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

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abide by these conditions) As far as I am able to do so." This concession was
then allowed for everyone after him. ('I
Hadhrat Awf bin Maalik !i3.3Ej and his
companions pledge their allegiance to the
Fundamentals of Islaam and that they Shall not
Beg from People
Hadhrat Awf bin Maalik Ash'ja'ee SWj narrates that he was with seven, eight or
nine persons in the company of Rasulullaah @% when he said, "Will you not
pledge allegiance to the Rasool of Allaah?" When Rasulullaah w repeated this
three times, they stretched out their hands and pledged their allegiance at the
hands of Rasulullaah w. They then asked, "0 Rasulullaah @@! Now that we
have pledged our allegiance, do inform us what the conditions of our pledge are."
Rasulullaah k@.% replied, "You have pledged that you will worship Allaah without
ascribing any partners to Him, that you will perform the five salaahs ..."
Rasulullaah then whispered another condition, which was, "...that you will
not ask anything from people."
Hadhrat Awf bin Maalik $ii&%W says that he had seen persons from this group
who would not even ask
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anyone to pass them their whip which had fallen (from
their hands as they rode their animals). (2)
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Hadhrat Thowbaan ?&%@= pledges that he would
not ask Anyone for Anything
Hadhrat Abu Umaamah narrates that ~asulullaah k%% once asked, "Who
would like to pledge their allegiance?" Hadhrat Thowbaan who was the
slave of Rasulullaah @% said, "Do accept our pledge of allegiance, 0
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Rasulullaah m." Rasulullaah @%%said, "Pledge that you would not ask
anyone for anything." Hadhrat Thowbaan ?&I!%&$ asked, 'What will one receive
for making this pledge?" Rasulullaah @% replied, "Jannah." Hadhrat Thowbaan
then made this pledge with Rasulullaah w. Hadhrat Abu Umaamah
iF&h% says that he saw Hadhrat Thowbaan B,%W riding amongst a large crowd
in Makkah and even when his whip sometimes fell on someone's shoulders and
the person would attempt to give it back to him, he would not allow it and would
dismount the animal to pick it up himself. (3) Other narrations(4) report that
Hadhrat Abu Bakr !%'lE=
when it fell.
would also not ask people to pass him his whip
(1) Tabraani as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.82).
(2) Rooyaani, Ibn Jareer and Ibn Asaakir as mentioned in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.83). Muslim,
Tirmidhi and Nasa'ee have abo reported the Hadith as mentioned in Targheeb waf Tarheeb (Vol.2
Pg.98).
(3) Tabraani in his Kabeer as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.2 Pg.lOO). Ahmad, Nasa'ee and
others have narrated the incident from Hadhrat Thowbaan w.
(4) Targheeb wat Tarheeb (V01.2 Pg.99,lO 1).