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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHAB~
~@&!& (Vol-I) 351 -- -
Hadhrat Ja'far bin Abi Taalib ~~&@jl and
Other Sahabah '~,E@& Migrate to Abyssinia
and then to Madinah
Rasulullaah Permits the Sahabah l@3Gwj to
Migrate to Abyssinia and Hadhrat Haatib 8gM
and Ja'far %i
migrate there
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Haatib S,E.Wj narrates that Rasulullaah once said,
"I have seen (in a dream) a land of dates. You people should go there."
Consequently, (my father) Hadhrat Haatib %,EM and Hadhrat Ja'far %.@$&6 left
for the sea and I was born on the very ship (they took)." (')
Hadhrat Ja'far %Gw.once asked, "0 Rasulullaah w! Permit me to go to a land
where I will be able to worship Allaah without having to fear anyone." When
Rasulullaah &%?% permitted him, he went to Najaashi (the king of Abyssinia). The
detailed Hadith will follow soon, Insha Allaah. (2)
The Quraysh send Hadhrat Amr bin A1 Aas %gw
to Najaashi to Bring the Sahabah @GGW back to
them
Hadhrat Ummu Salama SBWj narrates that a time came when it became too
difficult for the Sahabah @G@i$ to live in Makkah. They were being tortured and
put through many difficulties. They realised that these great difficulties and tests
were directed at them because of their Deen and that Rasulullaah k%& was
unable to protect them. Under the protection of his tribe and his uncle,
Rasulullaah @?@ was not suffering as they were. Rasulullaah @$% therefore said
to them, "The land of Abyssinia has a king who does not oppress anyone in his
kingdom. Go to his country and stay there until Allaah creates an escape for you
from your suffering."
Hadhrat Ummu Salama IS%$& says further, "We therefore left in several groups
until a number of us had gathered there. We had settled in a nice place with good
neighbours where we could peacefully practise our Deen without fearing any
oppression. However, when he Quraysh saw that we had found a safe haven, they
disliked it very much. They therefore decided to send a delegation to Najaashi to
have us removed from his country and returned to them. The persons they sent
were Arnr bin Al Aas and Abdullaah bin Abi Rabee'ah. They also collected many
gifts for Najaashi and for his generals. There was not a person for whom they did
not have a gift that was exclusively for him."
Hadhrat Ummu Salama @lG&4 narrates further that the Quraysh briefed the two
delegates saying, "Give every general his gift before you speak about the
Muslims. Thereafter, give Najaashi his gifts. If possible, try to have the Muslims
(1) Ahmad and Tabraani as quoted in Majma'uzZawaa'id (Vo1.6 Pg.27).
(2) Tabraani and Bazzaar. Haythami (~01.6 Pg.29) has commented on the chain of narrators.