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

474 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH i4!%8%j (vol-I)
animal of Rasulullaah @%?% when Rasulullaah @% overheard him say, "Laa
Howla wa Laa Quwwata Illaa Billaah (There is no power or might except with
Allaah)." Rasulullaah @%% then said, "0 Abdullaah bin Qais!" Hadhrat Abu Moosa
Ash'ari ~,Wj replied by saying, "I am at your service, 0 Rasulullaah m!"
Rasulullaah @% told him, "Should I not inform you of words that are from the
treasures of Jannah?" Hadhrat Abu MOOSa Ash'ari a,= said, "Please do, 0
Rasulullaah @@! May my parents be sacrificed for you." ~asulullaah k@% enlightened
him by saying, "(The
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words are) Laa Howla wa Laa Quwwata Illaa Billaah (There
is no power or might except with Allaah)."
The Sahabah @E4w Recite Takbeer and Tasbeeh
when Ascending and Descending Inclines
Hadhrat Jaabir narrates that whenever they (the Sahabah @,W)
ascended an incline, they recited Takbeer and whenever they descended from an
incline, they recited Tasbeeh. (2)
The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar
%@ij that the People Embarking on Military
Expeditions are of Two types
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar %%3W said, "On an expedition, people are of two
types. One type are those who go out and abundantly engage in the Dhikr of
Allaah together with maintaining the consciousness of Allaah. They stay away
from evil on their journey, assist their companions (physically and financially)
and spend the best of their wealth. They are more keen on the wealth they spend
(in the path of Allaah) than the wealth they use to benefit their worldly lives.
When they are in war situations, they feel ashamed that Allaah should discover
any doubts in their hearts or ihat He should find them failing to assist the
Muslims. Even if they are in a position of misappropriating the booty, they
cleanse their hearts and deeds from any such activity. Shaytaan is therefore
unable to involve them in sin or to whisper evil into their hearts. It is through
such people that Allaah strengthens and gives honour to His Deen and defeats
His enemies."
"As for the second type. They go out without engaging in abundant Dhikr and
without being conscious of Allaah. They do not abstain from evil and are
reluctant to spend their wealth. They regard whatever they spend as a tax and
this is what Shaytaan tells them. In the battle situation they remain with those
right at the back and those who render absolutely no help. They stick to the tops
of mountains watching what the others are doing and speak the worst of lies
when Allaah grants victory (by boasting about feats they did not achieve). Should
they have the opportunity to misappropriate the spoils of war, they boldly do so
(1) Bukhari and the othcr five. As quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.2 13), this incident
occurred during the return from Khaybar because Hadhrat Abu Moosa ?&&@& arrived in Madinah
only after the conquest of Khaybar.
(2) Bukhari and Nasa'ee in Yawm wallaya, as quoted by Ayni (Vo1.7 Pg.36).