Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

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438 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH wgk&j' (Vol-3)
Hadhrat Ka'b bin Maalik who was one of the three men whose repentance
was accepted(') relates that Rasulullaah once came out of his room and
after duly praising Allah and seeking forgiveness on behalf of the martyrs of the
Battle of Uhud, he said, "0 assembly of Muhaajireen! Whereas your numbers will
continue to increase (as more people make Hijrah), the populati'on of the ArISaar
will not increase any more than they are today. The Ansaar are my personal trunk
with whom I have taken shelter. You should therefore honour the honourable
ones amongst them and overlook the sinful ones." (') Another similar narration
states that this was the last sermon that Rasulullaah ever delivered. (3)
Hadhrat Abu Salmah bin Abdur Rahmaan narrates that he heard from both
Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah 4- and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas SGWj that the
last sermon they heard Rasulullaah @@ deliver was when he-said, "Verily the
person who guards these five Fardh salaahs in congregation will be the first to
pass over the Bridge of Siraat like a flash of lightning. Allaah shall also
resurrect him amongst the first group of those who followed (the Deen). In
addition to this, for every day and night that he guarded his salaahs, he will have
the reward of a thousand martyrs killed in the path of Allaah." (4)
The Lecture Rasulullaah @?&! Delivered from Fajr
Until Maghrib
Hadhrat Abu Zaid Ansaari B,- relates, "Rasulullaah @%$ led us in the Fajr
salaah and then delivered a lecture to us until Zuhr. He then dismounted the
pulpit and led the Zuhr salaah. Thereafter, he delivered a lecture until Asr, after
which he again dismounted to lead the Asr salaah. He then mounted the pulpit
again and delivered a lecture until Maghrib. In these lectures, Rasulullaah @%
related to us everything that was still to happen. Those of us who remembered
the most (of these lectures) are therefore the most knowledgeable." (5)
Rasulullaah m 's Condition at the Time of
delivering a lecture
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Hadhrat Jaabir reports that when Rasulullaah @% delivered a lecture, his
eyes would redden, his voice would get louder and (when necessary) his anger
would be intense as if he were warning an army that the enemy was attacking
them that morning or evening. He would then hold up his index and middle
finger and say, "My coming and Qiyaamah are like these two (as close as they
are)." Rasulullaah &%?.@ would then also add, "The best guidance is that of
Muhammad @%, the worst of matters are those that have been fabricated and
every Bid'ah is a means of misguidance. The wealth a person leaves behind after
his death shall be for his family and the debts and little children he leaves behind
(1) When they missed the expedition to Tabook.
(2) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.37).
(3) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vol.10 Pg.37). Haakim (Vo1.4
Pg.78) has reported a similar narration from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi.
(4) Tabraani in his Awsat. Haythami (Vo1.2 Pg.39) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(5) Haakim (Vol.4 Pg.487), reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Dhahabi.