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

208 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH m%= (Vol-1)
when you want to enter the fold of this religion?" They said to him, "Take a bath,
cleanse yourself well, purify your two (upper and lower) clothes, recite the
Shahaadah of truth and perform salaah." Hadhrat Usayd 1Jf.- stood up, took a
bath, washed his clothes, recited the Shahaadah and then stood up to perform
two Rakaahs salaah. He then said to the two, "Behind me is a man whom I shall
soon send to you. If he follows you, not a soul from his people will fail to follow
him. He is Sa'd bin Mu'aadh."
Hadhrat Mus'ab !&lGWj Gives Da'wah to Hadhrat
Sa'd bin Mu'aadh a,G&&>
Hadhrat Usayd -j then took his spear and went to the place where Hadhrat
Sa'd bin Mu'aadh SEiWi3 and his people were sitting in a gathering. When
Hadhrat Sa'd bin Mu'aadh 4- saw Hadhrat Usayd @,- approaching, he
said; "I swear by Allaah that Usayd is coming to you with a look that is very much
different from the one he left you with." When Hadhrat Usayd B,GW stopped by
the gathering, Hadhrat Sa'd WGw asked, "What did you do?" Hadhrat Usayd
B,GWj replied, "I have spoken to the two men and see nothing wrong with what
they say. I have also forbidden them from what they do and they accepted to do
as I tell them. I have also found out that the Banu Haaritha tribe have left to kill
As'ad bin Zuraarah because they have learnt-that he is your cousin and thereby
wish to insult you." Fearing the news that had reached him about the Banu
Haaritha, Hadhrat Safd bin Mufaadh ~,Wj filled with fury. He stood up and
quickly grabbed hold a spear saying, "By Allaah! You have done nothing!"
He then went to Hadhrat As'ad and when he saw Hadhrat As'ad B,W
and Hadhrat Mus'ab sitting in peace, he realised that Hadhrat Usayd
4B!XW4 had wanted him to listen to them. He also stood in front of the two and
swore them. He said to Hadhrat As'ad %lGi@&, "0 Abu Umaamah! By Allaah! If it
wgre not for the relationship between you and I, you would have never thought
of doing this. You dare to introduce into our locality something that we detest!"
Already before his arrival, Hadhrat As'ad 1Jf.Wj had mentioned to Hadhrat
Mus'ab BaGW4, "0 Mus'ab! By Allaah! Here comes the leader of all those behind
him. Should he follow you, no two persons of his community would remain
behind."
Hadhrat Mus'ab BGw said to him, "Will you not be seated and listen awhile. If
you like what you hear, you may accept it. Otherwise, we shall stop doing what
you dislike." Hadhrat Sa'd @.Wj said, "That is a fair proposition." He then stuck
his spear into the ground and sat down. Hadhrat Mus'ab ~,GW then spoke to
him about Islaam and recited the Qur'aan to him. One of the narrators by the
name of Moosa bin Aqba says that Hadhrat Mus'ab %$3&& recited the beginning
of Surah Zukhruf. Hadhrat Mus'ab and Hadhrat As'ad B,W say that
from the radiance and gentleness they saw in the face of Hadhrat Sa'ad W@%j,
they recognised-that he would accept Islaam before he could even mention it.
Hadhrat Sa'ad B.Gw said, "What do you do when you want to enter the fold of
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