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

THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH @gw5 (Vol-1) 561
Performing Salaah and Eating Upon
Returning from the path of Allaah
Rasulullaah @@ Performs Salaah upon his Return
Hadhrat Ka'b BGWj narrates that whenever Rasulullaah @@$ returned from a
journey during the morning, he would first enter the Masjid and perform two
Rakaahs salaah before being seated. ( I)
Another narration from Hadhrat Jaabir ?&w states that he accompanied
Rasulullaah on a journey and when they returned, Rasulullaah said to
him, "Enter the Masjid and perform two Rakaahs salaah." (2)
Slaughtering an Animal upon Returning to Feed People
Hadhrat Jaabir %Gw has also narrated that when Rasulullaah &%?@ once
returned to Madinah, he slaughtered a cow or a camel. Another narration quotes
that Hadhrat Jaabir ~ B said, M "Rasulullaah k!&$ purchased a camel from me
for two Awqiya and a Dirham or for two Dirhams. When he reached Siraar,
Rasulullaah @%% had a cow slaughtered and the Sahabah @Wj ate from it.
Thereafter when he reached Madinah, Rasulullaah @$$ instructed me to first go
the Masjid to perform two Rakaahs salaah. Rasulullaah t@ then weighed out
the price for my camel and paid me." (3)
Women Proceed in the path of Allaah
Hadhrat Aa'isha @W&5 Participated in the Banu Mustaliq expedition
Hadhrat Aa'isha says, "Whenever Rasulullaah @$@ embarked on an
expedition, he would draw lots between his wives and whoever's name was
drawn would accompany him. When the Banu Mustaliq expedition was to take
place, Rasulullaah @?% again drew lots as he usually did. This time my name
emerged as the one to accompany him. Rasulullaah @% therefore took me
along. During those times women ate just enough to sustain themselves. The
flab on their bodies was therefore less and they were lighter in weight. For this
reason I would sit in my carriage when it was loaded on my camel. The men who
fastened the carriage to the camel for me would lift the carriage from the bottom,
lift me up and place the carriage on to the camel. They would then secure it with
ropes, take the camel by the head and lead it along.
After the journey was done, Rasulullaah @@ left (for Madinah) and we were
close to Madinah when we set up came and spent part of the night there. When
the announcer announced that it was time to depart, everyone got ready to move.
Wearing a necklace of mine that was decorated with onyx from the Yemeni tribe
of Dhifaar, I went (out of the camp) to relieve myself. When I had completed, the
necklace had slipped from my neck without me knowing it. It was only after
returning to my carriage that I felt my neck and could not find it. The people had
(1) Bukhari.
(2) Bukhari.
(3) Bukhari.