Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,G$@&& (Vol-3) 289
hearts to harden and distant hopes should never make you negligent (of the
Aakhirah) because everything still pending is nearby and something far off is that
which is never to come."
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood said, "Moderation in the Sunnah is
better than exerting oneself in Bid'ah." (2)
The Encouragement Hadhrat Imraan bin Husayn
B,G@&j Gave in this Regard
Hadhrat Imraan bin Husayn w&j said, "The Qur'aan was revealed and
Rasulullaah @@ demonstrated his way of life (which we emulated). You people
must follow us because if you do not, you shall go astray." (3)
Hadhrat Imraan bin Husayn 39GWj once said to someone (who insisted on
following only the Qur'aan), "You are a fool! Do you find any verse of the Qur'aan
telling you that there are four Rakaahs in Zuhr and that the Qiraa'ah should be
silent?" He then proceeded to enumerate the other salaahs, zakaah and other
injunctions of Deen, saying, "Are the details of these found in the Qur'aan. While
the Book of Allaah only briefly mentions these things, the Sunnah explains the
details."(4)
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood W8Gw Encourages
Following the Sahabah BgW
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 9Gw said, "Whoever wishes to follow anyone,
should follow the companions of Muhammad because from amongst the
entire Ummah, their hearts are most righteous, their knowledge is deepest, they
are the least pretentious, they are most unswerving in example and their
(religious) condition is best. Allaah had selected them to be the companions of
His Nabi @g and to establish His Deen. You should therefore acknowledge their
worth and follow in their footsteps because they had been fixed on upright
guidance."(5)
Hadhrat Hudhayfah %,GW Encourages the Qurraa
to Follow in the Footsteps of those who
Preceded them
Hadhrat Hudhayfah 9,GW used to say, "0 assembly of Qurraa! Fear Allaah and
follow the path of those before you. 1 swear by my life that if you follow them,
you will go very far ahead and if you forsake their path to go this way and that,
(1) Ibn Abdul Birr in his Jaami (Vo1.2 Pg.181).
(2) Haakirn (Vol.1 Pg.103), reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi. Abu Nu'aym has
reported a similar narration in his Hilya (Vol. 1 ~ g 173). .
(3) Ahrnad. Haythami (Vol.1 Pg.191) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(4) Ibn Abdul Birr in his Jaami (Vo1.2 Pg. 191).
(5) Ibn Abdul Birr in his Jaami (Vol.2 Pg.97). Abu Nu'aym has reported a similar narration from
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 9,Wj in his Hilya (Vo1.l Pg.305), as has been quoted in the chapter
describing the qualities of the Sahabah MG5Wj.