Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LWES OF THE SAHMAH '@&?&@3 (Vol-3) 341
taken on the journey of Mi'raaj, he passed by Hadhrat Ibraheem &&%, who
asked, "Who is this with you, 0 Jibra'eel @+kb?""This is Muhammad m,"
Hadhrat Jibra'eel &&% replied. Hadhrat Ibraheem &&G then said, "0 Muhammad
@%%! Inform your Ummah to acquire the plants of Jannah in abundance because
the soil of Jannah is extremely fertile and its land is very vast." 'What are the
plants of Jannah?" Rasulullaah &@% asked. Hadhrat Ibraheem &@$ replied, "3)
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Y! 13 YJ J;i ('Laa Howla wa Laa Quwwata Illa Billaah')." (') Another adds that
before addressing Rasulullaah @@, Hadhrat Ibraheem &%I!+& first greeted
Rasulullaah I)$%$ and welcomed him. (2)
The Statement of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas
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Qgwwata Illa Billaah') and what Hadhrat Imraan
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Praising Allaah
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Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3$= said, "Whoever says ($1 ,&)('Bismillaah')
has thought of Allaah, whoever says(jrl!U) ('A1 ~amdulil1aah')'has thanked
Allaah, whoever says(3 ~1 ('Allaahu Akbar') has revered Allaah, whoever says3)
(hl i! ?! ('Laa Ilaaha Illallaah') has expressed the oneness of Allaah and whoever
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himself to Allaah and these words will be an adornment and a treasure for him in
Jannah." (3)
Hadhrat Mutarraf reports that Hadhrat Imraan ?31w once said to him, "Should
I not inform you of a Hadith today which Allaah will make a source of benefit for
you even after this day? You should note that the best of Allaah's bondsmen on
the Day of Qiyaamah shall be those who praised Him most excessively." (*)
Hadhrat Ali @!%!$622's Explanation of the TermsU)
(h I ,('Al Harndulillaah') and(&!
('Subhaanallaah')
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 4-4 narrates that Hadhrat Umar %U.Wj once
asked, "While we know what is meant by (41 LG&) ('Subhaanallaah') and;! ilrj3)
('Laa llaaha Illallaah'), what is(jrl!M) ('Al Hamdulillaah')?" Hadhrat Ali
!Bw replied by saying, "It is a phrase that Allaah chose for Himself ark which
He loves that it be said." (5)
Hadhrat Abu Dhabyaan narrates that Ibn Kawwaa once asked Hadhrat Ali @,-
about the phrase (41 Lli&) ('Subhaanallaah'), to which Hadhrat Ali W3W replied,
(1) Ahmad, Ibn Abi Dunya and Ibn Hibbaan, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.3 Pg.105).
Haythami (vol. 10 Pg.98) has commented on Ahmad's chain of narrators.
(2) Tabraani.
(3) Abu Nu'aym inhis Hiha (vol.1 Pg.322).
(4) Ahmad, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.95).
(5) Ibn Abi Haatim.