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

THE LIVES OF THE SRHABAH @%&%> (Vol-I) 327
WSW3 had to endure.
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %83@!2j narrates that when Rasulullaah
once saw from their faces the extreme hunger that his companions were
suffering, he said, "Hear the glad tidings that the time will soon come when each
of you shall have a dish of,Thareed to eat every morning and evening." They
asked, "0 Rasulullaah m! Will we be better off then?" "No," replied Rasulullaah
m, "you are better off today than during that time." (I)
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Seereen says, "Three consecutive days would pass by a
companion of Rasulullaah @@ without him having anything to eat. He would
then toast a piece of leather and eat it. If he found nothing, he would tie a stone
to (his stomach to keep) his back (straight)."(2)
Some Sahabah i43GWj Collapse in Salaah because
of extreme Hunger and Weakness
Hadhrat Fudhaala bin Ubayd W%% narrates that when Rasulullaah k%% used to
lead the salaah, many men used to collapse in the salaah because of starvation.
They were the men of Suffa. (Seeing them) Some Bedouins would comment that
they were insane. After completing the salaah, Rasulullaah would turn to
them and say, "If you knew what Allaah has for you las reward for your suffering),
you would wish
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that your hunger and poverty should increase." (3)
The Sahabah '@,G@ Eat Leaves while Out in The
path of Allaah and Other Incidents of how they
Suffered extreme Hunger
Hadhrat Anas narrates that seven Sahabah i@!%@!&j used to survive by
sucking onto one date and eating fallen leaves until their mouths would be filled
with sores. (4)
Hadhrat Abu Hurayra says that they were seven Sahabah iBGbW who
were suffering from intense hunger when Rasulullaah @&! gave him seven
dates, one for each of them. (5)
Hadhrat Abu Hurayra W@!& narrates that severe hunger caused him to leave his
Gouse one day and head for the Masjid. There he met a group of Sahabah @E@kM
who asked him what.it was that made him leave home at that hour. When he
informed them that it was hunger that made him leave the house, they said, "By
Allaah! It is nothing but hunger that has also made us also leave our homes."
They stood up and went to Rasulullaah who asked them, 'What brings you
here at this hour?" They replied, "0 Rasulullaah m! Severe hunger brings us
here." Rasulullaah then sent for a plate that contained some dates and gave
(1) Bazzaar as quoted in Ta~heeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.5 Pg. 179).
(2) Ibn Abi Dunya as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.5 Pg. 179).
(3) Tirmidhi and rbn Hibbaan as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.5 Pg.176). Also reported briefly
by Abu Nu'ayrn in Hilya (Vol. 1 Pg.339)
(4) Tabraani. Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.322) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(5) Ibn Majah as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.5 Pg. 1 78).