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

mE UVES OF HIE SAHABAH ~~ (Vol-2)
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until the person had finished what he had to say." (I)
Hadhrat Anas ~~ says, "Even if it were a child from amongst the common
children of Madinah who took Rasulullaah ~ by the hand, he would not pull
his hand away from hers so that she could take him wherever she wanted to." (2)
Another narration states that even the slaves girls of Madinah could take
Rasulullaah ~ by the hand and take him wherever she needed him to go." (3)
Hadhrat Anas ~ reports that a lady who was mentally deranged once came
to Rasulullaah ~ and said, "0 Rasulullaah ~! I need you to do something
for me." Addressing her by her title, Rasulullaah ~ said, "Choose any of the
streets (to explain it to me) so that I may address your problem (Rasulullaah ~
chose to speak to her privately in a place where people could see them so that no
suspicions would be aroused). Rasulullaah ~ then stepped aside with her in
one of the streetswhere she explained her problem to him." (4)
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Maslamah ~~ says, 'When I once returned from a
journey, Rasulullaah ~ took me by the hand and did not leave if until I let go
of his hand." (5)
Rasulullaah ~ Always Chose the Easier of Two
Options and only Took Revenge for the Sake of
Allaah
Hadhrat Aa'isha ~ says, 'Whenever Rasulullaah .~ was faced with two
options, he always chose the easier of the two (so that it would be easy for the
Ummah'to emulate) on condition that it did not entail sin. If it entailed sin, he
was then the most abstinent of people. He also never took revenge for personal
reasons. He had people punished only when' anything forbidden by Allaah was
violated, in which case he had the punishment meted for the sake of Allaah." (6)
Hadhrat Aa'isha~ says, "Rasulullaah ~ never hit any servant or woman.
In fact, he never hit anything unless he was fighting in Jihaad. in the path of
Allaah. Whenever faced with two options, he always chose the easier of the two
on condition that it did not entail sin. If it entailed sin, he was then the most
abstinent of people. He also never took revenge for anything done against him.
He had people punished only when anything forbidden by Allaah was violated, in
which case he had the punishment meted for the sake ofAllaah ~t;;."(7)
Hadhrat Aa'isha ~ says, "I never saw Rasulullaah ~ take revenge for
any injustice done to himself. He had people punished only when anything
(I) Bazzaar and Tabraani, reporting from reliable sOurces as confirmed by HayIhami (Vo1.9 Pg.15).
(2) Ahmad and Ibn Maajah.
(3) Ahmad and Bukhaari in his Adab, as quoted in AI Bjdaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.6 PgA9).
(4) Muslim (Vo\'2 Pg.256). Abu NU'aym has also reported the narration in his Oalaa'il (Pg.57).
(5) Tabraani. HayIhami (Vo\.9 Pg.17) has commented on the chain ofnarrators.
(6) Maalik, Abu Oawood, Nasa'ee and Ahmad, as quoted in Kanzuf Ummaaf (VolA PgA7). Abu Nu'aym
has also reported the narration in his oalaa'il (Pg.57).
(7) Ahmad, as quoted in AI Bjdaayah wan Njhaayah (Vol.6 Pg.36). Muslim (Vo\.2 Pg.256), Abu Nu'aym
in his Oalaa'il, Abdur Razzaaq, Abd bin Humayd and Haakim have also reported a similar
narration, as quoted in Kanzuf Ummaaf(Vol.4 PgA7).