Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,@%$$ (Vol-3) 661
palace in a dream and when I asked whom it belonged to, I was informed that it
belonged to Umar bin Khattaab S.G&!%. He then came out of the palace wearing
a shawl, appearing as if he had just taken a bath. 'What has happened to you?' I
asked. 'I have been well,' he replied, 'but had I not found a Forgiving Rabb, I
would have fallen in honour.' He then asked, 'How long ago did I separate from
you?' 'It is twelve years now,' I replied. He then said, 'I have just now returned
from my reckoning."'(')
Hadhrat Saqlim bin Abdullaah reports that he once heard an Ansaari 9,= say,
"I had always prayed to Allaah to show me Umar bin Khattaab WGm in a dream.
It was after ten years that I did see him wiping perspiration from his brow. '0
Ameerul Mu'mineen!' I said, 'What has happened to you?' He replied by saying, 'I
have just completed my reckoning and had it not been for the mercy of my Rabb,
I would surely have been destroyed."'(2)
Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf %g+$>
Hadhrat Umar @%@@>in a Dream
sees
Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf @,Gw was returning from Hajj when he (set up
camp and) fell asleep at a place called Suqya. When he woke up, he said, "I just
saw Umar B,Gw (in a dream). He walked up to me and used his foot to nudge
(my wife) Ummu Kulthoom bint Uqba who was asleep beside me. This woke her
up and he then went away. As the others went out in search of him, 1 also got my
clothing, dressed and went out to search with them. Although 1 was the first to
catch up with him, I swear by Allaah that I found him only after I had thoroughly
exhausted myself. '0 Ameerul Mu'mineen!' I said, 'You have really made it difficult
for the people (to keep up with you). By Allaah! one can only catch up with you
after thoroughly exhausting themselves. In fact, it was only after I had thoroughly
exhausted myself that I managed to catch up with you.' To this, he said, 'But 1 do
not think that 1 had been going fast at all.'
I swear by the Being Who controls the life of Abdur Rahmaan that this (lead over
the rest of us) was because of his deeds." (3)
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam @,Eb% sees
Hadhrat Salmaan %.!GW in a Dream
HadhratAbdullaah bin Salaam ~,G&!z reports that Hadhrat Salmaan 3- once
said to him, "Dear brother! Whichever of us dies first should make an attempt to
see his brother." "Is such a thing possible?" Hadhrat Abdullaah WWG asked.
Hadhrat Salmaan S,Gw replied, "Certainly.(After death) The soul of a Mu'min
is free to roam wherever it wills on earth, whereas the soul of a Kaaflr is
locked in captivity."
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Salaam ~ ,Gw says, "Salmaan W,Wj passed away and 1
was lying on my bed one afternoon when I happened to fall asleep. Salmaan
(1) Abu Nu'ayrn in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.54).
(2) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 Pg.376).
(3) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.3 ~i.376)