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

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handed over to you before you have to speak about them to Najaashi." The two
men left and gave every general his gift and spoke to them. They said, ''We have
come to your king concerning some fools from our people who have forsaken
the religion of their people and have not even embraced your religion. Their
people have sent us (to negotiate with you) so that ,the king should send them
back to us. When we speak to the king we would appreciate it if you could advise
him to do this." They all agreed to comply.
They then went to Najaashi and gave him his gifts. The gift Najaashi loved most
was the leather of Makkah. After giving him the gifts, they said to him, "0 King!
Some foolish lads from our people have forsaken the religion of their people and
have not even embraced your religion. They have fabricated a religion that is
strange to us and have sought asylum in your country. Their tribes, parents,
uncles and people have sent-us to bring them back for they know them best.
Because they are people who will not enter into your religion, you need not keep
them here."
Najaashi became furious and said, "Never by the life of Allaah! I shall never send
them back to their people until I have called them, spoken to them and looked
into the matter. They are people who have sought asylum in my country and
chosen to be my neighbours rather than that of others. If they are as you claim, I
shall return them. However, if they are not like you say, I shall keep them here. I
shall not come in between them and their people (by returning them) neither
shall give their people the pleasure (of having them back). (Najaashi then sent for
the Muslims.)
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The Sahabah ~ , - Meet Najaashi and his Views
about Hadhrat Isa and Hadhrat Maryam
When the Muslims came to Najaashi, they greeted him with Salaam without
prostrating before him. Najaashi said, "0 people! Tell me why you have not
greeted me (by prostrating) as the others from your people have greeted me
when they arrived? Tell me also what you have to say about Isa @&$ and what
your religion is. Are you Christians?" When the Muslims replied in the negative,
Najaashi asked, "Are you then Jews?" "No," they replied. "Then what is your
religion?" he asked. When they informed him that they followed Islaam, he asked
them what is Islaam is. They replied, ''We worship Allaah and do not ascribe any
as partner to Him."
Najaashi asked further, "Who has brought this religion to you?" They replied, "A
man from amongst our own people brought it to us. We knew him and his
lineage very well. Allaah sent him as a Rasul to us just as Allaah sent many
Ambiyaas before us. He instructed us to do good, to be charitable, to fulfil
promises and to return trusts. He prohibited us from worshipping idols and to
rather worship the One Allaah Who had no partner. We believed in him and
recognised the word of Allaah. We are convinced that whatever he taught is from
Allaah. When we did what he told us, our people became our enemies and they