Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

212 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%$&% (Vol-3)
Being affected by the Knowledge of Allaah
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and His Rasool@&
Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah B,Gw and Hadhrat
Mu'aawiya B,Gwj are Affected by a Hadith of
Rasulullaah @@
Hadhrat Shufay Asbahi narrates, "Upon entering Madinah one day, I saw many
people gathered around a particular man. When I asked who the man was, I was
informed that he was Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah ?&!3W45. I then went close and sat
down in front of him as he narrated Ahadeeth. After he had completed and was
alone, I asked, 'I ask you in the name of the rights (1 have upon you in that I am a
Muslim, a traveller and a student) to narrate to me a Hadith that you heard from
Rasulullaah @% and that you understood well.' He said, 'By all means. I shall
narrate to you a Hadith that Rasulullaah @%$ narrated to me and which 1
understand well.' He then sighed so deeply that he was close to falling
unconscious. We waited a while until he regained his composure and said, '1
shall relate to you a Hadith that Rasulullaah @# narrated to me in this very
house when there was none here besides him and 1. Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah
-j then again sighed so deeply that he was close to falling unconscious.
When he regained his composure, he wiped his face and said, 'I shall relate to
you a Hadith that Rasulullaah @?@ narrated to me in this very house when there
was none here besides him and I, Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah %W&j then again
sighed so deeply that he actually fell on his face. I held him up for a long while
and when he regained consciousness, he said, 'Rasulullaah k%% narrated to me
that on the Day of Qiyaamah, every ndtion will bgsn its knees when Allaah will
descend to pass judgement between the people. The first to be summoned (for
reckoning) will be the person who memorised the Qur'aan, the person who was
martyred in the path of Allaah and the man with plenty of wealth. Addressing the
Qaari, Allaah wi4l say, 'Did I not teach you that which I revealed to my
messenger?' 'Indeed you did, 0 my Rabb!' he will respond. Allaah will ask him
further, 'And what did you do with that which I taught you?' He will reply, 'I
recited it day and night.' 'You are lying,' Allaah wcl declare. The angels will
reiterate saying, 'You are lying.' Allaah will then add, 'Your only motive was that
people should call you a Qaari, which they have already done.'
Next, the wealthy man will be summoned. Allaah will ask him, 'Did I not grant
you plenty so that you never depended on anyone else?' 'Indeed you have, my
Rabb!' he will admit. 'Then what did you do with that which I gave you?' Allaah
will ask. He man will say, 'I used to maintain family ties and give charity.' You are
lying,' Allaah will declare. 'You are lying,' the angels will reiterate. Allaah will then
say, 'Your only motive was that people should call you a generous person, which
they have already done.'