Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @@@!&j' (Vol-3) 137
Hadhrat Uthmaan B,GW Spends the whole night
reciting the entire Qur'aan in a single
Rakaah of salaah
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Miskeen narrares that when the rebels surrounded the
house of Hadhrat Uthmaan Wm, his wife said to them, "You wish to
assassinate him?! Whether you kill him or leave him, he spends the whole night
reciting the entire Qur'aan in a single Rakaah of salaah." ('I
Another narration states that when the rebels assassinated Hadhrat Uthmaan bin
Affaan WG@, his wife said, "You have killed him when he was a man who spent
the whole night reciting the entire Qur'aan in a single Rakaah of salaah!" (2)
Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Abdur Rahmaan Taymi reports that his father said, "I once
told myself that I would ensure that I was the only one to stand in Ibaadah by the
Maqaam Ibraheem one night. Therefore, after performing the Isha salaah, I had
the Maqaam to myself as I stood there. As I was standing there, someone placed
their hand on my shoulder. It was Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Affaan WGw. He
started with Ummul Qur'aan (Surah Faatiha) and continued reciting until he had
completed the entire Qur'aan. Thereafter, he performed Ruku and Sajdah
(completed the second Rakaah) and then took his shoes (and left). I cannot
however recall whether he had performed any other salaah before that or not." (3)
Hadhrat Uthmaan bin Abdur Rahmaan Taymi relates, "I saw Hadhrat Uthmaan
9Gw step forward to the Maqaam Ibraheem one night where he recited the
entire Qur'aan in a single Rakaah before leaving." (4)
Hadhrat Ataa bin Abi Rabaah reports that after leading the people in salaah,
Hadhrat Uthmaan 3Gw would stand behind the Maqaam Ibraheem where he
would recite the entire Qur'aan in a single Rakaah of his Witrsalaah. (5)
Hadhrat Muhammad bin Seereen would stand in salaah all night in which he
would complete the entire Qur'aan in a single Rakaah. 6)
Hadhrat ~bdullaah' bin Abbaas ?&GW Refuses to
Forego standing in salaah for Treating
his Blindness
Hadhrat Musayyib bin Raafi narrates that when Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas
UGw became blind, a man came to him saying, "If you are able to restrain
yourself from (standing and) performing salaah for seven days, I shall be able to
treat you and Insha Allaah cure you. You may however perform salaah while lying
down and making gestures." Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas !3Gw sent for
(1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.94). Abu Nu'aym has
reported a similar narration in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.57).
(2) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.57).
(3) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vo1.l Pg.56).
(4) Ibn Mubaarak in his Zuhd, Ibn Sa'd, Ibn Abi Shaybah, Ibn Munee, Tahaawi, Daar Qutni and
Bayhaqi, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.9).
(5)
(6) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.75), as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.5 Pg.9).