Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

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346 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @g!@> (Vol-3)
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Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob Ansaari 9,Wj narrates ;hat Rasulullaah k%% once heard
someone recite:
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"Who said those words?" Rasulullaah enquired. Thinking that he had
annoyed Rasulullaah k%%'s ears with something he did not like, the man
remained silent. "Who was it?" Rasulullaah repeated, "Because what he said
was very correct." The man then said, "It was I who said it with the expectation of
being rewarded, 0 Rasulullaah w." Rasulullaah @%% then told him, "I swear by
the Being Who controls my life! I saw thirteen angels racing to See which of them
would be the first to present your words to Allaah."
Hadhrat Umar ~,G&G's Words when he saw a Man
Using a Rosary to Engage in Tasbeeh
Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Jubayr reports that when Hadhrat Umar mj once saw a
man reciting Tasbeeh on a rosary, he remarked, "It would suffice him to rather
say:
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'I express Allaah's purity as much as it takes to fill the heavens and as
much as it takes to fill the earth and everything else that Allaah wills'
He should also say:
'I praise Allaah as much as it takes to fill the heavens and as much as it
takes to fill the earth and everything else that Allaah wills'
In addition to this, he may also say:
'I express Allaah's greatness as much as it takes to fill the heavens and
as much as it takes to fill the earth and everything else that Allaah
wills"'(2)
Adhkaar to be recited after the Salaahs
and Before sleeping
Rasulullaah Teaches the Poor Sahabah +&!SW3
specific Adhkaar by which to Earn Great rewards
HadhratAbu HurayrahaU&!&narrates that the poor Muhaajireen once approached
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Rasulullaah @i% saying, "The wealthy ones have taken the elevated positions
and everlasting bounties!" 'Why do say that?" Rasulullaah k%% asked. They
(1) Tabraani, as quoted in Targheeb wal Tarheeb (Vol.3 Pg. 102).
(2) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.l Pg.210).