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

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THE LIVES OF THE SANABAH @%&k (Vol-1) 251
Ignorance and now called him to accept Islaam, but he constantly refused. One
day, when Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha ~,Wj noticed Hadhrat Abu Dardaa
leaving the house, he entered the house and surprised Hadhrat Abu
Dardaa t's wife who was busy combing her hair. When he asked her where
Hadhrat Abu Dardaa W4&.j wag she replied, 'Your brother has just left."
With an axe in his hand, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha %X&G then entered
the room where the idol stayed and smashed it to bits. As he did this, he took the
name of each idol as he hymned the couplet:
"Behold! Everything that is worshipped besides Allaah is a fake"
Hadhrat Abu Dardaa t's wife had been hearing the noise of the axe and when
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawwaaha ?k3X%4 emerged from the room, she burst out,
"0 son of ~awwaaha!'You have ruined me!" He had just left the house when
Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ?&lM entered the house and found his wife sitting there
crying out of fear for his reaction. When he asked her what was wrong, she said,
'Your brother Abdullaah bin Rawwaaha came here by surprise and did what you
see." Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ~G3W flew into a towering rage but then thought to
himself that if his idol was of any good, it would have defended itself. He then
went to Rasulullaah who was with Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawwaaha
!@%%+! and accepted Islaam.
The Letter that Hadhrat Umar B,%B.Gj Wrote to
Hadhrat Amr bin A1 Aas Concerning Jizya
and Prisoners of War
Hadhrat Ziyaad bin Jaz Zubaydi narrates a lengthy report about what happened
after the Muslims conquered Alexandria during the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Umar
%8%$%. In this report he also mentions that they stopped at a place called
Balheeb where they waited for the letter of Hadhrat Umar BGwj to reach them.
When it arrived, Hadhrat Amr bin A1 Aas ~ ,w read the letter to the Muslims,
which stated:
Your letter has reached me with the news that the king of Alexandria has opted to
pay the Jizya on condition that all the prisoners of his country are returned to
him. By my life! The Jizya that we receive and that the Muslims after us shall
receive is more beloved to me than the booty that is distributed and then
finished. Suggest to the king of Alexandria that he should pay the Jizya on
condition that the prisoners in your custody should be given the choice of either
accepting Islaam or remaining faithful to their religion. Whoever amongst them
accepts Islaam would become one of the Muslims and shall enjoy the privileges
all Muslims enjoy together with bearing the responsibilities all Muslims bear.
Those who choose the religion of their people shall have to pay the same amount
of Jizya fixed for the people of his faith. As for those prisoners who have
dispersed into Arabia and reached places like Makkah, Madinah or Yemen, we
shall be unable to return them to him and we cannot enter into an agreement
(1) Haakim in his Mustadrak(Vo1.3 Pg.336).