Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

42 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH m,@&&> (Vol-3)
was almost upon me as he came in my footsteps. 'What has happened to you, 0
Abu Hurayrah?' Rasulullaah $%% asked. I related the incident to him saying, 'I
met Umar 3G4% and when I told him the message you had sent me with, he
struck me so hard on the chest that I fell down on my buttocks. He then told me
to return.'
'0 Umar!' Rasulullaah @& said, 'What made you do that?' Umar Ww said,
'May.my parents be sacrificed for you, 0 Rasulullaah @?&! Did you send Abu
Hurayrah with your shoes to give the glad tidings of Jannah to every person he
meets who testifies with conviction of the heart that there is none worthy of
worship but Allaah?' '1 certainly did,' Rasulullaah @& replied. 'Do not do that,'
Umar 3,G= pleaded, 'because I fear that people would pin all their hopes in this
(and stop doing good deeds). Rather leave them to continue doing good deeds.'
Rasulullaah @@ then said, 'Then leave them."'(')
Rasulullaah @@ Gives the Glad Tidings of Jannah
for the Person who Dies Without Committing Shirk
Hadhrat Abu Dharr B,W narrates, "When I came outdoors one night, I
happened to see Rasulullaah @g walking all alone. Thinking to myself that
perhaps Rasulullaah did not like anyone to be walking with him, I started
walking where the moonlight was not shining (so that he may not notice me).
Rasulullaah however turned around and when he saw me, he asked, Who is
there?' 1 replied by saying, 'It is Abu ~harr. May Allaah sacrifice me for you!'
'Come here, 0 Abu Dharr,' Rasulullaah @%% called out. After walking with him for
a while, Rasulullaah k%@ said, 'Verily those with plenty of wealth will have the
least (rewards) on the Day of Qiyaamah except for the person whom Allaah gives
wealth in abundance and he distributes it to his right, his left, in front of him and
behind him, using it all in good causes.'
I then walked on a while longer with Rasulullaah @% when he said, 'Sit down
here.' It was an open plain surrounded by stones where he made me sit. He then
said to me, 'Remain here until I return.' Rasulullaah then walked away into
the rocky plain until he disappeared from my view. He was away for a long time
until I eventually heard him say as he returned, 'Even though he commits
adultery or steals?' When he returned, I could not wait to ask, 'May Allaah
sacrifice me for you, 0 Nabi of Allaah m! With whom were you talking
amongst the rocks? I heard no one reply to you.' Rasulullaah replied, 'That
was Jibra'eel who came to me when I was a amongst the rocks. He said,
'Give your Ummah the good news that whoever of them dies without
committing Shirk shall enter ~annah.' '0 Jibra'eel!' I asked, 'Even though he
commits adultery or steals?' Yes,' he replied.
'Even though he commits adultery or steals, 0 Rasulullaah m?' I echoed. 'Yes,'
RasOlullaah replied. I repeated, 'Even though he commits adultery or
steals?' 'Certainly,' Rasulullaah @$@ replied, 'even though he drinks wine."'(2)
(1) Muslims, as quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vol.1 Pg.7).
(2) Bukhaari and Muslim, as quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vol.1 Pg.7).