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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @@@= (Vol-I) 377
A Few Couplets Composed by Hadhrat Sirmah bin
Qais B)Z@Bj
in this regard
Hadhrat Yahya bin Sa'eed narrates from an old lady from the Ansaar that she
used to see Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %CW frequently visit Hadhrat Sirma
bin Qais B,G%!G to learn the following couplets (which mean):
"He stayed with the Quraysh for a fewyears more than ten
Advisngpeople with the hope of meeting a suitable fiend
Offering himself to the people coming for Hajj
without seeing anyone to offer asylum nor ahyone offring an invitation
When he came to us (Ansaar) and settled
He became happy andpleased in Tayba (Madinah)
He then had no fear of a distant tyrant oppressive& taking something a way
Nor any fear ofpeople revolting
For him we spent most of our wealth
As weII as our lives in battles and in comforting (the Muhaajireen)
we were enemies of all those who were his enemies
Even though they had been the best of our Mends
(A// this because) We were convinced that there is nothing (worthy of worsh~p)
but Nlaah
And that the Book ofAllaah is ourguide"(')
The Bond of Brotherhood Between the
Muhaajireen and the Ansaar wtE@@
The Story of Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf
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S,b+&j and Hadhrat Sa'd bin Rabee !&lZi($$j
Hadhrat Anas %,Em narrates that when Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf B,G-turS
arrived in Madinah, Rasulullaah established a bond of brotherhood between
him and Hadhrat Sa'd bin Rabee Ansaari !BWj. Hadhrat Sa'd BGWj said to
Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan B,GWj, "Dear brother! I am the wealthiest person in
Madinah and you may have half of my wealth. I also have two wives. You may
choose the one you like best and I shall divorce her." Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan
%@w replied, "May Allaah bless you in your family and wealth. Just show me
the way to the marketplace." When Hadhrat Sa'd %JGM showed Hadhrat Abdur
Rahmaan %BWj where the marketplace was, Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan B,Gw
started buying and selling until he had made a profit. He returned with some
cheese and butter.
He continued like this for a while until one day he appeared with the colour of
saffron on his clothes. "What is this all about?" asked Rasulullaah @@. "I have
married," he replied. "What dowry did you give your wife?" Rasulullaah l&%% asked
further. Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan ?%XG%2!G5 replied, "The weight of a date stone in
gold." Rasulullaah 68% then advised, "Host a Waleema even if you have to feed a
(1) Haakim in his Mustadrak(Vo1.2 Pg.626).