha'e pre)eeded
me to ;annah,

&he Muslims entered Makkah with 3asulullaah durin( its
)on.uest. Hadhrat Bilaal was with 1abi in the front of the arm#
when the time for -alaah had approa)hed. He then as)ended the
Ka>bah to (i'e Azaan, and " how beautiful it was, 'eril# it was
Makkah in whi)h he was punished from e'er# side, but Allaah was
truthful in His promise and assisted His arm# and defeated the
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enem# alone. And here in Makkah, the (arment of disbelief were
remo'ed repla)ed b# the (arment of Islaam. Its people then belie'ed
willin(l# or unwillin(l# / ,' '=,= ' 0 and Hadhrat Bilaal returned,
this time )hantin( in a sweet 'oi)e !Allaah is the $reatest, Allaah is
the $reatest, and &here is none worth# of worship e*)ept Allaah.,

1abi had passed awa# and the Muslims had not buried him #et.
-- -,-- - ,-'--'' - ',

Hadhrat Bilaal stood up to (i'e the Azaan. 4hen he rea)hed !I
testif# that Muhammad /-.A.4.0 is the 3asul of Allaah, there were
tears slowin( him downKsuppressin( him. He )ried with the rest of
those who were in the Mus:id. Hadhrat Bilaal had des)ended
without )ompletin( his Azaan.

Hadhrat Bilaal had definitel# lost his belo'ed 1abi .

Hadhrat Abu Bakr then said to him !$i'e the Azaan " Bilaal,

Hadhrat Bilaal replied !If #ou ha'e freed me so that I will be #ours,
then restrain me, and if ha'e freed me for the sake of Allaah, then
lea'e me,

Hadhrat Abu Bakr said !I ha'e onl# freed #ou for the sake of
Allaah,

Hadhrat Bilaal replied !&hen 'eril# I will not (i'e Azaan for
an#one after 1abi ,

Hadhrat Bilaal thereafter sou(ht permission from Hadhrat Abu
Bakr to (o to -#ria so that he will stri'e there in the path of Allaah.
&hen perhaps the stri'in( was a sola)e for his missin( 3asulullaah .

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In the khilaafat of Hadhrat Umar , he went to -#ria to 'isit it. Here
he was bent upon Hadhrat Bilaal (i'in( the Azaan.

Hadhrat Bilaal then stood up and whilst (i'in( the Azaan he and
all those preset present )ried. &he 'oi)e of Hadhrat Bilaal had
returned 3asulullaah to them despite his death. &he# then
remembered him and the da#s that Hadhrat Bilaal used to (i'e
Azaan and 3asulullaah would )ome out to them. &heir tears had
not subsided e*)ept after a lon( period.

Hadhrat Bilaal )ontinued to be stationed in -#ria upholdin( Islaam
and stri'in( in the path of Allaah until the true time had )ome )lose.

Allaah had permitted Hadhrat Bilaal to meet his 1abi in ;annah
e*)ept that 1abi had pre)eeded Hadhrat Bilaal to ;annah this
time. Hadhrat Bilaal then hastened to meet him there where the
bounties of > &he "ne Allaah, &he $reatest are (reater in e'er#thin(
in the world. Ma# pea)e be upon the Muazzin of 3asulullaah .
Beneficial Lessons

A. %atien)e upon the harms and his toleran)e in the path of
Allaah.

C. Atta)hment of Allaah and His 3asul .

L. &he is no differen)e between people e*)ept in piet# and (ood
deeds.
Questions
Answer with one word:

A. !"ur master freed our master7,
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C. A word whi)h Hadhrat Bilaal used to repeat when the kufaar
use to torture him7

L. &he first person to announ)e his Islaam in Makkah7
State whether true or false)

A. Hadhrat Abu Bakr lo'ed Hadhrat Bilaal and freed him for
the sake of Allaah.

C. Uma##ah bin Khalaf was the leader of the disbelie'ers.

L. Hadhrat Bilaal was a ri)h man whom 1abi lo'ed.
How much do you love Bilaal 2.%A%3)
Answers
Answer with one word:

A. Hadhrat Abu Bakr .

C. !&he "ne Allaah, &he "ne Allaah,

L. Hadhrat Bilaal ibn 3ibaah .
State whether true or false)

A. &rue

C. &rue

L. 5alse

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The Story of Hadhrat Amr bin 4amooh %

?ook at the fruits of Islaam whi)h be)ame apparent in Madinah.
&here he was, Hadhrat Mus>ab ibn Umair (lan)in( around at the
(atherin( of #outh of 8athrib, the one whi)h was named after its e'il
that had be)ome the pure Madinah Munawwarah, )it# of 3asulullaah
.

Around Hadhrat Mus>ab , Hadhrat Khallaad , Hadhrat Muaaz
and Hadhrat Muawwiz , the sons of Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh ,
leader of the Banu -alamah.

And the third from amon(st them was Hadhrat Muaaz ibn ;abal .

&he# all sat listenin( to Hadhrat Mus>ab whilst he was tea)hin(
them about Islaam and deen. He was re)itin( the Qur>aan to them.
Howe'er the sons of Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh were in profound
(rief, be)ause their father was Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh , leader of
the Banu -alamah and a kaafir /disbelie'er0 that worshipped an idol
named Manaaf. 1ot onl# did Hadhrat Amr lo'e his idol, rather he
was deepl# de'oted to it. He made a spe)ial )ornerKni)he in his house
for it whi)h none were allowed to enter e*)ept him.

He ne'er used to do an#thin( until he had entered prostrated to it
and ask for blessin(s from it.

His sons wanted to (uide him to strai(ht path and in'ite him to
Islaam. &heir mother was another who had a))epted Islaam se)retl#.
And Allaah was happ# with their intentions, howe'er with a subtle
path whi)h was not free from sweetness and@... / ,'=- ` --=' --=- ',
-= , -,-= -0

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Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh was one of the remainin( few leaders in
8athrib whi)h had remained upon their disbelief. His sons and wife
had therefore all )on)ealed their Islaam.

Hadhrat Amr had heard what Hadhrat Mus>ab was sa#in( and
in'itin( towards. He then sent Hadhrat Amr to Hadhrat Mus>ab
and said to him !4hat is this that #oull ha'e )ome with7,

Hadhrat Mus>ab replied !If #ou wish, we will )ome to #ou and
make #ou listen, He then appointed a da# and went to them.,

&he meetin( between Hadhrat Amr and Hadhrat Mus>ab in the
be(innin( was futile, e*)ept that Hadhrat Mus>ab was 'er# patient
and sou(ht for the (uidan)e of the people to the strai(ht path.

He then re)ited to Hadhrat Amr a part of -urah 8usuf
--= '-' -'-'-' ' -' ---'' -'-'' -'-' ='- '' ,'-- '' '
!Alif, ?aam, 3aa, /"nl# Allaah knows the )orre)t meanin( of these
letters0 &hese are the 'erses of the )lear book /the Qur>aan0.
Undoubtedl# 4e ha'e re'ealed it /the Qur>aan0 as an Arabi)
/'ersatileK)learK(rand0 Qur>aan so that #ou /" people of Makkah to
whom the Qur>aan was first re)ited0 ma# understand., /-urah 8usuf
'erse A V C!0

&he 'erses astonished Hadhrat Amr , but due to the lo'e of his idol
and )ould not de)ide upon an# matter without it.

He then said to Hadhrat Mus>ab !+eril# I ha'e to )ounsel with m#
people.,

Hadhrat Amr returned to his idol and then prostrated in front of it.
He thereafter said !" Manaaf /the name of the idol0 do #ou re:e)t
what these people want from me7,

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Hadhrat Amr pla)ed the sword upon his idol and thereafter turned
awa#.

His son Hadhrat Mu>aaz then stood up and took the sword from
abo'e the idol and )on)ealed it until he )ame and re)o(nized that it
)annot benefit nor )an it harm and it does not own an#thin(.

Hadhrat Amr who was present then said !4here is the sword "
Manaaf7,
'+--- = _'-- ---'' --'' ' ==-,.

&hereafter Hadhrat Amr said to his idol !+eril# I am (oin( to the
e*alted )it# tomorrow., He entrusted his people to do (ood to his
idol and he pro)eeded. His sons then )ame and tied the idol in a rope.
&hereafter the# pla)ed it in a pit where the people of 8athrib used to
pla)e their dirt and filth and the remains of their urine.

Hadhrat Amr returned to his idol another time and did not find it.
He shouted to his famil# !4here is Manaaf7 4here is m# belo'ed
$od, 1o one had answered him.

Hadhrat Amr stri'ed endlessl# sear)hin( for his idol and did not
lea'e an# )orner in his house nor did he lea'e the buildin(s around it
without askin( about it. In the end he found it there ne*t to the filth
of the people of 8athrib. / .' -'-'- ',=- -`- 0

He then lifted it, washed and purified it and thereafter returned it to
its pla)e. &hereafter he prostrated to it and said !If onl# I knew who
did this to #ou, I will definitel# kill him.,

Furin( the third of the ni(ht `''`'' '-''' K latter portion of the ni(ht, his
sons )ame to the idol and tied it up with a rope. And the# hated it
/-, , .'-= -,=-0. &hereafter the# tied it to the side of a dead do(
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and pla)ed it in the well of the Banu -alamah in whi)h the remainin(
dirt and filth of the people was left.

Hadhrat Amr returned third askin( his sons !How are #ouDll7,

&he# said !4ell, Allaah made our house spa)ious and purified it
from all filth. &hereafter when he went to his idol he did not find it. !

He then said !4here is it7,

&he# said !It is there. ?ook at it ne*t to the well.,

Hadhrat Amr saw his idol spattered on)e a(ain with dirt and filth.

He was unable to restrain the pain from himself. He was then )ertain
that it was a stone whi)h )ould not benefit nor )ould it harm, and that
Imaan was better than kuffaar. He then said to his sons !Are #oull
not upon what I am upon it7 /do #oull not follow what I follow70,

&he# replied !8es, #ou are our masterKleader. !

He then said !&hen 'eril# I make #oull m# witness that I belie'e in
what was re'ealed to Muhammad ,

And he re)ited a poem sa#in(

--'' '-- ''' -','' --'' - '' - --=''
+-- - -'= ,' ' .- - ----' -'' ,
-- ,' -', =-, -', --' - ' '+''

All %raise is due to &he Hi(hest, %ossessor of $ra)iousness, $i'er of
(i'er, -ustainer, ;ud(e of reli(ion, He is the "ne who sa'ed me
before I will be in the darkness of the (ra'e as a pled(e, B# Allaah if
it was a (od, #ou@.. /)he)k abo'e0@.
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4hen 1abi arri'ed at Madinah, he had seen in Hadhrat Amr
respe)tKdominan)e and a )orre)t opinion.

"n)e he said !" Banu -alamah, 4ho is #our leaderK)hief7,

&he# said !&he (randfather of ibn Qais, upon this that 'eril# we see
him to be a miser.,

3asulullaah then said !4hi)h disease is worse than miserliness,

!3ather #oulls leader be the pure, Amr bin ;amooh. +eril# the most
outstandin( of the people in i(noran)e is the most outstandin( in
Islaam.,
/ - .=- - -',-' -'- ', _,-='' - -= --`' --- . '-= -''='' '-'' '-= '
`-`' 0

Hadhrat Amr was a leader in his i(noran)e and his Islaam.

Hadhrat Amr was se'erel# lame and that had pre'ented him from
bein( present at the battle of Badr and fi(htin( with 3asulullaah .

4hen the Muslims returned from Badr, the stories of heroism,
in)reased the flames of enthusiasm in the hearts. 4hoe'er sta#ed
behind from the battle of Badr intended to )ompensate for what he
missed. Uhud was the one in whi)h all had seen as a )ompensation
for Badr. 3asulullaah )alled out to the Muslims !-tand up to
;annah /paradise0 its breadth bein( the skies and earth. It was
prepared for the (od fearin(.,

Hadhrat Amr stood up intendin( to )ome out to Uhud, howe'er his
sons had pre'ented him. &he# said !Allaah has definitel# e*)used
#ou., Hadhrat Amr )ame to 3asulullaah sa#in( !+eril# m# sons
intend to pre'ent me from )omin( out with #ou. B# Allaah, I desire
to walk with this lameness of mine in ;annah.,
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3asulullaah then said !3e(ardin( #ou, Allaah has definitel#
e*)used #ou and there is no :ihaad obli(ator# upon #ou.!

Upon the persisten)e of Hadhrat Amr to )ome out with 3asulullaah
, 3asulullaah said to his sons !It is not obli(ator# upon #oull to
pre'ent him. %erhaps, Allaah will (rant him mart#rdom. ?ea'e
him.,

His wife, Hadhrat Hind bint Amr ibn Haraam said !He definitel#
took his shield, thereafter made dua to Allaah sa#in( !" Allaah, Fo
not return me to m# famil#.,

He was friends with Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Amr bin ;amooh the
brother of his wife. &he# both )ame out to(ether and with both of
them was Hadhrat Khallaad ibn ;amooh .

In the be(innin( the assistan)e was an all# of the Muslims be)ause of
their obedien)e to the )ommand of 3asulullaah , howe'er the
ar)hers had disobe#ed the )ommand of 3asulullaah and their
leader /Ameer0 Hadhrat Abdullah ibn ;aabir . &he Muslims were
then e*posed.

Eonfusion and disorder had o))urred between the rows and it was
that time when Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh shouted sa#in( !+eril# I
b# Allaah am desirous of ;annah and he entered plun(in( into the
harmful fi(htin( /'-'' .'--''0 4ith him was his son Hadhrat Khallaad
until the# both were mart#red.,

Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh walked to ;annah with his lameness like
how he intended and did not return to his famil# like how he had
make dua to Allaah . He had a))epted it from him.
After the battle 3asulullaah saw him mart#red and ne*t to him
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haraam . He then said !Bur# Amr
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bin ;amooh with Abdullah ibn Amr. Both of them lo'ed one another
and sin)ere to one another in the world.,

In the time of Hadhrat Mu>aawi#a a se'ere hu(e flood )ame upon
Madinah so mu)h so that the (ra'e of Hadhrat Amr and Hadhrat
Abdullah was destro#ed. &he people du( another (ra'e so that he
would be buried in it.

Hadhrat ;aabir ibn Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haraam )ame so that he
will see them both. It was as thou(h the# both had passed awa#
#esterda#, nothin( had )han(ed from them. "ne of them (ot
wounded. He then pla)ed his hand upon his wound and )on)ealed
like how it was. &he# raised his hand from his wound but he
returned it a se)ond time whilst he was dead. And between Uhud
and the da# when the Muslims had buried him was fort# si* #ears.
-=' -- ', ,-'--'' -= ,- , , -- -' -- ,

+eril# it is a realit#, not a thou(ht, that the mart#rs the landKearth
does not eat their bodies and the# are ali'e b# their 3abb bein(
sustained.
Beneficial Lessons

A. &he belie'er is intelli(ent. He uses his intelli(en)e in in'itin(
towards Allaah.

C. -a)rifi)in( ones wealth and self in the path of Allaah.

L. &he mart#rs are ali'e b# their 3abb bein( sustained.
Questions
Choose the correct answer from between the brackets:

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A. Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh said to 3asulullaah when he
intended to )ome out to Uhud, !+eril# I intend to walkK tread
to this ;annah /with m# head, m# lameness, m# hand0,

C. &he sons a))epted Islaam before him and from them was
Hadhrat Muaaz , /Hadhrat Mus>ab , Hadhrat Khaalid ,
Hadhrat Muawwiz 0 and Hadhrat Khallaad .

L. &he name of the idol of Hadhrat Amr was /Al ?aat, Manaat,
Hibal0
Mention one reason for the following:

A. &he Islaam of Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh 7

C. Hadhrat Amr s )omin( out for :ihaad in the battle of Uhud7

L. &he bodies of Hadhrat Amr bin ;amooh and Hadhrat
Abdullah ibn Haraam like how the# were un)han(ed7
Mention how many years were there between the burial of the
two martyrs' Amr and Abdullah and the changing of the graves
after the floods)
Answers

Choose the correct answer from between the brackets:
A. M# lameness

C. Muawwiz

L. Manaat
Mention one reason for the following:

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A. Be)ause he dis)o'ered that his idol )ould not benefit nor )ould
it harm.

C. Be)ause he intended to enter ;annah.

L. Be)ause the land does not eat the bodies of the mart#rs.
Mention how many years were there between the burial of the
two martyrs' Amr and Abdullah and the changing of the graves
after the floods)

A. 5ort# si* #ears .

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The Story of Hadhrat #kramah ibn Abi 4ahal %

4ho from amon(st us do not re)o(nise this name7 Abu ;ahal Amr
ibn Hishaam, the one was made )hief b# his people e'en thou(h he
had not attained pubert#.

It is true to sa# that he was the leader amon(st his people, noble,
obe#ed, possessor honour and leadership.

He had buried himself in the sands of disbelief and if he wished he
)ould ha'e definitel# re'i'ed it with the 1oor of Imaan. He deser'ed
the )urse instead of )ontentment.

Abu ;ahal was e.ui'alent to 5ir>aun in this Ummat. He li'ed in
Makkah as an enem# to Allaah and His 3asul . He attempted to kill
3asulullaah se'eral times. He saw the si(ns and mira)les, but the
mental per)eption had blinded the si(ht. He then be)ame a dis)iple
of -haitaan.
1abi and his )ompanions saw harms and hardships upon his
hands, man# times. 3asulullaah desired for his Islaam and one da#
made Fua and said !" Allaah, -tren(then Islaam with either Amr
ibn Hishaam or Umar ibn Khattab.,

Allaah had answered the dua of His 1abi and the better of the two
men was Hadhrat Umar ibn Khattab who then a))epted Islaam. &he
more e'il of the two was Abu ;ahal. He then )ontinued in his
hostilit#.

+eril# he was a person who su((ested the war in Badr in order to
punish the Muslims. His -haitaan had definitel# de)ei'ed him that
soon he will defeat 1abi and his )ompanions. &hen all of a sudden
he was killed stained with his blood.

He said before his death !5or who is the sphereKfield toda#7
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&hen it was said !5or Allaah and His 3asul .!

He then departed )ursin( the Muslims whilst disbelie'in( so mu)h
so that 1abi said !+eril# the 5ir>aun of this Ummah is worse than
the 5ir>aun of Musa ,

&rue, 'eril# the 5ir>aun of Hadhrat Musa brou(ht Imaan before his
death e'en thou(h Allaah did not a))ept it from him. As for the Arab
5ir>aun, he died a kaafir swearin( Allaah and His 3asul .

In this e'il abode filled with hatred for Islaam and 3asulullaah .
Hadhrat Ikramah , the one who saw his father (o out of his wa# for
the war with the Muslims. He saw his people bein( defeated in Badr.

He returned to Makkah without a father like how he had went and
definitel# left his father there thrown on the (round so that the
Muslims will )ast him in the well without mournin( o'er him
)ursin( him until his (ra'e the one whi)h he was buried in it.

As for on the da# of Uhud, the set up was a little different, the
Qur>aish had )ome out with its horse and pride /'+-`= , '+'-=-0

Hadhrat Ikramah was with the tra'ellin( arm# to(ether with
Hadhrat Khaalid ibn 4aleed the one who was the leader upon the
@. /----0

Hadhrat Ikramah was not alone, instead he took his wife Umme
Hakeem with him who was hittin( the daff with Hadhrat Hind bint
Utbah and sin(in( poems sa#in(
'-- .- '-- '--`' -'-= '+- , '-'' --= -- '+-,

&he men were ea(er and Hadhrat Ikramah rode his horse, his
shaitaan and hatred leadin( him to fi(ht Allaah and His 3asul .

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He was dire)tin( his attention to the pla)e of death of his father with
the swords of the Muslims in Badr. Until the battle ended with
assistan)e not )omplete /.-' -= --- 0 for the mushrikeen sin)e the#
a'erted in front of the atta)k of the Muslims and fled to Makkah.

3e(ardin( Khanda., it was the battle of the troops /-'=`' ,-0
Hadhrat Ikramah was then one of the thousands united whi)h )ame
to surround the )it# of 3asulullaah .

But the# were (rie'ed when the# saw a hu(e tren)h, the likeness of
whi)h had not been seen before. &he# (raduall# learnt that the# did
not know what the# were doin(.

&he sie(e was lon( and Hadhrat Ikramah )ould not tolerate it and
then )ame out with Amr ibn 4ud in'itin( the Muslims to a one on
one )ombat. Hadhrat Ali )ame out until he )ut of the head of Amr
ibn 4ud. He threw it at the mushrikeen whi)h then pla)ed fear in the
soul of Hadhrat Ikramah makin( him run like a fri(htened mouse
lea'in( his spear and other thin(s. Hadhrat Ali took it as a (ift for
3asulullaah .

Allaah honoured Islaam and the Muslims. &he# then )on.uered
Makkah, howe'er the matter did not pier)e from some of the
skirmishes.

Hadhrat Ikramah definitel# stood and with him was -afwaan ibn
Uma##ah and -uhail ibn Amr in order to fi(ht with the Muslims.
And with them was also a man named Hamaas ibn Qais from the
Banu Bakr.

4hen his wife saw him she said to him !" Hamaas ibn Qais, what
are #ou )ountin(7,

He said !I am )ountin( Muhammad and his )ompanions.,
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-he then said !1o B# Allaah, 8ou will not refrain from Muhammad
and his )ompanions.,

He then said to her !3ather soon we will kill them, and he will be a
ser'ant for #ou from amon(st them.,

Hadhrat Ikramah and his )ompanions (athered at a pla)e named
Khandamah. &he# intended to fi(ht the Muslims, but 3asulullaah
)har(ed them with his sword / ---- -' .,- '- ', .,'--'' 0 Hadhrat
Khaalid ibn 4aleed . All and Hammas who was with them were
defeated. He then entered his house and lo)ked the door. &hereafter
he re)ited a )ouplet sa#in(
-= , ',-- -' ---='' ,- --+- ,' =-'
-=-= , -='- . =-- -'--'' -,--''- '-'----',

!+eril# if #ou had witnessed the da# of Khandamah when -afwaan
and Ikramah fled and it )onfronted us with un)ontested swords
whi)h were )uttin( e'er# assistant and skull.,

Hadhrat Ikramah fled and 3asulullaah )onsidered his blood as
'oid with nine others /-=' -- _- -- -' .,- -',0 4hen Hadhrat
Ikramah )ame to know of this, their es)ape was fi*ed for 8emen.
Furin( those moments Hadhrat Umme Hakeem his wife had
a))epted Islaam and asked for prote)tion from 3asulullaah for
Hadhrat Ikramah .

He then said to her !He is (ranted safet#.,

Hadhrat Umme Hakeem )ame out returnin( her husband ba)k to
Makkah. 4ith her was a roman sla'e. &his sla'e saw after a distan)e
and his se)lusion with her an opportunit# in attemptin( to sedu)e
her. Howe'er it was not lon( until the# )ame to a shore of the sea.
Here she found fate mo)kin( Hadhrat Ikramah .

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+eril# Hadhrat Ikramah had said to one sailor !&ake me to 8emen
and I will (i'e #ou whate'er #ou want., &he sailor said !1o until
#ou are sin)ere., Hadhrat Ikramah then said !And how do I show
m# sin)erit#7, He said !&hat #ou bear witness that there is no (od
e*)ept Allaah and that Muhammad is the 3asul of Allaah .,

Hadhrat Ikramah then said !&his is the (od of Muhammad, the
"ne he is in'itin( us towards Him.,

Hadhrat Ikramah knew that there was no (od worth# of worship
besides Allaah &a>aala and turned his ba)k. He then saw his wife
who said !I )ame to #ou from the side of the best of people, the most
mer)iful of people, the most ri(hteous of people, from the sided of
3asulullaah . I sou(ht prote)tion for #ou from him. &hen he (ranted
#ou prote)tion. Fo not destro# #ourself. &hen return, 'eril# #ou are
safe.,

-he informed him about the matter re(ardin( the roman sla'e and
that she sou(ht assistan)e with some of the Arabs. &he# then assisted
her and she )ontinued with him until now. Before the return to
Makkah, alon( the wa#, Hadhrat Ikramah stopped the roman sla'e
and killed him. He intended to be alone with his wife.

-he said !" Ikramah, 'eril# #ou are a mushrik and I am a Muslim.
Allaah has definitel# prohibited me for #ou., &he arrow of the words
had infli)ted the heart of Hadhrat Ikramah . -he then made him )r#
and the thou(hts in his head were )ontradi)tin( ea)h other.

In Makkah, 3asulullaah stood between his )ompanions sa#in( to
them !+eril# Ikramah ibn Abu ;ahal will soon )ome to #ou all as a
belie'er and muhaa:ir /one who mi(rated0 do not )urse his father.
+eril# the )ursin( of the dead harms the li'in(. And it will not rea)h
the dead.,

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4hen Hadhrat Ikramah rea)hed, 3asulullaah then said to him
!4el)ome to the mi(ratin( rider. / -''' ='+-'' 0 and stood up to him
and spread his )loth for him. And wel)omed him the best of
wel)omes.,

Hadhrat Ikramah then said !It has rea)hed me that #ou ha'e
(ranted me prote)tion " Muhammad 7,

He said !8es, 'eril# #ou are safe.,

Hadhrat Ikramah then said !&hen to what are #ou in'itin(7,

3asulullaah replied !&o the worship of Allaah alone without
as)ribin( an# partners to him, establish -alaah, (i'in( <akaat,
5astin( in the month of 3amadaan, and makin( Ha::.,

Hadhrat Ikramah then said !B# Allaah, 8ou are not in'itin( e*)ept
to the truth and are onl# )ommandin( to do (ood., &hereafter he
spread his hands and testified that there is none worth# of worship
besides Allaah, and that Muhammad is the messen(er of Allaah .

Hadhrat Ikramah said !" 3asulullaah !+eril#, I am askin( #ou
to for(i'e me for e'er# enmit#, I dire)ted it to #ou, for e'er# tra'el in
whi)h #ou were pla)ed, whether it was a pla)e I met #ou in or
whether in words I said in #our presen)e or behind #ou ba)k.,

3asulullaah made dua for Hadhrat Ikramah and said !" Allaah,
for(i'e him for e'er# enmit# he dire)ted to me, and for e'er#
distan)e in whi)h he tra'elled to a pla)e intendin( to e*tin(uish #our
1ur. And for(i'e him for whate'er he obtained from s)ornin( at me
in m# presen)e and behind m# ba)k.,

Hadhrat Ikramah then said !Howe'er, B# Allaah6 " 3asulullaah 6
I will not lea'e an# e*penditure I will not spend on #ou e*)ept that I
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will (i'e its likeness in the path of Allaah. / ----' `' =-'= '+----' --- _-' `
-' .--- '+'`-0,

After his Islaam he took an oath sa#in( !1o, B# the "ne who sa'ed
me in the battle of Badr, He was bein( (rateful to his 3abb that he
was not killed on the da# of Badr and )ontinued to li'e until his 3abb
had honoured him with Islaam. How often he would hold the
Qur>aan )r#in( sa#in( &he Book of m# 3abb@ &he Book of m#
3abb,

Furin( the battle of 8armouk there was fier)e fi(htin( and the
3omans doubted that the# will infli)t defeat upon the Muslims. &he
harmful ion had atta)ked Hadhrat Ikramah . He was sa#in( !$et
awa# from me " Khaalid ibn 4aleed, lea'e me, I am makin( amends
for what was in the past with me and m# father. I definitel# ha'e
fou(ht 3asulullaah and will flee from the 3omans toda#. 1o B#
Allaah, it will ne'er be like this.,
,-'' ,'' - ', -' .,- -'-' --' '--' '- ,- ` -', `

He shouted sa#in( !4ho will make a )ontra)t with me upon death7,

His un)le, Hadhrat Haarith ibn Hishaam and Farraar ibn Al2Auzar
stood up. &he# both made a )ontra)t with him. And with them were
four hundred Muslims who entered the hazardous battle until the#
infli)ted defeat upon the 3omans. And Allaah had assisted his arm#
and honoured them.

Hadhrat Ikramah remained thrown to the (round due to the effe)ts
of se'ent# wounds whi)h were pla)ed in his )hest. And ne*t to him
was Hadhrat Haarith ibn Hishaam , and Hadhrat A#aash ibn Abi
3abee>ah . Hadhrat Haarith asked for water so that he would drink
it. He then saw Hadhrat Ikramah pantin( due to thirst. He then
said !$i'e it to Ikramah., Ikramah then saw A#aash thirst#. He then
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said !$i'e him the water., 4hen the# (at )lose to Hadhrat A#aash
, he suddenl# separated from the world.

&he# returned to Hadhrat Ikramah and Hadhrat Haarith .ui)kl#,
but the# both found that the two of them had pre)eeded them both to
;annah so that the# will drink from the waters and ri'ers of ;annah.
Beneficial Lessons

A. Mankind is with himself, neither with his father nor his famil#,
but he is with his Imaan and his ri(hteousness.

C. 1ot to insult the dead or )urse them. &heir a))ountabilit# will
be upon Allaah.

L. 3epentan)e for e'er# sin, Allaah is Most 5or(i'in(, Most
Mer)iful
Questions

A. Hadhrat Ikramah a))epted Islaam in the be(innin( of Islaam,
and his father also.

C. Hadhrat Umme Hakeem the wife of Hadhrat Ikramah
a))epted Islaam before him.

L. Hadhrat Ikramah lead the Muslims in the battle of Ahzaab.

*ho was he)

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A. &he 5ir>aun of this Ummat, and the enem# of Allaah and his
3asul 7

C. &he mounted muhaa:ir who was (ranted safet# b# 3asulullaah
7

L. He died ne*t to Hadhrat Ikramah durin( the battle of
8armouk7
*hat were the beneficial lessons from the story of #kramah)
Answers

A. 5alse

C. &rue

L. 5alse
*ho was he)

A. Abu ;ahal.

C. Hadhrat Ikramah ibn Abu ;ahal .

L. Hadhrat Haarith ibn Hishaam .

H. Hadhrat A#aash ibn Abi 3abee>ah .

The Story of Hadhrat Abu Talhah ,aid ibn Sahal %

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5ew men had a))epted Islaam at the hands of the women. Instead,
#ou )ould )ount them on #our fin(ers. &hat 'eril# was the
pled(eKwa# of the Arabs. It had made the e*istin( women
unne)essar# for the people.

Until Islaam had )ome, it then raised the rank of the women and (a'e
her an e*isten)e and a rank. &his was disliked, and it was Hadhrat
Umme -ulaim bint Mulhaan who married Hadhrat Maalik ibn An2
1adar , the father of Hadhrat Anas ibn Maalik who was then
killed.

-- '- , '-'- '+' .= , -'-'' - - _ `-`' -'= _-= ) -'--- '' ( - ' , --- -'
'='- =''- .-- -= -' - =''- - -' -'', --'' - =''- - -=,-

&hen )ame a man, Hadhrat Abu &alhah <aid ibn -ahal from the
Banu An21a:aar. He was one of their few ar)hers and person of
e*treme ri)hes. He )ame to her proposin( whilst he doubted that she
would re:e)t him, but she had said !As for me, I desire #ou /to marr#
#ou0 and #our likeness will not be re:e)ted, howe'er #ou are a
disbelie'in( man, and I a belie'in( woman. If #ou a))ept Islaam,
then that is m# mahr /bridal dower0 and I will not ask #ou for
an#thin( besides that.,

-he thereafter said to him !" Abu &alhah, do #ou not know that
#our (od, the one whi)h #ou are worshippin( is a pie)e of wood
whi)h (rew from the (round that an Ab#ssinian )arpenter had made
it for #ou7,

He said !8es,

-he said !Are #ou then not ashamed that #ou are worshippin( a
pie)e of wood whi)h an ab#sinnia )ar'ed for #ou7 If #ou a))ept
Islaam, I will not re:e)t #ou at all.,

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Hadhrat Abu &alhah was tr#in( to make up mind and lookin( into
his matter. He returned lookin( at his idol rememberin( how he )ut
his pie)e of wood from a tree from his land and how he (a'e it to a
Ab#ssinian sla'e to make this (od from it.

He .ui)kl# returned to Hadhrat Umme -ulaim and sou(ht her to
indi)ate to him the )onditions of enterin( Islaam. He )ould not wait
to raise his 'oi)e !&here is none worth# of 4orship besides Allaah,
Muhammad is the 3asul of Allaah ! so mu)h so that the -ahaabah
said !B# Allaah, we did not know of a mahr /bridal dower0 better
than the mahr /bridal dower0 of Umme -ulaim,

Hadhrat Abu &alhah went with the )ara'an of Imaan pro)eedin( to
pled(e alle(ian)e to 3asulullaah in the se)ond pled(e. /--'`'' --''0 He
then a))epted Islaam and pled(ed alle(ian)e /took ba#>at0 He was
one of the twel'e leaders. -o mu)h so that when 3asulullaah
mi(rated to Madinah he kept )lose to him and was one of the sin)ere
lo'ers who followed him.

&he life of Hadhrat Abu &alhah was filled with different
s)enesKsituations. 8ou will see him as a mu:aahid in one pla)e,
spendin( in the path of Allaah in another, smilin( and lau(hin( or as
a fastin( sla'e. ?ike this #ou will )ontinue to see him.

Hadhrat Abu &alhah was wealthier than most Ansaar. And his
wealth was belo'ed to him /-'=--0, it was an or)hard filled with dates,
fruit and pleasantKsweet water whi)h was in front of the Mus:id.
3asulullaah used to enter it and drink from the (ood pleasant water
in it. &he sa#in( of Allaah was then re'ealed ! ' -- ',---- _-= -'' ',''-- '
,-=- !
!8oull will ne'er obtain piet# until #oull spend from what #oull
lo'e., /-urah Aale Imraan, 'erse RC0

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Hadhrat Abu &alhah stood then stood up toKin front of 3asulullaah
sa#in( !" 3asulullaah +eril# Allaah &a>aala sa#s
!,-=- ' -- ',---- _-= -'' ',''-- ' !
!8oull will ne'er obtain piet# until #oull spend from what #oull
lo'e.,

!" Allaah, 'eril# I lo'e m# wealth to be with me /i.e. -'=--, it was an
or)hard filled with dates, fruit and pleasantKsweet water0. +eril# it is
)harit# for the sake of Allaah. I desire for its reward and its kindness
from the side of Allaah. Fistributed it, " 3asulullaah howe'er #ou
wish., 1abi then looked at him happil# and deli(htfull# said
!=*)ellent, that was profitable wealth. And definitel# I heard. &hen
(o and distribute it to #our relati'es., Hadhrat Abu &alhah
returned and then distributed /-'=--0, /it was an or)hard filled with
dates, fruit and pleasantKsweet water0 to his )ousins /sons of his
un)le0.,

?ike this he obtained piet# when he spent from what he lo'ed.
3asulullaah lo'ed Hadhrat Abu &alhah so mu)h so that
3asulullaah when he sha'ed his head durin( the farewell ha::, he
started with the ri(ht, thereafter he distributed some of his hair to the
Muslims. 5rom amon(st them were those who obtained one hair, and
some of them who obtained two hairs. Until 3asulullaah said
!4here is Abu &alhah7, thereafter he (a'e him man# hairs as a
blessin( to him.

1abi ne'er used to enter an# house from the houses of the Ansaar
e*)ept that of Hadhrat Abu &alhah and Hadhrat Umme -ulaim .
Hadhrat Umme -ulaim spread the mattress for him. &hen when he
perspired, he took from his perspiration and then made it a s)ented
musk.
Hadhrat Abu &alhah had a si)k son. 4hen Hadhrat Abu &alhah
went tra'ellin(, his son passed awa# durin( his absen)e. Hadhrat
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Umme -ulaim then buried him. 4hen Hadhrat Abu &alhah
returned, he said !4hat happened to m# son7, -he replied

!He is better than what he was, &hereafter she ad'an)ed towards
him the supper. He then ate. -he then said to him !+eril# #our son
has passed awa# and the# both buried him. In the mornin(, Hadhrat
Abu &alhah went to )omplain to 3asulullaah about Hadhrat
Umme -ulaim .

3asulullaah then said !Fid #oull marr# in the ni(ht /i.e. @.07,

He said !8es,

He said !Ma# Allaah bless #ou both in that.,

Hadhrat Umme -ulaim (a'e birth to a son. Hadhrat Abu &alhah
brou(ht him to 3asulullaah and with him were dates. 3asulullaah
took it and pla)ed it in his mouth. &hereafter he made the bo# make
&ahneek with it and named him Abdullaah.

&hereafter Hadhrat Umme -ulaim (a'e birth to se'en )hildren, all
of them re)ited the Qur>aan with the dua of 3asulullaah for both of
them.

He was bra'e and )oura(eous and an a((ressi'eKatta)kin(
horseman. &his was the battle of Uhud, when the mushrikeen
(athered around 3asulullaah intendin( to kill him, Hadhrat Abu
&alhah )ame so that he will stand beside 3asulullaah . 3asulullaah
then raised his head from behind Hadhrat Abu &alhah in order to
see what was happenin( around him7

Hadhrat Abu &alhah stret)hed shoutin( /==- ,- ,=- -' .,- '-0 "
3asulullaah he will kill me not #ou. Hadhrat Abu &alhah was
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e*)ellent in ar)her# so mu)h so that he on the da# of Uhud broke two
or three bows.

&he men used to pass with him was a .ui'er of arrows. 3asulullaah
then said !Fisperse it Abu &alhah, / -` '`-' ='= 0 Hadhrat Abu
&alhah used to shootK throw the arrows whilst 3asulullaah would
wat)h were it would land.

Hadhrat Abu &alhah used to repeat !" 3asulullaah , Ma# m#
father and mother be sa)rifi)ed for #ou, #ou will not be
distin(uished, an arrow from the arrows of the people neither will
nor affli)t #ou. It will kill me not #ou,, and Hadhrat Abu &alhah
pro'ided a shield for 3asulullaah with one shield he used to defend
him. And he was defendin( him from the arrows of the mushrikeen
e'en thou(h that )ost him his life.

3asulullaah )ame out safe and su))essful and Hadhrat Abu &alhah
a))ompanied him. Furin( the battle of Hunain 3asulullaah said
!4ho will kill the one fallen in battle then for him is his
boot#Kspoils., Hadhrat Abu &alhah then killed twent# men. He
then took their boot# durin( on that da#. And what bra'er# and
)oura(e6

3asulullaah used to sa# !&he 'oi)e of Abu &alhah in the arm# is
better than a hundred /i.e. from )omplete (roups0,

After the death of 3asulullaah . Hadhrat Abu &alhah took ;ihaad
and fastin( as an o))upation. He then fasted his entire life until it was
said !Abu &alhah did not break a fast after 3asulullaah in si)kness
or tra'els until he met Allaah. Abu &alhah li'ed, after 3asulullaah
for fort# #ears@. How stran(e7,

In the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Uthmaan ibn Affaan , Hadhrat Uthmaan
)reated the first fleet for the Muslims and intended to atta)kKin'ade
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the peninsula from the ebb /of the sea0 of the 3omans. Hadhrat Abu
&alhah )ame out with this arm#, but he had passed awa# on the
ship. &he# did not find an island in whi)h he will be buried, -e'en
da#s had passed and his bod# was like how it was, it did not )han(e
until the# found a pla)e to bur# him in it.

+eril# we do not know the pla)e in whi)h Hadhrat Abu &alhah is
buried, e*)ept that we know not its pla)es nor his rank and
blessedness for the e*traordinar# mart#rs.
Beneficial Lessons
A. Islaam does not separate between man and women. Instead the
women are honoured and raised in her status.

C. &o worship Allaah alone without an# partners.

L. Humilit# in the ser'i)e of Allaah, His 3asul and Islaam.

H. 5astin( and ;ihaad is from the important worships /Ibaadaat0 in
Islaam.
Questions
Hadhrat Abu Talhah defended .asulullaah on the day of
"hud with one of his shields and his bow% How will he defend
.asulullaah after his death)
Mention the name)

A. &he or)hardK(arden whi)h was the most belo'ed wealth of
Hadhrat Abu &alhah that he (a'e in )harit# for the Muslims7

C. &he Muslim woman whose mahr was Islaam, and Hadhrat Abu
&alhah had married.

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L. &he real name of Hadhrat Abu &alhah 7

H. 1ame a title for Hadhrat Abu &alhah implementin( #our
stud# of his stor#7
Answers
Mention the name)
A. Beerhaa /-'=--0.
C. Hadhrat Umme -ulaim .
L. Hadhrat <aid ibn -ahal .

The Story of Hadhrat "bay ibn $a0b %

A Khazra:i from the Ansaar, he took Ba#>at /pled(ed alle(ian)e0 to
3asulullaah with se'ent# others in Al2A.abah Al2&haani#a.
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He was )alled /Abu Munzir0 and he was one of those to memorise the
Qur>aan all of it in the time of 3asulullaah .

"ne of those who missed the time of 3asulullaah and he was a
s)ribe for 4ahi /re'elation0 and a Mu:aahid in the path of Allaah. He
witnessed e'er# battle with 3asulullaah .

Ima(ine that of this was (athered in Hadhrat Uba# ibn Ka>b ibn Qais
ibn Ubaid Al2Khazra:i Al2Ansaari , be)ause of that it is not stran(e
that 3asulullaah used to sa# !Uba# is the leader of the Ansaar.,

Uba# ibn Ka>b was one of those from whom hastened towards
Islaam and one of the first of the belie'ers upon the hands of Hadhrat
Mus>ab ibn Umair .

&he Qur>aan had deli(hted him with the sweetness of its words and
beaut# of its meanin( so mu)h so that it owned his entire life. He
lo'ed 3asulullaah without seein( him.

He desired to meet him so he hurried to him until the Ansaar )ame
out to meet 3asulullaah in Al2A.abah Al &haani#a.

&here, Hadhrat Uba# 'iewed the fa)e of 3asulullaah and his
)ertaint# in his prophethood and knowled(e of is truthfulness had
onl# in)reased. He returned to Madinah happ# be)ause of the
meetin( with 3asulullaah enthusiasti) for his se)ond meetin(.

&he da#s be(an passin( b# slowl# until it was happiest of da#s for all
the people Madinah. 3asulullaah had definitel# )ome as a Muhaa:ir
to Madinah. Its )onditionsK)orners /'+-'' --'-'0 had lit up and
be)ome like the bride whi)h the# de)orate so that she be married of
to her )ompanion. 3asulullaah built his Mus:id so that it will be a
(atherin( pla)e for the Muslims in whi)h the# will (ather upon the
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Kalimah of unit#. And a Madressa in whi)h he will tea)h the / , _-'-''
--''- , `-`' -'-- -'-''0 foundation and its tea)hin(s.

In the s)hool of 1abuwah, the distin(uished student, Hadhrat Uba#
bin Ka>b obtained the tea)hin(s of 1abuwah.

3asulullaah made him a s)ribe for 4ahi /re'elation0. Hadhrat Uba#
then pla)ed his pen on his ear waitin( for when 1abi will
)ommand him to write the 'erses of Allaah.

&he then new 'erses will be re'ealed and Hadhrat Uba# will open
his heart for the wonders of the wise mentionin( /-='' -'' `0.

All of a sudden his heart will )lear up with so mu)h so that it used to
be)ome like a )lear white mirror. / -'- -'- -' --- _-= -' ,'=- '+- '-'
'--''0

He raised the 'oi)e of Imaan in his heart, rather, there was not 'oi)e
besides the 'oi)e of Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b sin(in( it. 3asulullaah
brou(ht him )lose to him in his (atherin(. Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b
be)ame the most knowled(eable of the Muslims with the Qur>aan.

3asulullaah )ame out sa#in( to Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b !+eril#
Allaah /.= , =0 has )ommanded me to re)ite to #ou !--'' - '
!-urah Ba##ini##a0

Hadhrat Uba# then said in astonishment !Fid Allaah take tell #ou
m# name " 3asulullaah 7,

3asulullaah !#es.,
Hadhrat Uba# was then not de)ei'ed be)ause of his knowled(e or
b# the pleasure of Allaah. 3ather he left )r#in( out of happiness
be)ause of the (ra)e of Allaah and His mer)#. Be)ause of that the
Muslims should be happ#.
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In another pla)e, 3asulullaah said to Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b
!+eril# I was )ommanded that I will submit the Qur>aan to #ou,
'-'' =-'= =' ' --' -' ( 0

Hadhrat Uba# then said !In Allaah I belie'e, upon #our hand I
ha'e a))epted Islaam, from #ou I ha'e learnt.,

3asulullaah repeated these words behind Hadhrat Ka>b and
repeated what he said to Hadhrat Ka>b .

Hadhrat Ka>b then said !" 3asulullaah , 4hat did #ou mention
there7 /i.e. in the words0,

3asulullaah said !How beautiful is #our name and #our linea(e in
the hea'ens /amon(st the an(els0 !

Hadhrat Uba# said !%ermit me to re)ite to #ou " 3asulullaah .,

He re)ited to 3asulullaah and Hadhrat Uba# )ried out of
happiness due to the $ra)e of Allaah. ?ike this Hadhrat Uba#
)ommitted himself to the Qur>aan and memorised all of it in the time
of 3asulullaah .

1abi intended to dire)t the 'ision of the Muslims to the knowled(e
of Hadhrat Uba# and his understandin(. He then said to Hadhrat
Uba# !" Abu Al2Munzir, Fo #ou know whi)h 'erse of the Qur>aan
is the (reatest7,

Hadhrat Uba# then said !,--'' ='' , `' '' ` -', !Allaah, there is no
(od besides Him, &he ='er li'in(, &he Maintainer /of e'er#thin(0

3asulullaah was happ# with the knowled(e of Hadhrat Uba# and
his understandin(. He then stru)k him on his )hest )on(ratulatin(
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him sa#in( !Ma# the knowled(e definitel# benefit #ou " Abu Al2
Munzir,

After the death of 3asulullaah the Muslims used to )onsult Hadhrat
Uba# in their matters of Feen. He was definitel# a 5a.eeh in the
matters Islaam and its -hari>at /laws0.

4hen Hadhrat Abu Bakr intended that he and Hadhrat Umar will
(ather the Qur>aan, Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b was the one who used
to di)tate the Qur>aan to Hadhrat <aid ibn &haabit who used to
write it with his hand.

He repeated the position a se)ond time in the time of Hadhrat
Uthmaan ibn Affaan . Hadhrat Umar used to see in Hadhrat Uba#
bin Ka>b an e*ample of the belie'er who made ne)essar# that he
will be free for knowled(e without ha'in( an# other work ,then he
did not seek assistan)e from him upon authorit# or (o'ernment.

&hen when Hadhrat Uba# asked him7 !4h# dont #ou use me7

Hadhrat Umar said !I fear that it will pollute #our Feen.,

&he Ulema are from the likes of Hadhrat Uba# , it is ne)essar# that
there will be no de'otedness for them e*)ept for the Qur>aan. / ,- `
'-'' `' -'- +'0

And nothin( will o))up# them from it. Hadhrat Umar knew well
that Hadhrat Uba# used to )omplete the entire Qur>aan in ei(ht
ni(hts.
He used to sa# !4hoe'er intends to ask re(ardin( the Qur>aan
should (o to Uba# bin Ka>b, and Hadhrat Umar named him
!?eader of the Muslims and (a'e him the title /Abu Al2&ufail0,

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4hen Hadhrat Umar (athered the Muslims for &araaweeh -alaah,
he did not find a better Imam for the Muslims than Hadhrat Uba# bin
Ka>b .

&he# (athered upon the 'oi)e of Hadhrat Uba# leadin( them in
-alaah. 4hen Hadhrat Ali passed the Mus:id of 3asulullaah in the
ni(ht. 4hilst makin( whudhu, the li(ht of the Qur>aan and li(hts of
the /Masaabeeh0 was )omin( from him whilst the 'oi)e of Hadhrat
Uba# was )hantin( with the Qur>aan.

He said !Ma# Allaah li(hten the (ra'e of Umar like how He lit for us
our Mus:id., "ne da# Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b said !" 3asulullaah
/_ -='' -'= '-07 4hat is the re)ompense for the fe'er7,

He then said !&he (ood follows the one who did it whether,
/= -'= -- ,' - -'= '-=' '-0 or @

Hadhrat Uba# then said !" Allaah, 'eril# I am askin( 8ou for su)h
a fe'er whi)h will not pre'ent me from )omin( out in 8our path nor
to #our house, and mus:id of 8our 1abi Allaah &a>aala had
a))epted the Fua of Uba#.,

He )ontinued to be fe'erish e*)ept that he used to )ome out for
;ihaad, -alaah and Ha::. He definitel# (ained the reward of the si)k
and the reward of obedien)e and worship.

&hereafter on)e he said !&here is nothin( for a sla'e who lea'es out
somethin( for Allaah e*)ept that Allaah e*)han(es it for him with
somethin( better from where he )annot ima(ine.,

Man# times tears would )hoke him and the flow )r#in( upon the
time of 3asulullaah . &he Muslims were not upon him from (ood
-='' - -'= ,-'--'' ', at the time the re'elation used to be re'ealed
to 3asulullaah with all the (ood the# were learnin( it, memorisin(
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it spe)iall# he himself who was a s)ribe for 3asulullaah . He will be
waitin( for the new 'erses of Allaah that he will write with his hand
and repeat it with his ton(ue and memorise it with his heart.
&hereafter he would )ome out utterin( it. He then (athered the
knowled(e and a)tion. /i.e. pra)tised upon the knowled(e.0

4hen he shouted it !4e were with 3asulullaah and our fa)es
would be)ome one / -' .,- _- '- --' --=', '-,=,, 0 &hen when
3asulullaah would separate from us our fa)es would )ome and (o
to the ri(ht and left.,

He used to )r# due to a lot rememberan)e of Allaah, ponderin( and
)ontemplation o'er the da# of Qi#aamah and would )onditions and
diffi)ulties would o))ur in it.

4hen Hadhrat Uba# per)ei'ed the )loseness of )orruption, and the
rushin( of the world and its beaut# upon the Muslims, he set out to
do a lot of worship and obedien)e and hoped to meet Allaah until
death rea)hed him in the thirtieth #ear before he saw with his own
e#es the swords of the Muslims bein( raised a(ainst ea)h. Ma#
Allaah ha'e mer)# upon the leader of the Ansaar, and leader of the
Muslims.
Beneficial Lessons

A. ?o'e for Allaah and His 3asul and the ser'i)e of them both.
/i.e. to lo'e to be of ser'i)e to them both.0

C. -tri'in( /in the path of Allaah0 and knowled(e are from the
.ualities of the Mu>mineen /belie'ers0.
L. &o memorise the 1oble Qur>aan, re)ite it and pra)tise upon it.
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Questions

A. 3asulullaah said to Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b Ma# the
QQQQQQQQQQQdefinitel# benefit #ou " 5ather of the QQQQQQQQQQQQ

C. 3asulullaah said to Hadhrat Uba# !&his is the
masterKleader of QQQQQQQQQ and Hadhrat Umar said &his is
the masterKleader of the QQQQQQQQQ !

L. Hadhrat Umar said !4hoe'er intends to ask an#thin(
re(ardin( the QQQQQQQQQQ, should definitel# (o to Uba# bin
Ka>b.,

H. 4ho was the one whom 3asulullaah said to him !+eril#
Allaah has instru)ted me that I will propose to #ou the
Qur>aan7 "r !+eril# I was )ommanded that I will submit the
Qur>aan to #ou7 '-'' =-'= =' ' --' -' ( 0,
Mention several things which were gathered(found in Hadhrat
"bay bin $a0b )
Answers

A. Knowled(e, 4arner.
C. Ansaar, Muslims.
L. Qur>aan.
H. Hadhrat Uba# bin Ka>b .

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