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

THE UVES OF THE SAHABAH ~~~ (Vol-2)
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in included over thirty Sahabah ~, all narrating Ahadeeth from Rasulullaah
~. Also sitting in the gathering was a youthful man who was brown in
complexion, who spoke extremely well and who was exceptionally good looking.
Although he was the youngest of the group, they referred to him
whenever they doubted anyone's narration. He would then (correctly) narrate the
Hadith (they doubted) to them. Unless they asked him,he did not narrate
anything else to them. 'Who are you, 0 servant of Allaah?' I asked him. 'I am
Mu'aadh bin Jabal,' carn'e the reply." (1)
Suppressing One's Anger
Hadhrat Abu Barzah ®)J.,~ narrates, "When a man spoke harshly to Hadhrat Abu
Bakr ®~, I said, 'should I not execute him?' Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ rebuked
me saying, 'such punishment is not warranted for anyone (speaking harshly to
anyone) after Rasulullaah ~.",(2)
Hadhrat Umar ®)J.,~ once said, "No person cannot sip any milk or honey that
is better than a sip of his anger." (3)
Possessiveness
The Possessiveness of Hadhrat Ubay bin ka'b ~
Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b ®~ narrates that a man once reported to Rasulullaah
~ that a certain person frequently went to see his father's wife (with
apparently sinister intentions). Hadhrat ubay bin Ka'b ~j1~ exclaimed, "Had it
been me, I would have killed him." Rasulullaah _ laughed as he said, "How
possessive are you, 0 Ubayl However, I am more possessive than you and Allaah
is more possessive than I." (4)
The possessiveness of Hadhrat Sa'd bin
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Hadhrat Mughierah narrates that Hadhrat Sa'd bin Ubaadah ®)J.,~ once said, "If
I found any man with my wife, I would strike him with the sharp edge of my
sword." When this was reported to Rasulullaah _ he said, "Are you surprised
with Sa'd's possessiveness? By Allaah! I am more possessive than him and Allaah
is more possessive than 1. It is because of Allaah's possessiveness that He has
forbidden all types of indecency, be it apparent or hidden. There is also none who
loves to be absolved of blame more than Allaah and it is because of this that He
has sent warners and givers of glad tidings (the Ambiyaa so that people cannot
say that they did not know) There is also none who loves praise more than
Allaah and it is because of this that he creattd Jannah." (5)
(I) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.l Pg.23l).
(2) Tayaalisi, Ahmad, Humaydi, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Abu Ya'la, Sa'ed bin Mansoor and others, as
quoted in Kanzul lfmmaal (Vo1.2 Pg.161).
(3) Ahmad in his Zuhd, as quoted in Kanzul lfmmaal.
(4) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab KanzuJ lfmmaaJ (Vo1.5 Pg.132).
(5) Bukhaari and Muslim.