Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

174 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%w2 (Vol-3)
slaves went forward. (I)
Hadhrat Furaat bin Hayyaan BsGmj Performs
Salaah in his Masjid behind Hadhrat Handhala
bin Rabee BEw on the Instruction of
Rasulullaah
Hadhrat Qais bin Zuhayr SW% says, "1 once walked with Handhala bin Rabee
w@!2j to the Masjid of Furaat bin Hayyaan %W@G. When the time for salaah
arrived, Hadhrat Furaat 3Wi% told Hadhrat Handhala %l!S&G to go forward (to
lead the salaah). Hadhrat Handhala 33!Z&$ refused saying, "I cmnot lead you in
salaah when you are elder than me and have migrated before me. In addition to
this, it is your Masjid. Hadhrat Fyaat %,!Xi% however said, "I have heard
Rasulullaah &%% say something a)hut you because of which I can never lead you
in salaah." "So were you also present during the Battle of Taa'if when Rasulullaah
@@ sent me as a spy?" Hadhrat Handhala !&W2Gi asked. When Hadhrat Furaat
W,w confirmed that he was present, Hadhrat Handhala @Wj stepped
forward and led the salaah.
(When the salaah was over) Hadhrat Furaat @Sw (turned to the people and)
said, "0 tribe of Ijal! I have made him lead the salaah because Rasulullaah @%
once sent him to Taa'if as -a spy and when he reported back, Rasulullaah &%%
said to him, 'Your information is correct. You may return to your camp because
you have been awake all night.' As he turned and left, Rasulullaah @% said to
us, 'Always follow him and the likes of him."'(2)
The Ameer of Makkah Appoints Hadhrat Ibn
Abzah as his Deputy to Lead the salaah To the
Approval of Hadhrat Umar SEW
Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Abu Layla !&@!Gj narrates that when he once
accompanied Hadhrat Umar ~,Wj to Makkah, they were received by the
Hadhrat Naafi bin Alqama wWj who was the Ameer of Makkah. "Who have you
appointed as your deputy over the people?" Hadhrat Umar 334% asked. "Abdur
Rahmaan bin Abzah ?&G%j," came the reply. Hadhrat Umar %Gw said, 'You
chose a man from amongst the slaves over members of the Quraysh and the
"That 1 have done," Hadhrat Naafi %%%!2j
replied, "because I found him to be the most proficient reciter of the Qur'aan and
because Makkah is a place where people from all parts gather, I wanted them to
listen to Allaah's Book from a person who recited well." "Your judgement is
Sahabah Bw of Rasulullaah w?"
excellent," Hadhrat Umar wWj commended, "Abdur Rahmaan bin Abzah
!3JW&5 is certainly amongst the people whom Allaah has elevated through the
(1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami.
(2) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.2 Pg.65). Abu Ya'la,
Baghawi and Ibn Asaakir have reported a similar narration, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.7
Pg.28).