Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

592 THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH @,= (Vol-3)
Ibn Rawaaha 4!3. (Addressing Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Rawaaha %3!3%5, he
then asked) What has become of (my father) Khaarija bin Zaid?"' Thereafter,
before hisvoice fellsilent, he added, "The well of Arees has been seized unjustly."(1)
Bringing the Dead back to Life
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The Incident of a Woman from the Muhaajireen
and her Son
Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik says, "When we once went to visit an ailing
youngster of the Ansaar, he happened to pass away very quickly. We closed his
eyes and drew a sheet over his face. One of us said to his mother, 'Look forward
to the rewards from Allaah (for exercising patience upon the death of your son).'
'Has he passed away?' she asked. When we confirmed that he had, she raised her
hands to the heavens and made du'aa saying, '0 Allaahi I have believed in You
and migrated to Your Rasool @%$. Whenever I have been afflicted with any
calamity, I have made du'aa to You and You have always removed it. 0 Allaah! I
am now begging You not to burden me with this calamity.' The youngster then
(came back to life,) removed the sheet from his face and when we sat down to
eat, he ate with us." (2) Another narration states that the lady was Hadhrat
Ummu Saa'ib W3ZW and that she was extremely old and blind.
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Aun narrates that Hadhrat Anas !lW$% once said, "1 have
witnessed three occurrences in this Ummah that would have been unmatched by
any other nation had they occurred amongst the Bani Israa'eel." "0 Abu Hamzah!"
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the people around Hadhrat Anas said, "What are these occurrences?"
Hadhrat Anas related, "We were on the Suffa with Rasulullaah @8@ when
a lady who had just made Hijah arrived with her son who had already come of
age. RasuluHaah attached the lady to the other ladies and the boy to us.
It was not long thereafter that the boy was affected by the disease that afflicted
the people of Madinah. After an illness of a few days, the boy passed away.
Rasulullaah @% closed the boy's eyes and instructed that burial arrangements
be made. We were just about to bathe him when Rasulullaah &?@ instructed me
saying, '0 Anas! Go and inform his mother.' When I informed her, she came and
sat by the boy's feet. Holding his two feet, she made du'aa to Allaah saying, ' 0
Allaah! I happily submitted to You and vehemently opposed the idols. I then
thigrated out of my yearning for You. 0 Allaah! Do not let the idol-worshippers
rejoice at my expense and do not burden me with a calamity that I am unable
to bear.In
Hadhrat Anas k= says further, "By Allaah! She had hardly ended her du'aa
when the boy's feet started to move and he threw the sheet off his face. He then
lived on until Rasulullaah @@ passed away and until his mother also passed
(1) Tabraani, reporting from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.7 Pg.230). Hadhrat
Haashim bin Ammaar has reported a similar narration in his Kitaabul Ba'th, as quoted in A/
Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.6 Pg. 157).
(2) Ibn Abi Dunya.
(3) Bayhaqi.