Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

650 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,%@%> (Vol-3)
her tears never ran down her cheeks even though her eyes would well up with
them." ('I
Another narration states that Hadhrat Ummu Is'haaq WCu,&j said, "I said, '0
Rasulullaah @&! I keep weeping about the murder of (my brother) Is'haaq.'
Rasulullaah @&? then took a handful of water and sprinkled it on my face."
Hadhrat Ummu Hakeem says, "Even when enormous tragedies struck Ummu
Is'haaq BBw, you would see tears well up in her eyes, but they never flowed on
to her cheeks." (2)
Protection from Rain By Du'aa
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas @,WS reports, "Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab
WGw once instructed us to ride with him to the countryside where his tribe
resided. We then left and Ubay bin Ka'b 3Gw and I were behind the others.
When a cloud started to thunder (and rain started to pour), Ubay %,Bw made
du'aa saying, 'OAllaah!Avertitshmfromus.'\hrhen we caught up wlith the rest, their
carriages were soaking wet (while we were dry). Hadhrat Umar ,Wm asked,
'Did the rain that fell on us not fall on you?' I replied, 'Abu Mundhir (Ubay S,w)
prayed to Allaah to avert the harm of it from us.' 'Why did you not pray for us as
well?' Hadhrat Umar %!Zw remarked." (3)
A Branch is Turned into a Sword
Hadhrat Zaid bin Aslam ~,G= and others have narrated that when Hadhrat
Ukaasha bin Mihsin !&W!2.j's sword broke during the Battle of Badr, Rasulullaah
@!% gave him a branch, which transformed into a sturdy and sparkling sword
while in his hand. (4)
Wine becomes Vinegar By Du'aa
Hadhrat Khaythama reports that a man once came to Hadhrat Khaalid bin
Waleed ~,W% with a casket of wine. Hadhrat Khaalid 3SM made du'aa
saying, "0 Allaah! Transform it into honey." The wine then turned into honey.
Another narration states that when a man passed by Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed
?ZdGw with a casket of wine, Hadhrat Khaalid BG5Wj asked him what it was.
When the man (lied and) said that it was vinegar, Hadhrat Khaalid @Gw said,
"May Allaah make it vinegar." When the people then looked at it, they found
that it was vinegar even though it had been wine. (=)
Yet another narration states that when a man passed by Hadhrat Khaalid bin
Waleed %@4%j with a casket of wine, Hadhrat Khaalid Ww asked him what it
was. When the man (lied and) said that it was honey, Hadhrat Khaalid 3Gw
said, "May Allaah make it vinegar." The man then returned to his friends and said,
(1) Abu Nu'aym in his Dalaa'il (Pg.168). Bukhaari has reported a similar narration in his Taareekh, as
have Samway, Abu Ya'la and others, as quoted in lsaabah (Vol.1 Pg.32).
(2) lsaabah (Vo1.4 Pg.430). Haafidh has commented on Bashaar in his lsaabah (Vol. 1 Pg.32).
(3) Ibn Abi Dunya and Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal(Vo1.5 Pg. 132).
(4) Ibn Sa'd (Vol. 1 Pg. 188).
(5) Ibn Abi Dunya, as quoted in lsaabah (Vol.1 Pg.414).