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

THE LIVES OF THE SAIIL~BAH @.Gwj (I/OL-I) 45
Say (0 ~uhammad @@), "If you love Allaah J.Gj3G then follow me (Muhammad
e), Allaah J,Gj$G will then love you (He will reward you and grant you
numerous material and spiritual blessi~~gs) and forgive your sins. Allaah 3,GGJjg
is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful."{surah Aal Imraan, verse 31)
There is definitely an excellent example in Allaah 3,GjZG's Rasool @@ for the
one who fears Allaah 3.Gj3G and the Last Day, and who remembers Allaah
J,GjZG abundantly.{surah Ahzaab, Verse 2 1 )
The booty (wealth) that Allaah granted His Rasool @@ (without a battle being
fought) from the people of the villages is for Allaah (to be distributed as Allaah
pleases), for the (needs of the) Rasool @@, for the relatives (of Rasulu/laah
@@), for the orphans, for the poor and for the travellers so that this wealth may
not remain as amassed riches with the wealthy among you (by distributing it in
this manner, the wealth is circulated among people so that all may benefit). Hold
fast to what (commands) the Rasool @@ gives you and refrain from what
(actions) He prevents you (because whatever he instructs you is from Allaah
3,GjZG). Fear (disobeying) Allaah $.Gj$c, for Allaah J,@$G punishes very
severely. {Surah Hashar, verse 7)
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Ahaadeeth Concerning Obedience to Rasulullaah w&,
Following him and Following the Khulafa @~GW .
Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah 9WGj narrates that Rasulullaah @& said, "Whoever
obeys me, obeys Allaah 3,Gj2!G and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allaah
3,G$$G. Whoever obeys my Ameer (whom I have appointed), obeys me and
whoever disobeys my Ameer, disobeys me." (I)
Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah 33&+j has also narrated that Rasulullaah said,
"Everyone belonging to my Ummah shall enter Jannah except those who refuse
(they will not enter Jannah)." "Who are those who refuse?" someone asked.
Rasulullaah @g replied, "Those who obey me shall enter Jannah while those
who disobey me are the ones who refuse." (2)
Hadhrat Jaabir WGwj narrated that a few angels came to Rasulullaah @$$ while
he was asleep. Addressing the others, one of the angels said, "There is a
similitude for this friend of yours. Mention this similitude." One of them said,
'!But he is asleep." Another responded, "Although his eyes sleep, his heart remains
(I) Bukhari
(2) Bukhari, as narrated in Jaami Vol. 2 Pq. 233