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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH (Vol-I) 295
intention of migrating, Hadhrat Abu Bakr W@!& was one or two days journey
away when Ibnud ~aghiria met him. Ibnud Daghina was then the leader of the
Ahaabeesh (various clans that form part of the'qaara tribe). When he asked
.HadhratAbu'Bakr where hewas headed, Hadhrat Abu Bakr W ,W replied,
"My people have exiled
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me afterf harassing me and making things difficult for
me." Ibnud Daghina said, "Why should they do this? By Allaah! You are the pride
of the family, you assist in all good causes, you are always doing good and you
give people what they cannot find. Return (to Makkah) for you are under my
protection."
Hadhrat Abu Bakr therefore returned with Ibnud Daghina and when they
entered Makkah, Ibnud Daghina stood beside ~adhrat Abu Bakr @,w and
announced, "0 Quraysh! 1 have taken the son of Abu Quhaafa into my protection
so everyone should treat him well." The people therefore stopped harassing
Hadhrat Abu Bakr @,W>.
The concluding part of this narration states that Ibnud Daghina said, "0 Abu
Bakr! I did not grant you amnesty so that you may annoy your people. They
dislike the place you have adopted (in your courtyard) and it annoys them. Go
into your house and do as you please." Hadhrat Abu Bakr S- said, "Should I
rather absolve you of your protection and content myself with the protection of
Allaah?" Ibnud Daghina said, "Do absolve me of the protection I have granted
you." When Hadhrat Abu Bakr %U&% absolved Ibnud Daghina, he stood up and
announced, "0 assembly of the Quraysh! The son of Abu Quhaafa has absolved
me of the protection I have granted him. You may do as you please with him." ('I
. Another narration of Ibn Is'haaq states that after Hadhrat Abu Bakr %Wj gave
up the protection that Ibnud Daghina had given him, one of the foolish people
from the Quraysh who passed him on the way to the Kabah threw some sand on
his head. When Waleed bin Mughiera or Aas bin Waa'il passed by, Hadhrat Abu
Bakr @,w said to him, "Did you not see what that fool did?" The reply was,
"You have done this to yourself.'' Hadhrat Abu Bakr B,w then said, "0 my
Rabb! How tolerant are You! 0 my Rabb! How tolerant are You! 0 my Rabb! How
tolerant are YOU!" (2)
The narration repcirted by Hadhrat Asmaa !%W&$ has already passed(3) which
states, "The shouts reached my father Abu Bakr as the people called out, 'Help
your friend!'. As my father left us (I can still clearly recall that) his hair had four
locks and he was saying:
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Will you kill a man {or saying, 'haah is my ~abb': when he has brought
the truth to you from your Rabb?' {Surah Mu'min, verse 28)
The mob then lei ~asululiaah &@ and turned on Abu Bakr. When he returned
( I ) A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.94).
(2) A/ Bldaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.95).
(3) Under the heading "Rasulullaah @# Endures Hardship and Difficulty when Giving Da'wah
towards Allaah" and the subheading "The Harassment that Rasulullaah @?@ Received from the
Quraysh and his Response". \
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