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

330 77fE UVES OF THE SAHABAH @%$&$ (Vol-I)
should then pray to Allaah for them."
Rasulullaah k$%% then gave the order to collect all their leftover provisions in a
dish, after which he made du'aa. Thereafter, he told them all to bring their
satchels and each person's satchel was filled. ('I
Hadhrat Umar ?&2Gm narrates that they werefwith Rasulullaah @?% on an
expedition when they said, "0 Rasulullaah @&! The enemy is here. They have
eaten well while our people are hungry." The Ansaar offered, "Should we not
slaughter our camels and feed the people?" Rasulullaah @% said, "Whoever has
any leftover food should bring it here." While some people brought a Mudd,
others brought a ~ aa(~). Some brought more while others brought less. The sum
of all the food the people brought was twenty-odd Saa. Rasulullaah @@ then sat
aside and prayed to Allaah to bless the food. ThereaRer, he said, "Take but do not
loot."
The Muslims then started taking, someone in his basket and another in his bag.
Everyone filled their satchels and people even tied knots in the sleeves and filled
them (sleeves were made very wide in those days). When everyone had finished
taking, the food was still the same as it had been at the beginning. Rasulullaah
@% them said, "I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah and that
I am Allaah's Rasul. Whoever says this with sincerity, Allaah will save him from
the heat of Jahannam." (3)
The lady bho fed Some of the Sahabah i@,Gw
Every Friday
Hadhrat Sahl bin Sa'd ?Z&W6 says, "There was a woman from amongst our tribe
who used to grow beetroot in her garden. Every Friday she would remove the
beetroot, place it in a pot together with a handful of barley which she would
grind. The beetroot then served the purpose of meat. After the Jumu'ah salaah,
we used to go to her and greet her. She would then serve the dish to us. We
looked forward to Pridays because of this meal." Another narration states that
there was no fat and no stickiness in the meal and that the Sahabah &EWM
would be very happy on Fridays (because of this food). (4)
The Sahabah '@LZWj eat Locusts and never Ate
Bread made of Wheat during the Period of
Ignorance
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abi Awfa ?@@!33 narrates that they fought seven battles
with Rasulullaah @@ in which they ate locusts. (5)
Hadhrat Abu Barzah %%5%&j narrates, "During an expedition, we confronted some
Mushrikeen and managed to chase them away from their place where they had
(1) Bazzaar and Tabraani as quoted in Majma'uz~waaW(Vol.10 Pg.303).
(2) The Muddand Saa were units of weight used in those days.
(3) Abu Ya'la. Haythami (Vo1.8 Pg.304) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(4) Bukhari as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.5 Pg. 173).
(5) Ibn Sa'd (vo1.4 Pg.36). Abu Nu'aym has also narrated-it in his Hi&a (Vo1.7 Pg.242)