Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAh!ABAH @g!&&j' (Vol-3) 79
Their du'aa is lifted above the clouds where the doors of the heavens are opened
for it and Allaah says, 'I swear by My honour that I shall definitely assist you even
though it may be after some time." (')
The Incident of Hadhrat Faatima ~~W when she
Went to her Father @@ for something of benefit in
this World and Returned with Something of
Benefit in the Aakhirah
Hadhrat Suwayd bin Ghafalah ?iWw narrates that when Hadhrat Ali 9CW was
suffering extreme hunger one day, he suggested to (his wife) Hadhrat Faatima
Ww to approach (her father) Rasulullaah @$!'& for some food. When she went
to Rasulullaah m, Hadhrat Ummu Ayman @GWj happened to be there.
Hearing Hadhrat Faatima @E&j knocked on the door, Rasulullaah %@ said,
"That is the knock of ~aatima. She has come at a time that we are not
accustomed to having her come to us." "0 Rasulullaah @@!" Hadhrat Faatima
W%> said, 'The food of the angels is to recite Laa Ilaaha /llallaah: 'Subhaanallaah'
and Al Hamdu Lillaah! What is our food?" Rasulullaah k%@ replied, "I swear by
the Being Who has sent me with the truth! For the last thirty days, no fire (to
cook) has been lit in the house of the family of Muhammad @@. However, a few
goats have come to us. If you please, I shall have five given to you. Alternatively,
if you so please, I shall teach you five words (of supplication) that Jibra'eel @%
has taught me." Hadhrat Faatima G3Gm immediately said, "Do rather teach me
the five words that Jibra'eel @W has taught you." Rasulullaah @@ then told her
to say the following words:
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Hadhrat Faatima El- then left and when she came back to Hadhrat Ali
%,GWj, he asked, "What happened?" She replied, "While I left you to get
something of benefit in this world, I returned with something ~f benefit in the
Aakhirah." "This is the best of all your days," Hadhrat Ali -@% remarked. (2)
The Statement of Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari
Concerning the ~eason for People being
Oblivious of the Aakhirah
Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik WW2 reports that they were on a journey with
Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari w 5 when he heard people talking and having
eloquent discussions. "0 Anas," he said, "what benefit is there for me in that.
Come, let us engage in the Dhikr of our Rabb because it seems like those people
can even skin a person with their tongues." He then asked, "0 Anas! What has
(1) Ahrnad, as quoted in the Tafseerof Ibn Katheer (Vo1.4 Pg.49).
(2) Abu Sheikh, as quoted in Kanzul Urnmaal (Vol. l Pg.302).