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

362 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,=3 (Vol-I)
I said to them, 'Dig under the threshold of that door. There are many Awqiya of
gold lies buried there and then go to a certain woman and take the two sets of
clothing she has (of mine).' I then left and arrived in Quba before Rasulullaah
@% moved from there. When Rasulullaah @%% saw me, he said, '0 Abu Yahya!
Your transaction has been profitable.' I submitted, '0 Rasulullaah @@! NO one
could have come to you before me (with the news). It can be none but Hadhrat
Jibra'eel @%.$ who has informed you."' (')
Hadhrat Suhayb %XiiWj Arrives in Quba Where
Rasulullaah Gives him the Glad Tidings of a
Verse of the Qur'aan that Allaah had Revealed
about him
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Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Musayyib 3,km narrates that when Hadhrat Suhayb
lek to migrate to Rasulullaah w, a group of Mushrikeen from the Quraysh
pursued him. Hadhrat Suhayb dismounted and emptied his quiver saying,
"0 assembly of Quraysh! You know well that I am the best archer of you all. 1
swear by Allaah that none of you shall get close to me until I have fired every
arrow in my quiver at you. I shall then fight you with my sword as long as it is in
my hand. You may therefore decide what you want to do. On the other hand, if
you .agree I can direct you to my wealth in Makkah, if you leave me alone." When
the men agreed, the deal was made and he gave them the directions. It was with
regard to this event that Allaah revealed to Rasulullaah @% the following verse
of the Qur'aan:
t7.v :ON\ i~p)
From mankind is he who would sell himself seeking Allaah's pleasure
and Allaah is Most Compassionate towards His bondsmen. {Surah
Baqarah, verse 207)
When Rasulullaah &$& saw Hadhrat Suhayb ?8!3@%, he said, "Your transaction
has been profitable, 0 Abu Yahyal Your transaction has been profitable, 0 Abu
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Yahya!" Rasulullaah @?% then recited the above verse to him. (2)
Hadhrat Ikrama narrates that when Hadhrat Suhayb left to migrate to
Madinah, some people of Makkah pursued him. Hadhrat Suhayb ?8t3W emptied
his quiver and found forty arrows. He then said to them, ''None of you shall come
close to me without me placing an arrow into every one of you. Thereafter, I shall
use my sword and you know well that I am a man (of great strength and
courage). However, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~,W& has left two slave
(1) Bayhaqi, as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg. 173). Tabraani has also narrated a similar
Hadith and Haythami (Voi.6 Pg.60) has commented on the chain of narrators. Abu Nu'avm in his
Hilya (Vol. 1 Pg: 152) has also reported the narration.
(2) Abu Nu'aym and lbn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg. 162) as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.237). lbn Abdil Birr
has also reported the narration his Istpaab (Vo1.2 Pg. 180).