Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

620 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH *@,g%%> (Vol-3)
Hadhrat Ziyaad W ,W reports further that when a delegation from his tribe
came to Rasulullaah &$& to announce that they had accepted Islaam and were
prepared to follow him, they also said, "0 Rasulullaah w! We have a well
provides adequately for us during winter and we then settle around it. However,
when summer arrives, the water is not sufficient for us and we disperse in the
vicinity to other watering places. We are unfortunately unable to do this any
longer because everyone around us have become our enemies (because we are
now Muslims). Do pray to Allaah to make our water sufficient for us."
Rasulullaah @% sent for seven stones and when these were brought, he
scattered them in his hands and made a du'aa. Thereafter, Rasulullaah lk$&
said, 'When you reach your well, take the name of Allaah and throw these
stones in one by one." After they did what Rasulullaah @% told them, (the
water became so abundant that) they were unable to ever see the depth of the
well.
Blessings in the Water that Hadhrat Husayn bin
Ali Drank
Hadhrat Abu Awn reports that when Hadhrat Husayn bin Ali W3Wj went from
Madinah to Makkah, he passed by Ibn Mutee who was digging a well ... The
narration later mentions that Ibn Mutee said to Hadhrat Husayn "I have
drained this well (to fix it) but there are still times when the buckets come out
empty. Would you please make du'aa that Allaah blesses it." Hadhrat Husayn
WGw asked for some of its water and when it was brought in a bucket, he
took some in his mouth, gargled his mouth and then returned it to the well.
After this, the water of the well not only increased, but also became sweeter.(2)
Blessings in Food During Battles
Blessings in the food of the Mujaahideen by the
Du'aa of Rasulullaah @%
Hadhrat Abu Arnrah Ansaari 4%G5!&3 reports that they were with Rasulullaah
on a military expedition when they started to feel extreme hunger. The Sahabah
@,GWj then sought permission from Rasulullaah to slaughter some of their
camels, saying, "Allaah will then grant us the strength to reach our destination."
However, when Hadhrat Umar 3Gw noticed that Rasulullaah @i% was about
to grant permission to slaughter the animals, he intervened by saying, "0
Rasulullaah &I?%! What will happen to us if we have to meet the enemy
tomorrow while we are both hungry and (without transport) on foot? If you
agree, 0 Rasulullaah @?&$, you could rather ask everyone to bring whatever
remaining provisions they have and after collecting all together, you could pray
to Allaah to bless it. By our du'aa Allaah will certainly bless us and grant us the
(I) Abu Nu'ayrn in his Dalaa'il (Pg.147). Bayhaqi, Ahrnad, Abu Dawood, Tirrnidhi and Ibn Maajah have
all reported similar narrations, as quoted in AlBidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.6 Pg.101).
(2) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.5 Pg.144).
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