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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH i@%$&'+> (~ol-1) 369
plains of Makkah and stay in your homes. Hijrah has come to an end (after the
conquest of Makkah). ~11-that is left is Jihaad and the intention (of waging
Jihaad). You should therefore respond when you are called for Jihaad."
Another narration states that someone said to Hadhrat Safwaan bin Umayyah
B,UW that the person who did, not perform the Hijrah is destroyed. Hadhrat
Safwaan """"'',
Ski+&+> swore an oath that he would never wash his hair until he went
to Rasulullaah w. He then took to his mount and rode off (to Madinah).
Finding Rasulullaah @?@ at the door of the Masjid, he asked, "0 Rasulullaah
k%@! I have been told that the person who does not make Hijrah is destroyed. I
have therefore taken a vow never to wash my hair until I have come to you (to
ask about it)." Rasulullaah @?@ replied, "When Safwaan heard about Islaam, his
heart was content to accept it as his Deen. (Compulsory) Hijrah (to Madinah) has
come to an end after the conquest of Makkah. However, there still remains
Jihaad and the intention (of waging Jihaad). You should therefore respond when
you are called for ~ihaad." (2)
Hadhrat Saalih bin Basheer bin Fudayk narrates that his grandfather Hadhrat
Fudayk ?Ifz,Bw once approached Rasulullaah k%@ and asked, "0 Rasulullaah
@@! Some people say that the person who does not migrate is destroyed."
Rasulullaah @?@ replied, "0 Fudayk! Establish salaah, pay zakaah, migrate away
from evil and live wherever you want in the land of your people, you will still be
regarded as one who has migrated." (3)
Hadhrat Ataa bin Abi Rabaah narrates that he once visited Hadhrat Aa'isha
ti@%M in the company of Hadhrat Ubayd bin Umayr Laythi !%W3!G. When they
asked her about Hijrah, she replied, "There is no (compulsory) Hijrah nowadays.
(In the past) A person used to flee with his Deen towards Allaah and His Rasool
w, fearing that he would be severely tested (tortured and forced to forsake
Islaam). However, Allaah h.as made Islaam dominant today and a person can
worship his Rabb wherever he pleases. Nevertheless, there still remains Jihaad
and the intention (to wage Jihaad)." (4)
The Hijrah of Women and Children
The Hijrah of Rasulullaah @$&!'s Family and the
Family of Hadhrat Abu Bakr SEmj
Hadhrat Aa'isha IB- narrates, "When Rasulullaah k%@ made Hijrah, he left us
and his daughters behind (in Makkah). When he had settled, he sent Hadhrat
Zaid bin Haaritha %BWj and his slave Abu Raafi %GWj (to fetch us). He gave
them two camels and five hundred Dirhams which he had taken from my father
(Hadhrat Abu Bakr %BWj). With this he was to purchase as many camels as he
required. Hadhrat Abu Bakr B,UW sent Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Urayqidh B,G%
(1) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.8 Pg.333). Bayhaqi (Vol.9 Pg. 17) has also reported
the narration.
(2) Abdur Razzaaq, as quoted in Kanzd Ummaal (Vo1.3 Pg.84).
(3) Baghawi, Ibn Mandah and Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in KanZ~l Ummaal(Vo1.8 Pg.331).
(4) Bukhari as well as Bayhaqi (Vol.9 Pg.17).