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

310 THE LIVES OF THE SRHABAH @,@@&(Vol-I)
(the two Sahabah i43Gw with my brother-in-law) had been busy reading a
manuscript they had with them and when they heard my voice, they hid
somewhere inside the house, forgetting to take the manuscript with them. When
my sister opened the door, I shouted, '0 enemy of yourself! Have you become a
heretic?' I then lifted something in my hand and hit her on the head. She wept
and said, '0 son of Khattaab! Do what you like for I have already accepted
Islaam.' She went in and I took a seat. It was then that I noticed the manuscript
by the door. 'What is that manuscript over there?' I asked. My sister replied, 'Keep
away from it, 0 son of Khattaab because you do not take the ceremonial bath or
clean yourself thoroughly. Only pure people may touch it.' However, I insisted
until she gave it to me." The rest of the narration continues.
Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon %,@&% Endures
Hardships and Difficulties
Hadhrat Umar %,Em narrates that Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon %GW noticed
that while he could walk about in safety under the protection of Waleed bin
Mughiera, the other Sahabah @3Bwj were suffering great torment. He then said
to himself, "There must be a great deficiency in me because my days and nights
are spent in safety under the protection of a Mushrik while my companions and
members of my Deen are suffering torture and hardships." He then went to
Waleed bin Mughiera and said to him, "0 Abu Abdish Shams! You have certainly
fulfilled your duty, but I wish to absolve you of the protection you have granted
me." Waleed asked, "Why is it, 0 nephew? Has one of my people perhaps harmed
you?" "No," replied Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon ~,GW, "I prefer rather the
protection of Allaah and do not want to seek protection from anyone besides He."
Waleed said, "Let us proceed to the Masjidul Haraam to announce that I have
been absolved of my protection just as I had announced the granting of my
protection in the first place." The two men proceeded to the Masjidul Haraam
where Waleed announced to the people, "Uthmaan here has come to absolve me
of the protection I had been giving him." Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon %,W&5
then addressed the people saying, "What he says is true. He has been true to his
word and an honourable guardian. However, because I prefer not to seek
protection from anyone other than Allaah, I have absolved him of his protection."
Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon 5Wm was returning when he noticed (the
famous poet) Labeed bin Rabee'ah bin Maalik bin Kilaab Qaysi reciting poetry to
a gathering of the Quraysh. Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Madh'oon WGw sat with
them as Labeed was reciting a couplet which meant, "Behold! Everything other
than Allaah has no su5stance.:' Hadhrat Uthrnaan bin Madh'oon %Gm congratulated
him by saying, "That's true." Labeed then recited another couplet which meant,
"And every bounty must definitely conie to an end." To this, Hadhrat Uthmaan bin
Madh'oon 3,Gw commented, "You are mistaken because the bounties of Jannah
will never come to an end."
(1) Bazzaar. Haytharni (Vol.9 Pg.64) has commented on the chain of narrators.