Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

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THE LIKES OF THE SAHABAH SW (VOI-3)
"0 Abu Dardaa! Your house has burnt down!" "It could not have burnt," Hadhrat
Abu Dardaa ~ , - said. Another person then came with the same news and
again Hadhrat Abu Dardaa wS adamantly said, "It could not have burnt."
Eventually a third person came to him saying, "0 Abu Dardaa! A fire raged
(through your street) but went off as soon as it reached your house." Hadhrat Abu
Dardaa S%%!2j said, "I knew that Allaah would never do that (never allow my
house to burn down)." "0 Abu Dardaa !$%@!kj!" the people said, "We do not know
which of your words are more astonishing; whether it is 'It cou!d not have burnt'
or 'I knew that Allaah would never do that1."
Hadhrat Abu Dardaa $fi%@@j then explained, ""That is because of some words that
I heard from Rasulullaah @I%. Whoever recites them in the morning will not
suffer any calamity until the evening. (The words are:)
"0 Allaah! You are my Rabb. There is none worthy of worship but You.
In You do I place my trust and You are the Rabb of the Glorious Throne.
Whatever Allaah wills shall happen and what He does not will can never
happen. There is no power or might but with the High and Majestic
Allaah. I know that Allaah has power over all th.inng and that He has
knowledge of all things. 0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from the evil
within me and from the evil of every creature over which You have
control. Indeed my Rabb is (the One Who guides people) on the straight
path."
Statements of the Sahabah @3EWj that have Been
Quoted Previously Concerning Conviction in the
Words of Rasulullaah
In the chapter of ~a'wah('), the words of Hadhrat Adi 4-4 have been quoted
who said, "I swear by the Being in whose control is my life, the third prophesy
shall also come true because Rasulullaah said it."
Also quoted(3) were the words Hadhrat Hishaam bin A] Ass 4m33 and other
Sahabah mWj who said to Jabala bin Ayham, "By Allaah! We shall soon be
taking from you this place where you sit and we shall also be taking the kingdom
of your high emperor (Heraclius), Inshaa Allaah! Our prophet Muhammad @@
(1) Bayhaqi in his Asmaa was Sifaat (Pg.125).
(2) Under the heading "Rasulullaah Preaches to Individuals" and the subheading "Rasulullaah
&?@$ Invites Hadhrat Adi bin Haatim 4$%%&5to Islaam".
(3) Under the heading 'The Sahabah $f%&% Dispatch Individuals and Groups to Give Da'wah and the
subheading "Hadhrat Hishaam bin A1 Aas !&WWj and others are sent to Heraclius".