Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

assume the form of compounded darkness on the Day of Qiyaamah. You must
also avoid lewdness, lewd behaviour and especially greed because those before
you were destroyed on account of this very greed. It was when this greed
instructed them to sever family ties that they did it, when it instructed them to
be miserly, they did it and when it instructed them to commit sin, they did that
as well."
A person then stood up and asked, "0 Rasulullaah @&! Which act of Islaam is
the best?" Rasulullaah replied, "That Muslims remain safe from your tongue
and your hand." The same man or another then asked, "And which Hijrah
(migration) is best?" Rasulullaah replied, "To migrate from (to forsake) that
which your Rabb dislikes. There are two types of Hijrah; the Hijrah of the
city-dweller and the Hijrah of the country-dweller. Hijrah of the country-dweller
is that (while still living in the countryside,) he should respond (to the call for
Jihaad) when called and obey when he is given a command. The Hijrah of the
city-dweller is a greater test and of course more rewarding (because he has to
forsake his hometown)." Yet another narration states that Rasulullaah k%%
added, "Avoid misappropriating trusts because it is the worst of confidantes."
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Lecture Condemning Major Sins
Hadhrat Ayman bin Khuraym %GWj reports that Rasulullaah @%$ once
delivered a lecture saying, "0 people! False testimony has been equated to
ascribing partners to Allaah." After repeating this thrice, Rasulullaah recited
the verse:
So abstain (totally) from the impurity of idols and abstain from false
talk. {Surah Hajj, verse 30)(~)
Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik ~ G = narrates that when delivering a sermon one day,
Rasulullaah @& spoke about interest and emphasising its evil, he said, "A
Dirham that a person receives through interest is more sinful in Allaah's sight
than committing adultery thirty-six times as a Muslim. The worst of all
interest is dishonouring a Muslim." (3)
Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari !3Gw reports that in his lecture to the Sahabah
WGW one day, Rasulullaah $@$ said, "0 people! Refrain from Shirk because it
is more subtle than the crawling of an ant." "0 Rasulullaah @&!" someone then
asked, "How can we refrain from Shirk when it is more subtle than the crawling
of an ant?" Rasulullaah @@ replied, "Say, '0 Allaah! I seek Your protection from
knowingly committing Shirk and we seek Your forgiveness from that which we
do without knowing." (4)
(I) Haak~m and Abu Dawood, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.4 Pg.158). Tabraani has
reported a similar narration from Hirrnaas, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheel, (Vo1.3 Pg.467).
(2) ahmad, Tirmidhi, Baghawi and Abu Nu'aym, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.4 Pg.7).
(3) Ibn Abi Dunya, as quoted in Targfieeb wat Tarheeb (Vo1.4 Pg.282).
(4) Ibn Abi Shaybah, as quoted in Ka17zul Ummaal(Voi.2 Pg.169).