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

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THE LIKES OF THE SAHABAH @%&5 (Vol-I) 363
women behind in Makkah whom you can have (if you let me go)." ('I Hadhrat
Anas has narrated similar report with the addition that it was on that
occasion that Allaah revealed the following verse of the Qur'aan:
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 %,-, he said, "Your transaction
has been profitable, 0 Abu Yahya!" Rasulullaah then recited the above verse
to him. (2)
Hadhrat Suhayb BGW narrates that when he decided to migrate from Makkah
to RasuluMaah m, the Quraysh said to him, "0 Suhayb! When you came to us,
you had no wealth. You are now leaving as a wealthy man. By Allaah! We can
never allow this!" Hadhrat Suhayb %,k- proposed to them, 'Will you let me go
if .I give you all my wealth?" When they agreed, he gave his wealth to them and
they let him go. By the time Hadhrat Suhayb ?B3LGj reached Madinah,
Rasulullaah was already aware of the incident'and said, "You've earned a
grand profit, q Suhayb! You've earned a grand profit, 0 Suhayb!" (3)
The Hijrah of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~,@@&
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Zaid narrates that whenever Hadhrat Abdullaah bin
Umar 4= passed by his house (in Makkah) from which he migrated, he would
close his eyes and would not even look at it or stop there. (4) Another narration(5)
states that whenever Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar !Zd,W% spoke about
Rasulullaah w, he would cry and whenever he passed his house (in Makkah),
he would close his eyes.
The Hijrah of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Jahash %%w
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ?ilW&j narrates that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin
Jahash B,kW2 (actually his brother Abd bin Jahash W3W, as it will become
clear from the next Hadith) was the last person to migrate to Madinah and had
become blind. When he resolved to migrate, his wife who was the daughter of
Abu Sufyaan bin Harb bin Umayyah disliked it. She advised him to rather migrate
to someone else other than Rasulullaah w. (Disregarding her advice) He took
his family and wealth and secretly left the Quraysh and came to Rasulullaah @&
in Madinah. (His brother-in-law) Abu Sufyaan (became very angry and)
(1) Haakim in his Mustadrak(Vo1.3 Pg.398).
(2) Haakim and Ibn Abi Khaythama as quoted in lsaaba (Vo1.2 Pg.195). Ibn Sa'd has also reported the
narration from Abu Uthmaan Nahdi as has Kalbi in his Tafieerfrom Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbjaas
wzw.
(3) Ibn Mardaway as quoted by Ibn Katheer in his Tafieer (Vol.1 Pg.247). Ibn Sa'd has also narrated it
in his Tabaqaat (Vo1.3 Pg.162).
(4) Abu Nu'aym in his Hiha (Vol. 1 Pg.303).
(5) Bayhaqi, as quoted in lsaaba (Vol.2 Pg.349).