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

THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH @!3&% (Vol-I) 475
with the booty of Allaah, as Shaytaan tells them that these are merely spoils of
war (and they therefore have a right to do as they please with it). When
conditions are favorable, they boast and when they encounter any obstacle,
Shaytaan misleads them to place their needs before people. They shall have no
share of the rewards of the Mu'mineen. All they shall have to show is that their
bodies were with the bodies of the Mu'mineen and that they travelled with the
Mu'mineen. Their intentions and deeds vary and Allaah shall judge them when He
gathers them on the Day of Qiyaamah."
Being Particular About Making Du'aa
when in Jihaad in the path of Allaah
Making Du'aa when Leaving a Place
The Duaa of Rasulullaah w as he Left Makkah for the Hijrah
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Is'haaq says that he was informed that when
Rasulullaah w left Makkah to make Hijrah to Mqdinah for the pleasure of
Allaah, he said, "All praises belong to Allaah Who has created me when I had
been nothing. 0 Allaah! Assist me against the fears of this world, the evils of the
times and the calamities of the nights and days. 0 Allaah! Be my companion on
my journey, be my deputy amongst my family and grant me blessings in that
which You provide for me. Make me humble before You, keep me steadfast on
good character, make me beloved to You and never hand me over to people. 0
Rabb of the weak ones, you are my Rabb as well. I seek refuge in Your munificent
countenance by which the skies and the earth are illuminated, by which darkness
is dispersed and by which the affairs of the past people were set right. I seek Your
protection from attracting Your wrath on me and having Your anger descend on
me. I seek Your protection from losing Your bounties, from Your sudden
punishment, from losing Your safety and from all causes of Your wrath. Securing
Your pleasure is better than all the deeds I am capable of doing. There is no
power or might except with You." (2)
Making Du'aa when Within Sight of a Place
The Du'aa Rasulullaah @&$ when he Saw Khaybar
The grandfather of Hadhrat Abu Manvaan Aslami narrates that they accompanied
Rasulullaah @& to Khaybar. When they got close (to Khaybar) and could see it,
Rasulullaah instructed the Sahabah i@W&j to stop. When they came to a
halt, Rasulullaah prayed, "0 Allaah the Rabb of the seven skies and
whatever they shade! 0 Rabb of the seven earths and whatever they bear! 0 Rabb
of the Shayaateen and whoever they mislead! 0 Rabb of the winds and whatever
they carry! We beg of you the best of this town, the best of its inhabitants and the
best of whatever it contains. We seek Your protection from the evii of this town,
(I) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.2 Pg.290).
(2) Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg. 178).