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

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @.=5 (Vol-I) 40 1
to you?" Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob %lGWj replied that Rasulullaah @% advised them
to exercise patience. Hadhrat Mu'aawiya %Ew then said, "Then be patient."
Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob 4-j remarked, "I swear by Allaah that I shall never again
ask you for anything!"
Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob SWG then went to Basra where he stayed with Hadhrat
Abdullaah bin Abbaas 9GW. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3Gw emptied his
home for Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob BWG and said, "1 shall do for you as you had
done for Rasulullaah @&." He then instructed his family to leave the house,
which they did. Thereafter, he said to Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob SGw, 'You may
use anything in the house." In addition, he left with him forty thousand
Dirhams and twenty slaves." (')
Another narration adds that Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob %3Gw then went to Hadhrat
Abdullaah bin Abbaas 9- in Basra, who had been appointed as its governor
by Hadhrat Ali %3W&4. Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %iUW said, "0 Abu
Ayyoob! I wish to leave this house for you just as you left your house for
Rasulullaah w." He then instructed his family to leave, which they did.
Thereafter, he gave everything in the house to Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob 3GGj. When
Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob 3- was leaving the place, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas
asked him, "How much do you need?" Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob BGw told
him that he required the amount that he usually received as a grant and eight
slaves to work in his fields. His grant was four thousand Dirhams, so Hadhrat
Abdullaah bin Abbaas k ?%j gave him five times the amount, which was a sum
of twenty thousand Dirhams and forty slaves. (2)
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %)2$&$$ Goes out of
his Way to Have the Needs of the Ansaar Fulfilled
Hadhrat Hassaan bin Thaabit narrates that they were a group of the
Ansaar who needed to place a request before the Ameerul Mu'mineen who was
either Hadhrat Umar k%G%%j or Hadhrat Uthmaan 43~j(~).
They proceeded with
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %E&!kj and a group of other Sahabah F4E.
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas %lWj and the other Sahabah iSw all spoke
to the Arneerul Mu'mineen and mentioned the virtues of the Ansaar. However, the
Ameerul Mu'mineen had to make an excuse. The need of the Ansaar was an
urgent one and the Sahabah BW repeated the request several times.
However, they all eventually accepted the excuse and just stood there. Not
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas SWj. He persisted and said, "Never! By Allaah! (I
shall never accept the excuse because) Then the Ansaar will have no status. They
assisted Rasulullaah @@ and granted him protection."
(1) Rooyaani and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.7 Pg.95). Haakim has also reported
the narration from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi.
(2) Tabraani, as quoted in Majma'uz Zawaa'id (Vol.9 Pg.323). Haythami has commented on the chain
of narrators. Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.461) has also reported the narration with an extended chain of
narrators and commentary.
(3) One of the narrators by the name of Ibn Abi Zinaad was unsure about who the Ameerul Mu'mineen
was during that time.