Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,g#&3 (Vol-I) * 167
to procrastinate! By mixing with you people, I nowhave first-hand knowledge ofthis!"
~adhrat Zaid bin Su'na ~ ,w says that as he was doing this, his gaze' fell on
Hadhrat Umar -. ~k noticed that Hadhrat Umar w ' s eyes were starting
to roll with anger and he stared with fury. He said, "0 enemy of Allaah! Do you
speak to Rasulullaah like that'and treat him in this manner.. 13 Had it not
been for respect of being in the company of Rasulullaah @&, I would have cut
off your neck!" Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na 4- says that all the while, Rasulullaah
@% looked at him in a most calm and unruffled manner. Rasulullaah @@ then
said to Hadhrat Umar !i313W, "0 Umar! All that the two of.us need is for you to
tell me to pay him quickly and to tell him to place his demands in a better
manner. 0 Umar! Go with him and give him his dues. Also give him twenty Saa
of dates extra in lieu of the threat you gave him.'!
Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na says that Hadhrat Umar B!3W took him along,
paid him what was due and added another twenty Saa to it. When Hadhrat Zaid
bin Su'na !2W@i,j' asked Hadhrat Umar !Zi#Z@G what he twenty Saa extra were for,
~adhrat Umar WWj said that it was the command of Rasulullaah @@ because
of the threat he had made. Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na 53@2&& then asked, "0 Umar!
Do you recognise me?" "No," replied Hadhrat Umar @.3&5. Hadhrat Zaid bin
Su'na k%W4W said, "I am aid bin Su'na." "The Rabbi?" asked Hadhrat Umar
g#$&&, J. "Yes, the Rabbi," was the reply. Hadhrat Umar ~~ then asked, "But
why did you behave as you did? Why did you speak as you did?"
Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na !3@4!23 replied, "0 Umar! When I looked at Muhammad
@%%, I recognised all thesigns of Nabuwaat except for two signs that 'I had not
tested; (1) that his self,control should outstrip his anger and (2) that his
tolerance should conquer a display of extreme foolishness. L have now tested
both these attributes. 0 Umar! I make you witness to the fact,tha't I am content
with Allaah as Rabb, with Islaam as the true religion and with Muhammad
@% as the Nabi. I also make you witness to the fact that I give half of my wealth
- and I am one of the wealthiest people - as charity to ihe entire Ummah of
Rasulullaah w." Hadhrat Umar Bw said, "Say that it is for a part of the
Ummah because you will be unable to Kve all of them." "Alright," said Hadhrat
Zaid bin Su'na ?E$W, "then for a.part of the Ummah."
Hadhrat Umar B,W2 and Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na !&!3#% then returned to
Rasulullaah @%$ and Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na B@,@&j exclaimed, "I testify that
there is none worthy of worship but Allaah and that Muhammad @%$ is Allaah's
servant and Rasul." He therefore accepted Imaan and pledged his allegfance to
Rasulullaah @@. ~6 participated in many expeditions with Rasulullaah &8% and
was eventually martyred during 'the expedition to Tabook as he was advancing
and not retreating. May Allaah shower His mercy on Hadhrat Zaid bin Su'na
$p&&>.(])
(1) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.8 Pg.240) has commented on the chain of narrators. Ibn Hibbaan,
Haakim, Abu Shaykh and othes have hlso reported the Hadith. This is mentioned in lsaaba (Vol. l
Pg.566) together with commentary on the chain of narrators and an addition which states that a
Jew said, "I have seen every description of Muhammad @$ as mentioned in the Torah except for