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

25 8 THE WVES OF THE SRHABAH BgW5 (VOZ-I)
Hadhrat Abu Dharr SGh3j pledges allegiance to
Five Factors
Hadhrat Abu Dharr %G&$ narrates that he pledged allegiance at the hands of
Rasulullaah @@ five times, that Rasulullaap :h took promises from him
seven times and Rasulullaah @% made Allaah witness over him seven times that
he should never fear the criticism of any critic when it concerned (the
Deen/commands of) Allaah.
Hadhrat Abul Muthanna reports from Hadhrat Abu Dharr SCWj that Rasulullaah
once called him and asked, "Do you wish to pledge allegiance in exchange
for Jannah?" Hadhrat Abu Dharr WZW2j complied and stretched out his hands.
Rasulullaah $$?& stipulated that he should never ask anything from anyone.
When Hadhrat Abu Dharr BUB& agreed, Rasulullaah @%$ added, "Even if your
whip falls from your hand you should (not ask anyone to retrieve it but) rather
dismount and get it yourself."
Another narration states that Rasulullaah @% said to Hadhrat Abu Dharr k?@@!%
that after six days he should take heed of what would be said to him. On the
seventh day, Rasulullaah told him, "I advise you to adopt Taqwa in privacy
and in public. In addition to this, when you do a wrong, immediately carry out
a good deed, never ask anyone for anything even if your whip falls from your
hand and never accept any trust."
Hadhrat Sahl bin Sa'd %&Swj and some Other
Sahabah @Gwj pledge their allegiance to the
Injunctions of Islaam
Hadhrat Sahl bin Sa'd B,W that he was with Hadhrat Abu Dharr, Hadhrat
Ubaadah bin Saamit, Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed Khudri, Hadhrat Muhammad bin
Maslama and a sixth Sahabi i@!%&%j when they pledged that they would never be
affected by the criticism of any critic when it concerned (the Deen/commands
of) Allaah. When the sixth person requested to be relieved of the pledge,
Rasulullaah @?@ relieved him. (2)
Hadhrat Ubaadah bin Saamit 4 !Z narrates that he was with a few leaders (of
Madinah) who pledged their allegiance to Rasulullaah w. He adds that they
pledged that they would not ascribe partners to Allaah, would not steal, would
not fornicate, would not kill a soul whose killing Allaah has prohibited unless it
be with a warrant, would not plunder and would not be disobedient. They were
promised Jannah if they abided by this and if they perpetrated any of these sins,
their decision would rest with Allaah. (3)
Hadhrat Ubaadah bin Saamit B,Wj narrates that they were with ~isulullaah
when he said, "Pledge allegiance at my hand that you will not ascribe any as
(1) Ahmad as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.2 Pg.99).
(2) Shaashi and Ibn Asaakir as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.82). Tabraani has also quoted a
similar narration. Haythami (Vo1.7 Pg.264) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(3) Muslim.