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

96 THE LIVES OF THE S ~MBAH &3,=> (VOEI)
4%3@&25) said to her, "Why do you not ask Rasulullaah @% for transport?" When
she asked for transport, Rasulullaah @% ordered and had it arranged for her.
Hadhrat Adi B,UW continues the story. He says, "When my aunt came back, she
said to me, 'Your father would have never done what you did (deserting me like
that).' Whether you like it or not, you will have to go to him (Rasulullaah m).'
She then recounted the incidents of many people who had been to meet
Rasulullaah and enjoyed a favourable reception. I then proceeded to meet
Rasulullaah m."
"When I came to Rasulullaah m, I saw a woman and one or two children
sitting with him. (Hadhrat Adi &$3!3@Zi also mentioned how close they set to
~asulullaah w). I gathered from this that he was neither like the king Kisra nor
like the Caesar (but much more approachable). He said to me, '0 Adi bin Haatim!
What made you run away? Did the thought of saying that there is none worthy of
worship but Allaah make you run away? Is anyone worthy of worship but Allaah?
What made you run away? Did the thought of saying Allaah is the Greatest make
you run away? Is there anything greater than Allaah the Most High the Most
Exalted?' I then accepted Islaam and I saw the face of Rasulullaah b%@ light up
with happiness and he said, 'Indeed those with whom Allaah is angry are the
Jews and those who are astray are the ~hristians(l).'"
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Hadhrat Adi continues, "Some people then began asking Rasulullaah
for things (and because he had nothing with him, ~asulullaah.b%@ started
encouraging the Sahabah i43GW4 to assist these people). Rasulullaah #f@ then
praised Allaah and said to the people, '0 people! Spend from that wealth which is
extra even though it may be one Saa or even less than that; whether it may be a
handful or even less than that (one of the narrators by the name of Shu'ba says
that as far as he can remember, Rasulullaah b%@ also added, 'Whether it may be
a single date or even apiece of a date). Everyone of you shall stand before Allaah
(on the Day of Qiyaamah) and Allaah shall ask him exactly as I am telling you
now. Allaah shall say, 'Did I not bless you with the faculties of hearing and
seeing? Did I not give you wealth and children? What have you sent ahead from
this? A person will then look in front of him and look behind him. He will look to
his right and look to his left but he will find nothing there. He shall have nothing
to save him from the fire of Jahannam besides the countenance of Allaah.
Therefore, save yourselves from the fire of Jahannam even though it be with a
piece of the date (that you give as charity). If you do not even have this much,
then do so by speaking a kind word (to a beggar). Verily I do not fear poverty
overcoming you for Allaah shall certainly assist you and shall certainly bestow
his bounties upon you (according to another narration he said, "Allaah shall
certainly grant you many conquests") until the time comes when a veiled woman
shall travel between Heera and Madinah or even a greater distance without the
fear of being robbed while sitting in her carriage." (2)
(1) Referring to the closing verse of Surah Faatiha.
(2) Ahmad. Tirmidhi has also narrated the Hadith and classified it as "Hasan, Ghareebnwithout
knowing whether it is narrated by anyone besides Sammaak. Bayhaqi has narrated a part of the