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

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THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH ~!%!&~ OVol-I 1 249
Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh went to sleep, the youngsters again seized the
idol and after removing the sword from its neck, they tied a dead dog to it and
threw it into an unused well of the Abu Salma that will be full of rubbish. The
following morning when Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh ~,Gw did not find the idol in
its place, he went out in search of it and found it lying on its head in the well
with the dead dog tied to it. Seeing this, he realised the helplessness of the idol
and after the Muslims of his tribe had spoken to him, he accepted Islaam,
becoming an excellent Muslim. May Allaah shower His mercy on him. (I)
Another narration states that when a few members of the Banu Salma tribe
accepted Islaam, the wife and son of Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh BG= also
accepted Islaam. Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh said to his wife, "Do not allow
any of the children to go to your family until I investigate what they are doing."
She said, "I shall do as you say, but will you not listen to what your son has
heard from that person (Rasulullaah w)?" Hadhrat Arnr bin Jamooh BGsaid,
"Perhaps he has become irreligious." "No," replied his wife, "he was merely
one of the people." Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh SWj then sent for his son and
said, "Tell me what you have heard from that person." His son then recited.
All praise belongs to Allaah, the Rabb of the universe (and whatever it
contains), Who is the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful and
Master of (all affairs on) the Day of Recompense (the Day of Qiyaamah,
when resurrection, accountabili& rewards and punishment will take
place). You Alone do
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we worship, and You Alone do we ask for help.
Guide us to the straight path (thepath ofIslaam)." {surah~aatiha,versesl-5)
Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh commented, "This is most excellent and
beautiful! Is all his speech like this?" His son said, "Even better than this, dear
father. Do you wish to follow him? Most of your people are already doing so."
Hadhrat Amr bin Jamooh said, "I shall not do so until I have consulted
with Manaat and see what he says." When the Mushrikeen usually spoke to
Manaat, an old woman used to stand behd the idol and speak on itS behalf.
However, thewomanwasnottherewfienHadhrat Amr bin Jamooh ?3,Wj approached
the idol. He stood by the idol, prais~d it excessively and then said, "0 Manaat!
You should know that you are being faced with a serious danger that you are
unaware of. A man has arrived who forbids us from worshiping you and who
instructs us to get rid of you. I ,did not want to pledge allegiance to him until I
had consulted with you." Hadhrat Amr %@%!& spoke to the idol for a long time
(1) Abu Nu'ayrn in DalaaV (Pg. 109)