Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 2 of 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH ~~~ (Vol-2J 51
you the news of your own deaths. Death is a reality and there will come a time
when none but Allaah 0,~4)1;Z will be alive. Allaah has declared:
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'Muhammad ~ is but a Rasool (of Allaah). Indeed many Rusul have
passed before him . .Jf he passes away or is martyred, would you
(Muslims) then turn back on your heels (and forsake Islaam)? He who
turns back on his heels can never harm Allaah in the least (because he
will be harming only himself). Allaah shall soon reward the grateful
ones (so be firm and strive for His Deen).'" (1)
Hadhrat Umar ~~ exclaimed, "Is this verse in the Qur'aan? By Allaah, to this
day, I .had never known that it was ever revealed (1 had completely forgotten
about it)!" HadhJ:at Abu Bakr ~ continued, "Allaah has also mentioned the
following about Muhammad ~:
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'Indeed, you (0 RasuluJ/aah ~) shall certai;ly die, and they shall all
die as welL' (2)
'Allaah has also mentioned:
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'Everything shall perish but His countenance. All decisions rest with
Him and to Him shall you all be returned (after death).' (3)
Allaah also says:
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'Everything on earth shall perish (on the Day of Qiyaamah if not
sooner). (When this happens,) Only the countenance of your Rabb the
Possessor of majesty and benevolence shall remain (forever, without
ever perishing).' (4)
Allaah says in another verse:
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'Every soul shall taste death and it is only on the Day of Qiyaamah that
you will be given your rewards in full (although partial rewards are
received in this world and in the grave}.'" (5)
Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~~ continued; "Allaah had given a lifetime to Rasu1ullaah
~ and kept him alive until he established the Deen of Allaah, made the
(1) Surah Aai Imraan, verse 144.
(2) Surah Zumar, verse 30.
(3) surah Qasas, verse 88.
(4) Surah Rahmaan, verses 26,27.
(5) Surah Aai Imran, verse 185.