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

214 THE UVES OF THE SAHABAH '@@@% (Vol-I)
Islaam and started inviting people to Islaam. When this news reached Safwaan,
he said, 'When he went to his family before coming to me, I knew that Umayr
had become involved in the very thing he feared and had forsaken his religion. I
shall never speak to him again and never do a good turn to him or his family."
As Safwaan stood in the Hateem one day, Hadhrat Gmayr WWj called for him.
When Safwaan ignored him, Hadhrat Umayr ?B- said to him, 'You are one of
our leaders. Tell me. When we worshipped stones and sacrificed animals for
them, was this any religion? I testify that there is none worthy of worship but
Allaah and that Muhammad @@ is Allaah's servant and Rasul." Safwaan did not
utter a word in response. ('1 The effort Hadhrat Umayr Sw made to get
Safwaan to accep't lslaam has already been mentioned. (2)
Hadhrat Abu Hurayra !i3w Gives Da'wah to his
Mother and She Accepts Islaam
Hadhrat Abu Hurayra 5$@&% says that he used to invite his mother to Islaam
when she was still a Mushrik. One day as he was giving her the Da'wah, she told
him things about Rasulullaah @i%# that he did not like. He went crying to
Rasulullaah @% and said, "0 Rasulullaah w! When I invite my mother to
Islaam, she refuses to accept. When I did so today, she told me things about you
that I did not like. Pray to Allaah to guide the mother of Abu Hurayra."
Rasulullaah made du'aa saying, "0 Allaah! Guide the mother of Abu
Hurayra."
Hadhrat Abu Hurayra 3i@@!3 narrates further, "Happy with the du'aa of
Rasulullaah @@, I left'but when 1 tried to open the door of the house, I found it
locked. Hearing my footsteps, my mother shouted, 'Stay where you are, 0 Abu
Hurayra.' I then heard the pattering of water (as my mother took a bath to accept
Islaam). She then wore her clothes and hastily donned a scarf. She opened the
door and said, '0 Abu Hurayra!
'I testify that there is none worthy of worship but
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Allaah and that
Muhammad @% is Allaah's Rasul."'
Hadhrat Abu Hurayra $&GWj says that he then returned to Rasulullaah @@ and
informed him about what had happened. Wulullaah praised Allaah and
made du'aa in their favour. (3)
According to another narration, Hadhrat Abu Hurayra used to say, "By
Allaah! Whenever any male or female Muslim hears my name, they take a
liking to me." "How do you know this?" the narrator asked. He then mentioned
that he used to invite his mother to Islaam and the narration continues like the
one mentioned above. However, this narration states at the end, "I then hurried
(1) Waaqidi as quoted in Isti'aab (Vo1.2 Pg.486).
(2) Refer to the subheading "Hadhrat Safwaan bin Umayyah %83@!% accepts Islaam" in the chapter
concerning the conquest of Makkah.
(3) Muslim as well as Ahrnad as mentioned in lsaaba (Vo1.4 Pg.241)