Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABRH m%&& (Vol-3) 59
where he found Hadhrat Haarith bin Maal* Wm asleep. Nudging him with his
foot, Rasulullaah w said, "Raise you head." As he raised his head, Hadhrat
Haarith -j exclaimed, "May my parents be sacrificed for you, 0 Rasulullaah
w!" "How do you feel this morning, 0 Haarith bin Maalik?" Rasulullaah @%$
asked. Hadhrat ~aarith Ww replied, "I feel like a true Mu'min this morning, 0
Rasulullaah w . " Rasulullaah @@ said, "Every fact requires substantiation,
so how do you substantiate your statement?" Hadhrat Haarith BEw replied, "I
have turned my eyes away from this world, I keep myself thirsty during the days
(because I am fasting) and I stay awake (in Ibaadah) during the nights. In
addition to that, it is as if I can actually see the Arsh of my Rabb and as if I can
actually see the people of Jannah visiting each other and the people of Jahannam
barking at each other." Rasulullaah @@ remarked, "You are a man whose heart
bllaah has illuminated. You have understood (the reality of Imaan) so now
remain steadfast." (I)
Another narration names the Sahabi %X4&G as Hadhrat Haaritha bin Nu'maan
and states that Rasulullaah @%$ said to him, "You have seen (the reality
of Imaan), so remain steadfast. He is a man in whose heart Allaah has
illuminated Imaan." "0 Rasulullaah @%$!" Hadhrat Haaritha !&W&$ then asked,
"Pray to Allaah that I become a martyr." Rasulullaah '@& then made the du'aa for
him. One day the announcement was made, "0 horsemen of Allaah! Mount your
horses (and ride out in Jihaad)." Hadhrat Haaritha %,w was the first to take to
his horse and also became the first to be martyred. (2)
Hadhrat Anas ?&M4G narrates that Rasulullaah
was walking somewhere
when he met a young man from the Ansaar. "How do you feel this morning, 0
Haarith?" Rasulullaah @@ asked. He replied, "This morning I feel like a true
believer in Allaah." "Consider well what you say," Rasulullaah @& advised,
"because every statement requires substantiation." He replied, "0 Rasulullaah
w! I have turned my eyes away from this world.. ." The rest of the Hadith is
similar to the one quoted above. (3)
Another narration states that Rasulullaah k$& said, "Every statement requires
substantiation, so how do you substantiate your Imaan?" (4)
Rasulullaah @?@ asks Hadhrat Mu'aadh BFh32
how he Felt and his Reply
- Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik narrates that when Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal
43332!% arrived one day, Rasulullaah @% asked him, "How do you feel this
morning, 0 Mu'aadh?" Hadhrat Mu'aadh 4?ii replied, "I feel like a true believer
in Allaah." "Every statement requires substantiation," Rasulullaah w told him,
(1) Ibn Asaakir.
(2) Askari, as quoted in Muntakhab ffinkul Ummaal (Vol.5 Pg. 160).
(3) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg.161).
(4) Ibn Mubaarak in his Zuhd. Haafidh has commented on the chain of narrators, as quoted in
lsaabah (Vol.1 Pg.289). Abdur Razzaaq has reported a similar narration, as have Tabraani, Ibn
Mandah, Bayhaqi, Bazzaar and Tabraani, but Haythami (Vol.1 Pg.57) has commented on Bazzaar's
and Tabraani's chains of narrators.