Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

338 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @E*33 (Vol-3)
when Rasulullaah passed by. "0 Abu Hurayrah!" Rasulullaah @% called out,
"What are you planting?" When Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah w@!2j informed him that
he was planting some plants, Rasulullaah @@$ said, "Should I not inform you of
plants that are better than these? They are ($1 (;)~)(~~ubhaanallaah'),(~ u) ('Al
Hamdulillaah'), (&I.;! a!3)('~aa Ilaaha Illallaah') and ( 3 ~) ('Allaahu Akbar'). A
tree in Jannah is planted for you in exchange for every one of these
phrases."(')
Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah wWj narrates that Rasulullaah @?@ once said, "When
you pass through the gardens of Jannah, eat to your fill there." "0 Rasulullaah
@%$!" the Sahabah @W&j asked, "What are the gardens of Jannah?" "The
Masaajid," Rasulullaah @&% replied. "And how does one eat to one's fill?" the
Sahabah i@Gm asked further. Rasulullaah @@ replied, "(By reciting) Lg)
(.h1('~ubhaanallaah'),(& m) ('A1 Hamdulillaah'), (~l;! ('Laa Ilaaha Illallaah')
and(9 h) ('Allaahu Akbar')." (2)
Rasulullaah @$ Speaks about Words of Dhikr
that Shakes Off Sins
Hadhrat Anas 4-4 narrates that Rasulullaah @@ once caught hold of a
branch and shook it, but the leaves did not fall off. When he shook it again, the
leaves still did not fall, but when he did so for the third time, the leaves fell off.
Rasulullaah k%% then said, "Verily (~l(;)ll&(('~ubhaanallaah'),(&~) ('A1
~amdulillaah'), $! ('Laa Ilaaha Illallaah') and(3~)
('Allaahu Akbar')
shake off sins just as the leaves of a tree are shed." (3)
Rasulullaah
Teaches Dhikr to a Bedouin
Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas !Bw narrates that a Bedouin once came to
Rasulullaah @% with the request, "Do teach me something that I may recite."
Rasulullaah @@ told him to recite:
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The man said, "That was for my Rabb. Now what about myself?" Rasulullaah @%%
then told him to recite:
'0 Allaah! Forgive me, shower Your mercy on me, guide me and provide
for me.'
Another narration adds the words(&l;j) ('and grant me safety'). Another narration
states that Rasulullaah 5 also said, "These words combine both your life in this
world as well as your life in the Aakhirah. (4)
(I) Ibn Maajah and Haakim, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.84).
(2) Tirmidhi, as quoted in Targheeb Waf Tarheeb (Vol.3 Pg.97).
(3) Ahmad, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed in Wrgheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.93).
Tirmidhi has reported a similar narration.
(4) Muslim.