Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

368 THE LIVES OF TIIE SAHABAH @GhSj (1'01.~)
"0 our Rabb, gran-t us (all that which is) good in this world, (all that
which is) good in the Aakhirah and save us from the punishment of the
fire (ofphannam)." {Surah Baqarah, verse 20 1 )
The man then made the du'aa and was cured. (')
Rasulullaah @@ Refuses to Make Du'aa for
Hadhrat Basheer bin Khasaasiyah S&2W
to Die before him
Hadhrat Basheer bin Khasaasiyah ?&G.w reports that Rasulullaah #$% once said
to him, "Thank Allaah for bringing you from the Rabee'ah Khath'am tribe and
allowing you to accept Islaam at the hands of His Rasool @&." "0 Rasulullaah
@$%!" Hadhrat Basheer ?&5%j said, "Pray to Allaah to allow me to die before you."
Refusing the request, Rasulullaah =said, "I shall not make that du'aa for anyone."Q)
Rasulullaah Begins with Himself when
Making Du'aa and Avoids Rhyming
Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b 9,GM says, "Whenever making du'aa for anyone,
Rasulullaah @% always began with (asking for) himself. When speaking of
Hadhrat Moosa &#&$ one day, Rasulullaah &@ remarked, 'May Allaah shower
His mercy on Moosa w. Had he been more patient, he would have seen even
stranger things from his companion. However, he said:
"If I question you about anything after this, then you need not remain
with me. You have received (enough) excuse from me (topart from
me)." {Surah Kahaf, verse 721(~)
Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob Ansaari ~ ,GWj algo reports that whenever Rasulullaah @&
made du'aa, he began with himself. (4)
Hadhrat Aa'isha @GWj once said to Ibn Abu Saa'ib who was the lecturer of
Madinah, "Refrain from going out of your way to rhyme your du'aa because 1
have seen the timerof Rasulullaah and the Sahabah @,wii and none of
them did this." (')
Hadhrat Umar %Gwj Teaches the Etiquette of
Dufaa to a Man and the Du'aa Hadhrat Abdullaah
bin Masfood !&!%#!&5 Used to make Just Before Dawn
When Hadhrat Umar w&!.2j
overheard a man making du'aa to be protected from
(1) Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.290).
(2) Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg.147).
(3) Ibn Abi Shaybah, Ahmad,, Abu Dawood, Nasa'ee and others, as Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.290).
Tirmidhi has reported a similar narration, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.1 Pg.290).
(4) Tabraani, as quoted in Majma'uzZawaaYd(Vol.10 Pg. 152).
(5) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 1 Pg.292).