Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

274 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH ~,@%&2 (Vol-3)
you have come." "No," they replied. Hadhrat Umar %M then said, "Had they
known, I would have taught them a lesson with you." (')
Dislike for Accepting Remuneration for
Teaching the Qur'aan
Rasulullaah m 's Advice to Hadhrat Ubaadah
s,g~j and Ha&rat Ubay "J,""- eS '.' in this Regard
Hadhrat Ubaadah bin Saamit $&%&j says, "Because Rasulullaah '&% was very
occupied, he would hand over to one of us any person who migrated so that we
may teach him the Qur'aan. Rasulullaah @?% once placed in my care a person
who stayed in my house, ate meals with me and whom I taught the Qur'aan.
When he returned home, he felt that he owed me something and therefore gave
me a bow as a gift, I had never seen a bow made of better wood nor more
flexible. 1 however went to Rasulullaah and asked him his opinion.
Rasulullaah @%$ said, "It is a burning ember that you are hanging between your
shoulders." (2)
Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b WW44 once taught a Surah to a man who gave him a
garment or a shawl as,a gift. When he informed Rasulullaah @& about this,
Rasulullaah i!$%$ remarked, "If you wear it, you will be wearing a garment of
fire." (3) Another narration states that when Hadhrat Ubay W%%j taught the
Qur'aan to a man, he gave him a bow as a gift. (4)
Hadhrat Tufayl bin Amr 3,m says, "When Hadhrat Ubay SGW taught me the
Qur'aan, I gave him a bow as a gift. When he went to Rasulullaah the next
morning with the bow hanging around his neck, Rasulullaah %%% asked, "Who
gave you this bow, 0 Ubay?" Hadhrat Ubay 3,w replied, "It was Tufayl bin Amr
Dowsi to whom I had taught the Qur'aan." Rasulullaah @%! remarked, 'You are
hanging it around your neck when it is a spark from Jahannam?!" "0 Rasulullaah
m!"
Hadhrat Ubay said, "But we even eat from their food." Rasulullaah
%@ said, "There is no harm in eating the food that was prepared for others and
which you ate by being there. However, if the food is prepared specially for you
and you eat from it, you will be eating from your share (of the Aakhirah, because
of which you will have less there)." (5)
Rasulullaah W 's Words to Hadhrat Awf bin
Maalik !&ii$&+j and Another Sahabi SG(&&j
in this Regard
Hadhrat Awf bin Maalik 5EEiX reports that there was a man with him to whom
(I) Ibn Jareer, as quoted in Kanzul U/ntnaal(Vol.l Ps.228).
(2) Tabraani and Bayhaqi, as quoted in Kanzul Um~naa/(Vol.l Pg.231). Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.356) has also
reported the narration from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi.
(3) Abd bin Humayd, as quoted in Kat~zul Umtnaal (Vol.1 Pg.231). Ibn Maajah, Rooyaani and Bayhaqi
have reported a similar narration.
(4) Sa'eed bin Mansoor, as quoted in Kanzul Utn~naal(Vol.i Pg.230).
(5) Baghawi and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kat~i.ul Utnmaal (Vol.1 Pg.231). Tabraan~ has reported a
similar narration but Haythami (Vo1.4 P9.95) has commented on the chain olnarralors.