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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,Gb@&> (Vol-I) 199
Hadhrat Safwaan ?ZWW then returned and reached Rasulullaah &%% as he was
busy leading the Asr salaah in the Masjidul Haraam. While the two stood waiting,
Hadhrat Safwaan ~ , G aske'd, W "How many salaahs do the Muslims perform
each day and hight." When Hadhrat Umayr B%i% informed him that they
performed five salaahs daily, he asked, "Is Muhammad t!?i?& leading them in
salaah?" "Yes," came the reply.
When Rasulullaah @&! said the Salaam (to end the salaah), Hadhrat Safwaan
!3%Wj called out, "0 Muhammad! Umayr bin Wahab has brought me here with
your shawl and says that you have asked me to come to you. He says that it
would be best if I accept Islaam willingly otherwise you shall allow me two
month's grace." Rasulullaah &%% said, "Dismount, 0 Abu Wahab." "By Allaah!"
exclaimed Hadhrat Safwaan %%@!G, "I shall never disinount until you verify this
for me." Rasulullaah @&! said, "In fact, you may have a grace period of four
months." Hadhrat Safwaan ~ , G M then dismounted.
Hadhrat Safwaan %$%@= Marches with Rasul'ullaah
@@ Against the Hawaazin Tribe and Accepts
Maam.
When Rasulullaah @&$ marched against the Hawaazin tribe, Hadhrat Safwaan
?3W%'marched with him while still a Kaafir. Rasulullaah sent someone to
him to request ;hat he loan some weapons to the Muslims. Hadhrat Safwaan
~,Wj sent a huhdred coats of armour together with all the equipment that
went with it and asked, "Shall this be taken with my permission or by force?"
When Rasulullaah w toldhim that it was on loan and that it would be
returned, he loaned it. According to the request of Rasulullaah w, he loaded it
on his animal and took it to Hunayn. He therefore witnessed the Battles of
Hunayn and Taa'if. He then accompanied Rasulullaah @?@ to Ji'irraanah.
\ As Rasulullaah 4k%@ was walking amongst the booty to have a lodk at it, Hadhrat
Safwaan BC5W was with him. Hadhrat Safwaan %GWj then started looking at a
valley filled with camels, goats and shepherds. Rasulullaah @@ watched his
long stares at the scene and said to him, "0 Abu Wahab! Do you like this valley?"
When he repiied in the affirmative, Rasulullaah @?@ said to him, "It is all yours."
Hadhrat Safwaan B,GW accepted lslaam on the spot and said, "It is only be the
heart of a N' i that can be so generous. I testify that there is none worthy of
worship but A1 ah and that Muhammad 'I%@ is Allaah's servant and Rasul."
".,, Another narrati' quotes from Hadhrat Safwaan ~,%&% that Rasulullaah
asked him to give some weapons on loan. He said, "Are you taking it away from
me by force?" Rasulullaah answered, "I wish to borrow them and damages
shall be paid back." It so happened that some of the coats of armour were
destroyed. Rasulullaah t!%!$ therefore approached Hadhrat Safwaan ~ , C W to
(1) Waaqidi and Ibn Asaakir as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg.294). Ibn Is'haaq and Mhamrnad
ibn Ja'far bin Zubayr have also narrated the Hadith from Hadhrat Urwa W5Wj who narrates from
Hadhrat Aa'isha lZEX?kj as mentioned in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya (V01.4 Pg.308).