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

276 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH (Vol-I)
idol-worship. Rasulullaah @?&! arrived with a criterion (the Qur'aan) that
differentiated between truth and falsehood and even divided father and son. The
situation was (so heartbreaking) that a (Muslim) person whose heart was
unlocked to be filled with Imaan had to see his father or his son or his brother
live ks a Kaafir knowing well that whoever enter6 Jahannam shall be destroyed.
He was therefore unable to experience any coolness (comfort) knowing that his
close relative was destined for Jahannam. It is about this that Allaah says in the
Qur'aan:
0 our Rabb! Grant us the coolness (comfort) of our eyes from our
spouses and children. {Surah Furqaan, verse 74)(')
The Comments of Hadhrat Hudhayfa %,Gm
in this
Regard
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Ka'b Qurazi narrates that a person from Kufa once
asked Hadhrat Hudhayfa %%&!$, "0 Abu Abdillaah! Did you people see
Rasulullaah @%% and associate with him?" "Yes, my dear nephew," replied
Hadhrat Hudhayfa W&!G. The person then asked, "What was it that you people
used to do?" Hadhrat Hudhayfa 4!&%44!&replied, "By Allaah! We used to exert
ourselves tremendously." The person then said, "By Allaah! Had we been in the
time of Rasulullaah @%%, we would not have allowed him to walk on the earth
but we would have carried him on our shoulders."
IIadhrat Hudhayfa W@!G5 said, "My dear nephew! I swear by Allaah that I have
been with Rasulullaah during the Battle of Khandaq ..." He then proceeded
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to relate the extreme fear, hunger and cold that they had to endure. A narration
of Muslim states that Hadhrat Hudhayfa @%WB&i said to the man, "Is that what
you would have done? I have been with Rasulullaah @?@ on the night of the
Battle of Ahzaab when there blew an extremely fierce and icy wind." He then
proceeded to relate the entire incident. The narration of Haakim and Bayhaqi
states that Hadhrat Hudhayfa ?BXG said to the man, "Do not wish for that."
Thereafter, he mentioned the details as will appear in the chapter discussing the
fears that Rasulullaah &%% and the Sahabah @!.%@!2j had to endure. (2)
Rasulullaah Endures Hardship and
Difficulty when Giving Da'wah towards Allaah
The Comments of Rasulullaah @$$! in this Regard
Hadhrat Anas !2!W reports that Rasulullaah !@% said, "I have been harassed
for the sake of Allaah like none other and I have been threatened for the sake of
Allaah like none other. Thirty consecutive days and nights would pass by without
myself and Bilaal 3.- having enough for a living being to eat. All that we
(1) Abu Nu'aym in Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.175). Tabraani has also narrated a similar Hadith and Havthami
(Vo1.6 p.g.17) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(2) Ibn Is'haaq.