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

98 THELTVES OF THESAHABAH ~~ (Vol~2)
started entering the fold of Islaam. Amongst them were those whom Allaah had
guided and who (gladly) entered Islaam. Others were those whom the sword had
compelled (to accept Islaam). All these people have sought Allaah's protection
and are Allaah's neighbours in his custody. When a man becomes .the Ameerand
the people (under his command) oppress each other, Allaah will take revenge
from him if he does not give back to the oppressed what the oppressors had
taken from them. This is just like the case when your neighbOUr's goat is taken
away and you spend the entire day with swollen veins out of feeling for your
neighbour. In the same way, Allaah also lends his support to His neighbours;'"
Hadhrat Raafi ~.~ reports further, "It was a year later that Abu Bakr ~
was made the Khalifah. I then rode off to meet him. I introduced myself as Raafi
and reminded him where I had been his guide. When he confirmed that he
remembered who I was, I said, 'You used to prevent me from becoming an Ameer
and now you have mounted a much greater task as the Ameer of the entire
Ummah of Muhammad ~: He replied, 'Indeed, because the one who does not
enforce the Book ofAllaah amongst the people shall earn the curse of Allaah." (1)
The Sahabah ~~ Prefer Fighting Rather than
Taking Command
Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Amr bin Sa'eed .bin AI Aas narrates that his uncles Hadhrat
Khaalid bin Sa'eed bin Al Aas ~, Hadhrat Abaan bin Sa'eed bin Al Aas ~~
and Hadhrat Amr bin Sa'eedbin AI AaS ~~ all returned to Madinah from their
posts (as governors of various districts) when they heard about the demise of
Rasulullaah ~. Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~ said to them, "None are more
qualified to be governors than those whom Rasulullaah ~ himself appointed
(you should therefore return to your postS)." However, they replied, "We shall not
command for anyone." They then returned to Shaam where all of them were
martyred." (2)
The Incident that Occurred between Hadhrat Umar
~~~ and Hadhrat Abaan bin Sa'eed ~~~
Concerning an Appointment to Command and
Hadhrat Umar ~~ Dispatches Hadhrat Alaa bin
Hadhrami ~)J.1~ to Bahrain
Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Sa'eed bin Yarboo narrates that when Hadhrat
Abaan bin Sa'eed ~~ returned to Madinah, Hadhrat Umar ~ said to him,
"You have no right to come here and leave your post without the permission of .
your leader, especially under the present circumstances (when people are
revolting and the enemy is ready to pounce on US). It however seems that you
have no fear" Hadhrat Abaan ~~replied, "I swear by Allaah that I shall never
accept command from anyone after Rasulullaah ~. If I were to accept
(I) Tabraani. Haythami (\/01.5 Pg.202) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(2) Haakim, Abu Nu'aym and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzui Ummaai (\/01.;>. Pg: 126) ..