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

346 THE LlVES OF THE SAHRBAH '@%= (Vol-1)
the Banu Najjaar tribe who are the maternal relatives of Abdul Muttalib so that I
may honour them.' The following morning, Rasulullaah @$% stayed
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where he
was commanded to stay (by Allaah)."
Rasulullaah Arrives in Mgdinah, Stays in
Quba and the Joy of the People of Madinah
Hadhrat Urwa bin Zubayr S,Wj narrates that Hadhrat Zubayr who was
with a caravan of Muslim traders met Rasulullaah @%% as they were returning
from Shaam. He gave both Rasulullaah t!$# and Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ Gm white
clothing to wear, When the Muslims in Madinah heard that Rasulullaah @%% had
left from Makkah, they left for Harra every morning to wait for him until the
extreme afternoon heat made them return home. After waiting for a long time
one day, they returned and took shelter in their homes. It was then that a Jew
who had climbed on top of a Jewish fortress to see if something happened
spotted Rasulullaah @%% and his'companions all dressed in white. As they
arrived, the mirage on the horizon started to recede. The Jew could not help
calling out at the top of his voice, "0 Arabs! Here comes the chief you have been
waiting for!"
The Muslims rushed for their weapons (to ceremoniously receive Rasulullaah
@%%) and met Rasulullaah @@ at Harra. Rasulullaah @$$ led them to the right
of Harra where they stopped in the neighbourhood of the Banu Arnr bin Awf tribe.
This happened onthesecondofRabeelul Awwal. Hadhrat Abu Bakr 2W&!3 remained
standing while Rasulullaah @%% sat down quietly. Those Ansaar who had never
before seen Rasulullaah @%% started greeting Hadhrat Abu Bakr !WWi (thinking
that he was Rasulullaah w). It was only when the sun shone directly on
Rasulullaah @%% and Hadhrat Abu Bakr !BW% started shading him with his
shawl that the people realised who Rasulullaah @%% was.
Rasulullaah @%% stayed with the Banu Amr bin Awf tribe for more then ten
nights where he laid the foundation for the Masjid that Allaah refers to in the
Qur'aan when He says:
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" . . . The Masjid that was established on Taqwa . . . " {Surah Taubah, verse 108)
Rasulullaah @%$ performed salaah there and then mounted his camel. The
people walked with him until the camel sat at the 'location of Rasulullaah @$Is
Masjid (Masjidun Nabawi). It was there that the Muslim males had been
performing their salaah at the time. It was a piece of land where dates were
dried and it belonged to two orphaned children called Sahl and Suhayl who were
under the guardianship of Hadhrat As'ad bin Zuraarah $if@@&.
When the camel
sat there, Rasulullaah @%% said, "Insha Allaah, this shall be the place where we
shall stay."
(1) Ahmad. The narration is also reported by Bukhari and Muslim as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan
Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.181,182); Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ibn Sa'd (with some additions), Ibn Khuzaymah
and others as quoted in Kanzul Ummaa/(Vol.8 Pg.330).