Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

416 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@&&> (Vol-3)
"This is a sacred city," the Sahabah &%%Gj responded. When Rasulullaah @@
further asked them what month it was, they replied that the month was also a
sacred one. Rasulullaah @@ then emphasised, "Verily, your blood, your wealth
and your honour are as sacred to you as this day, this city and this month."
After repeating this several times, Rasulullaah %?@ looked to the sky and said, "0
Allaah! Have I conveyed the message? 0 Allaah! Have I conveyed the message?"
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas !iW= says, "I swear by the Being Who controls
my life that an emphatic piece of advice that Rasulullaah $@ gave to the
Ummah was that he said, 'Those of you present here should convey the
message to those who are not present and you should never become Kuffaar
after my death by striking the necks of each other (by killing each other)." ('I
Hadhrat Jareer ~,Gh&!Gj narrates that after asking him to keep the people quiet (on
the occasion of the Farewell Hajj), Rasulullaah @i%! addressed them saying,
"After I have been keeping watch over you, never become Kuffaar after my death
by striking the necks of each o~her (by killing each other)." ('1
Hadhrat Ummul Husayn WGm reports that when she performed the Farewell
Hajj with Rasulullaah & she saw Hadhrat Usaamah ?3Gw and Hadhrat Bilaal
B G with ~ Rasulullaah w. One of them was holding the reins of his camel
while the other was holding his shawl aloft to shade Rasulullaah $@ from the
sun until he had pelted the last Jamarah. Rasulullaah @@ then said many
things, amongst which Hadhrat Ummul Husayn @E@j heard him say, "Ewn if
an Abyssinian slave with amputated limbs has to become your ruler, you sho~~lci
listen to and obey him if he leads you by the Book of Allaah." (3)
Hadhrat Abu Umaamah %%3w narrates that on the occasion of the Farewell
Hajj, he heard Rasulullaah @'@ say the following in his sermon: "Allaah has
granted every rightful person his right. Therefore, no bequest can be made fcr an
heir, a child will belong to the biological father and the adulterer will be
stoned. Their reckoning will nevertheless be Allaah's prerogative. The curse of
Allaah perpetuating until the Day of Qiyaamah shall fall on the person who
claims to be the child of anyone other than his father and on the slave who
claims to be the property of anyone other than his master. A woman my also not
spend from the house without the permission of her husband." Someone asked,
"0 Rasulullaah @%$! Can she not even give food away (without his permission)?"
Rasulullaah replied, "(Certainly not because) Food is the best of our
wealth." Rasulullaah @@ then continued to say, "Items given on loan must be
returned, animals lent to give milk must also be returned, debts must be paid and
the guarantor must settle the penalty." (4) Another narration makes it clear that
the lecture was delivered in Mina on the day of Nahr (10th of Dhul Hijjah). (5)
(1) Bukhaari, as quoted in A/ Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg.194). Ahmad, Ibn Abi Shaybah, Ibn
Maajah, Tabraani and Baghawi have all reported similar narrations from various Sahabah WGGj,
as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.3 Pg.25).
(2) Ahmad, as quoted in A1 Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.5 Pg. 197).
(4) Muslim, as quoted in A1 Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vol.5 Pg.196). Nasa'ee has reported a similar
narration, as quoted in KanzulUmmaal(Vol.3 Pg.62), as has Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.2 Pg.184).
(4) Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood, Nasa'ee and Ibn Maajah.
(5) Abu Dawood.